[House Report 111-37]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



111th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                     111-37

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                                GIVE ACT

                                _______
                                

 March 16, 2009.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

 Mr. George Miller of California, from the Committee on Education and 
                     Labor, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                             together with

                            ADDITIONAL VIEWS

                        [To accompany H.R. 1388]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

  The Committee on Education and Labor, to whom was referred 
the bill (H.R. 1388) to reauthorize and reform the national 
service laws, having considered the same, report favorably 
thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill as 
amended do pass.
  The amendment is as follows:
  Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Generations 
Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act'' or the ``GIVE Act''.
  (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

   TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 1990

Sec. 1001. References.

       Subtitle A--Amendments to Subtitle A (General Provisions)

Sec. 1101. Purposes; sense of Congress.
Sec. 1102. Definitions.

     Subtitle B--Amendments to Subtitle B (Learn and Serve America)

Sec. 1201. School-based allotments.
Sec. 1202. Higher education provisions and Campuses of Service.
Sec. 1203. Innovative programs and research.

 Subtitle C--Amendments to Subtitle C (National Service Trust Program)

Sec. 1301. Prohibition on grants to Federal agencies; limits on 
Corporation costs.
Sec. 1302. Required and eligible national service programs.
Sec. 1303. Types of positions.
Sec. 1304. Conforming repeal relating to training and technical 
assistance.
Sec. 1305. Assistance to State Commissions; challenge grants.
Sec. 1306. Allocation of assistance to States and other eligible 
entities.
Sec. 1307. Additional authority.
Sec. 1308. State selection of programs.
Sec. 1309. National service program assistance requirements.
Sec. 1310. Consideration of applications.
Sec. 1311. Description of participants.
Sec. 1312. Selection of national service participants.
Sec. 1313. Terms of service.
Sec. 1314. Adjustments to living allowance.

   Subtitle D--Amendments to Subtitle D (National Service Trust and 
           Provision of National Service Educational Awards)

Sec. 1401. Availability of funds in the National Service Trust.
Sec. 1402. Individuals eligible to receive a national service 
educational award from the Trust.
Sec. 1403. Determination of the amount of national service educational 
awards.
Sec. 1404. Disbursement of educational awards.
Sec. 1405. Process of approval of national service positions.

   Subtitle E--Amendments to Subtitle E (National Civilian Community 
                                 Corps)

Sec. 1501. Purpose.
Sec. 1502. Program components.
Sec. 1503. Eligible participants.
Sec. 1504. Summer national service program.
Sec. 1505. Team leaders.
Sec. 1506. Training.
Sec. 1507. Consultation with State Commissions.
Sec. 1508. Authorized benefits for Corps members.
Sec. 1509. Permanent cadre.
Sec. 1510. Contract and grant authority.
Sec. 1511. Other departments.
Sec. 1512. Advisory Board.
Sec. 1513. Evaluation.
Sec. 1514. Repeal of funding limitation.
Sec. 1515. Definitions.
Sec. 1516. Terminology.

    Subtitle F--Amendments to Subtitle F (Administrative Provisions)

Sec. 1601. Family and medical leave.
Sec. 1602. Additional prohibitions on use of funds.
Sec. 1603. Notice, hearing, and grievance procedures.
Sec. 1604. Resolution of displacement complaints.
Sec. 1605. State Commissions on National and Community Service.
Sec. 1606. Evaluation and accountability.
Sec. 1607. Technical amendment.
Sec. 1608. Partnerships with schools.
Sec. 1609. Rights of access, examination, and copying.
Sec. 1610. Additional administrative provisions.

  Subtitle G--Amendments to Subtitle G (Corporation for National and 
                           Community Service)

Sec. 1701. Terms of office.
Sec. 1702. Board of Directors authorities and duties.
Sec. 1703. Chief executive officer compensation.
Sec. 1704. Authorities and duties of the Chief Executive Officer.
Sec. 1705. Delegation to States.
Sec. 1706. Chief financial officer compensation.
Sec. 1707. Nonvoting members; personal services contracts.
Sec. 1708. Donated services.
Sec. 1709. Study to examine and increase service programs for displaced 
workers.
Sec. 1710. Study to evaluate the effectiveness of a centralized 
electronic citizenship verification system.

                  Subtitle H--Amendments to Subtitle H

Sec. 1801. Technical amendments to subtitle H.
Sec. 1802. Repeals.
Sec. 1803. New Fellowships.
Sec. 1804. Innovative and model program support.
Sec. 1805. Clearinghouses.

             Subtitle I--Training and Technical Assistance

Sec. 1821. Training and technical assistance.

      Subtitle J--Repeal of Title III (Points of Light Foundation)

Sec. 1831. Repeal.

  Subtitle K--Amendments to Title V (Authorization of Appropriations)

Sec. 1841. Authorization of appropriations.

   TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO THE DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 1973

Sec. 2001. References.

   Subtitle A--Amendments to Title I (National Volunteer Antipoverty 
                               Programs)

Sec. 2101. Purpose.
Sec. 2102. Purpose of the VISTA program.
Sec. 2103. Applications.
Sec. 2104. VISTA programs of national significance.
Sec. 2105. Terms and periods of service.
Sec. 2106. Support Service.
Sec. 2107. Sections repealed.
Sec. 2108. Conforming amendment.
Sec. 2109. Financial assistance.

  Subtitle B--Amendments to Title II (National Senior Volunteer Corps)

Sec. 2201. Change in name.
Sec. 2202. Purpose.
Sec. 2203. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects.
Sec. 2204. Foster Grandparent Program grants.
Sec. 2205. Senior Companion Program grants.
Sec. 2206. Promotion of National Senior Service Corps.
Sec. 2207. Technical amendments.
Sec. 2208. Programs of national significance.
Sec. 2209. Additional provisions.
Sec. 2210. Authority of Director.

  Subtitle C--Amendments to Title IV (Administration and Coordination)

Sec. 2301. Nondisplacement.
Sec. 2302. Notice and hearing procedures.
Sec. 2303. Definitions.
Sec. 2304. Protection against improper use.

  Subtitle D--Amendments to Title V (Authorization of Appropriations)

Sec. 2401. Authorization of appropriations for VISTA and other 
purposes.
Sec. 2402. Authorization of appropriations for National Senior Service 
Corps.

                  TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS

Sec. 3101. Inspector General Act of 1978.

          TITLE IV--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TABLES OF CONTENTS

Sec. 4101. Table of contents for the National and Community Service Act 
of 1990.
Sec. 4102. Table of contents amendments for the Domestic Volunteer 
Service Act.

                        TITLE V--EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 5101. Effective date.
Sec. 5102. Service assignments and agreements.

          TITLE VI--CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION ON CIVIC SERVICE

Sec. 6101. Short title.
Sec. 6102. Findings.
Sec. 6103. Establishment.
Sec. 6104. Duties.
Sec. 6105. Membership.
Sec. 6106. Director and Staff of Commission; Experts and Consultants.
Sec. 6107. Powers of Commission.
Sec. 6108. Reports.
Sec. 6109. Termination.

   TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 1990

SEC. 1001. REFERENCES.

  Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this title an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal 
of, a provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
provision of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12501 et seq.).

       Subtitle A--Amendments to Subtitle A (General Provisions)

SEC. 1101. PURPOSES; SENSE OF CONGRESS.

  (a) Purposes.--Section 2(b) (42 U.S.C. 12501(b)) is amended--
          (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``community throughout'' 
        and inserting ``community and service throughout the varied and 
        diverse communities of'';
          (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ``income,'' the 
        following: ``geographic location,'';
          (3) in paragraph (6), by inserting after ``existing'' the 
        following: ``national'';
          (4) in paragraph (7)--
                  (A) by striking ``programs and agencies'' and 
                inserting ``programs, agencies, and communities''; and
                  (B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
          (5) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting a 
        semicolon; and
          (6) by adding at the end the following:
          ``(9) recognize and increase the impact of social 
        entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community organizations in 
        addressing national and local challenges;
          ``(10) increase public and private investment in nonprofit 
        community organizations that are effectively addressing 
        national and local challenges and to encourage such 
        organizations to replicate and expand successful initiatives;
          ``(11) leverage Federal investments to increase State, local, 
        business, and philanthropic resources to address national and 
        local challenges;
          ``(12) expand and strengthen service-learning programs 
        through year-round opportunities, including during the summer 
        months, to improve the education of children and youth and to 
        maximize the benefits of national and community service, in 
        order to renew the ethic of civic responsibility and the spirit 
        of community to children and youth throughout the United 
        States;
          ``(13) assist in coordinating and strengthening Federal and 
        other service opportunities, including opportunities for 
        participation in emergency and disaster preparedness, relief, 
        and recovery;
          ``(14) increase service opportunities for our Nation's 
        retiring professionals, including such opportunities for those 
        retiring from the science, technical, engineering, and 
        mathematics professions to improve the education of our 
        Nation's youth and keep America competitive in the global 
        knowledge economy, and to further utilize the experience, 
        knowledge, and skills of older Americans;
          ``(15) encourage the continued service of the alumni of the 
        national service programs, including service in times of 
        national need;
          ``(16) support institutions of higher education that engage 
        students in community service activities, provide service-
        learning courses, and encourage or assist graduates to pursue 
        careers in public service in the nonprofit or government 
        sector; and
          ``(17) encourage members of the Baby Boom generation to 
        partake in service opportunities.''.
  (b) Sense of Congress.--The Act is amended by inserting after section 
2 the following:

``SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

  ``It is the sense of Congress that the number of participants in the 
programs authorized under subtitle C, including the Volunteers in 
Service to America (VISTA) and the National Civilian Community Corps 
(NCCC), should grow to reach 250,000 participants by 2014.''.

SEC. 1102. DEFINITIONS.

  Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 12511) is amended--
          (1) by redesignating--
                  (A) paragraphs (21) through (29) as paragraphs (28) 
                through (36), respectively;
                  (B) paragraphs (9) through (20) as paragraphs (15) 
                through (26), respectively;
                  (C) paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs (10) and 
                (11), respectively; and
                  (D) paragraphs (3) through (6) as paragraphs (5) 
                through (8), respectively;
          (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
          ``(3) Approved summer of service position.--The term 
        `approved summer of service position' means a position in a 
        program described under section 120(c)(8) for which the 
        Corporation has approved the provision of a summer of service 
        educational award as one of the benefits to be provided for 
        successful service in the position.
          ``(4) Baby boom generation.--The term `Baby Boom generation' 
        means the generation that consists of individuals born during 
        the period beginning with 1946 and ending with 1964.'';
          (3) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by striking 
        ``described in section 122'';
          (4) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), by striking 
        ``church or other'';
          (5) by inserting after paragraph (8) (as so redesignated) the 
        following:
          ``(9) Disadvantaged youth.--The term `disadvantaged youth' 
        includes those youth who are economically disadvantaged and one 
        or more of the following:
                  ``(A) Who are out-of-school youth, including out-of-
                school youth who are unemployed.
                  ``(B) Who are in or aging out of foster care.
                  ``(C) Who have limited English proficiency.
                  ``(D) Who are homeless or who have run away from 
                home.
                  ``(E) Who are at-risk to leave school without a 
                diploma.
                  ``(F) Who are former juvenile offenders or at risk of 
                delinquency.
                  ``(G) Who are individuals with a disability.'';
          (6) by inserting after paragraph (11) (as so redesignated) 
        the following:
          ``(12) Community-based organization.--The term `community-
        based organization' means a public or private nonprofit 
        organization that--
                  ``(A) has experience with meeting unmet human, 
                educational, environmental, or public safety needs; and
                  ``(B) meets other such criteria as the Chief 
                Executive Officer may establish.
          ``(13) Hispanic-serving institution.--The term `Hispanic-
        serving institution' has the meaning given such term in section 
        502(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        1101a(a)).
          ``(14) Historically black college or university.--The term 
        `historically black college or university' means a part B 
        institution, as defined in section 322 of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)).'';
          (7) in paragraph (19) (as so redesignated), by striking 
        ``section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965'' and 
        inserting ``sections 101(a) and 102(a)(1) of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965'';
          (8) in paragraph (23)(B) (as so redesignated), by striking 
        ``program in which the participant is enrolled'' and inserting 
        ``organization receiving assistance under the national service 
        laws through which the participant is enrolled in an approved 
        national service position'';
          (9) by inserting after paragraph (26) (as so redesignated) 
        the following:
          ``(27) 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.'';
          (10) in paragraph (28)(B) (as so redesignated)--
                  (A) by striking ``602'' and inserting ``602(3)''; and
                  (B) by striking ``1401'' and inserting ``1401(3)''; 
                and
          (11) by adding at the end the following:
          ``(37) Predominantly black institution.--The term 
        `predominantly black institution' has the meaning given such 
        term in section 318 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 1059e).
          ``(38) Tribally controlled college or university.--The term 
        `tribally controlled college or university' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 2 of the Tribally Controlled College 
        or University Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801).
          ``(39) Medically underserved population.--The term `medically 
        underserved population' has the meaning given that term in 
        section 330(b)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
        254b(b)(3)).
          ``(40) Veteran.--The term `veteran' means any individual who 
        has engaged in the active duty in the United States Army, Navy, 
        Air Force, or Coast Guard and was released under a condition 
        other than dishonorable.''.

     Subtitle B--Amendments to Subtitle B (Learn and Serve America)

SEC. 1201. SCHOOL-BASED ALLOTMENTS.

  Part I of subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.) is amended 
to read as follows:

        ``PART I--PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS

``SEC. 111. ASSISTANCE TO STATES, TERRITORIES, AND INDIAN TRIBES.

  ``(a) Purpose.--School-based service learning programs promote 
service-learning as a strategy to--
          ``(1) support high-quality service-learning projects that 
        engage students in meeting community needs with demonstrable 
        results, while enhancing students' academic and civic learning; 
        and
          ``(2) support efforts to build institutional capacity, 
        including the training of educators, and to strengthen the 
        service infrastructure to expand service opportunities.
  ``(b) Allotments to States, Territories, and Indian Tribes.--The 
Corporation, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, may make 
allotments to State educational agencies, Territories, and Indian 
tribes to pay for the Federal share of--
          ``(1) planning and building the capacity within the State, 
        Territory, or Indian tribe to implement service-learning 
        programs that are based principally in elementary and secondary 
        schools, including--
                  ``(A) providing training for teachers, supervisors, 
                personnel from community-based agencies (particularly 
                with regard to the recruitment, utilization, and 
                management of participants), and trainers, to be 
                conducted by qualified individuals or organizations 
                that have experience with service-learning;
                  ``(B) developing service-learning curricula, 
                consistent with State or local academic content 
                standards, to be integrated into academic programs, 
                including an age-appropriate learning component that 
                provides participants an opportunity to analyze and 
                apply their service experiences;
                  ``(C) forming local partnerships described in 
                paragraph (2) or (4) to develop school-based service-
                learning programs in accordance with this part;
                  ``(D) devising appropriate methods for research and 
                evaluation of the educational value of service-learning 
                and the effect of service-learning activities on 
                communities;
                  ``(E) establishing effective outreach and 
                dissemination of information to ensure the broadest 
                possible involvement of community-based agencies with 
                demonstrated effectiveness in working with school-age 
                youth in their communities; and
                  ``(F) establishing effective outreach and 
                dissemination of information to ensure the broadest 
                possible participation of schools throughout the State, 
                with particular attention to schools identified for 
                school improvement under title I of the Elementary and 
                Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et 
                seq.);
          ``(2) implementing, operating, or expanding school-based 
        service-learning programs, which may include paying for the 
        cost of the recruitment, training, supervision, placement, 
        salaries, and benefits of service-learning coordinators, 
        through distribution of Federal funds by State educational 
        agencies, Territories, and Indian tribes made available under 
        this part to projects operated by local partnerships among--
                  ``(A) local educational agencies; and
                  ``(B) 1 or more community partners that--
                          ``(i) shall include a public or private 
                        nonprofit organization that--
                                  ``(I) has a demonstrated expertise in 
                                the provision of services to meet unmet 
                                human, education, environmental, or 
                                public safety needs;
                                  ``(II) will make projects available 
                                for participants, who shall be 
                                students; and
                                  ``(III) was in existence at least 1 
                                year before the date on which the 
                                organization submitted an application 
                                under section 113; and
                          ``(ii) may include a private for-profit 
                        business, private elementary or secondary 
                        school, or Indian tribe (except that an Indian 
                        tribe distributing funds to a project under 
                        this paragraph is not eligible to be part of 
                        the partnership operating that project);
          ``(3) planning of school-based service-learning programs, 
        through distribution by State educational agencies, 
        Territories, and Indian tribes of Federal funds made available 
        under this part to local educational agencies and Indian 
        tribes, which planning may include paying for the cost of--
                  ``(A) the salaries and benefits of service-learning 
                coordinators; or
                  ``(B) the recruitment, training, supervision, and 
                placement of service-learning coordinators who may be 
                participants in a program under subtitle C or receive a 
                national service educational award under subtitle D, 
                who may be participants in a project under section 201 
                of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 
                U.S.C. 5001), or who may participate in a Youthbuild 
                program under section 173A of the Workforce Investment 
                Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918a),
        who will identify the community partners described in paragraph 
        (2)(B) and assist in the design and implementation of a program 
        described in paragraph (2);
          ``(4) implementing, operating, or expanding school-based 
        service-learning programs to utilize adult volunteers in 
        service-learning to improve the education of students, through 
        distribution by State educational agencies, Territories, and 
        Indian tribes of Federal funds made available under this part 
        to--
                  ``(A) local educational agencies;
                  ``(B) Indian tribes (except that an Indian tribe 
                distributing funds under this paragraph is not eligible 
                to be a recipient of those funds);
                  ``(C) public or private nonprofit organizations; or
                  ``(D) partnerships or combinations of local 
                educational agencies and entities described in 
                subparagraph (B) or (C); and
          ``(5) developing civic engagement programs that promote a 
        better understanding of--
                  ``(A) the principles of the Constitution, the heroes 
                of American history (including military heroes), and 
                the meaning of the Oath of Allegiance;
                  ``(B) promote a better understanding of how the 
                Nation's government functions; and
                  ``(C) promote a better understanding of the 
                importance of service in the Nation's character.
  ``(c) Consultation With Secretary of Education.--The Corporation is 
authorized to enter into agreements with the Secretary of Education for 
initiatives that may include--
          ``(1) Identification and dissemination of research findings 
        on service-learning and scientifically-valid research based 
        practices; and
          ``(2) Provision of professional development opportunities 
        that--
                  ``(A) improve the quality of service-learning 
                instruction and delivery for teachers both pre-service 
                and in-service, personnel from community-based agencies 
                and youth workers; and
                  ``(B) create and sustain effective partnerships 
                between local education agencies, community-based 
                organizations, businesses, and other stakeholders.
  ``(d) Duties of Service-Learning Coordinator.--A service-learning 
coordinator referred to in paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (b) shall 
provide services that may include--
          ``(1) providing technical assistance and information to, and 
        facilitating the training of, teachers and assisting in the 
        planning, development, execution, and evaluation of service-
        learning in their classrooms;
          ``(2) assisting local partnerships described in subsection 
        (b) in the planning, development, and execution of service-
        learning projects, including summer of service programs; and
          ``(3) carrying out such other duties as the recipient of 
        assistance under this part may determine to be appropriate.
  ``(e) Related Expenses.--An entity that receives financial assistance 
under this part may, in carrying out the activities described in 
subsection (b), use such assistance to pay for the Federal share of 
reasonable costs related to the supervision of participants, program 
administration, transportation, insurance, and evaluations and for 
other reasonable expenses related to the activities.

``SEC. 112. ALLOTMENTS.

  ``(a) Indian Tribes and Territories.--Of the amounts appropriated to 
carry out this part for any fiscal year, the Corporation shall reserve 
an amount of not less than 2 percent and not more than 3 percent for 
payments to Indian tribes, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, 
American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
to be allotted in accordance with their respective needs.
  ``(b) Allotments Through States.--After reserving the amount under 
subsection (a), the Corporation shall use the remainder of the funds 
appropriated to carry out this part for any fiscal year as follows:
          ``(1) Allotments.--
                  ``(A) School-age youth.--From 50 percent of such 
                remainder, the Corporation shall allot to each State an 
                amount that bears the same ratio to 50 percent of such 
                remainder as the number of school-age youth in the 
                State bears to the total number of school-age youth of 
                all States.
                  ``(B) Allocation under elementary and secondary 
                education act of 1965.--From 50 percent of such 
                remainder, the Corporation shall allot to each State an 
                amount that bears the same ratio to 50 percent of such 
                remainder as the allocation to the State for the 
                previous fiscal year under title I of the Elementary 
                and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et 
                seq.) or its successor authority bears to such 
                allocations to all States.
          ``(2) Definition.--Notwithstanding section 101, for purposes 
        of this subsection, the term `State' means each of the several 
        States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of 
        Puerto Rico.
  ``(c) Reallotment.--If the Corporation determines that the allotment 
of a State, Territory, or Indian tribe under this section will not be 
required for a fiscal year because the State, Territory, or Indian 
tribe did not submit and receive approval of an application for the 
allotment under section 113, the Corporation shall make the allotment 
for such State, Territory, or Indian tribe available for grants to 
community-based organization to carry out service-learning programs as 
described in section 111(b) in such State, Territory, or Indian tribe. 
After community-based organizations apply for the allotment with an 
application at such time and in such manner as the Corporation requires 
and receive approval, the remainder of such allotment shall be 
available for reallotment to such other States, Territories, or Indian 
tribes with approved applications submitted under section 113 as the 
Corporation may determine to be appropriate.
  ``(d) Minimum Amount.--For any fiscal year for which amounts 
appropriated for this part exceed $50,000,000, the minimum allotment to 
each State (as defined in subsection (b)(2)) under this section shall 
be $65,000.

``SEC. 113. APPLICATIONS.

  ``(a) In General.--To be eligible to receive an allotment under 
section 112, a State, acting through the State educational agency, 
Territory, or Indian tribe shall prepare, submit to the Corporation, 
and obtain approval of, an application at such time and in such manner 
as the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably require.
  ``(b) Contents.--An application for an allotment under this part 
shall include--
          ``(1) a proposal for a 3-year plan promoting service-
        learning, which shall contain such information as the Chief 
        Executive Officer may reasonably require, including how the 
        applicant will integrate service opportunities into the 
        academic program of the participants;
          ``(2) information about the criteria the State educational 
        agency, Territory, or Indian tribe will use to evaluate and 
        grant approval to applications submitted under subsection (c), 
        including an assurance that the State educational agency, 
        Territory, or Indian tribe will comply with the requirement in 
        section 114(a);
          ``(3) assurances about the applicant's efforts to--
                  ``(A) ensure that students of different ages, races, 
                sexes, ethnic groups, disabilities, and economic 
                backgrounds have opportunities to serve together;
                  ``(B) include any opportunities for students enrolled 
                in schools or other programs of education providing 
                elementary or secondary education to participate in 
                service-learning programs and ensure that such service-
                learning programs include opportunities for such 
                students to serve together;
                  ``(C) involve participants in the design and 
                operation of the program;
                  ``(D) promote service-learning in areas of greatest 
                need, including low-income or rural areas; and
                  ``(E) otherwise integrate service opportunities into 
                the academic program of the participants;
          ``(4) assurances that the applicant will comply with the 
        nonduplication and nondisplacement requirements of section 177 
        and the grievance procedures required by section 176.
  ``(c) Application to State, Territory, or Indian Tribe To Receive 
Assistance To Carry Out School-Based Service-Learning Programs.--
          ``(1) In general.--Any--
                  ``(A) qualified organization, Indian tribe, 
                Territory, local educational agency, for-profit 
                business, private elementary, middle, or secondary 
                school, or institution of higher education that desires 
                to receive financial assistance under this subpart from 
                a State, Territory, or Indian tribe for an activity 
                described in section 111(b)(1);
                  ``(B) partnership described in section 111(b)(2) that 
                desires to receive such assistance from a State, 
                Territory, or Indian tribe or community-based 
                organization described in section 111(b)(2);
                  ``(C) entity described in section 111(b)(3) that 
                desires to receive such assistance from a State, 
                Territory, or Indian tribe for an activity described in 
                such section;
                  ``(D) partnership described in section 111(b)(4) that 
                desires to receive such assistance from a State, 
                Territory, or Indian tribe for an activity described in 
                such section; and
                  ``(E) agency or partnership described in section 
                120(c)(8) that desires to receive such assistance, or 
                approved summer of service positions, from a State, 
                Territory, or Indian tribe for an activity described in 
                such section to be carried out through a service-
                learning program described in section 111,
        shall prepare, submit to the State educational agency, 
        Territory, community-based organization, or Indian tribe, and 
        obtain approval of, an application for the program.
          ``(2) Submission.--Such application shall be submitted at 
        such time and in such manner, and shall contain such 
        information, as the agency, Territory, Indian tribe, or entity 
        may reasonably require.

``SEC. 114. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS.

  ``(a) Priority.--In considering competitive applications under this 
part, the Corporation shall give priority to innovation, 
sustainability, capacity building, involvement of disadvantaged youth, 
and quality of programs, as well as other criteria approved by the 
Chief Executive Officer.
  ``(b) Rejection of Applications.--If the Corporation rejects an 
application submitted by a State, Territory, or Indian tribe under 
section 113 for an allotment, the Corporation shall promptly notify the 
State, Territory, or Indian tribe of the reasons for the rejection of 
the application. The Corporation shall provide the State, Territory, or 
Indian tribe with a reasonable opportunity to revise and resubmit the 
application and shall provide technical assistance, if needed, to the 
State, Territory, or Indian tribe as part of the re-submission process. 
The Corporation shall promptly reconsider such resubmitted application.

``SEC. 115. PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FROM PRIVATE 
                    SCHOOLS.

  ``(a) In General.--To the extent consistent with the number of 
students in the State, Territory, or Indian tribe or in the school 
district of the local educational agency involved who are enrolled in 
private nonprofit elementary and secondary schools, such State, 
Territory, Indian tribe, or agency shall (after consultation with 
appropriate private school representatives) make provision--
          ``(1) for the inclusion of services and arrangements for the 
        benefit of such students so as to allow for the equitable 
        participation of such students in the programs implemented to 
        carry out the objectives and provide the benefits described in 
        this part; and
          ``(2) for the training of the teachers of such students so as 
        to allow for the equitable participation of such teachers in 
        the programs implemented to carry out the objectives and 
        provide the benefits described in this part.
  ``(b) Waiver.--If a State, Territory, 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, Territory, 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 the 
requirements of sections 9503 and 9504 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7883 and 7884).

``SEC. 116. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

  ``(a) Federal Share.--
          ``(1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of carrying 
        out a program for which assistance is provided under this 
        part--
                  ``(A) for new grants, may not exceed 80 percent of 
                the total cost for the first year of the grant, 65 
                percent for the second year, and 50 percent for each 
                remaining year; and
                  ``(B) for continuing grants, may not exceed 50 
                percent of the total cost of the program.
          ``(2) Non-federal contribution.--In providing for the 
        remaining share of the cost of carrying out such a program, 
        each recipient of assistance under this part--
                  ``(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 or local sources, including private funds or 
                donated services.
  ``(b) Waiver.--
          ``(1) In general.--The Chief Executive Officer may, with 
        respect to any such program for any fiscal year, and upon 
        determination that such action would be equitable due to lack 
        of resources at the local level--
                  ``(A) waive the requirements of subsection (a) in 
                whole or in part; or
                  ``(B) allow a recipient to provide the non-Federal 
                contribution required under subsection (a)(2) from 
                funding available pursuant to title I of the Elementary 
                and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et 
                seq.).
          ``(2) Rules.--The following rules apply to paragraph (1)(B):
                  ``(A) Paragraph (1)(B) applies only to recipients 
                that are schools receiving funding under title I of the 
                Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
                U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).
                  ``(B) The non-Federal contribution provided under 
                paragraph (1)(B) may only be used for purposes 
                consistent with title I of such Act (20 U.S.C. 6301 et 
                seq.).

``SEC. 117. LIMITATIONS ON USES OF FUNDS.

  ``Not more than 6 percent of the amount of assistance received by an 
applicant in a fiscal year may be used to pay, in accordance with such 
standards as the Corporation may issue, for administrative costs, 
incurred by--
          ``(1) the original recipient; or
          ``(2) the entity carrying out the service-learning program 
        supported with the assistance.''.

SEC. 1202. HIGHER EDUCATION PROVISIONS AND CAMPUSES OF SERVICE.

  (a) Part Heading.--The heading relating to part II of subtitle B of 
title I is amended to read as follows:

   ``PART II--HIGHER EDUCATION PROVISIONS AND CAMPUSES OF SERVICE''.

  (b) Higher Education.--Section 119 (42 U.S.C. 12561) is redesignated 
as section 118 and amended--
          (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ``community service 
        programs'' the following: ``through service-learning'';
          (2) in subsection (b)--
                  (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``combination'' and inserting ``consortia'';
                  (B) in paragraph (1)--
                          (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' 
                        at the end;
                          (ii) in subparagraph (B), by adding ``and'' 
                        at the end; and
                          (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                  ``(C) may coordinate with service-learning curricula 
                being offered in the academic curricula at the 
                institution of higher education or at one or more 
                members of the consortia;'';
          (3) in subsection (b)(3)--
                  (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``teachers at the elementary, secondary, and 
                postsecondary levels'' and inserting ``institutions of 
                higher education and their faculty'';
                  (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``education of 
                the institution; and'' and inserting ``curricula of the 
                institution to strengthen the instructional capacity of 
                service-learning at the elementary and secondary 
                levels;'';
                  (C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph 
                (E); and
                  (D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
                following:
                  ``(B) including service-learning as a key component 
                of the health professionals curricula, including 
                nursing, pre-medicine, medicine, and dentistry 
                curricula of the institution;
                  ``(C) including service-learning as a key component 
                of the criminal justice professionals curricula of the 
                institution;
                  ``(D) including service-learning as a key component 
                of the public policy and public administration 
                curricula of the institution; and'';
          (4) by striking subsections (c), (d), (e), and (g);
          (5) by redesignating subsection (f) as (i); and
          (6) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
  ``(c) Special Consideration.--To the extent practicable, the 
Corporation shall give special consideration to applications submitted 
by predominantly Black institutions, Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribal Colleges and 
Universities, and community colleges serving predominantly minority 
populations.
  ``(d) Federal, State, and Local Contributions.--
          ``(1) Federal share.--
                  ``(A) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of 
                carrying out a program for which assistance is provided 
                under this part may not exceed 50 percent of the total 
                cost of the program.
                  ``(B) Non-federal contribution.--In providing for the 
                remaining share of the cost of carrying out such a 
                program, each recipient of a grant under this part--
                          ``(i) shall provide for such share through a 
                        payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, 
                        including facilities, equipment, or services; 
                        and
                          ``(ii) may provide for such share through 
                        State sources or local sources, including 
                        private funds or donated services.
          ``(2) Waiver.--The Chief Executive Officer may waive the 
        requirements of paragraph (1) in whole or in part with respect 
        to any such program for 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) Application for Grant.--
          ``(1) Submission.--To receive a grant or enter into a 
        contract under this part, an applicant shall prepare, submit to 
        the Corporation, and obtain approval of, an application at such 
        time, in such manner, and containing such information and 
        assurances as the Corporation may reasonably require. In 
        requesting applications for assistance under this part, the 
        Corporation shall specify such required information and 
        assurances.
          ``(2) Contents.--An application submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall contain, at a minimum--
                  ``(A) assurances that--
                          ``(i) prior to the placement of a 
                        participant, the applicant will consult with 
                        the appropriate local labor organization, if 
                        any, representing employees in the area who are 
                        engaged in the same or similar work as that 
                        proposed to be carried out by such program, to 
                        prevent the displacement and protect the rights 
                        of such employees; and
                          ``(ii) the applicant will comply with the 
                        nonduplication and nondisplacement provisions 
                        of section 177 and the grievance procedures 
                        required by section 176; and
                  ``(B) such other assurances as the Chief Executive 
                Officer may reasonably require.
  ``(f) Priority.--In making grants and entering into contracts under 
subsection (b), the Corporation shall give priority to applicants or 
institutions that submit applications containing proposals that--
          ``(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;
          ``(2) specify the manner in which the institution will 
        promote faculty, administration, and staff participation in the 
        community service projects;
          ``(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 and colleges;
          ``(4) describe any partnership that will participate in the 
        community service projects, such as a partnership comprised 
        of--
                  ``(A) the institution;
                  ``(B)(i) a community-based agency;
                  ``(ii) a local government agency; or
                  ``(iii) a non-profit entity that serves or involves 
                school-age youth, older adults, or low-income 
                communities; and
                  ``(C)(i) a student organization;
                  ``(ii) a department of the institution; or
                  ``(iii) a group of faculty comprised of different 
                departments, schools, or colleges at the institution;
          ``(5) demonstrate community involvement in the development of 
        the proposal and the extent to which the proposal will 
        contribute to the goals of its community partners;
          ``(6) describe research on effective strategies and methods 
        to improve service utilized in the design of the project;
          ``(7) demonstrate a commitment to perform service projects in 
        underserved urban and rural communities;
          ``(8) specify that the institution will use such assistance 
        to strengthen the service infrastructure in institutions of 
        higher education;
          ``(9) with respect to projects involving delivery of 
        services, specify projects that involve leadership development 
        of school aged youth; or
          ``(10) describe how service projects and activities are 
        associated with such ideas as housing, economic development, 
        infrastructure, health care, job training, education, crime 
        prevention, urban planning, transportation technology, and 
        child welfare.
  ``(g) Definition.--Notwithstanding section 101, as used in this part, 
the term `student' means an individual who is enrolled in an 
institution of higher education on a full- or part-time basis.
  ``(h) Federal Work-Study.--To be eligible for assistance under this 
part, an institution of higher education must demonstrate that it meets 
the minimum requirements under section 443(b)(2) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2753(b)(2)) relating to the 
participation of Federal Work-Study students in community service 
activities, or has received a waiver of those requirements from the 
Secretary of Education.''.
  (c) Campuses of Service.--Title I of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.) is amended by adding 
after section 118 (as redesignated by subsection (a)) at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 119. CAMPUSES OF SERVICE.

  ``(a) In General.--The Corporation, after consultation with the 
Secretary of Education, may annually designate not more than 25 
institutions of higher education as Campuses of Service, from among 
institutions nominated by State Commissions.
  ``(b) Applications for Nomination.--
          ``(1) In general.--To be eligible for a nomination to receive 
        designation under subsection (a), and have an opportunity to 
        apply for funds under subsection (d) for a fiscal year, an 
        institution of higher education in a State shall submit an 
        application to the State Commission at such time, in such 
        manner, and containing such information as the State Commission 
        may require.
          ``(2) Contents.--At a minimum, the application shall include 
        information specifying--
                  ``(A)(i) the number of undergraduate and, if 
                applicable, graduate service-learning courses offered 
                at such institution for the most recent full academic 
                year preceding the fiscal year for which designation is 
                sought; and
                  ``(ii) the number and percentage of undergraduate 
                students and, if applicable, the number and percentage 
                of graduate students at such institution who were 
                enrolled in the corresponding courses described in 
                clause (i), for such preceding academic year;
                  ``(B) the percentage of undergraduate students 
                engaging in and, if applicable, the percentage of 
                graduate students engaging in activities providing 
                community services, as defined in section 441(c) of the 
                Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751(c)), 
                during such preceding academic year, the quality of 
                such activities, and the average amount of time spent, 
                per student, engaged in such activities;
                  ``(C) for such preceding academic year, the 
                percentage of Federal work-study funds made available 
                to the institution under part C of title IV of the 
                Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) 
                that is used to compensate students employed in 
                providing community services, as so defined, and a 
                description of the efforts the institution undertakes 
                to make available to students opportunities to provide 
                such community services and be compensated through such 
                work-study funds;
                  ``(D) at the discretion of the institution, 
                information demonstrating the degree to which recent 
                graduates of the institution, and all graduates of the 
                institution, have obtained full-time public service 
                employment in the nonprofit sector or government, with 
                a private nonprofit organization or a Federal, State, 
                or local public agency; and
                  ``(E) any programs the institution has in place to 
                encourage or assist graduates of the institution to 
                pursue careers in public service in the nonprofit 
                sector or government.
  ``(c) Nominations and Designation.--
          ``(1) Nomination.--
                  ``(A) In general.--A State Commission that receives 
                applications from institutions of higher education 
                under subsection (b) may nominate, for designation 
                under subsection (a), not more than 3 such institutions 
                of higher education, consisting of--
                          ``(i) not more than one 4-year public 
                        institution of higher education;
                          ``(ii) not more than one 4-year private 
                        institution of higher education; and
                          ``(iii) not more than one 2-year institution 
                        of higher education.
                  ``(B) Submission.--The State Commission shall submit 
                to the Corporation the name and application of each 
                institution nominated by the State Commission under 
                subparagraph (A).
          ``(2) Designation.--The Corporation shall designate, under 
        subsection (a), not more than 25 institutions of higher 
        education from among the institutions nominated under paragraph 
        (1). In making the designations, the Corporation shall, if 
        feasible, designate various types of institutions, including 
        institutions from each of the categories of institutions 
        described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of paragraph (1)(A).
  ``(d) Awards.--
          ``(1) In general.--Using sums appropriated under section 
        501(a)(1)(C), the Corporation shall provide an award to 
        institutions designated under subsection (c), to be used by the 
        institutions to develop or disseminate service-learning models 
        and best practices regarding service-learning to other 
        institutions of higher education.
          ``(2) Plans.--To be eligible to receive funds under this 
        subsection, an institution designated under subsection (c) 
        shall submit a plan to the Corporation describing how the 
        institution intends to use the funds to encourage or assist 
        those students to pursue public service careers in the 
        nonprofit sector or government.
          ``(3) Allocation.--The Corporation shall determine how the 
        funds appropriated under section 501(a)(1)(C) for a fiscal year 
        will be allocated among the institutions submitting acceptable 
        plans under paragraph (2). In determining the amount of funds 
        to be allocated to such an institution, the Corporation shall 
        consider the number of students at the institution, and the 
        quality and scope of the plan submitted by the institution 
        under paragraph (2) and the institution's current (as of the 
        date of submission of the plan) strategies to encourage or 
        assist students to pursue public service careers in the 
        nonprofit sector or government.''.

SEC. 1203. INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH.

  Subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.) is further amended by 
adding after part II the following new part:

  ``PART III--INNOVATIVE DEMONSTRATION SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS AND 
                                RESEARCH

``SEC. 120. INNOVATIVE DEMONSTRATION SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS AND 
                    RESEARCH.

  ``(a) In General.--From the amounts appropriated to carry out this 
part for a fiscal year, the Corporation may make grants and fixed-
amount grants (in accordance with section 129(l)) with eligible 
entities for activities described in subsection (c).
  ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this part, the following 
definitions apply:
          ``(1) Eligible entities.--The term `eligible entity' means a 
        State education agency, a State Commission, a Territory, an 
        Indian tribe, an institution of higher education, or a public 
        or private nonprofit organization (including community-based 
        organizations), a public or private elementary or secondary 
        school, a local educational agency, or a consortia of such 
        entities, where a consortia of two or more such entities may 
        also include a for-profit organization.
          ``(2) Youth engagement zone.--The term `youth engagement 
        zone' means the area in which a youth engagement zone program 
        is carried out.
          ``(3) Youth engagement zone program.--The term `youth 
        engagement zone program' means a service learning program in 
        which members of an eligible partnership described in paragraph 
        (4) collaborate to provide coordinated school-based or 
        community-based service learning opportunities, to address a 
        specific community challenge, for an increasing percentage of 
        out-of-school youth and secondary school students served by 
        local educational agencies where--
                  ``(A) not less than 90 percent of the students 
                participate in service-learning activities as part of 
                the program; or
                  ``(B) service-learning is a mandatory part of the 
                curriculum in all of the secondary schools served by 
                the local educational agency.
          ``(4) Eligible partnership.--
                  ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible partnership' 
                means--
                          ``(i) one or more community-based agencies 
                        that have demonstrated records of success in 
                        carrying out service-learning programs with 
                        disadvantaged students, and that meet such 
                        criteria as the Chief Executive Officer may 
                        establish; in combination with;
                          ``(ii)(I) one or more local educational 
                        agencies for which--
                                  ``(aa) a high number or percentage of 
                                the students served by the agency, as 
                                determined by the Corporation, are 
                                disadvantaged students; and
                                  ``(bb) the graduation rate for the 
                                secondary school students served by the 
                                agency is less than 70 percent; or
                          ``(II) a State Commission; or
                          ``(III) a State educational agency.
                  ``(B) Additional entities.--An eligible partnership 
                may also include--
                          ``(i) a local government agency that is not 
                        described in subparagraph (A);
                          ``(ii) the office of the chief executive 
                        officer of a unit of general local government; 
                        or
                          ``(iii) an institution of higher education.
  ``(c) Authorized Activities.--Funds under this part may be used to--
          ``(1) integrate service-learning programs into the science, 
        technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) curricula at 
        the elementary, secondary, or post-secondary, and post-
        baccalaureate levels in coordination with practicing or retired 
        STEM professionals;
          ``(2) involve students in service-learning programs focusing 
        on energy conservation in their community, including conducting 
        educational outreach on energy conservation and working to 
        improve energy efficiency in low income housing and in public 
        spaces;
          ``(3) involve students in service-learning projects in 
        emergency and disaster preparedness;
          ``(4) involve students in service-learning projects aimed at 
        improving access to and obtaining benefits from computers and 
        other emerging technologies, including improving such access to 
        individuals with disabilities, in low income or rural 
        communities, in senior centers and communities, in schools, in 
        libraries, and in other public spaces;
          ``(5) involve high school age youth in the mentoring of 
        middle school youth while involving all participants in 
        service-learning to seek to meet unmet human, educational, 
        environmental, public safety, or emergency disaster 
        preparedness needs in their community;
          ``(6) conduct research and evaluations on service-learning, 
        including service-learning in middle schools, and disseminate 
        such research and evaluations widely;
          ``(7) conduct innovative and creative activities as described 
        in section 111(b);
          ``(8) establish or implement summer of service programs 
        (giving priority to programs that enroll youth in grades 6 
        through 9) during the summer months, including the cost of 
        recruitment, training, and placement of service-learning 
        coordinators--
                  ``(A) for youth who will be enrolled in any grade 
                from grade 6 through grade 12 at the end of the summer 
                concerned;
                  ``(B) for community-based service-learning projects 
                that--
                          ``(i) shall--
                                  ``(I) meet unmet human, educational, 
                                environmental (including energy 
                                conservation and stewardship), 
                                emergency and disaster preparedness, 
                                and public service needs; and
                                  ``(II) be intensive, structured, 
                                supervised, and designed to produce 
                                identifiable improvements to the 
                                community; and
                          ``(ii) may include the extension of academic 
                        year service-learning programs into the summer 
                        months;
                  ``(C) under which any student who completes 100 hours 
                of service in an approved summer of service position, 
                as certified through a process determined by the 
                Corporation through regulations consistent with section 
                138(f), shall be eligible for a summer of service 
                educational award of not more than $500 (or, at the 
                discretion of the Chief Executive Officer, not more 
                than $1,000 in the case of a participant who is 
                economically disadvantaged) from funds deposited in the 
                National Service Trust and distributed by the 
                Corporation as described in section 148; and
                  ``(D) subject to the limitation that a student may 
                not receive more than 2 summer of service educational 
                awards from funds deposited in the National Service 
                Trust;
          ``(9) establish or implement youth engagement zone service 
        learning programs in youth engagement zones for students in 
        secondary school served by local educational agencies where a 
        majority of such students do not participate in service 
        learning activities carried out by eligible partnerships as 
        defined in paragraph (4) that are designed to--
                  ``(A) involve all students in secondary school in the 
                local educational agency in service-learning to address 
                a specific community challenge;
                  ``(B) improve student engagement, including student 
                attendance and student behavior, and student 
                achievement, graduation rates, and college-going rates 
                in secondary schools;
                  ``(C) involve an increasing percentage of students in 
                secondary school and out-of-school youth in the 
                community in school-based or community based service-
                learning activities each year, with the goal of 
                involving all students in secondary schools served by 
                the local educational agency and involving an 
                increasing percentage of the out-of-school youth in 
                service learning activities; and
                  ``(D) encourage participants to engage in service 
                throughout their lives; and
          ``(10) carry out any other innovative service-learning 
        programs or research that the Corporation considers 
        appropriate.
  ``(d) Priority.--Priority shall be given to programs that--
          ``(1) involve students and community stakeholders in the 
        design and implementation of the service-learning program;
          ``(2) implement service-learning programs in low-income or 
        rural communities; and
          ``(3) utilize adult volunteers, including tapping the 
        resource of retired and retiring adults, in the planning and 
        implementation of the service-learning programs.
  ``(e) Requirements.--
          ``(1) Three-year term.--Each program funded under this part 
        shall be carried out over a period of three years, including 
        one planning year and two additional grant years, with a 1-year 
        extension possible, if the program meets performance measures 
        developed in accordance with section 179(a) and any other 
        criteria determined by the Corporation.
          ``(2) Collaboration encouraged.--Each program funded under 
        this part is encouraged to collaborate with other Learn and 
        Serve programs, AmeriCorps, VISTA, and the National Senior 
        Service Corps.
          ``(3) Evaluation.--Upon completion of the program, the 
        Corporation shall conduct an independent evaluation of the 
        program and widely disseminate the results to the service 
        community through multiple channels, including the 
        Corporation's Resource Center or a clearinghouse of effective 
        strategies and recommendations for improvement.
  ``(f) Matching Funds.--
          ``(1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of carrying 
        out a program for which a grant (that is not a fixed-amount 
        grant as described in section 129(l)) is made under this part 
        may not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the program in 
        the first year of the grant and 50 percent of the total cost of 
        the program in the remaining years of the grant, including if 
        the grant is extended for a fourth year.
          ``(2) Non-federal contribution.--In providing for the 
        remaining share of the cost of carrying out such a program, 
        each recipient of a grant under this part--
                  ``(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 or local sources, including private funds or 
                donated services.
          ``(3) Waiver.--The Chief Executive Officer may waive the 
        requirements of paragraph (1) in whole or in part with respect 
        to any such program for any fiscal year if the Corporation 
        determines that such action would be equitable due to lack of 
        resources at the local level.
  ``(g) Applications.--To be eligible to carry out a program under this 
part, an entity shall prepare, submit to the Corporation, and obtain 
approval of, an application at such time and in such manner as the 
Chief Executive Officer may reasonably require.''.

 Subtitle C--Amendments to Subtitle C (National Service Trust Program)

SEC. 1301. PROHIBITION ON GRANTS TO FEDERAL AGENCIES; LIMITS ON 
                    CORPORATION COSTS.

  Section 121 (42 U.S.C. 12571) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
        by inserting after ``subdivisions of States,'' the following: 
        ``Territories,'';
          (2) in subsection (b)--
                  (A) in the heading, by striking ``Agreements With 
                Federal Agencies'' and inserting ``Restrictions on 
                Agreements With Federal Agencies'';
                  (B) in paragraph (1)--
                          (i) by striking ``a contract or cooperative 
                        agreement'' and inserting ``an interagency 
                        agreement other than a grant'';
                          (ii) by inserting ``or otherwise supported'' 
                        after ``program carried out'';
                          (iii) by striking ``by the agency.'' and 
                        inserting ``by the agency, including programs 
                        under the Public Lands Corps and Urban Youth 
                        Corps as described in section 122(a)(2).''; and
                          (iv) by striking the second sentence;
                  (C) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
                following:
          ``(2) Prohibition on grants.--The Corporation may not provide 
        a grant under this section to a Federal agency.''; and
                  (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``receiving 
                assistance under this subsection'' and inserting 
                ``operating a national service program''; and
          (3) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking ``to be provided'' 
        and inserting ``to be provided or otherwise approved'';
          (4) in subsection (d)--
                  (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Five'' 
                and inserting ``Six''; and
                  (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``5 percent'' and 
                inserting ``6 percent''; and
          (5) in subsection (e)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1)--
                          (i) by striking ``section 140'' and inserting 
                        ``paragraph (2)'';
                          (ii) by striking ``Federal share of the 
                        cost'' and inserting ``Corporation share of the 
                        cost, including member living allowances, 
                        employment-related taxes, health care coverage, 
                        and worker's compensation and other necessary 
                        operation costs,'';
                          (iii) by striking ``may not exceed 75 percent 
                        of such cost.'' and inserting ``may not 
                        exceed--''; and
                          (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                  ``(A) for the first 3 years in which the recipient 
                receives such assistance, 76 percent of such cost;
                  ``(B) for the fourth through ninth years in which the 
                recipient receives such assistance, a decreasing share 
                of such cost between 76 percent and 50 percent, as 
                established by the Corporation in regulation; and
                  ``(C) for the tenth year (and each year thereafter) 
                in which the recipient receives such assistance, 50 
                percent of such cost.'';
                  (B) by striking paragraph (3);
                  (C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); 
                and
                  (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
          ``(2) Alternative corporation share for programs in rural or 
        severely economically distressed communities.--Upon approval by 
        the Corporation, the Corporation share of the cost, including 
        member living allowances, employment-related taxes, health care 
        coverage, and worker's compensation, of carrying out a national 
        service program that receives assistance under subsection (a) 
        and that is located in a rural or severely economically 
        distressed community may not exceed--
                  ``(A) for the first 6 years in which the recipient 
                receives such assistance, 76 percent of such cost;
                  ``(B) for the seventh through ninth years in which 
                the recipient receives such assistance, a decreasing 
                share of such cost between 76 and 65 percent as 
                established by the Corporation in regulation; and
                  ``(C) for the tenth year (and each year thereafter) 
                in which the recipient receives such assistance, 65 
                percent of such cost.''; and
                  (E) by adding at the end the following:
          ``(5) Other federal funds.--
                  ``(A) Recipient report.--A recipient of assistance 
                under section 121 (other than a recipient of assistance 
                of a fixed-amount grant) shall report to the 
                Corporation the amount and source of any Federal funds 
                used to carry out the program other than those provided 
                by the Corporation.
                  ``(B) Corporation report.--The Corporation shall 
                report to the appropriate committees of Congress on an 
                annual basis information regarding each recipient under 
                subparagraph (A) that uses Federal funds other than 
                those provided by the Corporation to carry out the 
                program, including amounts and sources of other Federal 
                funds.''.

SEC. 1302. REQUIRED AND ELIGIBLE NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS.

  Section 122 is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 122. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS ELIGIBLE FOR PROGRAM ASSISTANCE.

  ``(a) Required National Service Corps.--The recipient of a grant 
under section 121(a) and each Federal agency operating or supporting a 
national service program under section 121(b) shall, directly or 
through grants or subgrants to other entities, carry out or support the 
following national service corps, as full- or part-time corps, 
including during the summer months, to address unmet educational, 
health, veteran, or environmental needs:
          ``(1) Education corps.--An Education Corps that identifies 
        unmet educational needs within communities through activities 
        such as those described in subparagraph (A) and meets or 
        exceeds the performance indicators under subparagraph (B).
                  ``(A) Activities.--An Education Corps described in 
                this paragraph may carry out activities such as--
                          ``(i) tutoring, or providing other academic 
                        support to students;
                          ``(ii) full-time classroom instruction;
                          ``(iii) mentoring students, including adult 
                        or peer mentoring;
                          ``(iv) linking needed integrated services and 
                        comprehensive supports with students, their 
                        families, and their public schools;
                          ``(v) improving school climate;
                          ``(vi) providing assistance to a school in 
                        expanding the school day by strengthening the 
                        quality of staff and expanding the academic 
                        programming offered in an expanded learning 
                        time initiative, a program of a 21st century 
                        community learning center (as defined in 
                        section 4201 of the Elementary and Secondary 
                        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7171)), or a 
                        high-quality after-school program, such as 
                        through recruiting, placing, training and 
                        supporting a full-time corps of Fellows who are 
                        graduates of 4-year institutions of higher 
                        education or 2-year institutions of higher 
                        education with a certificate or degree in youth 
                        development to administer the initiative or 
                        program at high-need school;
                          ``(vii) assisting schools and local 
                        educational agencies in improving and expanding 
                        high-quality service-learning programs that 
                        keep students engaged in schools by providing 
                        service-learning coordinators;
                          ``(viii) assisting students in being prepared 
                        for college-level work;
                          ``(ix) involving family members of students 
                        in supporting teachers and students;
                          ``(x) conducting a pre-professional training 
                        program in which students enrolled in an 
                        institution of higher education--
                                  ``(I) receive training in specified 
                                fields, which may include classes 
                                containing service-learning, including 
                                early childhood education, elementary 
                                and secondary education and other 
                                professions such as those in health 
                                care, criminal justice, environmental 
                                stewardship and conservation or public 
                                safety;
                                  ``(II) perform service related to 
                                such training outside the classroom 
                                during the school term and during 
                                summer or other vacation periods; and
                                  ``(III) agree to provide service upon 
                                graduation to meet unmet human, 
                                educational, environmental, or public 
                                safety needs related to such training;
                          ``(xi) A campus-based program that is 
                        designed to provide substantial service in a 
                        community during the school term and during 
                        summer or other vacation periods through the 
                        use of--
                                  ``(I) students who are attending an 
                                institution of higher education, 
                                including students participating in a 
                                work-study program assisted under part 
                                C of title IV of the Higher Education 
                                Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.);
                                  ``(II) teams composed of such 
                                students;
                                  ``(III) teams composed of a 
                                combination of such students and 
                                community residents; or
                                  ``(IV) students participating in 
                                service-learning programs at an 
                                institution of higher education;
                          ``(xii) a program that provides specialized 
                        training to individuals in service-learning and 
                        places the individuals after such training in 
                        positions, including positions as service-
                        learning coordinators, to facilitate service-
                        learning in programs eligible for funding under 
                        part I of subtitle B;
                          ``(xiii) providing education or job training 
                        services that are designed to meet the needs of 
                        rural communities; and
                          ``(xiv) other activities addressing unmet 
                        educational needs as the Corporation may 
                        designate.
                  ``(B) Education corps indicators.--The corps 
                indicators for a corps described in this paragraph 
                are--
                          ``(i) student engagement, including student 
                        attendance and student behavior;
                          ``(ii) student academic achievement;
                          ``(iii) high school graduation rates;
                          ``(iv) rate of college enrollment and 
                        continued college enrollment for recipients of 
                        a high school diploma;
                          ``(v) an additional indicator relating to 
                        improving education for students that the 
                        Corporation, in consultation with the Secretary 
                        of Education, establishes for a given year;
                          ``(vi) a local indicator (applicable to a 
                        particular eligible entity and on which an 
                        improvement in performance is needed) relating 
                        to improving education for students, proposed 
                        by that eligible entity in an application 
                        submitted to, and approved by, a State 
                        Commission or the Corporation under this 
                        section; and
                          ``(vii) any additional local indicator 
                        (applicable to a particular eligible entity and 
                        on which an improvement in performance is 
                        needed) that is approved by the Corporation.
          ``(2) Healthy futures corps.--A Healthy Futures Corps that 
        identifies unmet health needs within communities through 
        activities such as those described in subparagraph (A) and 
        meets or exceeds the performance indicators under subparagraph 
        (B).
                  ``(A) Activities.--A Healthy Futures Corps described 
                in this paragraph may carry out activities such as--
                          ``(i) assisting economically disadvantaged 
                        individuals in navigating the health care 
                        system;
                          ``(ii) assisting individuals in obtaining 
                        access to health care for themselves or their 
                        children;
                          ``(iii) educating economically disadvantaged 
                        individuals and individuals who are members of 
                        medically underserved populations about, and 
                        engaging individuals described in this clause 
                        in, initiatives regarding navigating the health 
                        care system and regarding disease prevention 
                        and health promotion, with a particular focus 
                        on common health conditions, chronic diseases, 
                        and conditions, for which disease prevention 
                        and health promotion measures exist and for 
                        which socioeconomic, geographic, and racial and 
                        ethnic health disparities exist;
                          ``(iv) improving health literacy of patients;
                          ``(v) providing translation services at 
                        clinics and in emergency rooms to improve 
                        health care;
                          ``(vi) providing services designed to meet 
                        the needs of rural communities;
                          ``(vii) assisting in health promotion 
                        interventions that improve health status, and 
                        helping people adopt and maintain healthy 
                        lifestyles and habits to improve health status; 
                        and
                          ``(viii) other activities addressing unmet 
                        health needs as the Corporation may designate.
                  ``(B) Healthy futures corps indicators.--The corps 
                indicators for a corps described in this paragraph 
                are--
                          ``(i) access to health care among 
                        economically disadvantaged individuals and 
                        individuals who are members of medically 
                        underserved populations;
                          ``(ii) access to health care for uninsured 
                        individuals, including such individuals who are 
                        economically disadvantaged children;
                          ``(iii) participation, among economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals and individuals who 
                        are members of medically underserved 
                        populations, in disease prevention and health 
                        promotion initiatives, particularly those with 
                        a focus on addressing common health conditions, 
                        addressing chronic diseases, and decreasing 
                        health disparities;
                          ``(iv) health literacy of patients;
                          ``(v) an additional indicator, relating to 
                        improving or protecting the health of 
                        economically disadvantaged individuals and 
                        individuals who are members of medically 
                        underserved populations, that the Corporation, 
                        in consultation with the Secretary of Health 
                        and Human Services and the Director of the 
                        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
                        establishes for a given year;
                          ``(vi) a local indicator (applicable to a 
                        particular eligible entity and on which an 
                        improvement in performance is needed) relating 
                        to improving or protecting the health of 
                        economically disadvantaged individuals and 
                        individuals who are members of medically 
                        underserved populations, proposed by that 
                        eligible entity in an application submitted to, 
                        and approved by, a State Commission or the 
                        Corporation under this section; and
                          ``(vii) any additional local indicator 
                        (applicable to a particular eligible entity and 
                        on which an improvement in performance is 
                        needed) that is approved by the Corporation.
          ``(3) Clean energy corps.--A Clean Energy Corps that 
        identifies unmet environmental needs within communities through 
        activities such as those described in subparagraph (A) and 
        meets or exceeds the performance indicators under subparagraph 
        (B).
                  ``(A) Activities.--A Clean Energy Corps described in 
                this paragraph may carry out activities such as--
                          ``(i) weatherizing and retrofitting housing 
                        units for low-income households to 
                        significantly improve the energy efficiency and 
                        reduce carbon emissions of such housing units;
                          ``(ii) building energy efficient housing 
                        units in low-income communities;
                          ``(iii) conducting energy audits for low-
                        income households and recommending ways for the 
                        households to improve energy efficiency;
                          ``(iv) the enhancement of renewable energy 
                        production by facilitating the installation or 
                        repair of renewable energy technologies;
                          ``(v) assisting in emergency operations, such 
                        as disaster prevention and relief;
                          ``(vi) the repair, renovation, or 
                        rehabilitation of an existing infrastructure 
                        facility including, but not limited to, rail, 
                        mass transportation, ports, inland navigation, 
                        schools and hospitals;
                          ``(vii) working with schools and youth 
                        programs to educate students and youth about 
                        ways to reduce home energy use and improve the 
                        environment, including conducting service-
                        learning projects to provide such education;
                          ``(viii) assisting in the development of 
                        local recycling programs;
                          ``(ix) improving national and State parks, 
                        city parks, county parks, forest preserves, and 
                        trails owned or maintained by the Federal 
                        Government or a State, including planting 
                        trees, carrying out reforestation, and making 
                        trail enhancements;
                          ``(x) cleaning and improving rivers 
                        maintained by the Federal Government or a 
                        State;
                          ``(xi) full-time, year-round youth corps 
                        program or full-time summer youth corps 
                        program, such as a conservation corps or youth 
                        service corps (including youth corps programs 
                        under subtitle I, the Public Lands Corps 
                        established under the Public Lands Corps Act of 
                        1993, the Urban Youth Corps established under 
                        section 106 of the National and Community 
                        Service Trust Act of 1993, and other 
                        conservation corps or youth service corps that 
                        performs service on Federal or other public 
                        lands or on Indian lands or Hawaiian home 
                        lands), that--
                                  ``(I) undertakes meaningful service 
                                projects with visible public benefits, 
                                including projects involving urban 
                                renewal, sustaining natural resources, 
                                or improving human services;
                                  ``(II) includes as participants 
                                youths and young adults between the 
                                ages of 16 and 25, inclusive, and at 
                                least 50 percent of whom are out-of-
                                school youths and other disadvantaged 
                                youths (such as youths with limited 
                                basic skills, youths in foster care who 
                                are becoming too old for foster care, 
                                youths of limited-English proficiency, 
                                homeless youths, youths who are 
                                individuals with disabilities), and 
                                youths who are economically 
                                disadvantaged who are between those 
                                ages; and
                                  ``(III) provides those participants 
                                who are youths and young adults with--
                                          ``(aa) crew-based, highly 
                                        structured, and adult-
                                        supervised work experience, 
                                        life skills, education, career 
                                        guidance and counseling, 
                                        employment training, and 
                                        support services including 
                                        mentoring; and
                                          ``(bb) the opportunity to 
                                        develop citizenship values and 
                                        skills through service to their 
                                        community and the United 
                                        States;
                          ``(xii) projects designed to renew and 
                        rehabilitate National Park resources and 
                        enhance services and learning opportunities for 
                        National Park visitors, communities, and 
                        schools; and
                          ``(xiii) other activities addressing unmet 
                        environmental needs as the Corporation may 
                        designate.
                  ``(B) Clean energy corps indicators.--The corps 
                indicators for a corps described in this paragraph 
                are--
                          ``(i) the number of housing units of low-
                        income households weatherized or retrofitted to 
                        significantly improve energy efficiency and 
                        reduce carbon emissions;
                          ``(ii) annual energy costs (to determine 
                        savings in those costs) at facilities where 
                        participants have provided service;
                          ``(iii) the number of students and youth 
                        receiving education or training in energy-
                        efficient and environmentally conscious 
                        practices;
                          ``(iv) the number of national parks, State 
                        parks, city parks, county parks, forest 
                        preserves, or trails or rivers owned or 
                        maintained by the Federal Government or a 
                        State, that are cleaned or improved;
                          ``(v) another indicator relating to clean 
                        energy that the Corporation, in consultation 
                        with the Administrator of the Environmental 
                        Protection Agency and the Secretary of Energy 
                        and the Department of Interior, as appropriate, 
                        establishes for a given year;
                          ``(vi) another indicator relating to 
                        education or skill attainment for clean energy 
                        jobs that the Corporation, in consultation with 
                        the Secretary of Labor, establishes for a given 
                        year;
                          ``(vii) a local indicator (applicable to a 
                        particular eligible entity and on which an 
                        improvement in performance is needed) relating 
                        to clean energy, or education or skill 
                        attainment for clean energy jobs, proposed by 
                        that eligible entity in an application 
                        submitted to, and approved by, a State 
                        Commission or the Corporation under this 
                        section; and
                          ``(viii) any additional local indicator 
                        (applicable to a particular eligible entity and 
                        on which improvement in performance is needed) 
                        that is approved by the Corporation.
          ``(4) Veterans' corps.--A Veterans' Corps that identifies 
        unmet needs of veterans through activities such as those 
        described in subparagraph (A) and meets or exceeds the 
        performance indicators under subparagraph (B).
                  ``(A) Activities.--A Veterans' Corps described in 
                this paragraph may carry out activities such as--
                          ``(i) promoting community-based efforts to 
                        meet the unique needs of military families 
                        while a family member is deployed and upon that 
                        family member's return home;
                          ``(ii) recruiting veterans, particularly 
                        returning veterans, into service opportunities;
                          ``(iii) working to assist veterans in 
                        developing their educational opportunities, 
                        including opportunities for professional 
                        certification;
                          ``(iv) promoting efforts within the community 
                        to serve the needs of veterans and active duty 
                        military members;
                          ``(v) assisting veterans in developing 
                        mentoring relationships with economically 
                        disadvantaged students;
                          ``(vi) developing projects to assist 
                        disabled, unemployed, and older veterans; and
                          ``(vii) other activities addressing unmet 
                        veterans' needs as the Corporation may 
                        designate.
                  ``(B) Veterans' corps indicators.--The corps 
                indicators for a corps described in this paragraph 
                are--
                          ``(i) the number of housing units created for 
                        veterans;
                          ``(ii) the number of veterans who pursue 
                        educational opportunities;
                          ``(iii) the number of veterans receiving 
                        professional certification;
                          ``(iv) outreach efforts to service 
                        organizations serving the needs to veterans;
                          ``(v) the number of veterans engaged in 
                        service opportunities;
                          ``(vi) the number of military families 
                        assisted by organizations while the family 
                        member is deployed and when the family member 
                        returns from deployment;
                          ``(vii) the number of economically 
                        disadvantaged students engaged in mentoring 
                        relationships with veterans;
                          ``(viii) projects designed to meet 
                        identifiable public needs with a specific 
                        emphasis on projects in support of veterans, 
                        especially disabled and older veterans;
                          ``(ix) another indicator relating to 
                        education or skill attainment that assists in 
                        providing veterans with the skills to address 
                        identifiable public needs, that is approved by 
                        the Corporation;
                          ``(x) other additional indicators that 
                        improve the lives of veterans and families of 
                        individuals deployed in service, that the 
                        Corporation, in consultation with the 
                        Department of Veterans Affairs, establishes for 
                        a given year; and
                          ``(xi) any additional local indicator 
                        (applicable to a particular eligible entity and 
                        on which an improvement in performance is 
                        needed) that is approved by the Corporation.
  ``(b) Eligible Opportunity Corps Programs.--The recipient of a grant 
under section 121(a) and each Federal agency operating or supporting a 
national service program under section 121(b) shall, directly or 
through grants or subgrants to other entities, carry out or support 
full-or part-time national service programs, including summer programs, 
to address unmet community needs.
          ``(1) Eligible programs.--National service programs under 
        this subsection shall be known as `Opportunity Corps' and may 
        include the following types of national service programs:
                  ``(A) A community corps program that meets unmet 
                human, educational, environmental, or public safety 
                needs and promotes greater community unity through the 
                use of organized teams of participants of varied social 
                and economic backgrounds, skill levels, physical and 
                developmental capabilities, ages, ethnic backgrounds, 
                or genders.
                  ``(B) A professional corps program that recruits and 
                places qualified participants in positions--
                          ``(i) such as teachers, nurses and other 
                        health care providers, police officers, early 
                        childhood development staff, engineers, or 
                        other professionals providing service to meet 
                        educational, human, environmental, or public 
                        safety needs in communities with an inadequate 
                        number of such professionals;
                          ``(ii) that may include a salary in excess of 
                        the maximum living allowance authorized in 
                        subsection (a)(3) of section 140, as provided 
                        in subsection (c) of such section; and
                          ``(iii) that are sponsored by public or 
                        private employers who agree to pay 100 percent 
                        of the salaries and benefits (other than any 
                        national service educational award under 
                        subtitle D) of the participants.
                  ``(C) A community service program designed to meet 
                the needs of rural communities, using teams or 
                individual placements to address the development needs 
                of rural communities, including the issues of rural 
                poverty, health care, education, and job training.
                  ``(D) A program that seeks to eliminate hunger in 
                communities and rural areas through service in 
                projects--
                          ``(i) involving food banks, food pantries, 
                        and nonprofit organizations that provide food 
                        during emergencies;
                          ``(ii) involving the gleaning of prepared and 
                        unprepared food that would otherwise be 
                        discarded as unusable so that the usable 
                        portion of such food may be donated to food 
                        banks, food pantries, and other nonprofit 
                        organizations;
                          ``(iii) seeking to address the long-term 
                        causes of hunger through education and the 
                        delivery of appropriate services; or
                          ``(iv) providing training in basic health, 
                        nutrition, and life skills necessary to 
                        alleviate hunger in communities and rural 
                        areas.
                  ``(E) An E-Corps program that involves participants 
                who provide services in a community by developing and 
                assisting in carrying out technology programs which 
                seek to increase access to technology and the benefits 
                thereof in such community.
                  ``(F) A program that engages citizens in public 
                safety, public health, and emergency and disaster 
                preparedness, and may include the recruitment and 
                placing of qualified participants in positions to be 
                trainees as law enforcement officers, firefighters, 
                search and rescue personnel, and emergency medical 
                service workers, and may engage Federal, State, and 
                local stakeholders in collaboration to organize more 
                effective responses to issues of public safety and 
                public health, emergencies, and disasters.
                  ``(G) A program, initiative, or partnership that 
                seeks to expand the number of mentors for youths 
                (including by recruiting high-school and college-aged 
                individuals to enter into mentoring relationships), 
                including mentors for disadvantaged youths, either 
                through provision of direct mentoring services, 
                provision of supportive services to direct mentoring 
                service organizations (in the case of a partnership), 
                or through the creative utilization of current and 
                emerging technologies to connect youth with mentors.
                  ``(H) A program that has the primary purpose of re-
                engaging court-involved youth and adults with the goal 
                of reducing recidivism.
                  ``(I) Programs to support the needs of veterans or 
                active duty service members and their families, 
                including providing opportunities to participate in 
                service projects.
                  ``(J) Such other national service programs addressing 
                unmet human, educational, environmental, or public 
                safety needs as the Corporation may designate.
          ``(2) Opportunity corps indicators.--The corps indicators for 
        programs under this subsection are--
                  ``(A) financial literacy among economically 
                disadvantaged individuals;
                  ``(B) housing units built or improved for 
                economically disadvantaged individuals or low-income 
                families;
                  ``(C) economically disadvantaged individuals with 
                access to job training and other skill enhancement;
                  ``(D) economically disadvantaged individuals with 
                access to information about job placement services;
                  ``(E) a reduced crime rate in the community where 
                service is provided;
                  ``(F) established or improved access to technology in 
                the community where service is provided;
                  ``(G) mentor relationships among disadvantaged youth;
                  ``(H) food security among economically disadvantaged 
                individuals;
                  ``(I) service opportunities through the programs 
                described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (F) for 
                economically disadvantaged individuals;
                  ``(J) an additional indicator relating to improving 
                economic opportunity for economically disadvantaged 
                individuals that the Corporation, in consultation with 
                the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 
                Secretary of Labor, and the Attorney General, 
                establishes for a given year;
                  ``(K) a local indicator (applicable to a particular 
                eligible entity and on which an improvement in 
                performance is needed) relating to improving economic 
                opportunity for economically disadvantaged individuals, 
                proposed by that eligible entity in an application 
                submitted to, and approved by, a State Commission or 
                the Corporation under this section;
                  ``(L) increase capacity of local nonprofit 
                organizations to meet the needs of disadvantaged people 
                and communities;
                  ``(M) any additional indicator proposed by a Governor 
                or State Commission that is approved by the 
                Corporation; and
                  ``(N) any additional local indicator (applicable to a 
                particular eligible entity and on which an improvement 
                in performance is needed) that is approved by the 
                Corporation.
  ``(c) Priorities for Certain Required Corps.--In awarding financial 
assistance and approved national service positions to eligible entities 
proposed to carry out the required corps described in subsection (a)--
          ``(1) in the case of a corps described in subsection (a)(2)--
                  ``(A) the Corporation may give priority to such 
                eligible entities that propose to develop policies to 
                provide, and provide, support for participants who, 
                after completing service under this section, will 
                undertake careers to improve performance on health 
                indicators; and
                  ``(B) the Corporation shall give priority to such 
                eligible entities that propose to carry out national 
                service programs in medically underserved areas (as 
                designated by the Secretary of Health and Human 
                Services as an area with a shortage of personal health 
                services); and
          ``(2) in the case of a corps described in subsection (a)(3), 
        the Corporation shall give priority to such eligible entities 
        that propose to recruit individuals for the Clean Energy Corps 
        so that significant percentages of participants in the Corps 
        are economically disadvantaged individuals, and provide to such 
        individuals support services and education and training to 
        develop skills needed for clean energy jobs for which there is 
        current demand or projected future demand.
  ``(d) Consultation on Performance Indicators.--The Corporation shall 
consult with the Secretaries of Education, Health and Human Services, 
Energy, Veterans Affairs, Department of Interior, the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Attorney General, as 
appropriate, in developing additional performance indicators for the 
corps and programs described in subsections (a) and (b).
  ``(e) Qualification Criteria To Determine Eligibility.--
          ``(1) Establishment by corporation.--The Corporation shall 
        establish qualification criteria for different types of 
        national service programs for the purpose of determining 
        whether a particular national service program should be 
        considered to be a national service program eligible to receive 
        assistance or approved national service positions under this 
        subtitle.
          ``(2) Consultation.--In establishing qualification criteria 
        under paragraph (1), the Corporation shall consult with 
        organizations and individuals with extensive experience in 
        developing and administering effective national service 
        programs or regarding the delivery of human, educational, 
        environmental, or public safety services to communities or 
        persons.
          ``(3) Application to subgrants.--The qualification criteria 
        established by the Corporation under paragraph (1) shall also 
        be used by each recipient of assistance under section 121(a) 
        that uses any portion of the assistance to conduct a grant 
        program to support other national service programs.
          ``(4) Encouragement of intergenerational components of 
        programs.--The Corporation shall encourage national service 
        programs eligible to receive assistance or approved national 
        service positions under this subtitle to establish, if 
        consistent with the purposes of the program, an 
        intergenerational component of the program that combines 
        students, out-of-school youths, disadvantaged youth, and older 
        adults as participants to provide services to address unmet 
        human, educational, environmental, or public safety needs.
  ``(f) National Service Priorities.--
          ``(1) Establishment.--
                  ``(A) By corporation.--In order to concentrate 
                national efforts on meeting certain human, educational, 
                environmental, or veterans' needs and to achieve the 
                other purposes of this Act, the Corporation, consistent 
                with the strategic plan approved under section 
                192A(g)(1), shall establish (and may periodically 
                alter) priorities regarding the types of national 
                service programs and corps to be assisted under section 
                129 and the purposes for which such assistance may be 
                used. In establishing such priorities, the 
                Corporation--
                          ``(i) shall select 2 or more of the corps 
                        described in subsection (a) to receive 
                        assistance under section 129(d); and
                          ``(ii) may select other programs described in 
                        subsection (b) to receive assistance under such 
                        section.
                  ``(B) By states.--Consistent with paragraph (4), 
                States shall establish, and through the national 
                service plan process described in section 178(e)(1), 
                periodically alter priorities as appropriate regarding 
                the national service programs to be assisted under 
                section 129(d) and 129(e). The State priorities shall 
                be subject to Corporation review as part of the 
                application process under section 130.
          ``(2) Notice to applicants.--The Corporation shall provide 
        advance notice to potential applicants of any national service 
        priorities to be in effect under this subsection for a fiscal 
        year. The notice shall specifically include--
                  ``(A) a description of any alteration made in the 
                priorities since the previous notice; and
                  ``(B) a description of the national service programs 
                that are designated by the Corporation under section 
                133(d)(2) as eligible for priority consideration in the 
                next competitive distribution of assistance under 
                section 121(a).
          ``(3) Regulations.--The Corporation shall by regulation 
        establish procedures to ensure the equitable treatment of 
        national service programs that--
                  ``(A) receive funding under this subtitle for 
                multiple years; and
                  ``(B) would be adversely affected by annual revisions 
                in such national service priorities.
          ``(4) Application to subgrants.--Any national service 
        priorities established by the Corporation under this subsection 
        shall also be used by each recipient of funds under section 
        121(a) that uses any portion of the assistance to conduct a 
        grant program to support other national service programs.
  ``(g) Requirements for Tutors.--
          ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        Corporation shall require that each recipient of assistance 
        under the national service laws that operates a tutoring 
        program involving elementary or secondary school students 
        certifies that individuals serving in approved national service 
        positions as tutors in such program have--
                  ``(A) either--
                          ``(i) obtained their high school diploma; or
                          ``(ii) passed a proficiency test 
                        demonstrating that such individuals have the 
                        skills necessary to achieve program goals; and
                  ``(B) have successfully completed pre- and in-service 
                training for tutors.
          ``(2) Exception.--The requirements in paragraph (1) do not 
        apply to an individual serving in an approved national service 
        position who is enrolled in an elementary or secondary school 
        and is providing tutoring services through a structured, 
        school-managed cross-grade tutoring program.
  ``(h) Requirements for Tutoring Programs.--Each tutoring program that 
receives assistance under the national service laws shall--
          ``(1) offer a curriculum that is high quality, research-
        based, and consistent with the State academic content standards 
        required by section 1111 of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311) and the instructional 
        program of the local educational agency; and
          ``(2) offer high quality, research-based pre- and in-service 
        training for tutors.
  ``(i) Citizenship Training.--The Corporation shall establish 
requirements for recipients of assistance under the national service 
laws relating to the promotion of citizenship and civic engagement, 
that are consistent with the principles on which citizenship programs 
administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are based and 
are appropriate to the age, education, and experience of the 
participants enrolled in approved national service positions and 
approved summer of service positions.
  ``(j) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal 
year for which the Corporation makes grants under section 121(a), the 
Corporation shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report containing--
          ``(1) information describing how the Corporation allocated 
        financial assistance and approved national service positions 
        among eligible entities proposed to carry out national service 
        corps described in that subsection (a) for that fiscal year; 
        and
          ``(2) information describing the amount of financial 
        assistance and the number of approved national service 
        positions the Corporation provided to each national service 
        corps described in subsection (a) for that fiscal year;
          ``(3) a measure of the extent to which the national service 
        corps improved performance on the corresponding indicators; and
          ``(4) information describing how the Corporation is 
        coordinating--
                  ``(A) the national service corps funded under 
                subsection (a); with
                  ``(B) applicable programs, as determined by the 
                Corporation, carried out under subtitles B of this 
                title, and part A of title I and parts A and B of title 
                II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 
                U.S.C. 4951 et seq., 5001, 5011) that improve 
                performance on those indicators or otherwise address 
                identified community needs.''.

SEC. 1303. TYPES OF POSITIONS.

  Section 123 (42 U.S.C. 12573) is amended--
          (1) in paragraph (2)(A) by inserting after ``subdivision of a 
        State,'' the following: ``a Territory,''; and
          (2) in paragraph (5) by inserting ``National'' before 
        ``Civilian Community Corps''.

SEC. 1304. CONFORMING REPEAL RELATING TO TRAINING AND TECHNICAL 
                    ASSISTANCE.

  Section 125 (42 U.S.C. 12575) is repealed.

SEC. 1305. ASSISTANCE TO STATE COMMISSIONS; CHALLENGE GRANTS.

  Section 126 (42 U.S.C. 12576) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$125,000 and 
                $750,000'' and inserting ``$250,000 and $1,000,000''; 
                and
                  (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
                following:
          ``(2) Matching requirement.--In making grants to a State 
        under this subsection, the Corporation shall require the State 
        to provide matching funds of $1 from non-Federal sources for 
        every $1 provided by the Corporation.
          ``(3) Alternative.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the Chief 
        Executive Officer may permit a State that demonstrates hardship 
        or a new State Commission to use an alternative match as 
        follows:
                  ``(A) First $100,000.--For the first $100,000 of 
                grant amounts provided by the Corporation, a State 
                shall not be required to provide matching funds.
                  ``(B) Amounts greater than $100,000.--For grant 
                amounts of more than $100,000 and not exceeding 
                $200,000 provided by the Corporation, a State shall 
                provide $1 from non-Federal sources for every $2 
                provided by the Corporation.
                  ``(C) Amounts greater than $200,000.--For grant 
                amounts of more than $200,000 provided by the 
                Corporation, a State shall provide $1 from non-Federal 
                sources for every $1 provided by the Corporation.
                  ``(D) Reservation of funds.--The corporation shall 
                ensure that it reserves funds for assistance provided 
                under section 126(a) at an aggregate amount equal to 
                that of at least 150 percent allocated in fiscal year 
                2004 for the first full fiscal year after the date of 
                enactment of the GIVE Act. Each subsequent year the 
                corporation shall increase the amount reserved 
                proportionately including minimum and maximum amounts 
                described in paragraph (1) to the amount of program 
                funding allocated in subtitle C.'';
          (2) in subsection (b), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``and to support, including through mission-assignments under 
        the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 5147), nonprofit organizations and public 
        agencies responding to the needs of communities in 
        disasters.''; and
          (3) in subsection (c)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``to national 
                service programs that receive assistance under section 
                121'' and inserting ``to programs supported under the 
                national service laws''; and
                  (B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
                following:
          ``(3) Amount of assistance.--A challenge grant under this 
        subsection may provide, for an initial 3-year grant period, not 
        more than $1 of assistance under this subsection for each $1 in 
        cash raised from private sources by the program supported under 
        the national service laws in excess of amounts required to be 
        provided by the program to satisfy matching funds requirements. 
        After an initial 3-year grant period, grants under this 
        subsection may provide not more than $1 of assistance for each 
        $2 in cash raised from private sources by the program in excess 
        of amounts required to be provided by the program to satisfy 
        matching funds requirements. The Corporation may permit the use 
        of local or State funds as matching funds if the Corporation 
        determines that such use would be equitable due to a lack of 
        available private funds at the local level. The Corporation 
        shall establish a ceiling on the amount of assistance that may 
        be provided to a national service program under this 
        subsection.''.

SEC. 1306. ALLOCATION OF ASSISTANCE TO STATES AND OTHER ELIGIBLE 
                    ENTITIES.

  Section 129 (42 U.S.C. 12581) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 129. PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE AND APPROVED NATIONAL SERVICE 
                    POSITIONS.

  ``(a) 1-Percent Allotment for Certain Territories.--Of the funds 
allocated by the Corporation for provision of assistance under section 
121(a) for a fiscal year, the Corporation shall reserve 1 percent for 
grants to the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands upon approval by the 
Corporation of an application submitted under section 130. The amount 
allotted as a grant to each such Territory under this subsection 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 bears to the total population of such Territories.
  ``(b) Allotment for Indian Tribes.--Of the funds allocated by the 
Corporation for provision of assistance under section 121(a) for a 
fiscal year, the Corporation shall reserve at least 1 percent for 
grants to Indian tribes, including nonprofit organizations applying on 
behalf of a tribe or tribes, to be allotted by the Corporation on a 
competitive basis. In the case of a nonprofit organization applying on 
behalf of a tribe or tribes such nonprofit organization shall include 
in its application--
          ``(1) written documentation from such tribe or tribes that 
        such tribe or tribes has approved the application and 
        authorized such nonprofit organization to submit an application 
        on the behalf of the tribe or tribes; and
          ``(2) certification that the nonprofit organization will use 
        the grant exclusively to serve members of such tribe or tribes 
        and will, to the maximum extent practicable, do so on tribal 
        lands.
  ``(c) Reservation of Approved Positions.--The Corporation shall 
ensure that each individual selected during a fiscal year for 
assignment as a VISTA volunteer under title I of the Domestic Volunteer 
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) or as a participant in the 
Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program under subtitle E shall 
receive the national service educational award described in subtitle D 
if the individual satisfies the eligibility requirements for the award. 
Funds for approved national service positions required by this 
paragraph for a fiscal year shall be deducted from the total funding 
for approved national service positions to be available for 
distribution under subsections (d) and (e) for that fiscal year.
  ``(d) Allotment for Competitive Grants.--Of the funds allocated by 
the Corporation for provision of assistance under section 121(a) for a 
fiscal year and subject to section 133(d)(3), the Corporation shall 
reserve up to 62.7 percent for grants awarded on a competitive basis to 
States for national service programs and to nonprofit organizations 
seeking to operate a national service program in 2 or more States.
  ``(e) Allotment to Certain States on Formula Basis.--
          ``(1) Grants.--Of the funds allocated by the Corporation for 
        provision of assistance under subsection (a) of section 121 for 
        a fiscal year, the Corporation shall make a grant to each of 
        the several States, the District of Columbia, and the 
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico that submits an application under 
        section 130 that is approved by the Corporation.
          ``(2) Allotments.--The amount allotted as a grant to each 
        such State under this subsection for a fiscal year shall be 
        equal to the amount that bears the same ratio to 35.3 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, in compliance with paragraph (3).
          ``(3) Minimum amount.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the 
        minimum grant made available to each State approved by the 
        Corporation under paragraph (1) for each fiscal year must be at 
        least $600,000, or 0.5 percent of the amount allocated for the 
        State formula under this section, whichever is greater.
  ``(f) Effect of Failure To Apply.--If a State or Territory fails to 
apply for, or fails to give notice to the Corporation of its intent to 
apply for an allotment under this section, or the Corporation does not 
approve the application consistent with section 133, the Corporation 
may use the amount that would have been allotted under this section to 
the State or Territory to--
          ``(1) make grants (and provide approved national service 
        positions in connection with such grants) to other community-
        based organizations under section 121 that propose to carry out 
        national service programs in such State or Territory; and
          ``(2) make a reallotment to other States or Territories with 
        approved applications submitted under section 130, to the 
        extent community-based organizations do not apply as described 
        in paragraph (1).
  ``(g) Application Required.--The allotment of assistance and approved 
national service positions to a recipient under this section shall be 
made by the Corporation only pursuant to an application submitted by a 
State or other applicant under section 130.
  ``(h) Approval of Positions Subject to Available Funds.--The 
Corporation may not approve positions as approved national service 
positions under this subtitle for a fiscal year in excess of the number 
of such positions for which the Corporation has sufficient available 
funds in the National Service Trust for that fiscal year, taking into 
consideration funding needs for national service educational awards 
under subtitle D based on completed service. If appropriations are 
insufficient to provide the maximum allowable national service 
educational awards under subtitle D for all eligible participants, the 
Corporation is authorized to make necessary and reasonable adjustments 
to program rules.
  ``(i) Sponsorship of Approved National Service Positions.--
          ``(1) Sponsorship authorized.--The Corporation may enter into 
        agreements with persons or entities who offer to sponsor 
        national service positions for which the person or entity will 
        be responsible for supplying the funds necessary to provide a 
        national service educational award. The distribution of these 
        approved national service positions shall be made pursuant to 
        the agreement, and the creation of these positions shall not be 
        taken into consideration in determining the number of approved 
        national service positions to be available for distribution 
        under this section.
          ``(2) Deposit of contribution.--Funds provided pursuant to an 
        agreement under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the 
        National Service Trust established in section 145 until such 
        time as the funds are needed.
  ``(j) Reservation of Funds for Special Assistance.--From amounts 
appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 501(a)(2) and subject to the limitation in 
such section, the Corporation may reserve such amount as the 
Corporation considers to be appropriate for the purpose of making 
assistance available under section 126.
  ``(k) Reservation of Funds To Increase the Participation of 
Individuals With Disabilities.--
          ``(1) Reservation.--To make grants to public or private 
        nonprofit organizations to increase the participation of 
        individuals with disabilities in national service and for 
        demonstration activities in furtherance of this purpose, and 
        subject to the limitation in paragraph (2), the Chief Executive 
        Officer shall reserve not less than 1 percent from the amount 
        allocated to carry out program grants under the national 
        service laws.
          ``(2) Limitation.--The amount reserved in paragraph (1) may 
        not exceed $10,000,000.
          ``(3) Remainder.--After making grants under subsection (k), 
        excess funds may be used by the Chief Executive Officer for 
        other activities under section 501(a)(2).
  ``(l) Authority for Fixed-Amount Grants.--
          ``(1) In general.--
                  ``(A) Authority.--From amounts appropriated for a 
                fiscal year to provide financial assistance under the 
                national service laws, the Corporation, subject to the 
                limitation in subparagraph (B) may provide assistance 
                in the form of fixed-amount grants in an amount 
                determined by the Corporation under paragraph (2) 
                rather than on the basis of actual costs incurred by a 
                program.
                  ``(B) Limitation.--Other than fixed-amount grants to 
                support programs described in section 129A, for the 1-
                year period beginning on the date of enactment of the 
                GIVE Act, the Corporation may provide assistance in the 
                form of fixed-amount grants only to support full-time 
                positions.
          ``(2) Determination of amount of fixed-amount grants.--A 
        fixed-amount grant authorized by this subsection shall be in an 
        amount determined by the Corporation that is--
                  ``(A) significantly less than the reasonable and 
                necessary costs of administering the program receiving 
                the grant; and
                  ``(B) based on the amount per individual enrolled in 
                the program receiving the grant, taking into account--
                          ``(i) the program's capacity to manage funds 
                        and achieve programmatic results;
                          ``(ii) the number of national service 
                        positions approved for the program;
                          ``(iii) the proposed design of the program;
                          ``(iv) whether the program provides service 
                        to or involves the participation of 
                        disadvantaged youth or otherwise would 
                        reasonably incur a relatively higher level of 
                        costs; and
                          ``(v) such other factors as the Corporation 
                        may consider under section 133 in considering 
                        applications for assistance.
          ``(3) Requirements for grant recipients.--In awarding a 
        fixed-amount grant under this subsection, the Corporation--
                  ``(A) shall require the grant recipient--
                          ``(i) to return a pro rata amount of the 
                        grant funds based upon the difference between 
                        the number of hours served by a participant and 
                        the minimum number of hours for completion of a 
                        term of service (as established by the 
                        Corporation);
                          ``(ii) to report on standardized and other 
                        performance measures established by the 
                        Corporation;
                          ``(iii) to cooperate with any evaluation 
                        activities undertaken by the Corporation; and
                          ``(iv) to provide assurances that additional 
                        funds shall be raised in support of the 
                        proposed program, in addition to those received 
                        under the national service laws; and
                  ``(B) may adopt other terms and conditions as it 
                considers necessary or appropriate based on the 
                relative risks (as determined by the Corporation) 
                associated with any application for a fixed-amount 
                grant.
          ``(4) Other requirements not applicable.--Limitations on 
        administrative costs and matching fund documentation 
        requirements shall not apply to fixed-amount grants provided in 
        accordance with this subsection.
          ``(5) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
        relieve a grant recipient of the responsibility to comply with 
        the requirements of the Single Audit Act (31 U.S.C. 7501 et 
        seq.) or other requirements of Office of Management and Budget 
        Circular A-133.''.

SEC. 1307. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.

  Part II of subtitle C of title I is amended by inserting after 
section 129 (42 U.S.C. 12581) the following:

``SEC. 129A. EDUCATION AWARDS ONLY PROGRAM.

  ``(a) In General.--From amounts appropriated for a fiscal year to 
provide financial assistance under this subtitle and consistent with 
the restriction in subsection (b), the Corporation may, through fixed-
amount grants (in accordance with section 129(l)), provide operational 
assistance to programs that receive approved national service positions 
but do not receive funds under section 121(a).
  ``(b) Limit on Corporation Grant Funds.--Operational support under 
this section may not exceed $600 per individual enrolled in an approved 
national service position and may reach $800 per individual if the 
program supports at least 50 percent disadvantaged youth.
  ``(c) Adjustments for Inflation.-- For each year after 2008, the 
amounts specified in subsection (b) shall be adjusted for inflation as 
measured by the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers published 
by the Secretary of Labor.
  ``(d) Inapplicable Provisions.--The provisions under section 
129(l)(4) and the living allowances and other benefits under sections 
131(e) and section 140 (other than individualized support services for 
disabled members under section 140(f)) shall not apply to programs that 
receive assistance under this section.''.

SEC. 1308. STATE SELECTION OF PROGRAMS.

  Section 130 (42 U.S.C. 12582) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)--
                  (A) by inserting after ``State,'' the following: 
                ``Territory,''; and
                  (B) by striking ``institution of higher education, or 
                Federal agency'' and inserting ``or institution of 
                higher education'';
          (2) in subsection (b)--
                  (A) in paragraph (9), by striking ``section 122(c)'' 
                and inserting ``section 122(f)''; and
                  (B) in paragraph (12), by inserting ``municipalities 
                and county governments in the areas being served,'' 
                after ``services,''.
          (3) in subsection (c)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1)--
                          (i) by striking ``jobs or positions'' and 
                        inserting ``proposed positions''; and
                          (ii) by striking ``, including'' and all that 
                        follows through the period at the end and 
                        inserting a period;
                  (B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``proposed'' before 
                ``minimum''; and
                  (C) by adding at the end the following:
          ``(3) In the case of a nonprofit organization operating 
        programs in 2 or more States, a description of the manner and 
        extent to which the State Commissions of each State in which 
        the nonprofit organization intends to operate were consulted 
        and the nature of the consultation.'';
          (4) by redesignating subsections (d) through (g) as 
        subsections (e) through (h), respectively and inserting after 
        subsection (c) the following:
  ``(d) Additional Required Application Information.--An application 
submitted under subsection (a) for programs described in 122(a) shall 
also contain--
          ``(1) measurable goals, to be used for annual measurements of 
        the program on 1 or more of the corresponding performance 
        indicators;
          ``(2) information describing how the applicant proposes to 
        utilize funds to improve performance on the corresponding 
        performance indicators utilizing participants, including the 
        activities in which such participants will engage to improve 
        performance on those indicators;
          ``(3) information identifying the geographical area in which 
        the eligible entity proposed to carry out the program proposes 
        to use funds to improve performance on the corresponding 
        performance indicators including demographic information on the 
        students or individuals, as appropriate, in such area, and 
        statistics demonstrating the need to improve such indicators in 
        such area; and
          ``(4) if applicable, information on how the eligible entity 
        will work with other community-based agencies to carry out 
        activities to improve performance on the corresponding 
        performance indicators using such funds.'';
          (5) in subsection (f)(2) (as so redesignated) by striking 
        ``were selected'' and inserting ``were or will be selected'';
          (6) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``a program 
                applicant'' and inserting ``an applicant''; and
                  (B) in paragraph (2)--
                          (i) in the heading, by striking ``Program 
                        applicant'' and inserting ``Applicant'';
                          (ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``program applicant'' and 
                        inserting ``applicant'';
                          (iii) in subparagraph (A)--
                                  (I) by inserting after ``subdivision 
                                of a State,'' the following: 
                                ``Territory,''; and
                                  (II) by striking ``institution of 
                                higher education, or Federal agency'' 
                                and inserting ``or institution of 
                                higher education''; and
                          (iv) in subparagraph (B)--
                                  (I) by inserting after ``subdivision 
                                of a State,'' the following: 
                                ``Territory,''; and
                                  (II) by striking ``institution of 
                                higher education, or Federal agency'' 
                                and inserting ``or institution of 
                                higher education''; and
          (7) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated), by striking the 
        period and inserting ``or is already receiving financial 
        assistance from the Corporation.''.

SEC. 1309. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS.

  Section 131(c) (42 U.S.C. 12583(c)) is amended--
          (1) in paragraph (1)--
                  (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
                  ``(A) the community served, including, if 
                appropriate, municipal and county governments in the 
                area served, and potential participants in the 
                program;'';
                  (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and'' after 
                ``program;''; and
                  (C) by adding at the end the following:
                  ``(C) municipalities and county governments in the 
                areas being served;''; and
          (2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
          ``(3) in the case of a program that is not funded through a 
        State, including programs operated by nonprofit organizations 
        seeking to operate a national service program in 2 or more 
        States--
                  ``(A) consult with and coordinate with the State 
                Commission for the State in which the program operates; 
                and
                  ``(B) obtain confirmation from the State Commission 
                that the applicant seeking assistance under this Act 
                has consulted with and coordinated with the State 
                Commission when seeking to operate a program in that 
                State.''.

SEC. 1310. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS.

  Section 133 (42 U.S.C. 12585) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (c)(6), insert after subparagraph (E) the 
        following:
                  ``(F) Areas that have a mortgage foreclosure rate 
                greater than the national average mortgage foreclosure 
                rate for the most recent 12 months for which 
                satisfactory data are available.'';
          (2) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking ``jobs or''; and
          (3) in subsection (d)(2)--
                  (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (F);
                  (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph 
                (G) and inserting a semicolon; and
                  (C) by adding at the end the following:
                  ``(H) programs that recruit veterans, particularly 
                returning veterans, into service opportunities; and
                  ``(I) programs that promote community-based efforts 
                to meet the unique needs of military families while a 
                member of the family is deployed, or when a member of 
                the family returns from deployment.''.

SEC. 1311. DESCRIPTION OF PARTICIPANTS.

  Section 137 (42 U.S.C. 12591) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)--
                  (A) by striking paragraph (3); and
                  (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as 
                paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively;
          (2) in subsection (b)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (4)'' 
                and inserting ``paragraph (3)''; and
                  (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``between the ages 
                of 16 and 25'' and inserting ``a 16-year-old out of 
                school youth or an individual between the ages of 17 
                and 25''; and
          (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``(a)(5)'' and inserting 
        ``(a)(4)''.

SEC. 1312. SELECTION OF NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS.

  Section 138 (42 U.S.C. 12592) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``conducted by the State'' 
        and all that follows through ``or other entity'' and inserting 
        ``conducted by the entity''; and
          (2) in subsection (e)(2)(C) by inserting before the semicolon 
        at the end the following: ``, particularly those who were 
        considered at the time of their service disadvantaged youth''.

SEC. 1313. TERMS OF SERVICE.

  Section 139 (42 U.S.C. 12593) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``not less than 9 
        months and'';
          (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``during a period of--
        '' and all that follows through the period at the end and 
        inserting ``during a period of not more than 2 years.''; and
          (3) in subsection (b) by inserting at the end the following:
          ``(4) Extension of term for disaster purposes.--
                  ``(A) An individual in an approved national service 
                position performing service directly related to 
                disaster relief efforts may continue in a term of 
                service for a period of 90 days beyond the period 
                otherwise specified in sections 139(b) and 153 (e) or 
                in section 104 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 
                1973.
                  ``(B) Service performed by an individual in an 
                originally-agreed to term of service and service 
                performed under this paragraph shall constitute a 
                single term of service for purposes of sections 146(b) 
                and (c) but may not receive an additional education 
                award under section 141.'';
          (4) in subsection (c)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``as 
                demonstrated by the participant'' and inserting ``as 
                determined by the organization responsible for granting 
                a release, if the participant has otherwise performed 
                satisfactorily and has completed at least 15 percent of 
                the original term of service'';
                  (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``provide to the 
                participant that portion of the national service 
                educational award'' and inserting ``certify the 
                participant's eligibility for that portion of the 
                national service educational award''; and
                  (C) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``to allow 
                return to the program with which the individual was 
                serving in order''.

SEC. 1314. ADJUSTMENTS TO LIVING ALLOWANCE.

  Section 140 (42 U.S.C. 12594) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (3)'' 
                and inserting ``paragraphs (2) and (3)'';
                  (B) by striking paragraph (2);
                  (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as (2);
                  (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so 
                redesignated) the following:
          ``(3) Federal work-study students.--The living allowance that 
        may be provided to an individual whose term of service includes 
        hours for which the individual receives Federal work study 
        wages shall be reduced by the amount of the individual's 
        Federal work study award.''; and
                  (E) in paragraph (4), by striking ``a reduced term of 
                service under section 139(b)(3)'' and inserting ``a 
                term of service that is less than 12 months'';
          (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``shall include an amount 
        sufficient to cover 85 percent of such taxes'' and all that 
        follows through the period at the end and inserting ``may be 
        used to pay such taxes.'';
          (3) in subsection (c)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1) by adding ``and'' at the end;
                  (B) by striking paragraph (2); and
                  (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as (2);
          (4) in subsection (d)(1), by striking the second sentence; 
        and
          (5) by striking subsections (g) and (h).

   Subtitle D--Amendments to Subtitle D (National Service Trust and 
           Provision of National Service Educational Awards)

SEC. 1401. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS IN THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST.

  Section 145 (42 U.S.C. 12601) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``section 
                148(e)'' and inserting ``section 148(f)''; and
                  (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``pursuant to 
                section 196(a)(2)'' and inserting ``pursuant to section 
                196(a)(2), if the terms of such donations direct that 
                they be deposited in the National Service Trust''; and
          (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``for payments of national 
        service educational awards in accordance with section 148.'' 
        and inserting ``for--
          ``(1) payments of summer of service educational awards and 
        national service educational awards in accordance with section 
        148; and
          ``(2) payments of interest in accordance with section 
        148(f).''.

SEC. 1402. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A NATIONAL SERVICE 
                    EDUCATIONAL AWARD FROM THE TRUST.

  Section 146 (42 U.S.C. 12602) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)--
                  (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``if the individual'' and inserting ``if the 
                organization responsible for an individual's 
                supervision certifies that the individual'';
                  (B) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and 
                inserting the following:
          ``(1) met the applicable eligibility requirements for the 
        position; and
          ``(2)(A) for a full-time or part-time educational award, 
        successfully completed the required term of service described 
        in subsection (b) in an approved national service position; or
          ``(B) for a partial educational award--
                  ``(i) satisfactorily performed prior to being granted 
                a release for compelling personal circumstances under 
                section 139(c); and
                  ``(ii) served at least 15 percent of the required 
                term of service described in subsection (b); and''; and
                  (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3);
          (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
  ``(c) Limitation on Receipt of National Service Educational Awards.--
An individual may not receive, in national service educational awards, 
more than an amount equal to the aggregate value of 2 such awards for 
full-time service. The aggregate value of summer of service educational 
awards that an individual receives shall have no effect on the 
aggregate value of national service educational awards the individual 
may receive.'';
          (3) in subsection (d)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1)--
                          (i) by striking ``Seven-year requirement'' 
                        and inserting ``In general'';
                          (ii) by striking ``An'' and inserting 
                        ``Subject to paragraph (2), an''; and
                  (B) in paragraph (2)--
                          (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``or'' at 
                        the end;
                          (ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
                          (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                  ``(C) is an individual eligible to receive a summer 
                of service educational award, in which case the 
                individual shall have a 10-year period to use such 
                educational award beginning on the date that the 
                individual completes the term of service that is the 
                basis of such educational award.''; and
          (4) in subsection (e)(1)--
                  (A) by inserting after ``qualifying under this 
                section'' the following: ``or under section 
                120(c)(8)''; and
                  (B) by inserting after ``to receive a national 
                service educational award'' the following: ``or a 
                summer of service educational award''.

SEC. 1403. DETERMINATION OF THE AMOUNT OF NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL 
                    AWARDS.

  Section 147 (42 U.S.C. 12603) is amended--
          (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
  ``(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 equal to the maximum amount of a 
Federal Pell Grant that a student eligible under section 401(b)(2)(A) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 may receive for the award year for 
which the national service position is approved by the Corporation.''; 
and
          (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ``for each of not 
        more than 2 of such terms of service'' the following: ``in the 
        period of one year''.

SEC. 1404. DISBURSEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.

  Section 148 (42 U.S.C. 12604) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)--
                  (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``cost of 
                attendance'' and inserting ``cost of attendance or 
                other educational expenses'';
                  (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'';
                  (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); 
                and
                  (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
          ``(4) to pay expenses incurred in enrolling in an educational 
        institution or training establishment that meets the 
        requirements of chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code (38 
        U.S.C. 3451 et seq.); and'';
          (2) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting after ``the national 
        service educational award of the individual'' the following: 
        ``, or an eligible individual under section 120(c)(8) who 
        received a summer of service educational award'';
          (3) in subsection (b)(2) by inserting after ``the national 
        service educational award'' the following: ``or the summer of 
        service educational award, as applicable,'';
          (4) in subsection (b)(5) by inserting after ``the national 
        service educational award'' the following: ``or the summer of 
        service educational award, as applicable'';
          (5) in subsection (b)(7)--
                  (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``, other than a 
                loan to a parent of a student pursuant to section 428B 
                of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1078-2); and'' and inserting a 
                semicolon;
                  (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                  (C) by adding at the end the following:
                  ``(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 educational expenses and made, insured, or 
                guaranteed by--
                          ``(i) an eligible lender, as defined in 
                        section 435 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
                        (20 U.S.C. 1085);
                          ``(ii) the direct student loan program under 
                        part D of title IV of such Act;
                          ``(iii) a State agency; or
                          ``(iv) a lender otherwise determined by the 
                        Corporation to be eligible to receive 
                        disbursements from the National Service 
                        Trust.'';
          (6) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting after ``national 
        service educational award'' the following: ``, or an eligible 
        individual under section 120(c)(8) who desires to apply the 
        individual's summer of service educational award,'';
          (7) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by inserting after ``national 
        service educational award'' the following: ``or summer of 
        service educational award, as applicable,'';
          (8) in subsection (c)(2)(C)(iii), by inserting after 
        ``national service educational awards received under this 
        subtitle'' the following: ``or summer of service educational 
        awards received under section 120(c)(8)'';
          (9) in subsection (c)(3), by inserting after ``national 
        service educational awards'' the following: ``and summer of 
        service educational awards'';
          (10) in subsection (c)(5)--
                  (A) by inserting after ``national service educational 
                award'' the following: ``, or summer of service 
                educational award, as applicable,''; and
                  (B) by inserting after ``additional'' the following: 
                ``summer of service educational awards and 
                additional'';
          (11) in subsection (c)(6), by inserting after ``national 
        service educational award'' the following: ``and summer of 
        service educational award'';
          (12) in subsection (d), by inserting after ``national service 
        educational awards'' the following: ``and summer of service 
        educational awards'';
          (13) in subsection (e), by striking ``subsection (b)(6)'' and 
        inserting ``subsection (b)(7)''; and
          (14) in subsection (f), by striking ``Director'' and 
        inserting ``Chief Executive Officer''.

SEC. 1405. PROCESS OF APPROVAL OF NATIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS.

  (a) In General.--Subtitle D of title I (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.) is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 149. PROCESS OF APPROVAL OF NATIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS.

  ``(a) Timing and Recording Requirements.--
          ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subtitles C and D, and any 
        other provision of law, in approving a position as an approved 
        national service position, the Corporation--
                  ``(A) shall approve the position at the time the 
                Corporation--
                          ``(i) enters into an enforceable agreement 
                        with an individual participant to serve in a 
                        program carried out under subtitle E of title I 
                        of this Act or under title I of the Domestic 
                        Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 
                        et seq.), or a summer of service educational 
                        award; or
                          ``(ii) except as provided in clause (i), 
                        awards a grant to (or enters into a contract or 
                        cooperative agreement with) an entity to carry 
                        out a program for which such a position is 
                        approved under section 123; and
                  ``(B) shall record as an obligation an estimate of 
                the net present value of the national service 
                educational award associated with the position, based 
                on a formula that takes into consideration historical 
                rates of enrollment in such a program, and of earning 
                and using national service educational awards for such 
                a program and remain available.
          ``(2) Formula.--In determining the formula described in 
        paragraph (1)(B), the Corporation shall consult with the 
        Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
          ``(3) Certification report.--The Chief Executive Officer of 
        the Corporation shall annually prepare and submit to the 
        appropriate committees of Congress a report that contains a 
        certification that the Corporation is in compliance with the 
        requirements of paragraph (1).
          ``(4) Approval.--The requirements of this subsection shall 
        apply to each approved national service position that the 
        Corporation approves--
                  ``(A) during fiscal year 2009; and
                  ``(B) during any subsequent fiscal year.
  ``(b) Reserve Account.--
          ``(1) Establishment and contents.--
                  ``(A) Establishment.--Notwithstanding subtitles C and 
                D, and any other provision of law, within the National 
                Service Trust established under section 145, the 
                Corporation shall establish a reserve account.
                  ``(B) Contents.--To ensure the availability of 
                adequate funds to support the awards of approved 
                national service positions for each fiscal year, the 
                Corporation shall place in the account--
                          ``(i) during fiscal year 2009, a portion of 
                        the funds that were appropriated for fiscal 
                        year 2009 or a previous fiscal year under 
                        section 501(a)(2), were made available to carry 
                        out subtitle C, D, or E of this title, subtitle 
                        A of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service 
                        Act of 1973, or summer of service under section 
                        120(c)(8), and remain available; and
                          ``(ii) during fiscal year 2009 or a 
                        subsequent fiscal year, a portion of the funds 
                        that were appropriated for that fiscal year 
                        under section 501(a)(2) and were made available 
                        to carry out subtitle C, D, or E of this title, 
                        subtitle A of title I of the Domestic Volunteer 
                        Service Act of 1973, or summer of service under 
                        section 111(a)(5), and remain available.
          ``(2) Obligation.--The Corporation shall not obligate the 
        funds in the reserve account until the Corporation--
                  ``(A) determines that the funds will not be needed 
                for the payment of national service educational awards 
                associated with previously approved national service 
                positions and summer of service educational awards; or
                  ``(B) obligates the funds for the payment of national 
                service educational awards for such previously approved 
                national service positions or summer of service 
                educational awards, as applicable.
  ``(c) Audits.--The accounts of the Corporation relating to the 
appropriated funds for approved national service positions, and the 
records demonstrating the manner in which the Corporation has recorded 
estimates described in subsection (a)(1)(B) as obligations, shall be 
audited annually by independent certified public accountants or 
independent licensed public accountants certified or licensed by a 
regulatory authority of a State or other political subdivision of the 
United States in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. 
A report containing the results of each such independent audit shall be 
included in the annual report required by subsection (a)(3).
  ``(d) Availability of Amounts.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
all amounts included in the National Service Trust under paragraphs 
(1), (2), and (3) of section 145(a) shall be available for payments of 
national service educational awards or summer of service educational 
awards under section 148.''.
  (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 2 of the Strengthen AmeriCorps 
Program Act (Public Law 108-145; 117 Stat. 844; 42 U.S.C. 12605) is 
repealed.

   Subtitle E--Amendments to Subtitle E (National Civilian Community 
                                 Corps)

SEC. 1501. PURPOSE.

  Section 151 (42 U.S.C. 12611) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 151. PURPOSE.

  ``It is the purpose of this subtitle to authorize the operation of, 
and support for, residential and other service programs that combine 
the best practices of civilian service with the best aspects of 
military service, including leadership and team building, to meet 
national and community needs. Such needs to be met under such programs 
include those related to--
          ``(1) natural and other disasters;
          ``(2) infrastructure improvement;
          ``(3) environmental stewardship and conservation;
          ``(4) energy conservation;
          ``(5) urban and rural development; and
          ``(6) other unmet needs consistent with the purpose as 
        described in this section.''.

SEC. 1502. PROGRAM COMPONENTS.

  Section 152 (42 U.S.C. 12612) is amended--
          (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:

``SEC. 152. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS 
                    PROGRAM.''.

          (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``Civilian Community Corps 
        Demonstration Program'' and inserting ``National Civilian 
        Community Corps Program'';
          (3) in subsection (b)--
                  (A) by striking ``Civilian Community Corps 
                Demonstration Program'' and inserting ``National 
                Civilian Community Corps Program''; and
                  (B) by striking ``a Civilian Community Corps'' and 
                inserting ``a National Civilian Community Corps'';
          (4) in the heading of subsection (c), by striking 
        ``Programs'' and inserting ``Components''; and
          (5) in subsection (c), by striking ``program components are 
        residential programs'' and all that follows and inserting 
        ``programs referred to in subsection (b) may include a 
        residential component.''.

SEC. 1503. ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS.

  Section 153 (42 U.S.C. 12613) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)--
                  (A) by striking ``Civilian Community Corps 
                Demonstration Program'' and inserting ``National 
                Civilian Community Corps Program''; and
                  (B) by striking ``on Civilian Community Corps'' and 
                inserting ``on National Civilian Community Corps'';
          (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``if the person'' and all 
        that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``if 
        the person will be at least 18 years of age on or before 
        December 31 in the calendar year in which the individual 
        enrolls in the program.'';
          (3) in subsection (c)--
                  (A) by striking ``Backrounds'' and inserting 
                ``Backgrounds''; and
                  (B) by adding at the end the following: ``The 
                Director shall take appropriate steps, including 
                through outreach and recruitment activities carried out 
                by the chief executive officer, to increase the 
                percentage of participants in the program who are 
                disadvantaged youth toward 50 percent of all 
                participants by year 2011. The Director shall report to 
                the appropriate committees of Congress biennially on 
                such efforts, any challenges faced, and the annual 
                participation rates of disadvantaged youth in the 
                program.''; and
          (4) by striking subsection (e).

SEC. 1504. SUMMER NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM.

  Section 154 (42 U.S.C. 12614) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)--
                  (A) by striking ``Civilian Community Corps 
                Demonstration Program'' and inserting ``National 
                Civilian Community Corps Program''; and
                  (B) by striking ``on Civilian Community Corps'' and 
                inserting ``on National Civilian Community Corps''; and
          (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``shall be'' and all that 
        follows through the period at the end and inserting ``shall be 
        from economically and ethnically diverse backgrounds, including 
        youth who are in foster care.''.

SEC. 1505. TEAM LEADERS.

  Section 155 (42 U.S.C. 12615) is amended--
          (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:

``SEC. 155. NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS.'';

          (2) in subsection (a)--
                  (A) by striking ``Civilian Community Corps 
                Demonstration Program'' and inserting ``National 
                Civilian Community Corps Program''; and
                  (B) by striking ``the Civilian Community Corps 
                shall'' and inserting ``the National Civilian Community 
                Corps shall'';
          (3) in subsection (b)--
                  (A) by amending the subsection heading to read as 
                follows:
  ``(b) Membership in National Civilian Community Corps.--'';
                  (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``National'' 
                before ``Civilian Community Corps'';
                  (C) in paragraph (3)--
                          (i) by striking ``superintendent'' and 
                        inserting ``campus director''; and
                          (ii) by striking ``camp'' and inserting 
                        ``campus''; and
                  (D) by adding at the end the following:
          ``(4) Team leaders.--The Director may select from Corps 
        members individuals with prior supervisory or service 
        experience to be team leaders within units in the National 
        Civilian Community Corps to perform service that includes 
        leading and supervising teams of Corps members. Team leaders 
        shall--
                  ``(A) be selected without regard to the age 
                limitation under section 153(b);
                  ``(B) be members of the National Civilian Community 
                Corps; and
                  ``(C) be provided the rights and benefits applicable 
                to Corps members, except that the limitation on the 
                amount of living allowance shall not exceed 10 percent 
                more than the amount established under section 
                158(b).'';
          (4) in subsection (d)--
                  (A) by amending the subsection heading to read as 
                follows:
  ``(d) Campuses.--'';
                  (B) in paragraph (1)--
                          (i) by amending the paragraph heading to read 
                        as follows:
          ``(1) Units to be assigned to campuses.--'';
                          (ii) by striking ``in camps'' and inserting 
                        ``in campuses'';
                          (iii) by striking ``camp'' and inserting 
                        ``campus''; and
                          (iv) by striking ``in the camps'' and 
                        inserting ``in the campuses'';
                  (C) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
          ``(2) Campus director.--There shall be a campus director for 
        each campus. The campus director is the head of the campus.'';
                  (D) in paragraph (3)--
                          (i) by amending the paragraph heading to read 
                        as follows:
          ``(3) Eligible site for campus.--'';
                          (ii) by striking ``A camp may be located'' 
                        and inserting ``A campus must be cost-effective 
                        and may, upon the completion of a feasibility 
                        study, be located'';
          (5) in subsection (e)--
                  (A) by amending the paragraph heading to read as 
                follows:
  ``(e) Distribution of Units and Campuses.--'';
                  (B) by striking ``camps are distributed'' and 
                inserting ``campuses are cost-effective and are 
                distributed''; and
                  (C) by striking ``rural areas'' and all that follows 
                through the period at the end and inserting ``rural 
                areas such that each Corps unit in a region can be 
                easily deployed for disaster and emergency response to 
                such region.''; and
          (6) in subsection (f)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1)--
                          (i) by striking ``superintendent'' and 
                        inserting ``campus director''; and
                          (ii) by striking ``camp'' both places such 
                        term appears and inserting ``campus'';
                  (B) in paragraph (2)--
                          (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
                        by striking ``superintendent of a camp'' and 
                        inserting ``campus director of a campus'';
                          (ii) in subparagraph (A)--
                                  (I) by striking ``superintendent'' 
                                and inserting ``campus director'';
                                  (II) by striking ``superintendent's'' 
                                and inserting ``campus director's''; 
                                and
                                  (III) by striking ``camp'' each place 
                                such term appears and inserting 
                                ``campus''; and
                          (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``superintendent'' and inserting ``campus 
                        director''; and
                  (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``camp 
                superintendent'' and inserting ``campus director''.

SEC. 1506. TRAINING.

  Section 156 (42 U.S.C. 12616) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)--
                  (A) by inserting ``National'' before ``Civilian 
                Community Corps''; and
                  (B) by adding at the end the following: ``The 
                Director shall ensure that to the extent practicable, 
                each member of the Corps is trained in CPR, first aid, 
                and other skills related to disaster preparedness and 
                response.'';
          (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting before the period at 
        the end the following: ``, including a focus on energy 
        conservation, environmental stewardship or conservation, 
        infrastructure improvement, urban and rural development, or 
        disaster preparedness needs''; and
          (3) by amending subsection (c)(2) to read as follows:
          ``(2) Coordination with other entities.--Members of the cadre 
        may provide, either directly or through grants, contracts, or 
        cooperative agreements, the advanced service training referred 
        to in subsection (b)(1) in coordination with vocational or 
        technical schools, other employment and training providers, 
        existing youth service programs, other qualified individuals, 
        or organizations with expertise in training youth, including 
        disadvantaged youth, in the skill areas described in such 
        subsection.''.

SEC. 1507. CONSULTATION WITH STATE COMMISSIONS.

  Section 157 (42 U.S.C. 12617) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)--
                  (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                inserting ``National'' before ``Civilian Community 
                Corps'';
                  (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the 
                semicolon the following: ``with specific emphasis on 
                projects in support of infrastructure improvement, 
                disaster relief and recovery, the environment, energy 
                conservation, and urban and rural development''; and
                  (C) in paragraph (2) by striking ``service learning'' 
                and inserting ``service-learning'';
          (2) in subsection (b)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``and the 
                Secretary of Housing and Urban Development'' and 
                inserting ``the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
                Development, the Administrator of the Environmental 
                Protection Agency, the Administrator of the Federal 
                Emergency Management Agency, the Secretary of Energy, 
                the Secretary of Transportation, and the Chief of the 
                United States Forest Service'';
                  (B) in paragraph (1)(B)--
                          (i) by inserting ``community-based 
                        organizations and'' before ``representatives of 
                        local communities''; and
                          (ii) by striking ``camp'' both places such 
                        term appears and inserting ``campus''; and
                  (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``State 
                Commissions,'' before ``and persons involved in other 
                youth service programs.''; and
          (3) in subsection (c)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1)--
                          (i) by striking ``superintendent'' both 
                        places such term appears and inserting ``campus 
                        director''; and
                          (ii) by striking ``camp'' both places such 
                        term appears and inserting ``campus''; and
                  (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``camp 
                superintendents'' and inserting ``campus directors''.

SEC. 1508. AUTHORIZED BENEFITS FOR CORPS MEMBERS.

  Section 158 (42 U.S.C. 12618) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a) by inserting ``National'' before 
        ``Civilian Community Corps''; and
          (2) in subsection (c)--
                  (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                          (i) by inserting ``National'' before 
                        ``Civilian Community Corps''; and
                          (ii) by inserting before the colon the 
                        following: ``, as the Director determines 
                        appropriate'';
                  (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``Clothing'' and 
                inserting ``Uniforms''; and
                  (C) in paragraph (7), by striking ``Recreational 
                services and supplies'' and inserting ``Supplies''.

SEC. 1509. PERMANENT CADRE.

  Section 159 (42 U.S.C. 12619) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)--
                  (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``Civilian Community Corps Demonstration 
                Program'' and inserting ``National Civilian Community 
                Corps Program''; and
                  (B) in paragraph (1)--
                          (i) by inserting ``including those'' before 
                        ``recommended''; and
                          (ii) by inserting ``National'' before 
                        ``Civilian Community Corps'';
          (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``National'' before 
        ``Civilian Community Corps'';
          (3) in subsection (c)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by inserting ``National'' 
                before ``Civilian Community Corps''; and
                  (B) in paragraph (2)--
                          (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                  (I) by striking ``The Director shall 
                                establish a permanent cadre of'' and 
                                inserting ``The Chief Executive Officer 
                                shall establish a permanent cadre that 
                                includes the Director and other 
                                appointed''; and
                                  (II) by inserting ``National'' before 
                                ``Civilian Community Corps'';
                          (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``The 
                        Director shall appoint the members'' and 
                        inserting ``The Chief Executive Officer shall 
                        consider the recommendations of the Director in 
                        appointing the other members'';
                          (iii) in subparagraph (C)--
                                  (I) in the matter preceding clause 
                                (i), by striking ``the Director'' and 
                                inserting ``the Chief Executive 
                                Officer'';
                                  (II) in clause (iii) by striking 
                                ``and'' at the end;
                                  (III) by redesignating clause (iv) as 
                                (v); and
                                  (IV) by inserting after clause (iii) 
                                the following:
                          ``(iv) give consideration to retired and 
                        other former law enforcement, fire, rescue, and 
                        emergency personnel, and other individuals with 
                        backgrounds in disaster preparedness, relief, 
                        and recovery; and''; and
                          (iv) in subparagraph (E)--
                                  (I) by inserting after ``techniques'' 
                                the following: ``, including techniques 
                                for working with and enhancing the 
                                development of disadvantaged youth,''; 
                                and
                                  (II) by striking ``service learning'' 
                                and inserting ``service-learning''; and
                  (C) in the first sentence of paragraph (3), by 
                striking ``the members'' and inserting ``other 
                members''.

SEC. 1510. CONTRACT AND GRANT AUTHORITY.

  Section 161 (42 U.S.C. 12621) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``perform any program 
        function under this subtitle'' and inserting ``carry out the 
        National Civilian Community Corps program''; and
          (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``National'' before 
        ``Civilian Community Corps''.

SEC. 1511. OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

  Section 162 (42 U.S.C. 12622) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1)--
                          (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
                        ``National'' before ``Civilian Community 
                        Corps''; and
                          (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 
                        ``the registry established by'' and all that 
                        follows through the semicolon and inserting 
                        ``the registry established by section 1143a of 
                        title 10, United States Code;'';
                  (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``to be 
                recommended for appointment'' and inserting ``from 
                which individuals may be selected for appointment by 
                the Director''; and
                  (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``National'' 
                before ``Civilian Community Corps''; and
          (2) by striking subsection (b).

SEC. 1512. ADVISORY BOARD.

  Section 163 (42 U.S.C. 12623) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)--
                  (A) by striking ``Upon the establishment of the 
                Program, there shall also be'' and inserting ``There 
                shall be'';
                  (B) by inserting ``National'' before ``Civilian 
                Community Corps Advisory Board''; and
                  (C) by striking ``to assist'' and all that follows 
                through the period at the end and inserting ``to assist 
                the Corps in responding rapidly and efficiently in 
                times of natural and other disasters. Consistent with 
                the needs outlined in section 151, the Advisory Board 
                members shall help coordinate activities with the Corps 
                as appropriate, including the mobilization of 
                volunteers and coordination of volunteer centers to 
                help local communities recover from the effects of 
                natural and other disasters.'';
          (2) in subsection (b)--
                  (A) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as 
                paragraphs (13) and (14), respectively;
                  (B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
          ``(8) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency.
          ``(9) The Secretary of Transportation.
          ``(10) The Chief of the United States Forest Service.
          ``(11) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
        Agency.
          ``(12) The Secretary of Energy.''; and
                  (C) in paragraph (13), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``industry,'' and inserting ``public and 
                private organizations,''.

SEC. 1513. EVALUATION.

  Section 164 (42 U.S.C. 12624) is amended--
          (1) in the section heading, by striking 
        ``annual'';
          (2) by striking ``annual evaluation'' and inserting 
        ``evaluation before September 30, 2014'';
          (3) by inserting ``National'' before ``Civilian Community 
        Corps''; and
          (4) by adding at the end the following: ``Upon completing 
        each such evaluation, the Corporation shall transmit to the 
        appropriate committees of Congress a report on the 
        evaluation.''.

SEC. 1514. REPEAL OF FUNDING LIMITATION.

  Section 165 (42 U.S.C. 12625) is repealed.

SEC. 1515. DEFINITIONS.

  Section 166 (42 U.S.C. 12626) is amended--
          (1) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (9);
          (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as paragraphs 
        (5) through (9), respectively;
          (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
          ``(2) Campus director.--The term `campus director', with 
        respect to a Corps campus, means the head of the campus under 
        section 155(d).
          ``(3) Corps.--The term `Corps' means the National Civilian 
        Community Corps required under section 155 as part of the 
        Civilian Community Corps Program.
          ``(4) Corps campus.--The term `Corps campus' means the 
        facility or central location established as the operational 
        headquarters and boarding place for particular Corps units.'';
          (4) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by striking 
        ``Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program'' and 
        inserting ``National Civilian Community Corps Program'';
          (5) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), by inserting 
        ``National'' before ``Civilian Community Corps'';
          (6) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated), by striking ``The 
        terms'' and all that follows through ``Demonstration Program'' 
        the first place such term appears and inserting ``The term 
        `Program' means the National Civilian Community Corps 
        Program''; and
          (7) in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated)--
                  (A) in the heading by striking ``Service learning'' 
                and inserting ``Service-learning''; and
                  (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by 
                striking ``service learning'' and inserting ``service-
                learning''.

SEC. 1516. TERMINOLOGY.

  Subtitle E of title I (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.) is amended--
          (1) by striking the subtitle heading and inserting the 
        following:

           ``Subtitle E--National Civilian Community Corps'';

        and
          (2) in section 160(a) (42 U.S.C. 12620(a)) by inserting 
        ``National'' before ``Civilian Community Corps''.

    Subtitle F--Amendments to Subtitle F (Administrative Provisions)

SEC. 1601. FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE.

  Section 171(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 12631(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
``with respect to a project'' and inserting ``with respect to a project 
authorized under the national service laws''.

SEC. 1602. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.

  Section 174 (42 U.S.C. 12634) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
  ``(d) Referrals for Federal Assistance.--A program may not receive 
assistance under the national service laws for the sole purpose of 
referring individuals to Federal assistance programs or State 
assistance programs funded in part by the Federal government.''.

SEC. 1603. NOTICE, HEARING, AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES.

  Section 176 (42 U.S.C. 12636) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ``30 days'' and 
        inserting ``1 or more periods of 30 days not to exceed 90 days 
        in total''; and
          (2) in subsection (f)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``A State or local 
                applicant'' and inserting ``An entity''; and
                  (B) in paragraph (6)--
                          (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'';
                          (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
                        subparagraph (E); and
                          (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 
                        following:
                  ``(D) in a grievance filed by an individual applicant 
                or participant--
                          ``(i) the applicant's selection or the 
                        participant's reinstatement, as the case may 
                        be; and
                          ``(ii) other changes in the terms and 
                        conditions of service; and''.

SEC. 1604. RESOLUTION OF DISPLACEMENT COMPLAINTS.

  Section 177 (42 U.S.C. 12637) is amended--
          (1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking ``under this 
        title'' each place it appears and inserting ``under the 
        national service laws'';
          (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``employee or 
        position'' and inserting ``employee, position, or volunteer 
        (other than a participant under the national service laws)''; 
        and
          (3) by adding at the end the following:
  ``(f) Parental Involvement.--
          ``(1) In general.--Programs that receive assistance under the 
        national service laws shall consult with the parents or legal 
        guardians of children in developing and operating programs that 
        include and serve children.
          ``(2) Parental permission.--Programs that receive assistance 
        under the national service laws shall, consistent with State 
        law, before transporting minor children, provide the reason for 
        and obtain written permission of the children's parents.''.

SEC. 1605. STATE COMMISSIONS ON NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.

  Section 178 (42 U.S.C. 12638) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (c)(1), by adding at the end the following:
                  ``(J) A representative of the volunteer sector.'';
          (2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``, unless the State 
        permits the representative to serve as a voting member of the 
        State Commission or alternative administrative entity'';
          (3) by striking subsection (e)(1) and inserting the 
        following:
          ``(1) Preparation of a national service plan for the State 
        that--
                  ``(A) is developed through an open and public process 
                (such as through regional forums, hearings, and other 
                means) that provides for maximum participation and 
                input from companies, organizations, and public 
                agencies using service and volunteerism as a strategy 
                to meet critical community needs, including programs 
                funded under the national service laws;
                  ``(B) covers a 3-year period, the beginning of which 
                may be set by the State;
                  ``(C) is subject to approval by the chief executive 
                officer of the State;
                  ``(D) includes measurable goals and outcomes for the 
                State consistent with those for national service 
                programs as described in section 179(a)(1)(A);
                  ``(E) ensures outreach to diverse community-based 
                agencies that serve under-represented populations, by 
                using established networks and registries at the State 
                level, or establishing such networks and registries;
                  ``(F) provides for effective coordination of funding 
                applications submitted by the State and others within 
                the State under the national service laws;
                  ``(G) is updated annually, reflecting changes in 
                practices and policies that will improve the 
                coordination and effectiveness of Federal, State, and 
                local resources for service and volunteerism within the 
                State; and
                  ``(H) contains such information as the State 
                Commission considers to be appropriate or as the 
                Corporation may require.'';
          (4) by redesignating subsections (f) through (j) as 
        subsections (h) through (l), respectively;
          (5) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
  ``(f) Relief From Administrative Requirements.--Upon approval of a 
State plan submitted under subsection (e)(1), the Chief Executive 
Officer may waive, or specify alternatives to, administrative 
requirements (other than statutory provisions) otherwise applicable to 
grants made to States under the national service laws, including those 
requirements identified by a State as impeding the coordination and 
effectiveness of Federal, State, and local resources for service and 
volunteerism within a State.
  ``(g) State Plan for Baby Boomer and Older Adult Volunteer and Paid 
Service.--
          ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this section, to be eligible to receive a grant or allotment 
        under subtitle B or C or to receive a distribution of approved 
        national service positions under subtitle C, a State must work 
        with appropriate State agencies and private entities to develop 
        a comprehensive State plan for volunteer and paid service by 
        members of the Baby Boom generation and older adults.
          ``(2) Matters included.--The State plan shall include--
                  ``(A) recommendations for public policy initiatives, 
                including how to best tap the population of members of 
                the Baby Boom generation and older adults as sources of 
                social capital and as ways to address community needs;
                  ``(B) recommendations to the State unit on aging on--
                          ``(i) a marketing outreach plan to 
                        businesses;
                          ``(ii) outreach to--
                                  ``(I) non-profit organizations;
                                  ``(II) the State's Department of 
                                Education;
                                  ``(III) institutions of higher 
                                education; and
                                  ``(IV) other State agencies; and
                  ``(C) recommendations for civic engagement and 
                multigenerational activities, such as--
                          ``(i) early childhood education, family 
                        literacy, and after school programs;
                          ``(ii) respite services for older adults and 
                        caregivers; and
                          ``(iii) transitions for members of the Baby 
                        Boom generation and older adults to purposeful 
                        work in their post career lives.
          ``(3) Knowledge incorporated.--The State plan shall 
        incorporate the current knowledge base regarding--
                  ``(A) the economic impact of older workers' roles in 
                the economy;
                  ``(B) the social impact of older workers' roles in 
                the community; and
                  ``(C) the health and social benefits of active 
                engagement for members of the Baby Boom generation and 
                older adults.
          ``(4) Publication.--The State plan must be made public and be 
        transmitted to the Chief Executive Officer.''; and
          (6) in subsection (k)(1) (as redesignated by this section), 
        by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, consistent 
        with section 174(d).''.

SEC. 1606. EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

  Section 179 (42 U.S.C. 12639) is amended--
          (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
  ``(a) In General.--The Corporation shall provide, directly or through 
grants or contracts, for the continuing evaluation of programs that 
receive assistance under the national service laws, including 
evaluations that measure the impact of such programs, to determine--
          ``(1) the effectiveness of programs receiving assistance 
        under the national service laws in achieving stated goals and 
        the costs associated with such, including--
                  ``(A) an evaluation of performance measures, as 
                established by the Corporation in consultation with 
                each grantee receiving assistance under the national 
                service laws, which may include--
                          ``(i) number of participants enrolled and 
                        completing terms of service compared to the 
                        stated goals of the program;
                          ``(ii) number of volunteers recruited from 
                        the community in which the program was 
                        implemented;
                          ``(iii) if applicable based on the program 
                        design, the number of individuals receiving or 
                        benefitting from the service conducted;
                          ``(iv) number of disadvantaged and under-
                        represented youth participants;
                          ``(v) sustainability of project or program, 
                        including measures to ascertain the level of 
                        community support for the project or program;
                          ``(vi) measures to ascertain the change in 
                        attitude toward civic engagement among the 
                        participants and the beneficiaries of the 
                        service; and
                          ``(vii) other quantitative and qualitative 
                        measures as determined to be appropriate by the 
                        recipient of assistance; and
                  ``(B) review of the implementation plan for reaching 
                such measures described in subparagraph (A); and
          ``(2) the effectiveness of the structure and mechanisms for 
        delivery of services, such as the effective utilization of the 
        participants' time, the management of the participants, and the 
        ease with which recipients were able to receive services, to 
        maximize the cost-effectiveness and the impact of such 
        programs.'';
          (2) in subsection (g)--
                  (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``National Senior 
                Volunteer Corps'' and inserting ``National Senior 
                Service Corps''; and
                  (B) in paragraph (9), by striking ``to public 
                service'' and all that follows through the period at 
                the end and inserting ``to engage in service that 
                benefits the community.''; and
          (3) by adding at the end the following:
  ``(j) Reserved Program Funds for Accountability.--In addition to 
amounts appropriated to carry out this section, the Corporation may 
reserve up to 1 percent of total program funds appropriated for a 
fiscal year under the national service laws to support program 
accountability activities under this section.
  ``(k) Corrective Plans.--
          ``(1) In general.--A grantee that fails to reach the 
        performance measures in subsection (a)(1)(A) as determined by 
        the Corporation, shall reach an agreement with the Corporation 
        on a corrective action plan to achieve the agreed upon 
        performance measures.
          ``(2) Assistance.--
                  ``(A) New program.--For a program that has received 
                assistance for less than 3 years and is failing to 
                achieve the performance measures agreed upon under 
                subsection (a)(1)(A), the Corporation shall--
                          ``(i) provide technical assistance to the 
                        grantee to address targeted performance 
                        problems relating to the performance measures 
                        in subsection (a)(1)(A); and
                          ``(ii) require quarterly reports from the 
                        grantee on the program's progress toward 
                        achieving the performance measures in 
                        subsection (a)(1)(A) to the appropriate State, 
                        Territory, or Indian tribe and the Corporation.
                  ``(B) Established programs.--For a program that has 
                received assistance for 3 years or more and is failing 
                to achieve the performance measures agreed upon under 
                subsection (a)(1)(A), the Corporation shall require 
                quarterly reports from the grantee on the program's 
                progress towards achieving performance measures in 
                subsection (a)(1)(A) to the appropriate State, 
                Territory, or Indian tribe and the Corporation.
  ``(l) Failure To Meet Performance Levels.--If, after a period for 
correction as approved by the Corporation, a grantee or subgrantee 
fails to achieve the established levels of performance, the Corporation 
shall--
          ``(1) reduce the annual amount of the grant award 
        attributable to the underperforming grantee or subgrantee by at 
        least 25 percent; or
          ``(2) terminate assistance to the underperforming grantee or 
        subgrantee, consistent with section 176(a).
  ``(m) Reports.--The Corporation shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress not later than two years after the date of the 
enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, a report 
containing information on the number of--
          ``(1) grantees implementing corrective action plans;
          ``(2) grantees for which the Corporation offers technical 
        assistance under subsection (k);
          ``(3) grantees for which the Corporation terminates 
        assistance for a program under subsection (l);
          ``(4) entities that expressed interest in applying for 
        assistance under a national service law but did not apply;
          ``(5) entities whose application was rejected; and
          ``(6) grantees meeting or exceeding their performance 
        measures in subsection (a).''.

SEC. 1607. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.

  Section 181 (42 U.S.C. 12641) is amended by striking ``Section 414'' 
and inserting ``Section 422''.

SEC. 1608. PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS.

  Section 182(b) (42 U.S.C. 12642(b)) is amended to read as follows:
  ``(b) Report.--
          ``(1) Federal agency submission.--The head of each Federal 
        agency shall prepare and submit to Corporation for Community 
        and National Service a report concerning the implementation of 
        this section, including an evaluation of the performance goals 
        and benchmarks of the partnership programs.
          ``(2) Report to congress.--The Corporation for National and 
        Community Service shall prepare and submit to the appropriate 
        committees of Congress a compilation of the information 
        received under paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 1609. RIGHTS OF ACCESS, EXAMINATION, AND COPYING.

  Section 183 (42 U.S.C. 12643) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)--
                  (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``The'' and inserting ``Consistent with 
                otherwise applicable law, the''; and
                  (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``local 
                government,'' the following: ``Territory,'';
          (2) in subsection (b)--
                  (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``The'' and inserting ``Consistent with 
                otherwise applicable law, the''; and
                  (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``local 
                government,'' the following: ``Territory,''; and
          (3) by adding at the end the following:
  ``(c) Inspector General.--Consistent with otherwise applicable law, 
the Inspector General of the Corporation shall have access to, and the 
right to examine and copy, any books, documents, papers, records, and 
other recorded information in any form--
          ``(1) within the possession or control of the Corporation or 
        any State or local government, Territory, Indian tribe, or 
        public or private nonprofit organization receiving assistance 
        directly or indirectly under this Act that relates to the 
        assistance received, directly or indirectly, under this Act; 
        and
          ``(2) that relates to the duties of the Inspector General 
        under the Inspector General Act of 1978.''.

SEC. 1610. ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

  Subtitle F of title I (42 U.S.C. 12631 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:

``SEC. 185. SUSTAINABILITY.

  ``(a) Goals.--To ensure that recipients of assistance under the 
national service laws are carrying out sustainable projects or 
programs, the Corporation, after collaboration with State Commissions 
and consultation with recipients of assistance under the national 
service laws, may set sustainability goals supported by policies and 
procedures to--
          ``(1) build the capacity of the projects that receive 
        assistance under the national service laws to meet community 
        needs and lessen the dependence on Federal dollars to do so, 
        taking into consideration challenges that programs in 
        underserved rural or urban areas may face;
          ``(2) provide technical assistance to aid the recipients of 
        assistance under the national service laws in acquiring and 
        leveraging non-Federal funds for the projects; and
          ``(3) implement measures to ascertain whether the projects 
        are generating sufficient community support.
  ``(b) Enforcement.--If a recipient does not meet the sustainability 
goals in subsection (a) for a project, the Corporation may take action 
as described in sections 176 and 179.

``SEC. 186. GRANT PERIODS.

  ``Unless otherwise specifically provided, the Corporation has 
authority to make a grant under the national service laws for a period 
of 3 years.

``SEC. 187. GENERATION OF VOLUNTEERS.

  ``In making decisions on applications for assistance or approved 
national service positions under the national service laws, the 
Corporation shall take into consideration the extent to which the 
applicant's proposal will increase the involvement of volunteers in 
meeting community needs. In reviewing the application for this purpose, 
the Corporation may take into account the mission of the applicant.

``SEC. 188. LIMITATION ON PROGRAM GRANT COSTS.

  ``(a) Limitation on Grant Amounts.--Except as otherwise provided by 
this section, the amount of funds approved by the Corporation in a 
grant to operate a program authorized under the national service laws 
supporting individuals serving in approved national service positions 
may not exceed $17,000 per full-time equivalent position.
  ``(b) Costs Subject to Limitation.--The limitation in subsection (a) 
applies to the Corporation's share of member support costs, staff 
costs, and other costs borne by the grantee or subgrantee to operate a 
program.
  ``(c) Costs Not Subject to Limitation.--The limitation in subsection 
(a) and (e)(1) shall not apply to expenses that are not included in the 
program operating grant award.
  ``(d) Adjustments for Inflation.--The amount specified in subsections 
(a) and (e)(1) shall be adjusted each year after 2008 for inflation as 
measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published 
by the Secretary of Labor.
  ``(e) Waiver Authority and Reporting Requirement.--
          ``(1) Waiver.--The Chief Executive Officer may waive the 
        requirements of this section, up to a maximum of $19,500, if 
        necessary to meet the compelling needs of a particular program, 
        such as exceptional training needs for a program serving 
        disadvantaged youth, increased costs relating to the 
        participation of individuals with disabilities, tribal programs 
        or programs located in the Territories and start-up costs 
        associated with a first-time grantee, and up to a maximum of 
        $22,000 for Tribal residential programs.
          ``(2) Reports.--The Chief Executive Officer shall report to 
        the appropriate committees of Congress annually on all waivers 
        granted under this section, with an explanation of the 
        compelling needs justifying such waivers.

``SEC. 189. AUDITS AND REPORTS.

  ``The Corporation shall comply with applicable audit and reporting 
requirements as provided in the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 
(31 U.S.C. 501 et seq.) and the Government Corporation Control Act of 
1945 (31 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.). The Corporation shall report to the 
appropriate committees of Congress any failure to comply with the 
requirements of such audits.

``SEC. 190. CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS.

  ``(a) In General.--Entities selecting individuals to serve in a 
position in which the individual receives a Corporation grant-funded 
living allowance, stipend, education award, salary, or other 
remuneration in a program receiving assistance under the national 
service laws, shall, subject to regulations and requirements 
established by the Corporation, conduct criminal history checks for 
such individuals.
  ``(b) Requirements.--A criminal history check shall, except in cases 
approved for good cause by the Corporation, include a name-based search 
of the National Sex Offender Registry established under the Adam Walsh 
Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.) and--
          ``(1) a search of the State criminal registry or repository 
        in the State in which the program is operating and the State in 
        which the individual resides at the time of application; or
          ``(2) a Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint check.
  ``(c) Eligibility Prohibition.--An individual shall be ineligible to 
serve in a position described under subsection (a) if such individual--
          ``(1) refuses to consent to the criminal history check 
        described in subsection (b);
          ``(2) makes a false statement in connection with such 
        criminal history check;
          ``(3) is registered, or is required to be registered, on a 
        State sex offender registry or the National Sex Offender 
        Registry established under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and 
        Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); or
          ``(4) has been convicted of murder, as described in section 
        1111 of title 18, United States Code.

``SEC. 190A. REPORT ON PARTICIPANT INFORMATION.

  ``(a) In General.--The Corporation shall annually collect and report 
to the appropriate committees of Congress any demographic and 
socioeconomic information on the participants of all programs or 
projects receiving assistance under the national service laws.
  ``(b) Information Collected and Reported.--
          ``(1) Participants ages 18 and older.-- The information 
        collected and reported under this section for participants ages 
        18 and older shall include age, gender, race, ethnicity, annual 
        income, employment status, disability status, veteran status, 
        marital status, educational attainment, and household size, 
        type, and income.
          ``(2) Participants under age 18.--The information collected 
        and reported under this section for participants under age 18 
        shall only include age, gender, race, ethnicity, and 
        eligibility for free or reduced price lunch under the Richard 
        B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.).
  ``(c) Public Availability.--The information collected and reported 
under this section shall be available to the public.
  ``(d) Confidentiality.--The information collected and reported under 
this section shall not contain any personally identifiable information 
of any participant.''.

  Subtitle G--Amendments to Subtitle G (Corporation for National and 
                           Community Service)

SEC. 1701. TERMS OF OFFICE.

  Section 192 (42 U.S.C. 12651a) is amended--
          (1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
  ``(c) Terms.--Subject to subsection (e), each appointed member shall 
serve for a term of 5 years.'';
          (2) by adding at the end the following:
  ``(e) Service Until Appointment of Successor.--A voting member of the 
Board whose term has expired may continue to serve for one year beyond 
expiration of the term if no successor is appointed or until the date 
on which a successor has taken office.''.

SEC. 1702. BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES.

  Section 192A(g) (42 U.S.C. 12651b(g)) is amended--
          (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking 
        ``shall--'' and inserting ``shall have responsibility for 
        setting overall policy for the Corporation and shall--'';
          (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the semicolon at 
        the end the following: ``, and review the budget proposal in 
        advance of submission to the Office of Management and Budget 
        and to Congress'';
          (3) in paragraph (5)--
                  (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                  (B) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ``and'' at the 
                end; and
                  (C) by adding at the end the following:
                  ``(C) review the performance of the Chief Executive 
                Officer annually and forward a report on that review to 
                the President;'';
          (4) by amending paragraph (10) to read as follows:
          ``(10) notwithstanding any other provision of law--
                  ``(A) make grants to or contracts with Federal and 
                other public departments or agencies, and private 
                nonprofit organizations for the assignment or referral 
                of volunteers under the provisions of Title I 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
                  ``(B) enter into agreements with other Federal 
                agencies for the support of programs under the national 
                service laws which--
                          ``(i) may provide that the agency or 
                        organization shall pay all or a part of the 
                        costs of the program; and
                          ``(ii) shall provide that the program 
                        (including any program operated by another 
                        Federal agency) will comply with all 
                        requirements related to evaluation, 
                        performance, and other goals applicable to 
                        similar programs under the national service 
                        laws, as determined by the Corporation; and'';
          (5) in paragraph (11), by striking ``September 30, 1995'' and 
        inserting ``January 1, 2012''.

SEC. 1703. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION.

  Section 193(b) (42 U.S.C. 12651c(b)) is amended by striking the 
period and inserting ``, plus 3 percent.''.

SEC. 1704. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.

  Section 193A (42 U.S.C. 12651d) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (b)--
                  (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``shall--'' and inserting ``, in collaboration 
                with State Commissions, shall--'';
                  (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``a 
                strategic plan'' the following: ``, including a plan 
                for achieving 50 percent full-time approved national 
                service positions by 2012,'';
                  (C) in paragraph (10)--
                          (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
                        by striking ``June 30, 1995,'' and inserting 
                        ``June 30 of each even-numbered year,''; and
                          (ii) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 
                        ``section 122(c)(1)'' and inserting ``section 
                        122(c)''; and
                  (D) by adding at the end the following:
          ``(12) bolster the public awareness of and recruitment 
        efforts for the wide range of service opportunities for 
        citizens of all ages, regardless of socioeconomic status or 
        geographic location, through a variety of methods, including--
                  ``(A) print media;
                  ``(B) the Internet and related emerging technologies;
                  ``(C) television;
                  ``(D) radio;
                  ``(E) presentations at public or private forums;
                  ``(F) other innovative methods of communication; and
                  ``(G) outreach to offices of economic development, 
                State employment security agencies, labor unions and 
                trade associations, local education agencies, 
                institutions of higher education, agencies and 
                organizations serving veterans and people with 
                disabilities, and other institutions or organizations 
                from which participants for programs receiving 
                assistance from the national service laws can be 
                recruited;
          ``(13) identify and implement methods of recruitment to--
                  ``(A) increase the diversity of participants in the 
                programs receiving assistance under the national 
                service laws;
                  ``(B) increase the diversity of service sponsors of 
                programs desiring to receive assistance under the 
                national service laws;
          ``(14) coordinate with organizations of former participants 
        of national service programs for service opportunities that may 
        include capacity building, outreach, and recruitment for 
        programs receiving assistance under the national service laws;
          ``(15) collaborate with organizations with demonstrated 
        expertise in supporting and accommodating individuals with 
        disabilities, including institutions of higher education, to 
        identify and implement methods of recruitment to increase the 
        number of participants with disabilities in the programs 
        receiving assistance under the national service laws;
          ``(16) identify and implement recruitment strategies and 
        training programs for bilingual volunteers in the National 
        Senior Service Corps under title II of the Domestic Volunteer 
        Service Act of 1973;
          ``(17) collaborate with organizations which have established 
        volunteer recruitment programs, including those on the 
        Internet, to increase the recruitment capacity of the 
        Corporation;
          ``(18) where practicable, provide application materials in 
        languages other than English for those with limited English 
        proficiency who wish to participate in a national service 
        program;
          ``(19) collaborate with the training and technical assistance 
        programs described in subtitle J and in appropriate paragraphs 
        of section 199N(b);
          ``(20) coordinate the clearinghouses described in section 
        198F;
          ``(21) coordinate with entities receiving funds under 
        Subtitle Establishing the Reserve Corps for alumni of the 
        national service programs to serve in emergencies, disasters, 
        and other times of national need;
          ``(22) identify and implement strategies to increase 
        awareness among Indian tribes of the types and availability of 
        assistance under the national service laws, increase Native 
        American participation in national service, and collect 
        information on challenges facing Native American communities;
          ``(23) conduct outreach to ensure the inclusion of low-income 
        persons in national service programs and activities authorized 
        under the National Senior Service Corps; and
          ``(24) ensure that outreach, awareness, and recruitment 
        efforts are consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act 
        of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and section 504 of the 
        Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794).'';
          (2) in subsection (c)--
                  (A) in paragraph (9), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                  (B) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph 
                (11); and
                  (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
          ``(10) obtain the opinions of peer reviewers in evaluating 
        applications to the Corporation for assistance under this 
        title; and''; and
          (3) in subsection (f)--
                  (A) by inserting ``and Studies'' after 
                ``Evaluations'' in the subsection heading; and
                  (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraphs:
          ``(3) Evaluation on reaching 50 percent goal.--The 
        Corporation shall submit a report to the appropriate committees 
        of Congress, not later than 18 months after the enactment of 
        this section on actions taken to achieve the goal of 50 percent 
        full-time approved national service positions as described in 
        193A(b)(1), including an assessment of the progress made toward 
        achieving that goal and the actions to be taken in the coming 
        year toward achieving that goal.
          ``(4) Evaluation on applications.--The Corporation shall 
        submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress, not 
        later than 18 months after the enactment of this section a 
        report on the actions taken to modify the application 
        procedures and reporting requirements for programs and 
        activities funded under then national service laws, including a 
        description of the consultation procedures with grantees.
          ``(5) Study of involvement of veterans.--The Corporation 
        shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, not 
        later than 3 years after the enactment of this section, on--
                  ``(A) the number of veterans serving in national 
                service programs historically by year;
                  ``(B) strategies being undertaken to identify the 
                specific areas of need of veterans, including any goals 
                set by the Corporation for veterans participating in 
                the service programs;
                  ``(C) the impact of the strategies described in 
                paragraph (2) and the Veterans Corps on enabling 
                greater participation by veterans in the national 
                service programs carried out under the national service 
                laws;
                  ``(D) how existing programs and activities carried 
                out under the national service laws could be improved 
                to serve veterans, veterans service organizations, 
                families of active-duty military, including gaps in 
                services to veterans;
                  ``(E) the extent to which existing programs and 
                activities carried out under the national service laws 
                are coordinated and recommendations to improve such 
                coordination including the methods for ensuring the 
                efficient financial organization of services directed 
                towards veterans; and
                  ``(F) how to improve utilization of veterans as 
                resources and volunteers.
          ``(6) Consultation.--In conducting the studies and preparing 
        the reports required under this subsection, the Corporation 
        shall consult with veterans' service organizations, the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs, State veterans agencies, the 
        Department of Defense, as appropriate, and other individuals 
        and entities the Corporation considers appropriate.'';
          (4) by adding at the end the following:
  ``(h) Authority To Contract With a Business.--The Chief Executive 
Officer may, through contracts or cooperative agreements, carry out the 
marketing duties described in subsection (b)(13), with priority given 
to those entities who have established expertise in the recruitment of 
disadvantaged youth, members of Indian tribes, and members of the Baby 
Boom generation.
  ``(i) Campaign To Solicit Funds.--The Chief Executive Officer may 
conduct a campaign to solicit non-Federal funds to support outreach and 
recruitment of a diverse population of service sponsors of and 
participants in programs and projects receiving assistance under the 
national service laws.''.

SEC. 1705. DELEGATION TO STATES.

  Consistent with section 193A(c)(1) (42 U.S.C. 12651d(c)(1)), the 
Chief Executive Officer may delegate to States specific programmatic 
authority upon a determination that such a delegation will increase 
efficiency in the operation or oversight of a program under the 
national service laws.

SEC. 1706. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER .

  Section 194(c) (42 U.S.C. 12651e(c)) is amended--
          (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting:
          ``(1) In general.--The Corporation shall have a chief 
        financial officer appointed subject to the provisions of title 
        5, United States Code, governing appointment in the competitive 
        service and paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter 
        51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to 
        classification and General Schedule pay rates.''; and
          (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).

SEC. 1707. NONVOTING MEMBERS; PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS.

  Section 195 (42 U.S.C. 12651f) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (c)--
                  (A) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting after 
                ``subdivision of a State,'' the following: 
                ``Territory,''; and
                  (B) in paragraph (3)--
                          (i) in the heading, by striking ``Member'' 
                        and inserting ``Non-voting member''; and
                          (ii) by inserting ``non-voting'' before 
                        ``member''; and
          (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
  ``(g) Personal Services Contracts.--The Corporation may enter into 
personal services contracts to carry out research, evaluation, and 
public awareness related to the national service laws.''.

SEC. 1708. DONATED SERVICES.

  Section 196(a) (42 U.S.C. 12651g(a)) is amended--
          (1) in paragraph (1)--
                  (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
                following:
                  ``(A) Organizations and individuals.--Notwithstanding 
                section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the 
                Corporation may solicit and accept the services of 
                organizations and individuals (other than participants) 
                to assist the Corporation in carrying out the duties of 
                the Corporation under the national service laws, and 
                may provide to such individuals the travel expenses 
                described in section 192A(d).'';
                  (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                          (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``Such a volunteer'' and inserting ``A 
                        person who is a member of an organization or is 
                        an individual covered by subparagraph (A)'';
                          (ii) in clause (i), by striking ``a 
                        volunteer'' and inserting ``such a person'';
                          (iii) in clause (ii), by striking 
                        ``volunteers'' and inserting ``such a person''; 
                        and
                          (iv) in clause (iii), by striking ``such a 
                        volunteer'' and inserting ``such a person''; 
                        and
                  (C) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ``Such a 
                volunteer'' and inserting ``Such a person''; and
          (2) by striking paragraph (3).

SEC. 1709. STUDY TO EXAMINE AND INCREASE SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR DISPLACED 
                    WORKERS.

  (a) Planning Study.--The Corporation for National and Community 
Service shall conduct a study to identify--
          (1) specific areas of need for displaced workers;
          (2) how existing programs and activities carried out under 
        the national service laws could better serve displaced workers 
        and communities that have been adversely affected by plant 
        closings and job losses;
          (3) prospects for better utilization of skilled workers as 
        resources and volunteers; and
          (4) methods for ensuring the efficient financial organization 
        of services directed towards displaced workers.
  (b) Consultation.--The study shall be carried out in consultation 
with the Department of Labor, State labor agencies, and other 
individuals and entities the Corporation considers appropriate.
  (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Corporation shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report on the results of the planning study required by 
subsection (a), together with a plan for implementation of a pilot 
program using promising strategies and approaches for better targeting 
and serving displaced workers.
  (d) Pilot Program.--From amounts made available to carry out this 
section, the Corporation shall develop and carry out a pilot program 
based on the findings in the report submitted under subsection (c).
  (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary 
for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.

SEC. 1710. STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A CENTRALIZED 
                    ELECTRONIC CITIZENSHIP VERIFICATION SYSTEM.

  (a) Study.--The Corporation for National and Community Service shall 
conduct a study to determine the effectiveness of a centralized 
electronic citizenship verification system which would allow the 
Corporation to share employment eligibility information with the 
Department of Education in order to reduce administrative burden and 
lower costs for member programs. This study shall identify--
          (1) the costs associated with establishing this program both 
        for the Corporation and for the Department of Education;
          (2) the benefits or detriments of such a system both for the 
        Corporation and for the Department of Education;
          (3) strategies for ensuring the privacy and security of 
        member information that is shared between agencies and member 
        organizations;
          (4) the information that needs to be shared in order to 
        fulfill employment eligibility requirements; and
          (5) recommendations for implementation of such a program.
  (b) Consultation.--The study shall be carried out in consultation 
with the Department of Education and other individuals and entities the 
Corporation considers appropriate.
  (c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Corporation shall submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a report on the results of the study required by subsection 
(a), together with a plan for implementation of a pilot program using 
promising strategies and approaches identified in such study, if the 
Corporation determines such program to be feasible.
  (d) Pilot Program.--From amounts made available to carry out this 
section, the Corporation may develop and carry out a pilot program 
based on the findings in the report submitted under subsection (c).
  (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary 
for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.

                  Subtitle H--Amendments to Subtitle H

SEC. 1801. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO SUBTITLE H.

  (a) Additional Corporation Activities to Support National Service.--
Subtitle H is amended by inserting after the subtitle heading and 
before section 198 the following:

    ``PART I--ADDITIONAL CORPORATION ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL 
                               SERVICE''.

  (b) Technical Amendments.--Section 198 (42 U.S.C. 12653) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection (r)'' and 
        inserting ``subsection (g)'';
          (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``to improve the quality'' 
        and all that follows through ``including'' the first place such 
        term appears and inserting ``to address emergent needs through 
        summer programs and other activities, and to support service-
        learning programs and national service programs, including''; 
        and
          (3) by striking subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (h), (i), 
        (j), (l), (m) and (p) and redesignating subsections (g), (k), 
        (n), (o), (q), (r), and (s) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), 
        (g), (h) and (i), respectively.
  (c) Call to Service Campaign and September 11th Day of Service.--
Section 198 (as amended by subsection (b) (42 U.S.C. 12653) is further 
amended by adding at the end the following:
  ``(j) Call to Service Campaign.--Not less than 180 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall conduct a nationwide `Call 
To Service' campaign, to encourage all people of the United States, 
regardless of age, race, ethnicity, religion, or economic status, to 
engage in full- or part-time national service, long- or short-term 
public service in the nonprofit sector or government, or volunteering. 
In conducting the campaign, the Corporation may collaborate with other 
Federal agencies and entities, State Commissions, Governors, nonprofit 
and faith-based organizations, businesses, institutions of higher 
education, elementary schools, and secondary schools.
  ``(k) September 11th Day of Service.--
          ``(1) Federal activities.--The Corporation may organize and 
        carry out appropriate ceremonies and activities, which may 
        include activities that are part of the broader Call to Service 
        Campaign, in order to observe September 11th National Day of 
        Service and Remembrance at the Federal level.
          ``(2) Activities.--The Corporation may make grants and 
        provide other support to community-based organizations to 
        assist in planning and carrying out appropriate service, 
        charity, and remembrance opportunities in conjunction with the 
        September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance.
          ``(3) Consultation.--The Corporation may consult with and 
        make grants or provide other forms of support to nonprofit 
        organizations with expertise in representing September 11th 
        families and other impacted constituencies, in promoting the 
        establishment of September 11th as an annually recognized 
        National Day of Service and Remembrance.''.

SEC. 1802. REPEALS.

  (a) Repeals.--The following provisions are repealed:
          (1) Clearinghouses.--Section 198A (42 U.S.C. 12653a).
          (2) Military installation conversion demonstration 
        programs.--Section 198C (42 U.S.C. 12653c).
          (3) Special demonstration project.--Section 198D (42 U.S.C. 
        12653d).
  (b) Redesignation.--Section 198B is redesignated as section 198A.

SEC. 1803. NEW FELLOWSHIPS.

  Subtitle H is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
sections:

``SEC. 198B. SERVE AMERICA FELLOWSHIPS.

  ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
          ``(1) Area of national need.--The term `area of national 
        need' means an area involved in efforts to--
                  ``(A) improve education in schools for economically 
                disadvantaged students;
                  ``(B) expand and improve access to health care;
                  ``(C) improve energy efficiency and conserve natural 
                resources;
                  ``(D) improve economic opportunities for economically 
                disadvantaged individuals; or
                  ``(E) improve disaster preparedness and response.
          ``(2) Eligible fellowship recipient.--The term `eligible 
        fellowship recipient' means an individual who is selected by a 
        State Commission under subsection (c), as a result of such 
        selection, is eligible for a ServeAmerica Fellowship.
          ``(3) Fellow.--The term `fellow' means an eligible fellowship 
        recipient who is awarded a ServeAmerica Fellowship and is 
        designated a fellow under subsection (e).
  ``(b) Grants.--
          ``(1) In general.--From the amounts appropriated under 
        section 501(a)(2) and allotted under paragraph (2)(A), the 
        Corporation shall make grants (including financial assistance 
        and a corresponding allotment of approved national service 
        positions), to the State Commission of each of the several 
        States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto 
        Rico with an application approved under this section, to enable 
        such State Commission to award ServeAmerica Fellowships under 
        subsection (e).
          ``(2) Allotment; rules.--
                  ``(A) Allotment.--The amount allotted to a State 
                Commission for a fiscal year shall be equal to an 
                amount that bears the same ratio to the amount 
                appropriated under section 501(a)(2), 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) Rules.--Of the amount allotted to a State 
                Commission under subparagraph (A)--
                          ``(i) \1/3\ of such amount shall be awarded 
                        to Fellows serving in organizations that 
                        maintain not more than 10 full-time staff and 
                        not more than 10 part-time staff; and
                          ``(ii) not more than 1.5 percent of such 
                        amount may be used for administrative costs.
                  ``(C) Reallotment.--If a State Commission does not 
                apply for an allotment under this subsection, or if a 
                State Commission's application is not approved, the 
                Corporation shall reallot the amount of the State 
                Commission's allotment to the remaining State 
                Commissions in accordance with subparagraph (A).
          ``(3) Number of positions.--The Corporation shall--
                  ``(A) establish or increase the number of approved 
                national service positions under this subsection during 
                each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014;
                  ``(B) establish the number of approved positions at 
                500 for fiscal year 2010; and
                  ``(C) increase the number of the approved positions 
                to--
                          ``(i) 750 for fiscal year 2011;
                          ``(ii) 1,000 for fiscal year 2012;
                          ``(iii) 1,250 for fiscal year 2013; and
                          ``(iv) 1,500 for fiscal year 2014.
          ``(4) Uses of grant funds.--
                  ``(A) Required uses.--A grant awarded under this 
                subsection shall be used to enable fellows to carry out 
                service projects in areas of national need.
                  ``(B) Permitted uses.--A grant awarded under this 
                subsection may be used for--
                          ``(i) oversight activities and mechanisms for 
                        the service sites as determined by the State 
                        Commission or the Corporation, which may 
                        include site visits;
                          ``(ii) activities to augment the experience 
                        of participants in approved national service 
                        positions under this section, including 
                        activities to engage such participants in 
                        networking opportunities with other national 
                        service participants; and
                          ``(iii) recruitment or training activities 
                        for participants in approved national service 
                        positions under this section.
          ``(5) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        this subsection, a State Commission shall submit an application 
        to the Corporation at such time, in such manner, and containing 
        such information as the Corporation may require, including 
        information on the criteria and procedures that the State 
        Commission will use for overseeing ServeAmerica Fellowship 
        placements for service projects, under subsection (e).
  ``(c) Eligible Fellowship Recipients.--
          ``(1) Application.--
                  ``(A) In general.--An applicant desiring to become an 
                eligible fellowship recipient shall submit an 
                application to a State Commission, at such time and in 
                such manner as the Commission may require, and 
                containing the information described in subparagraph 
                (B) and such additional information as the Commission 
                may require. An applicant may submit such application 
                to only one State Commission for a fiscal year.
                  ``(B) Contents.--The Corporation shall specify 
                information to be provided in an application submitted 
                under this subsection, which shall include--
                          ``(i) a description of the area of national 
                        need that the applicant intends to address in 
                        the service project;
                          ``(ii) a description of the skills and 
                        experience the applicant has to address the 
                        area of national need;
                          ``(iii) a description of the type of service 
                        the applicant plans to provide as a fellow; and
                          ``(iv) information identifying the local area 
                        in which the applicant plans to serve, for the 
                        service project.
          ``(2) Selection.--Each State Commission shall select the 
        applicants received by the State Commission for a fiscal year, 
        the number of eligible fellowship recipients that may be 
        supported for that fiscal year based on the grant received by 
        the State Commission under subsection (b).
  ``(d) Service Sponsor Organizations.--
          ``(1) In general.--Each service sponsor organization shall--
                  ``(A) be a nonprofit organization or an institution 
                of higher education that is not a Campus of Service (as 
                described in section 119);
                  ``(B) satisfy qualification criteria established by 
                the Corporation or the State Commission, including 
                standards relating to organizational capacity, 
                financial management, and programmatic oversight;
                  ``(C) not be a recipient of other national service 
                awards; and
                  ``(D) at the time of registration with a State 
                Commission, enter into an agreement providing that the 
                service sponsor organization shall--
                          ``(i) abide by all program requirements;
                          ``(ii) provide an amount described in 
                        subsection (e)(3)(b) for each fellow serving 
                        with the organization through the ServeAmerica 
                        Fellowship;
                          ``(iii) be responsible for certifying whether 
                        each fellow serving with the organization 
                        successfully completed the ServeAmerica 
                        Fellowship, and record and certify in a manner 
                        specified by the Corporation the number of 
                        hours served by a fellow for purposes of 
                        determining the fellow's eligibility for 
                        benefits; and
                          ``(iv) provide timely access to records 
                        relating to the ServeAmerica Fellowship to the 
                        State Commission, the Corporation, and the 
                        Corporation's Inspector General.
          ``(2) Registration.--
                  ``(A) Requirement.--No service sponsor organization 
                may receive a fellow under this subsection until the 
                organization registers with the State Commission;
                  ``(B) Clearinghouse.--The State Commission shall 
                maintain a list of registered service sponsor 
                organizations on a public website;
                  ``(C) Revocation.--If a State Commission determines 
                that a service sponsor organization is in violation of 
                any of the applicable provisions of this section--
                          ``(i) the State Commission shall revoke the 
                        registration of the organization;
                          ``(ii) the organization shall not be eligible 
                        to receive a national service award under this 
                        title, for not less than 5 years; and
                          ``(iii) the State Commission shall have the 
                        right to remove a fellow from the organization 
                        and relocate the fellow to another site.
  ``(e) Fellows.--
          ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to participate in a service 
        project as a fellow and receive a ServeAmerica Fellowship, an 
        eligible fellowship recipient shall--
                  ``(A) within 3 months after being selected as an 
                eligible fellowship recipient, select a registered 
                service sponsor organization described in subsection 
                (d) with which the recipient is interested in serving 
                under this section; and
                  ``(B) enter into an agreement with the organization--
                          ``(i) that specifies the service the 
                        recipient will provide if the placement is 
                        approved; and
                          ``(ii) in which the recipient agrees to serve 
                        for 1 year on a full-time or part-time basis 
                        (as determined by the Corporation); and
                          ``(iii) submit such agreement to the State 
                        Commission.
          ``(2) Award.--Upon receiving the eligible fellowship 
        recipient's agreement under paragraph (1), the State Commission 
        shall award a ServeAmerica Fellowship to the recipient and 
        designate the recipient as a fellow.
          ``(3) Fellowship amount.--
                  ``(A) In general.--From amounts received under 
                subsection (b), each State Commission shall award each 
                of the State's fellows a ServeAmerica Fellowship amount 
                that is equal to 50 percent of the amount of the total 
                average annual subsistence allowance provided to VISTA 
                volunteers under section 105 of the Domestic Volunteer 
                Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955).
                  ``(B) Amount from service sponsor organization.-- 
                Except as provided in subsection (C), the service 
                sponsor organization shall award to the fellow serving 
                such organization an amount that will ensure that the 
                total award received by the fellow for service in the 
                service project (consisting of such amount and the 
                ServeAmerica Fellowship amount the fellow receives 
                under subparagraph (A)) is equal to or greater than 70 
                percent of 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).
                  ``(C) Maximum living allowance.--
                          ``(i) In general.--The total amount that may 
                        be provided to a fellow under this subparagraph 
                        shall not exceed 100 percent of 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).
                          ``(ii) Small organizations.--A service 
                        sponsor organization meeting the requirements 
                        of subsection (b)(2)(B)(i) shall award to the 
                        fellow serving such organization an amount that 
                        will ensure that the total award received by 
                        the fellow for service in the service project 
                        (consisting of that amount and the ServeAmerica 
                        Fellowship amount that fellows receive under 
                        clause (i) is equal to or greater than 60 
                        percent of the average annual subsistence 
                        allowance provided to VISTA volunteers under 
                        section 105 of the Domestic Volunteers Service 
                        Act of 1973.
                  ``(D) Proration of amount.--In the case of a fellow 
                who is authorized to serve a part-time term of service 
                under the agreement described in subparagraph 
                (1)(B)(ii), the amount provided to a fellow under this 
                subparagraph shall be prorated accordingly.
                  ``(E) Waiver.--The Corporation may allow a State 
                Commission to waive the amount required under 
                subparagraph (B) from the service sponsor organization 
                for a fellow serving the organization if--
                          ``(i) such requirement is inconsistent with 
                        the objectives of the ServeAmerica Fellowship 
                        program; and
                          ``(ii) the amount provided to the fellow 
                        under subparagraph (A) is sufficient to meet 
                        the necessary costs of living (including food, 
                        housing, and transportation) in the area in 
                        which the ServeAmerica Fellowship program is 
                        located.
  ``(f) Compliance With Ineligible Service Categories.--Service under a 
ServeAmerica Fellowship shall comply with section 132(a). For purposes 
of applying that section to this subsection, a reference to assistance 
shall be considered to be a reference to assistance provided under this 
section.
  ``(g) Reports.--Each service sponsor organization that receives a 
fellow under this subsection shall, on a biweekly basis, report to the 
State Commission on the number of hours served and the services 
provided by that fellow. The Corporation shall establish a web portal 
for the organizations to use in reporting the information.
  ``(h) Educational Awards.--A fellow who serves in a service project 
under this section shall be considered to have served in an approved 
national service position and, upon meeting the requirements of section 
147 for full-time or part-time national service, shall be eligible for 
a national service educational award described in such section. The 
Corporation shall transfer an appropriate amount of funds to the 
National Service Trust to provide for the national service educational 
awards for such fellow.

``SEC. 198C. SILVER SCHOLARSHIPS AND ENCORE FELLOWSHIPS.

  ``(a) Silver Scholarship.--
          ``(1) Establishment.--The Corporation may award grants, 
        including fixed-amount grants (in accordance with section 
        129(l)) to community-based organizations to carry out a Silver 
        Scholarship Grant Program for individuals age 55 and older to 
        complete not less than 500 hours of service in a year carrying 
        out projects of national need and to receive a Silver 
        Scholarship in the form of a $1,000 education award. Under such 
        a program--
                  ``(A) the Corporation shall establish criteria for 
                the types of the service required to be performed to 
                receive such award; and
                  ``(B) the individual receiving the award shall use 
                such award in accordance with sections 146(c), 146(d), 
                and 148(c).
          ``(2) Term.--Each program funded under this subsection shall 
        be carried out over a period of 3 years, which may include 1 
        planning year and 2 additional grant years, with a 1-year 
        extension possible, if the program meets performance measures 
        developed in accordance with section 179(a) and any other 
        criteria determined by the Corporation.
          ``(3) Applications.--To be eligible to carry out a program 
        under this subsection, a community-based organization shall 
        submit to the Corporation an application at such time and in 
        such manner as the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably 
        require. A community-based organization approved by the 
        Corporation shall be a listed organization as described in 
        subsection (b)(2)(D).
          ``(4) Collaboration encouraged.--A community-based 
        organization awarded a grant under this subsection is 
        encouraged to collaborate with programs funded under title II 
        of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act in carrying out this 
        program.
          ``(5) Eligibility for scholarship.--An individual is eligible 
        to receive a Silver Scholarship if the community-based 
        organization certifies to the Corporation that the individual 
        has completed not less than 500 hours of service under this 
        section.
          ``(6) Support services.--A community-based organization 
        receiving a grant under this subsection may use a portion of 
        the fixed-amount grant to provide transportation services to an 
        eligible individual to allow such individual to participate in 
        a service project.
  ``(b) Encore Fellowships.--
          ``(1) Establishment.--The Corporation may award 1-year Encore 
        Fellowships to enable individuals age 55 or older to--
                  ``(A) carry out service projects in areas of national 
                need; and
                  ``(B) to receive training and development in order to 
                transition to full- or part-time public service in the 
                nonprofit sector or government.
          ``(2) Program.--In carrying out the program, the Corporation 
        shall--
                  ``(A) maintain a list of eligible organizations for 
                which Encore Fellows may be placed to carry out service 
                projects through the program and shall provide the list 
                to all Fellowship recipients; and
                  ``(B) at the request of a Fellowship recipient--
                          ``(i) determine whether the requesting 
                        recipient is able to meet the service needs of 
                        a listed organization, or another organization 
                        that the recipient requests in accordance with 
                        subparagraph (E), for a service project; and
                          ``(ii) upon making a favorable determination 
                        under clause (i), award the recipient with an 
                        Encore Fellowship, and place the recipient with 
                        the organization as an Encore Fellow under 
                        subparagraph (E).
                  ``(C) Eligible recipients.--
                          ``(i) In general.--An individual desiring to 
                        be selected as a Fellowship recipient shall--
                                  ``(I) be an individual who--
                                          ``(aa) is at least 55 years 
                                        of age as of the time the 
                                        individual applies for the 
                                        program; and
                                          ``(bb) is not engaged in, but 
                                        who wishes to engage in, full- 
                                        or part-time public service in 
                                        the nonprofit sector or 
                                        government; and
                                  ``(II) submit an application to the 
                                Corporation, at such time, in such 
                                manner, and containing such information 
                                as the Corporation may require, 
                                including--
                                          ``(aa) a description of the 
                                        area of national need that the 
                                        applicant hopes to address 
                                        through the service project;
                                          ``(bb) a description of the 
                                        skills and experience the 
                                        applicant has to address an 
                                        area of national need; and
                                          ``(cc) information 
                                        identifying the region of the 
                                        United States in which the 
                                        applicant wishes to serve.
                          ``(ii) Selection basis.--In determining which 
                        individuals to select as Fellowship recipients, 
                        the Corporation shall--
                                  ``(I) select not more than 10 
                                individuals from each State; and
                                  ``(II) give priority to individuals 
                                with skills and experience for which 
                                there is an ongoing high demand in the 
                                nonprofit sector and government.
                  ``(D) Listed organizations.--To be listed under 
                subparagraph (A), an organization shall--
                          ``(i) be a nonprofit organization; and
                          ``(ii) submit an application to the 
                        Corporation at such time, in such manner, and 
                        containing such information as the Corporation 
                        may require, including--
                                  ``(I) a description of--
                                          ``(aa) the services and 
                                        activities the organization 
                                        carries out generally;
                                          ``(bb) the area of national 
                                        need that the organization 
                                        seeks to address through a 
                                        service project; and
                                          ``(cc) the services and 
                                        activities the organization 
                                        seeks to carry out through the 
                                        proposed service project;
                                  ``(II) a description of the skills 
                                and experience that an eligible Encore 
                                Fellowship recipient needs to be placed 
                                with the organization as an Encore 
                                Fellow for the service project;
                                  ``(III) a description of the training 
                                and leadership development the 
                                organization shall provide an Encore 
                                Fellow placed with the organization to 
                                assist the Encore Fellow in obtaining a 
                                public service job in the nonprofit 
                                sector or government after the period 
                                of the Encore Fellowship; and
                                  ``(IV) evidence of the organization's 
                                financial stability.
                  ``(E) Placement.--
                          ``(i) Request for placement with listed 
                        organizations.--To be placed with a listed 
                        organization in accordance with subparagraph 
                        (B)(ii) for a service project, an eligible 
                        Encore Fellowship recipient shall submit an 
                        application for such placement to the 
                        Corporation at such time, in such manner, and 
                        containing such information as the Corporation 
                        may require.
                          ``(ii) Request for placement with other 
                        organization.--An eligible Encore Fellowship 
                        recipient may apply to the Corporation to serve 
                        the recipient's Encore Fellowship year with a 
                        nonprofit organization that is not a listed 
                        organization. Such application shall be 
                        submitted to the Corporation at such time, in 
                        such manner, and containing such information as 
                        the Corporation shall require, and shall 
                        include--
                                  ``(I) an identification and 
                                description of--
                                          ``(aa) the organization;
                                          ``(bb) the area of national 
                                        need the organization seeks to 
                                        address; and
                                          ``(cc) the services or 
                                        activities the organization 
                                        carries out to address such 
                                        area of national need;
                                  ``(II) a description of the services 
                                the eligible Encore Fellowship 
                                recipient shall provide for the 
                                organization as an Encore Fellow; and
                                  ``(III) a letter of support from the 
                                leader of the organization, including--
                                          ``(aa) a description of the 
                                        organization's need for the 
                                        eligible Encore Fellowship 
                                        recipient's services;
                                          ``(bb) evidence that the 
                                        organization is financially 
                                        sound;
                                          ``(cc) an assurance that the 
                                        organization will provide 
                                        training and leadership 
                                        development to the eligible 
                                        Encore Fellowship recipient if 
                                        placed with the organization as 
                                        an Encore Fellow, to assist the 
                                        Encore Fellow in obtaining a 
                                        public service job in the 
                                        nonprofit sector or government 
                                        after the period of the Encore 
                                        Fellowship; and
                                          ``(dd) a description of the 
                                        training and leadership 
                                        development to be provided to 
                                        the Encore Fellowship recipient 
                                        if so placed.
                          ``(iii) Placement and award of fellowship.--
                        If the Corporation determines that the eligible 
                        Encore Fellowship recipient is able to meet the 
                        service needs (including skills and experience 
                        to address an area of national need) of the 
                        organization that the eligible fellowship 
                        recipient requests under clause (ii) or (iii), 
                        the Corporation shall--
                                  ``(I) approve the placement of the 
                                eligible Encore Fellowship recipient 
                                with the organization;
                                  ``(II) award the eligible Encore 
                                Fellowship recipient an Encore 
                                Fellowship for a period of 1 year and 
                                designate the eligible Encore 
                                Fellowship recipient as an Encore 
                                Fellow; and
                                  ``(III) in awarding the Encore 
                                Fellowship, make a payment, in the 
                                amount of $11,000, to the organization 
                                to enable the organization to provide 
                                living expenses to the Encore Fellow 
                                for the year in which the Encore Fellow 
                                agrees to serve.
                  ``(F) Matching funds.--An organization that receives 
                an Encore Fellow under this subsection shall agree to 
                provide, for the living expenses of the Encore Fellow 
                during the year of service, non-Federal contributions 
                in an amount equal to not less than $1 for every $1 of 
                Federal funds provided to the organization for the 
                Encore Fellow through the fellowship.
                  ``(G) Training and assistance.--Each organization 
                that receives an Encore Fellow under this subsection 
                shall provide training, leadership development, and 
                assistance to the Encore Fellow, and conduct oversight 
                of the service provided by the Encore Fellow.
                  ``(H) Leadership development.--Each year, the 
                Corporation shall convene current and former Encore 
                Fellows to discuss the Encore Fellows' experiences 
                related to service under this subsection and discuss 
                strategies for increasing leadership and careers in 
                public service in the nonprofit sector or government.
  ``(c) Evaluations.--The Corporation shall conduct an independent 
evaluation of the programs authorized under subsections (a) and (b) and 
widely disseminate the results, including recommendations for 
improvement, to the service community through multiple channels, 
including the Corporation's Resource Center or a clearinghouse of 
effective strategies.''.

SEC. 1804. INNOVATIVE AND MODEL PROGRAM SUPPORT.

  Subtitle H is further amended by adding at the end the following:

            ``PART II--INNOVATIVE AND MODEL PROGRAM SUPPORT

``SEC. 198D. INNOVATIVE AND MODEL PROGRAM SUPPORT.

  ``(a) Methods of Conducting Activities.--The Corporation may, through 
grants and fixed-amount grants (in accordance with section 129(l)), 
carry out the following programs:
          ``(1) Programs for disadvantaged youth.--A program selected 
        from among those listed in 122(a) where no less than 75 percent 
        of the participants are disadvantaged youth.
                  ``(A) Components of programs.--Such programs may 
                include life skills training, employment training, 
                educational counseling, program to complete a high-
                school diploma or GED, counseling, or a mentoring 
                relationship with an adult volunteer.
                  ``(B) Priority.--Priority shall be given to programs 
                that engage retirees to serve as mentors.
          ``(2) Programs that engage youth under the age of 17.--
        Programs that engage youth under the age of 17 in service to 
        the community to meet unmet human, educational, environmental, 
        emergency and disaster preparedness, or public safety needs and 
        may be a summer program or a year-round program. Priority shall 
        be given to programs that collaborate with the RSVP Program and 
        the AmeriCorps programs.
          ``(3) Programs that reduce recidivism.--Programs that re-
        engage court-involved youth and adults with the goal of 
        reducing recidivism. Priority shall be given to such programs 
        that create support systems beginning in corrections 
        facilities, and programs that have life skills training, 
        employment training, an education program, including a program 
        to complete a high-school diploma or GED, educational and 
        career counseling, post program placement, and support 
        services, which could begin in corrections facilities. The 
        program may include health and wellness programs, including but 
        not limited to drug and alcohol treatment, mental health 
        counseling, and smoking cessation.
          ``(4) Programs that recruit certain individuals.--
        Demonstration projects for programs that have as one of their 
        primary purposes the recruitment and acceptance of court-
        involved youth and adults as participants, volunteers, or 
        members. Such a program may serve any purpose otherwise 
        permitted under this Act.
          ``(5) Programs that support mentoring.--Programs that support 
        and strengthen direct-service youth mentoring programs by 
        increasing State resources dedicated to mentoring and to allow 
        mentoring partnerships to assist direct-service mentoring 
        programs through subgrants, to promote quality standards for 
        mentoring programs, to expand mentoring opportunities tailored 
        to the needs and circumstances of youth, to increase the number 
        of at-risk youth in the State receiving mentoring from screened 
        and trained adult mentors; and
          ``(6) Programs that build state and national mentoring 
        infrastructure.--Programs to create statewide Mentoring 
        Partnerships or implement youth mentoring projects of national 
        scope.
          ``(7) Other innovative and model programs.--Any other 
        innovative and model programs that the Corporation considers 
        appropriate.
  ``(b) Requirements.--
          ``(1) Three-year term.--Each program funded under this part 
        shall be carried out over a period of three years, which may 
        include one planning year and two additional grant years, with 
        a 1-year extension possible, if the program meets performance 
        measures developed in accordance with section 179(a) and any 
        other criteria determined by the Corporation.
          ``(2) Matching funds.--
                  ``(A) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of 
                carrying out a program for which a grant is made under 
                this part may not exceed 76 percent of the total cost 
                of the program in the first year and may not exceed 50 
                percent of the total cost of the program for the 
                remaining years of the grant, including if the grant is 
                extended for 1 year.
                  ``(B) Non-federal contribution.--In providing for the 
                remaining share of the cost of carrying out such a 
                program, each recipient of a grant under this part--
                          ``(i) shall provide for such share through a 
                        payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, 
                        including facilities, equipment, or services; 
                        and
                          ``(ii) may provide for such share through 
                        State sources or local sources, including 
                        private funds or donated services.
          ``(3) Collaboration encouraged.--Each program funded under 
        this part is encouraged to collaborate with Learn and Serve, 
        AmeriCorps, VISTA, and the National Senior Service Corps.
          ``(4) Evaluation.--Upon completion of the program, the 
        Corporation shall conduct an independent evaluation of the 
        program and widely disseminate the results, including 
        recommendations for improvement, to the service community 
        through multiple channels, including the Corporation's Resource 
        Center or a clearinghouse of effective strategies.
  ``(c) Applications.--To be eligible to carry out a program under this 
part, an entity shall prepare, submit to the Corporation, and obtain 
approval of, an application at such time and in such manner as the 
Chief Executive Officer may reasonably require.''.

SEC. 1805. SOCIAL INNOVATION FUND.

  Subtitle H is further amended by adding after Part II (as added by 
section 1804) the following new part:

                   ``PART III--SOCIAL INNOVATION FUND

``SEC. 198E. SOCIAL INNOVATION FUND.

  ``(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
          ``(1) Social entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community 
        organizations are developing innovative and effective solutions 
        to national and local challenges.
          ``(2) Increased public and private investment in replicating 
        and expanding proven effective solutions developed by social 
        entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community organizations, 
        could allow those entrepreneurs and organizations to replicate 
        and expand proven initiatives in communities.
          ``(3) Increased public and private investment to seed new 
        solutions to our nation's most serious challenges will create a 
        pipeline of new social innovations.
          ``(4) A Social Innovation Fund could leverage Federal 
        investments to increase State, local, business, and 
        philanthropic resources to replicate and expand proven 
        solutions, and invest in seeding new innovations, to tackle 
        specific identified community challenges.
  ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
          ``(1) to recognize and increase the impact of social 
        entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community organizations in 
        tackling national and local challenges;
          ``(2) to stimulate the development of a Social Innovation 
        Fund that will increase private and public investment in 
        nonprofit community organizations that are effectively 
        addressing national and local challenges to allow such 
        organizations to replicate and expand successful initiatives;
          ``(3) to assess the effectiveness of--
                  ``(A) leveraging Federal investments to increase 
                State, local, business, and philanthropic resources to 
                address national and local challenges;
                  ``(B) providing resources to replicate and expand 
                effective initiatives; and
                  ``(C) seeding experimental initiatives.
          ``(4) to strengthen the infrastructure to identify, invest 
        in, and replicate and expand, initiatives with effective 
        solutions to national and local challenges.
  ``(c) Definitions.--In this section--
          ``(1) the term `community organization' means a nonprofit 
        organization that carries out innovative, effective initiatives 
        to address community challenges;
          ``(2) the term `covered entity' means--
                  ``(A) an existing grantmaking institution (existing 
                as of the date on which the institution applies for a 
                grant under this section); or
                  ``(B) a partnership between--
                          ``(i) such an existing grantmaking 
                        institution; and
                          ``(ii) an additional grantmaking institution, 
                        a State Commission, or a chief executive 
                        officer of a unit of general local government; 
                        or
                  ``(C) an individual nonprofit organization; and
          ``(3) the term `issue area' means an area described in 
        subsection (f)(3).
  ``(d) Program.--The Corporation shall establish a Social Innovation 
Fund grant program to make grants on a competitive basis to eligible 
entities.
  ``(e) Periods; Amounts.--
          ``(1) For covered entities described in subsection (c)(2)(A) 
        and (B), the Corporation shall make such grants for periods of 
        5 years, and may renew the grants for additional periods of 5 
        years, in amounts of not less than $1,000,000 and not more than 
        $10,000,000 per year.
          ``(2) For covered entities described in subsection (c)(2)(C), 
        the Corporation shall make grants for up to 3 years, and may 
        renew the grants for additional periods of 3 years, in amounts 
        up to $500,000 per year.
  ``(f) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, an entity shall--
          ``(1) be a covered entity;
          ``(2) be focused on--
                  ``(A) serving a specific local geographical area; or
                  ``(B) addressing a specific issue area, in 
                geographical areas that have the highest need in that 
                issue area, as demonstrated by statistics concerning 
                that need.
          ``(3) be focused on improving measurable outcomes relating 
        to--
                  ``(A) education for economically disadvantaged 
                students;
                  ``(B) child and youth development;
                  ``(C) reductions in poverty or increases in economic 
                opportunity for economically disadvantaged individuals;
                  ``(D) health, including access to health care and 
                health education;
                  ``(E) resource conservation and local environmental 
                quality;
                  ``(F) individual or community energy efficiency;
                  ``(G) civic engagement; or
                  ``(H) reductions in crime;
          ``(4) For covered entities described in subsection (c)(2)(A) 
        and (B), have an evidence-based decision-making strategy 
        including, but not limited to--
                  ``(A) use of evidence produced by prior rigorous 
                evaluations of program effectiveness including, where 
                available, well-implemented randomized controlled 
                trials; and
                  ``(B) a well-articulated plan to--
                          ``(i) replicate and expand research-proven 
                        initiatives that have been shown to produce 
                        sizeable, sustained benefits to participants or 
                        society; or
                          ``(ii) partner with a research organization 
                        to carry out rigorous evaluations to assess the 
                        effectiveness of approaches.
          ``(5) For covered entities described in subsection (c)(2)(C), 
        have an evidence-based decision-making strategy including, but 
        not limited to--
                  ``(A) use of evidence produced by prior rigorous 
                evaluations of program effectiveness including, where 
                available, well-implemented randomized controlled 
                trials; or
                  ``(B) a well-articulated plan to--
                          ``(i) conduct rigorous evaluations to assess 
                        the effectiveness of approaches; or
                          ``(ii) partner with a research organization 
                        to carry out rigorous evaluations to assess the 
                        effectiveness of approaches to addressing 
                        national or local challenges.
          ``(6) For covered entities described in subsection (c)(2)(A) 
        and (B), have a well-articulated process for assessing 
        community organizations for subgrants; and
          ``(7) have appropriate policies, as determined by the 
        Corporation, that protect against conflict of interest, self-
        dealing, and other improper practices.
  ``(g) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (d) for national leveraging capital, an eligible entity 
shall submit an application to the Corporation at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Corporation may specify, 
including, at a minimum--
          ``(1) an assurance that the eligible entity will--
                  ``(A) use the funds received through that capital in 
                order to make subgrants to community organizations that 
                will use the funds to test new initiatives, or 
                replicate or expand proven initiatives in low-income 
                communities;
                  ``(B) use the funds for growth capital or to test new 
                initiatives;
                  ``(C) in making decisions about subgrants for 
                communities, consult with a diverse cross section of 
                community representatives in the decisions, including 
                individuals from the public, nonprofit, and for-profit 
                private sectors; and
                  ``(D) make subgrants of a sufficient size and scope 
                to enable the community organizations to build their 
                capacity to test or manage initiatives, and sustain 
                replication or expansion of the initiatives;
          ``(2) an assurance that the eligible entity will not make any 
        subgrants to the parent organizations of the eligible entity, a 
        subsidiary organization of the parent organization, or, if the 
        eligible entity applied for funds under this section as a 
        partnership, any member of the partnership;
          ``(3) an identification of, as appropriate--
                  ``(A) the specific local geographical area referred 
                to in subsection (f)(2)(A) that the eligible entity is 
                proposing to serve; or
                  ``(B) geographical areas referred to in subsection 
                (f)(2)(B) that the eligible entity is likely to serve;
          ``(4)(A) information identifying the issue areas in which the 
        eligible entity will work to improve measurable outcomes;
          ``(B) statistics on the needs related to those issue areas 
        in, as appropriate--
                  ``(i) the specific local geographical area described 
                in paragraph (3)(A); or
                  ``(ii) the geographical areas described in paragraph 
                (3)(B), including statistics demonstrating that those 
                geographical areas have the highest need in the 
                specific issue area that the eligible entity is 
                proposing to address; and
          ``(C) information on the specific measurable outcomes related 
        to the issue areas involved that the eligible entity will seek 
        to improve;
          ``(5) information describing the process by which the 
        eligible entity selected, or will select, community 
        organizations to receive the subgrants, to ensure that the 
        community organizations--
                  ``(A) are institutions with proven initiatives, with 
                track records of achieving specific outcomes related to 
                the measurable outcomes for the eligible entity, or are 
                institutions that articulate a new solution with 
                potential for substantial impact;
                  ``(B) articulate measurable outcomes for the use of 
                the subgrant funds that are connected to the measurable 
                outcomes for the eligible entity;
                  ``(C) will use the funds to test, replicate or expand 
                their initiatives;
                  ``(D) provide a well-defined plan for testing, 
                replicating or expanding the initiatives funded;
                  ``(E) can sustain the initiatives after the subgrant 
                period concludes through reliable public revenues, 
                earned income, or private sector funding;
                  ``(F) have strong leadership and financial and 
                management systems;
                  ``(G) are committed to the use of data collection and 
                evaluation for improvement of the initiatives;
                  ``(H) will implement and evaluate innovative 
                initiatives, to be important contributors to knowledge 
                in their fields; and
                  ``(I) will meet the requirements for providing 
                matching funds specified in subsection (k);
          ``(6) information about the eligible entity, including its 
        experience managing collaborative initiatives, or assessing 
        applicants for grants and evaluating the performance of grant 
        recipients for outcome-focused initiatives, and any other 
        relevant information;
          ``(7) a commitment to meet the requirements of subsection (i) 
        and a plan for meeting the requirements, including information 
        on any funding that the eligible entity has secured to provide 
        the matching funds required under that subsection;
          ``(8) a description of the eligible entity's plan for 
        providing technical assistance and support, other than 
        financial support, to the community organizations that will 
        increase the ability of the community organizations to achieve 
        their measurable outcomes;
          ``(9) information on the commitment, institutional capacity, 
        and expertise of the eligible entity concerning--
                  ``(A) collecting and analyzing data required for 
                evaluations, compliance efforts, and other purposes;
                  ``(B) supporting relevant research; and
                  ``(C) submitting regular reports to the Corporation, 
                including information on the initiatives of the 
                community organizations, and the replication or 
                expansion of such initiatives; and
          ``(10) a commitment to use data and evaluations to improve 
        their model and be more transparent about its challenges; and
          ``(11) a commitment to cooperate with any evaluation 
        activities undertaken by the Corporation.
  ``(h) Selection Criteria.--In selecting eligible entities to receive 
grants under this section, the Corporation shall--
          ``(1) select eligible entities on a competitive basis;
          ``(2) select eligible entities on the basis of the quality of 
        their selection process, as described in subsection (g)(5), the 
        capacity of the eligible entities to manage Social Innovation 
        Funds, and the potential of the eligible entities to sustain 
        the Funds after the conclusion of the grant period;
          ``(3) solicit broad community perspectives that inform grant-
        making decisions;
          ``(4) include among the grant recipients eligible entities 
        that propose to provide subgrants to serve communities (such as 
        rural low-income communities) that the eligible entities can 
        demonstrate are significantly philanthropically underserved; 
        and
          ``(5) select a geographically diverse set of eligible 
        entities.
  ``(i) Matching Funds for Grants.--
          ``(1) In general.--The Corporation may not make a grant to an 
        eligible entity under this section for a Community Solutions 
        Fund unless the entity agrees that, with respect to the cost 
        described in subsection (d) for that Fund, the entity will make 
        available matching funds in an amount not less than $1 for 
        every $1 of funds provided under the grant.
          ``(2) Non-federal share.--The eligible entity shall provide 
        the matching funds in cash.
  ``(j) Reserved Program Funds for Research and Evaluation.--The 
Corporation may reserve up to 5 percent of total program funds 
appropriated to carry out this section for a fiscal year to support 
research and evaluation related to this section.
  ``(k) Advisory Panel.--
          ``(1) In general.--Under authority of section 195 (f) of the 
        National and Community Service Act of 1990, the Chief Executive 
        Officer, in consultation with the Board, shall establish an 
        Advisory Panel to provide advice and input about carrying out 
        this section. The Advisory Panel may collectively have 
        experience in--
                  ``(A) social entrepreneurship and social enterprise;
                  ``(B) the management and operation of small nonprofit 
                organizations and large nonprofit organizations;
                  ``(C) business, including a business with experience 
                working with a startup enterprises, experience growing 
                businesses, experience with corporate social 
                responsibility or a business with experience working 
                with the nonprofit sector;
                  ``(D) philanthropy, including an understanding of 
                philanthropic challenges in urban and rural areas and 
                in areas that are philanthropically underserved;
                  ``(E) qualitative and quantitative social science 
                research, including scientifically-rigorous evaluations 
                of program effectiveness; data driven decision making 
                and evidence-based policymaking;
                  ``(F) volunteering, including effective volunteer 
                management; and
                  ``(G) government, including the management of 
                government agencies and the role of government programs 
                in providing services.
          ``(2) Other qualifications.--The Advisory Panel shall include 
        a diverse range of individuals, including young people, and 
        individuals from diverse economic, racial, ethnic, and 
        religious backgrounds, and individuals from diverse geographic 
        areas.
  ``(l) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
section.''.

SEC. 1806. CLEARINGHOUSES.

  Subtitle H is further amended by adding at the end the following:

           ``PART IV--NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS CLEARINGHOUSE

``SEC. 198F. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS CLEARINGHOUSE.

  ``(a) In General.--The Corporation shall provide assistance, either 
by grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, to entities with 
expertise in the dissemination of information through clearinghouses to 
establish one or more clearinghouses for the national service laws.
  ``(b) Function of Clearinghouse.--Such a clearinghouse may--
          ``(1) assist entities carrying out State or local service-
        learning and national service programs with needs assessments 
        and planning;
          ``(2) conduct research and evaluations concerning service-
        learning or programs receiving assistance under the national 
        service laws unless the recipient is receiving funds for such 
        purpose under part III of subtitle B and under subtitle H;
          ``(3)(A) provide leadership development and training to State 
        and local service-learning program administrators, supervisors, 
        service sponsors, and participants; and
          ``(B) provide training to persons who can provide the 
        leadership development and training described in subparagraph 
        (A);
          ``(4) facilitate communication among entities carrying out 
        service-learning programs and programs offered under the 
        national service laws and participants in such programs;
          ``(5) provide and disseminate information and curriculum 
        materials relating to planning and operating service-learning 
        programs and programs offered under the national service laws, 
        to States, Territories, Indian tribes, and local entities 
        eligible to receive financial assistance under the national 
        service laws;
          ``(6) provide and disseminate information regarding methods 
        to make service-learning programs and programs offered under 
        the national service laws accessible to individuals with 
        disabilities;
          ``(7) disseminate applications in languages other than 
        English;
          ``(8)(A) gather and disseminate information on successful 
        service-learning programs and programs offered under the 
        national service laws, components of such successful programs, 
        innovative curricula related to service-learning, and service-
        learning projects; and
          ``(B) coordinate the activities of the Clearinghouse with 
        appropriate entities to avoid duplication of effort;
          ``(9) make recommendations to State and local entities on 
        quality controls to improve the quality of service-learning 
        programs and programs offered under the national service laws;
          ``(10) assist organizations in recruiting, screening, and 
        placing a diverse population of service-learning coordinators 
        and program sponsors;
          ``(11) disseminate effective strategies for working with 
        disadvantaged youth in national service programs as determined 
        by organizations with an established expertise working with 
        such youth;
          ``(12) collaborate with State and local Mentoring 
        Partnerships and directly with youth mentoring organizations to 
        disseminate effective strategies for the recruiting, training, 
        and screening of responsible adult mentors and best practices 
        for building quality relationships between adult mentors and 
        youth mentees; and
          ``(13) carry out such other activities as the Chief Executive 
        Officer determines to be appropriate.''.

             Subtitle I--Training and Technical Assistance

SEC. 1821. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

  Title I is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subtitle:

            ``Subtitle J--Training and Technical Assistance

``SEC. 199N. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

  ``(a) In General.--The Corporation shall conduct, either directly or 
through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, including through 
State Commissions on National and Community Service, appropriate 
training and technical assistance to--
          ``(1) programs receiving assistance under the national 
        service laws; and
          ``(2) entities (particularly those in rural areas and 
        underserved communities)--
                  ``(A) that desire to carry out or establish national 
                service programs;
                  ``(B) that desire to apply for assistance under the 
                national service laws; or
                  ``(C) that desire to apply for a subgrant under the 
                national service laws.
  ``(b) Activities Included.--Such training and technical assistance 
activities may include--
          ``(1) providing technical assistance to those applying to 
        carry out national service programs or those carrying out 
        national service programs;
          ``(2) promoting leadership development in national service 
        programs;
          ``(3) improving the instructional and programmatic quality of 
        national service programs;
          ``(4) developing the management and budgetary skills of those 
        operating or overseeing national service programs, including to 
        increase the cost effectiveness of the programs under the 
        national service laws;
          ``(5) providing for or improving the training provided to the 
        participants in programs under the national service laws;
          ``(6) facilitating the education of national service programs 
        in risk management procedures, including the training of 
        participants in appropriate risk management practices;
          ``(7) training of those operating or overseeing national 
        service programs in volunteer recruitment, management, and 
        retention to improve the abilities of such individuals to use 
        participants and other volunteers in an effective manner which 
        results in high quality service and the desire of participants 
        or volunteers to continue to serve in other capacities after 
        the program is completed;
          ``(8) training of those operating or overseeing national 
        service programs in program evaluation and performance measures 
        to inform practices to augment the capacity and sustainability 
        of the program;
          ``(9) training of those operating or overseeing national 
        service programs to effectively accommodate people with 
        disabilities to increase the participation of people with 
        disabilities in national service programs. Such activities may 
        utilize funding from the reservation of funds to increase the 
        participation of individuals with disabilities as described in 
        section 129(j);
          ``(10) establishing networks and collaboration among 
        employers, educators, and other key stakeholders in the 
        community to further leverage resources to increase local 
        participation and to coordinate community-wide planning and 
        service;
          ``(11) providing training and technical assistance for the 
        National Senior Service Corps, including providing such 
        training and technical assistance to programs receiving 
        assistance under section 201 of the Domestic Volunteer Service 
        Act of 1973; and
          ``(12) carrying out such other activities as the Chief 
        Executive Officer determines to be appropriate.
  ``(c) Priority.--The Corporation shall give priority to programs 
under the national service laws and those entities eligible to 
establish programs under the national service laws seeking training or 
technical assistance that--
          ``(1) seek to carry out high quality programs where the 
        services are needed most;
          ``(2) seek to carry out high quality programs where national 
        service programs do not currently exist or where the programs 
        are too limited to meet community needs;
          ``(3) seek to carry out high quality programs that focus on 
        and provide service opportunities for underserved rural and 
        urban areas and populations; and
          ``(4) assist programs in developing a service component that 
        combines students, out-of-school youths, and older adults as 
        participants to provide needed community services.''.

      Subtitle J--Repeal of Title III (Points of Light Foundation)

SEC. 1831. REPEAL.

  Title III (42 U.S.C. 12661 et seq.) is repealed.

  Subtitle K--Amendments to Title V (Authorization of Appropriations)

SEC. 1841. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  Section 501 (42 U.S.C. 12681) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  ``(a) Title I.--
          ``(1) Subtitle b.--
                  ``(A) In general.--There are authorized to be 
                appropriated to provide financial assistance under 
                subtitle B of title I--
                          ``(i) $97,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
                          ``(ii) such sums as may be necessary for each 
                        of fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
                  ``(B) Programs.--Of the amount appropriated under 
                subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year--
                          ``(i) not more than 60 percent shall be 
                        available to provide financial assistance under 
                        part I of subtitle B of title I;
                          ``(ii) not more than 25 percent shall be 
                        available to provide financial assistance under 
                        part II of such subtitle; and
                          ``(iii) not less than 15 percent shall be 
                        available to provide financial assistance under 
                        part III of such subtitle.
                  ``(C) Special allocations.--Of the amount 
                appropriated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, 
                up to $10,000,000 shall be for summer of service 
                grants, $20,000,000 for youth engagement zones, 
                $7,000,000 for Campuses of Service, and up to 
                $10,000,000 shall be deposited in the National Service 
                Trust to support summer of service educational awards, 
                consistent with section 120(c)(8).
          ``(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 administer the 
                National Service Trust and disburse national service 
                educational awards and scholarships under subtitle D of 
                title I, and to carry out such audits and evaluations 
                as the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation may 
                determine to be necessary, such sums as may be 
                necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
                  ``(B) Priority.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
                of this Act, in obligating the amounts made available 
                pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
                subparagraph (C), priority shall be given to programs 
                carried out in areas for which the President has 
                declared the existence of a major disaster, in 
                accordance with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford 
                Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
                5170), as a consequence of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
          ``(3) Subtitle e.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        operate the National Civilian Community Corps and provide 
        financial assistance under subtitle E of title I, $35,000,000 
        for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for each 
        of fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
          ``(4) Administration.--
                  ``(A) Corporation.--There are authorized to be 
                appropriated for the Corporation's administration of 
                the national service laws such sums as may be necessary 
                for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
                  ``(B) State commissions.--There are authorized to be 
                appropriated for assistance to State Commissions under 
                section 126(a), such sums as may be necessary for each 
                of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
          ``(5) Training and technical assistance.--Of the amounts 
        appropriated for a fiscal year under subtitles B, C, and H of 
        title I of this Act and under titles I and II of the Domestic 
        Volunteer Service Act of 1973, the Corporation shall reserve up 
        to 2.5 percent to carry out subtitle J of this Act. 
        Notwithstanding subsection (b), amounts so reserved shall be 
        available only for the fiscal year for which they are reserved.
  ``(b) Availability of Appropriations.--Funds appropriated under this 
section shall remain available until expended.''.

   TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO THE DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 1973

SEC. 2001. REFERENCES.

  Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this title an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal 
of a provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
provision of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 
et seq.).

   Subtitle A--Amendments to Title I (National Volunteer Antipoverty 
                               Programs)

SEC. 2101. PURPOSE.

  Section 2 (42 U.S.C. 4950) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``both young and older 
        citizens'' and inserting ``citizens of all ages and 
        backgrounds''; and
          (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``local agencies'' and all 
        that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
        ``local agencies, expand relationships with, and support for, 
        the efforts of civic, community, and educational organizations, 
        and utilize the energy, innovative spirit, experience, and 
        skills of all Americans.''.

SEC. 2102. PURPOSE OF THE VISTA PROGRAM.

  Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 4951) is amended--
          (1) in the second sentence, by striking ``afflicted with'' 
        and inserting ``affected by''; and
          (2) in the third sentence, by striking ``local level'' and 
        all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
        ``local level, to support efforts by local agencies and 
        organizations to achieve long-term sustainability of projects, 
        consistent with section 185 of the National and Community 
        Service Act of 1990, initiated or expanded under the VISTA 
        program activities, and to strengthen local agencies and 
        community organizations to carry out the purpose of this 
        part.''.

SEC. 2103. APPLICATIONS.

  Section 103 (42 U.S.C. 4953) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``the Commonwealth 
                of the Northern Mariana Islands,'' after ``American 
                Samoa,''; and
                  (B) in paragraph (2)--
                          (i) by striking ``handicapped'' and inserting 
                        ``disabled''; and
                          (ii) by striking ``handicaps'' and inserting 
                        ``disabilities'';
                  (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``jobless, the 
                hungry, and low-income'' and inserting ``unemployed, 
                the hungry, and low-income'';
                  (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``prevention, 
                education,'' and inserting ``through prevention, 
                education, rehabilitation, and treatment,'';
                  (E) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``, mental 
                illness,'' after ``including'';
                  (F) in paragraph (6), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a semicolon;
                  (G) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and 
                inserting a semicolon; and
                  (H) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraphs:
          ``(8) in the re-entry and re-integration of formerly 
        incarcerated youth and adults into society, including life 
        skills training, employment training, counseling, educational 
        training, and educational counseling;
          ``(9) in developing and carrying out financial literacy, 
        financial planning, budgeting, savings, and reputable credit 
        accessibility programs in low-income communities, including 
        those programs which educate on financing home ownership and 
        higher education;
          ``(10) in initiating and supporting before-school and after-
        school programs servicing children in low-income communities 
        that may engage participants in mentoring relationships, 
        tutoring, life skills, or study skills programs, service-
        learning, physical, nutrition, and health education programs, 
        including programs aimed at fighting childhood obesity, and 
        other activities addressing the needs of the community's 
        children;
          ``(11) in establishing and supporting community economic 
        development initiatives, including micro-enterprises, with a 
        priority on such programs in rural areas and other areas where 
        such programs are needed most;
          ``(12) in assisting veterans and their families through 
        establishing or augmenting programs which assist such persons 
        with access to legal assistance, health care (including mental 
        health), employment counseling or training, education 
        counseling or training, affordable housing, and other support 
        services; and
          ``(13) in addressing the health and wellness of low-income 
        and underserved communities, including programs to increase 
        access to preventive services, insurance, and health care.'';
          (2) in subsection (b)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``recruitment and 
                placement procedures'' and inserting ``placement 
                procedures that involve sponsoring organizations and'';
                  (B) in paragraph (2)--
                          (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                  (I) by striking ``related to the 
                                recruitment and'' and inserting 
                                ``related to the'';
                                  (II) by striking ``in conjunction 
                                with recruitment and'' and inserting 
                                ``in conjunction with the''; and
                                  (III) by striking ``1993. Upon'' and 
                                all that follows through the period at 
                                the end and inserting ``1993.'';
                          (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``central information system that shall, on 
                        request, promptly provide'' and inserting 
                        ``database that provides''; and
                          (iii) in subparagraph (C)--
                                  (I) by striking ``timely and 
                                effective'' and inserting ``timely and 
                                cost-effective''; and
                                  (II) by striking ``the recruitment of 
                                volunteers'' and inserting 
                                ``recruitment and management of 
                                volunteers''; and
                  (C) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the 
                following: ``The Director shall give priority to--
          ``(A) disadvantaged youth (as defined in section 101 of the 
        National and Community Service Act of 1990) and low-income 
        adults; and
          ``(B) retired adults of any profession, but with an emphasis 
        on those professions whose services and training are most 
        needed in a community, such as the health care professions, 
        teaching, counseling, and engineering and other professions 
        requiring a high level of technical and project management 
        skills, to utilize their experience, including professional 
        skills, in the VISTA program.'';
                  (D) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ``information 
                system'' and inserting ``database'';
          (3) in subsection (c)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1)--
                          (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
                        by striking ``personnel described in subsection 
                        (b)(2)(C)'' and inserting ``personnel described 
                        in subsection (b)(2)(C) and sponsoring 
                        organizations'';
                          (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``the 
                        Internet and related technologies,'' after 
                        ``television,'';
                          (iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
                        ``Internet and related technologies,'' after 
                        ``through the'';
                          (iv) in subparagraph (C), by inserting after 
                        ``senior citizens organizations,'' the 
                        following: ``offices of economic development, 
                        State employment security agencies, employment 
                        offices,'';
                          (v) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
                        ``National and Community Service Trust Act of 
                        1993'' and inserting ``National and Community 
                        Service Act of 1990''; and
                          (vi) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``, on 
                        request,'';
                  (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``this subsection'' 
                and inserting ``this subsection and related public 
                awareness and recruitment activities under the national 
                service laws''; and
                  (C) in paragraph (4)--
                          (i) by striking ``Beginning'' and all that 
                        follows through ``for the purpose'' and 
                        inserting ``For the purpose''; and
                          (ii) by striking ``1.5 percent'' and 
                        inserting ``2 percent'';
          (4) by amending the second sentence of subsection (d) to read 
        as follows: ``Whenever feasible, such efforts shall be 
        coordinated with an appropriate local workforce investment 
        board established under section 117 of the Workforce Investment 
        Act of 1998.'';
          (5) in subsection (g) by striking ``and has been submitted to 
        the Governor'' and all that follows and inserting a period; and
          (6) by adding at the end the following:
  ``(i) The Director may enter into agreements under which public and 
private nonprofit organizations, with sufficient financial capacity and 
size, pay for all or a portion of the costs of supporting the service 
of volunteers under this title, consistent with the provisions of 
section 186 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990.''.

SEC. 2104. VISTA PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.

  Part A of title I is amended by inserting after section 103 (42 
U.S.C. 4953) the following:

``SEC. 103A. VISTA PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.

  ``(a) In General.--With not less than one-third of the funds made 
available under subsection (d) in each fiscal year, the Director shall 
make grants for VISTA positions to support programs of national 
significance. Each program for which a grant is received under this 
subsection shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements 
applicable to that program.
  ``(b) Activities Supported.--The Director shall make grants under 
subsection (a) to support one or more of the following programs to 
address problems that concern low-income and rural communities in the 
Nation:
          ``(1) In the re-entry and re-integration of formerly 
        incarcerated youth and adults into society, including life 
        skills training, employment training, counseling, educational 
        training, and educational counseling.
          ``(2) In developing and carrying-out financial literacy, 
        financial planning, budgeting, savings, and reputable credit 
        accessibility programs in low-income communities, including 
        those programs which educate on financing home ownership and 
        higher education.
          ``(3) In initiating and supporting before-school and after-
        school programs in low-income communities that may include such 
        activities as establishing mentoring relationships, physical 
        education, tutoring, instruction in 21st century thinking 
        skills, life skills, and study skills, community service, 
        service-learning, nutrition and health education, and other 
        activities aimed at keeping children, safe, educated, and 
        healthy, which serve the children in such community.
          ``(4) In establishing and supporting community economic 
        development initiatives, including micro-enterprises, with a 
        priority on such programs in rural areas and areas where such 
        programs are needed most.
          ``(5) In assisting veterans and their families through 
        establishing or augmenting programs which assist such persons 
        with access to legal assistance, health care (including mental 
        health), employment counseling or training, education 
        counseling or training, affordable housing, and other support 
        services.
          ``(6) In addressing the health and wellness of low-income and 
        underserved communities across our Nation, including programs 
        to fight childhood obesity through nutrition, physical fitness, 
        and other associated life skills education programs and 
        programs to increase access to preventive services, insurance, 
        and health care.
  ``(c) Requirements.--
          ``(1) Eligibility.--In order to receive a grant under 
        subsection (a), an applicant shall submit an application to the 
        Director at such time and in such manner as the Director 
        requires and receive approval of the application. Such 
        application shall, at a minimum, demonstrate to the Director a 
        level of expertise in carrying out such a program.
          ``(2) Supplement not supplant.--Funds made available under 
        subsection (d) shall be used to supplement and not supplant the 
        number of VISTA volunteers engaged in programs addressing the 
        problem for which such funds are awarded unless such sums are 
        an extension of funds previously provided under this title.
  ``(d) Funding.--
          ``(1) In general.--From the amounts appropriate under section 
        501 for each fiscal year there shall be available to the 
        Director such sums as may be necessary to make grants under 
        subsection (a).
          ``(2) Limitation.--No funds shall be made available to the 
        Director to make grants under subsection (a) unless the amounts 
        appropriated under section 501 available for such fiscal year 
        to carry out part A are sufficient to maintain the number of 
        projects and volunteers funded under part A in the preceding 
        fiscal year.
  ``(e) Information.--The Director shall widely disseminate information 
on grants that may be made under this section, including through 
volunteer recruitment programs being carried out by public or private 
non-profit organizations.''.

SEC. 2105. TERMS AND PERIODS OF SERVICE.

  Section 104(d) (42 U.S.C. 4954(d)) is amended--
          (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``with the terms and 
        conditions of their service.'' and inserting ``with the terms 
        and conditions of their service or any adverse action, such as 
        termination, proposed by the sponsoring organization. The 
        procedure shall provide for an appeal to the Director of any 
        proposed termination.''; and
          (2) in the third sentence (as amended by this section), by 
        striking ``and the terms and conditions of their service''.

SEC. 2106. SUPPORT SERVICE.

  Section 105(a)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 4955(a)(1)(B)) is amended by striking 
``Such stipend'' and all that follows through ``in the case of 
persons'' and inserting ``Such stipend shall be set at a minimum of 
$125 per month and a maximum of $150 per month, subject to the 
availability of funds to accomplish such a maximum. The Director may 
provide a stipend of $250 per month in the case of persons''.

SEC. 2107. SECTIONS REPEALED.

  The following provisions are repealed:
          (1) VISTA literacy corps.--Section 109 (42 U.S.C. 4959).
          (2) University year for vista.--Part B of title I (42 U.S.C. 
        4971 et seq.).
          (3) Literacy challenge grants.--Section 124 (42 U.S.C. 4995).

SEC. 2108. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

  Section 121 (42 U.S.C. 4991) is amended in the second sentence by 
striking ``situations'' and inserting ``organizations''.

SEC. 2109. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

  Section 123 (42 U.S.C. 4993) is amended--
          (1) in the section heading by striking ``technical 
        and''; and
          (2) by striking ``technical and''.

  Subtitle B--Amendments to Title II (National Senior Volunteer Corps)

SEC. 2201. CHANGE IN NAME.

  Title II (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.) is amended in the title heading by 
striking ``NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS'' and inserting ``NATIONAL 
SENIOR SERVICE CORPS''.

SEC. 2202. PURPOSE.

  Section 200 (42 U.S.C. 5000) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 200. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

  ``It is the purpose of this title to provide--
          ``(1) opportunities for senior service to meet unmet local, 
        State, and national needs in the areas of education, public 
        safety, emergency and disaster preparedness, relief, and 
        recovery, health and human needs, 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, and demonstration 
        and other programs to empower people 55 years of age or older 
        to contribute to their communities through service, enhance the 
        lives of those who serve and those whom they serve, and provide 
        communities with valuable services;
          ``(3) opportunities for people 55 years of age or older, 
        through the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, to share 
        their knowledge, experiences, abilities, and skills for the 
        betterment of their communities and themselves;
          ``(4) opportunities for low-income people 55 years of age or 
        older, through the Foster Grandparents Program, to have a 
        positive impact on the lives of children in need;
          ``(5) opportunities for low-income people 55 years of age or 
        older, through the Senior Companion Program, to provide 
        critical support services and companionship to adults at risk 
        of institutionalization and who are struggling to maintain a 
        dignified independent life; and
          ``(6) for research, training, demonstration, and other 
        program activities to increase and improve opportunities for 
        people 55 years of age or older to meet unmet needs, including 
        those related to public safety, public health, and emergency 
        and disaster preparedness, relief, and recovery, in their 
        communities.''.

SEC. 2203. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROJECTS.

  Section 201 (42 U.S.C. 5001) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)--
                  (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``avail themselves of opportunities for 
                volunteer service in their community'' and inserting 
                ``share their experiences, abilities, and skills for 
                the betterment of their communities and themselves 
                through service'';
                  (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, and individuals 
                60 years of age or older will be given priority for 
                enrollment,'';
                  (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``either prior to 
                or during the volunteer service'' after ``may be 
                necessary''; and
                  (D) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
                following:
          ``(4) the project is being designed and implemented with the 
        advice of experts in the field of service to be delivered as 
        well as with those who have expertise in the recruitment and 
        management of volunteers, particularly those of the Baby Boom 
        generation.'';
          (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
  ``(c) The Director shall give priority to projects--
          ``(1) utilizing retired scientists, technicians, engineers, 
        and mathematicians (the STEM professionals) to improve Science, 
        Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education 
        through activities such as assisting teachers in classroom 
        demonstrations or laboratory experiences, running after-school, 
        weekend, or summer programs designed to engage disadvantaged 
        youth (as defined in section 101 of the National and Community 
        Service Act of 1990) or low-income, minority youth in the STEM 
        fields and to improve mastery of the STEM content, providing 
        field trips to businesses, institutions of higher education, 
        museums, and other locations where the STEM professions are 
        practiced or illuminated;
          ``(2) utilizing retired health care professionals to improve 
        the health and wellness of low income or rural communities;
          ``(3) utilizing retired criminal justice professionals for 
        programs designed to prevent disadvantaged youth (as defined in 
        section 101 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990) 
        from joining gangs or committing crimes;
          ``(4) utilizing retired military and emergency professionals 
        for programs to improve public safety, emergency and disaster 
        preparedness, relief, and recovery, search and rescue, and 
        homeland security efforts; and
          ``(5) utilizing retired computer science professionals, 
        technicians of related technologies, business professionals, 
        and others with relevant knowledge to increase, for low income 
        individuals and families, access to and obtaining the benefits 
        from computers and other existing and emerging technologies.''; 
        and
          (3) by adding at the end the following:
  ``(e) Competitive Grant Awards Required.--
          ``(1) In general.--Effective for fiscal year 2013 and each 
        fiscal year thereafter, each grant or contract awarded under 
        this section in such a year shall be--
                  ``(A) awarded for a period of 3 years; and
                  ``(B) awarded through a competitive process.
          ``(2) Elements of competitive process.--The competitive 
        process required by paragraph (1)(B)--
                  ``(A) shall include the use of a peer review panel, 
                including members with expertise in senior service and 
                aging;
                  ``(B) shall ensure that--
                          ``(i) the resulting grants (or contracts) 
                        support no less than the volunteer service 
                        years of the previous grant (or contract) cycle 
                        in a given geographic service area;
                          ``(ii) the resulting grants (or contracts) 
                        maintain a similar program distribution; and
                          ``(iii) every effort is made to minimize the 
                        disruption to volunteers; and
                  ``(C) shall include the performance measures, 
                outcomes, and other criteria established under 
                subsection (f).
          ``(3) Establishment of competitive process.--The Corporation 
        shall establish and make available the competitive process 
        required by paragraph (1)(B) no later than 18 months after the 
        date of the enactment of this subsection. The Corporation shall 
        consult with the program directors of the Retired Senior 
        Volunteer Program during development and implementation of the 
        competitive process.
  ``(f) Evaluation Process Required.--
          ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 412, and effective 
        beginning 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
        subsection, each grant or contract under this section that 
        expires in fiscal year 2011, 2012, and 2013 shall be subject to 
        an evaluation process. The evaluation process shall be carried 
        out, to the maximum extent practicable, in fiscal year 2010, 
        2011, and 2012, respectively.
          ``(2) Elements of evaluation process.--The evaluation process 
        required by paragraph (1)--
                  ``(A) shall include performance measures, outcomes, 
                and other criteria; and
                  ``(B) shall evaluate the extent to which the 
                recipient of the grant or contract meets or exceeds 
                such performance measures, outcomes, and other 
                criteria.
          ``(3) Establishment of evaluation process.--The Corporation 
        shall, in collaboration and consultation with program directors 
        of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, establish and make 
        available the evaluation process required by paragraph (1), 
        including the performance measures, outcomes, and other 
        criteria required by paragraph (2)(A), with particular 
        attention to the different needs of rural and urban programs. 
        The processes shall be established and made available, 
        including notification of the available training and technical 
        assistance, no later than 180 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this subsection.
          ``(4) Effect of failing to meet performance measures.--If the 
        evaluation process determines that the recipient has failed to 
        meet or exceed the performance measures, outcomes, and other 
        criteria established under this subsection, the grant or 
        contract shall not be renewed. Any successor grant or contract 
        shall be awarded through the competitive process described in 
        subsection (e)(1).
          ``(5) Special rule.--The Corporation may continue to fund a 
        program which has failed to meet or exceed the performance 
        measures, outcomes, and other criteria established under this 
        subsection for up to 12 months if competition does not result 
        in a successor grant or contract for such program, in order to 
        minimize the disruption to volunteers and disruption of 
        services. In such a case, outreach shall be conducted and a new 
        competition shall be established. The previous recipient shall 
        remain eligible for the new competition.
          ``(6) Performance measures.--
                  ``(A) In general.--The performance measures, 
                outcomes, and other criteria established under this 
                subsection may be updated or modified as necessary, in 
                consultation with program directors for the Retired 
                Senior Volunteer Program, but no earlier than fiscal 
                year 2014.
                  ``(B) Operational problems.--Effective for fiscal 
                years before fiscal year 2014, the Corporation may, 
                after consulting with program directors of the Retired 
                Senior Volunteer Program, determine that a performance 
                measure, outcome, or criterion established under this 
                subsection is operationally problematic, and may, in 
                consultation with program directors of the Retired 
                Senior Volunteer Program and after notifying the 
                appropriate committees of Congress--
                          ``(i) eliminate the use of that performance 
                        measure, outcome, or criterion; or
                          ``(ii) modify that performance measure, 
                        outcome, or criterion as necessary to render it 
                        no longer operationally problematic.
  ``(g) Online Resource Guide.--The Corporation shall develop and 
disseminate an online resource guide for the Retired Senior Volunteer 
Program within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, which shall include, but not be limited to--
          ``(1) examples of high performing programs;
          ``(2) corrective actions for underperforming programs; and
          ``(3) examples of meaningful outcome-based performance 
        measures that capture a program's mission and priorities.
  ``(h) Report to Congress.--Not later than September 30, 2013, the 
Corporation shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
report on--
          ``(1) the number of programs that did not meet or exceed the 
        established performance measures, outcomes, and other criteria 
        established under subsection (f);
          ``(2) the number of new grants awarded;
          ``(3) the challenges to the implementation of evaluation and 
        competition, including but not limited to geographic 
        distribution and the minimization of disruption to volunteers; 
        and
          ``(4) how the current program geographic distribution affects 
        recruitment for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program.''.

SEC. 2204. FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM GRANTS.

  Section 211 (42 U.S.C. 5011) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)--
                  (A) by striking ``low-income persons aged sixty or 
                over'' and inserting ``low-income and other persons 
                aged 55 or over''; and
                  (B) by striking ``children having exceptional needs'' 
                and inserting ``children having special or exceptional 
                needs or with conditions or circumstances identified as 
                limiting their academic, social, or emotional 
                development'';
          (2) in subsection (b)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1)--
                          (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
                        by striking ``shall have the exclusive 
                        authority to determine, pursuant to the 
                        provisions of paragraph (2) of this 
                        subsection--'' and inserting ``may determine--
                        '';
                          (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``and'';
                          (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
                        period and inserting ``; and''; and
                          (iv) by adding after subparagraph (B) the 
                        following:
          ``(C) whether it is in the best interests of a child 
        receiving, and of a particular foster grandparent providing, 
        services in such a project, to continue such relationship after 
        the child reaches the age of 21, if such child was receiving 
        such services prior to attaining the age of 21.'';
                  (B) by striking paragraph (2); and
                  (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
                  (D) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by this 
                section), by striking ``paragraphs (1) and (2)'' and 
                inserting ``paragraph (1)'';
                  (E) by adding after paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 
                this section) the following:
  ``(3) If an assignment of a foster grandparent is suspended or 
discontinued, the replacement of that foster grandparent shall be 
determined through the mutual agreement of all parties involved in the 
provision of services to the child.'';
          (3) in subsection (d), in the second sentence, by striking 
        ``Any stipend'' and all that follows through ``inflation,'' and 
        inserting ``Any stipend or allowance provided under this part 
        shall not exceed 75 percent of the minimum wage under section 6 
        the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206), and the 
        Federal share shall not be less than $2.65 per hour, provided 
        that the Director shall adjust the Federal share once prior to 
        December 31, 2012, to account for inflation,'';
          (4) in subsection (e)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``125'' and 
                inserting ``200''; and
                  (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, as so 
                adjusted'' and all that follows through ``local 
                situations'';
          (5) by striking subsection (f) and inserting:
  ``(f)(1) Subject to the restrictions in paragraph (3), individuals 
who are not low-income persons may serve as volunteers under this part. 
The regulations issued by the Director to carry out this part (other 
than regulations relating to stipends or allowances to individuals 
authorized by subsection (d)) shall apply to all volunteers under this 
part, without regard to whether such volunteers are eligible to receive 
a stipend or allowance under subsection (d).
  ``(2) Except as provided under paragraph (1), each recipient of a 
grant or contract to carry out a project under this part shall give 
equal treatment to all volunteers who participate in such project, 
without regard to whether such volunteers are eligible to receive a 
stipend or allowance under subsection (d).
  ``(3) An individual who is not a low-income person may not become a 
volunteer under this part if allowing that individual to become a 
volunteer under this part would prevent a low-income person from 
becoming a volunteer under this part or would displace a low-income 
person from being a volunteer under this part.''; and
          (6) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
  ``(g) The Director may also provide a stipend or allowance in an 
amount not to exceed 10 percent more than the amount established under 
subsection (d) to leaders who, on the basis of past experience as 
volunteers, special skills, and demonstrated leadership abilities, may 
coordinate activities, including training, and otherwise support the 
service of volunteers under this part.
  ``(h) The program may accept up to 15 percent of volunteers serving 
in a project under this part for a fiscal year who do not meet the 
definition of `low-income' under subsection (e), upon certification by 
the recipient of a grant or contract that it is unable to effectively 
recruit and place low-income volunteers in the number of placements 
approved for the project.''.

SEC. 2205. SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM GRANTS.

  Section 213 (42 U.S.C. 5013) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``low-income persons aged 
        60 or over'' and inserting ``low-income and other persons aged 
        55 or over'';
          (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``Subsections (d), (e), 
        and (f)'' and inserting ``Subsections (d) through (h)''; and
          (3) by striking subsection (c)(2)(B) and inserting the 
        following:
  ``(B) Senior companion volunteer trainers and leaders may receive a 
stipend or allowance consistent with subsection (g) authorized under 
subsection (d) of section 211, as approved by the Director.''.

SEC. 2206. PROMOTION OF NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS.

  Section 221 (42 U.S.C. 5021) is amended--
          (1) in the section heading, by striking ``volunteer'' and 
        inserting ``service''; and
          (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``of all ages and 
        backgrounds living in rural, suburban, and urban localities'' 
        after ``greater participation of volunteers''.

SEC. 2207. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

  (a) Change in Age Eligibility.--Section 223 (42 U.S.C. 5023) is 
amended by striking ``sixty years and older from minority groups'' and 
inserting ``55 years and older from minority and underserved 
populations''.
  (b) Name Change.--Section 224 (42 U.S.C. 5024) is amended in the 
heading by striking ``volunteer'' and inserting ``service''.

SEC. 2208. PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.

  Section 225 (42 U.S.C. 5025) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)--
                  (A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
  ``(2) Applicants for grants under paragraph (1) shall determine which 
program under part A, B, or C the program shall be carried out and 
submit an application as required for programs under part A, B, or 
C.''; and
                  (B) by adding at the end the following:
  ``(4) To the maximum extent practicable, the Director shall ensure 
that at least 25 percent of the grants under this subsection are made 
to applicants not receiving assistance from the Corporation at the time 
of such grant and, when possible, from locations where no programs 
under part A, B, or C are in effect at the time of such grant. In a 
fiscal year where less than 25 percent of the applicants are applicants 
not receiving such assistance, the Director may make more than 75 
percent of such grants to applicants receiving such assistance.'';
          (2) in subsection (b)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the period 
                at the end the following: ``or Alzheimer's disease, 
                with an intent of allowing those served to age in 
                place'';
                  (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the period 
                at the end the following: ``through education, 
                prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation'';
                  (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the period 
                at the end the following: ``, including programs that 
                teach parenting skills, life skills, and family 
                management skills'';
                  (D) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
          ``(4) Programs that establish and support mentoring programs 
        for disadvantaged youth (as defined in section 101 of the 
        National and Community Service Act of 1990), including those 
        mentoring programs that match youth with volunteer mentors 
        leading to apprenticeship programs and employment training.'';
                  (E) in paragraph (5), by inserting before the period 
                at the end the following: ``, including those programs 
                that serve youth and adults with limited English 
                proficiency'';
                  (F) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' and all 
                that follows through the period and insert ``and for 
                individuals and children with disabilities or chronic 
                illnesses living at home.'';
                  (G) in paragraph (7), by striking ``after-school 
                activities'' and all that follows through the period at 
                the end and inserting ``after-school programs serving 
                children in low-income communities that may engage 
                participants in mentoring relationships, tutoring, life 
                skills or study skills programs, service-learning, 
                physical, nutrition, and health education programs, 
                including programs aimed at fighting childhood obesity, 
                and other activities addressing the needs of the 
                community's children, including those of working 
                parents.'';
                  (H) by striking paragraphs (8), (9), (12), (13), 
                (14), (15), (16), and (18);
                  (I) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) as 
                paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively;
                  (J) by inserting after paragraph (9) (as so 
                redesignated) the following:
          ``(10) Programs that engage older adults with children and 
        youth to complete service in energy conservation, environmental 
        stewardship, or other environmental needs of a community, 
        including conducting energy audits, insulating homes, or 
        conducting other activities to promote energy efficiency.
          ``(11) Programs that collaborate with criminal justice 
        professionals and organizations in prevention programs aimed at 
        disadvantaged youth (as defined in section 101 of the National 
        and Community Service Act of 1990) or youth re-entering society 
        after incarceration and their families, which may include 
        mentoring and counseling, which many include employment 
        counseling.'';
                  (K) by redesignating paragraph (17) as paragraph 
                (12); and
                  (L) by adding at the end the following:
          ``(13) Programs that strengthen community efforts in support 
        of homeland security.'';
          (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``shall demonstrate to 
        the Director'' and all that follows through the period at the 
        end and inserting ``shall demonstrate to the Director a level 
        of expertise in carrying out such a program.''; and
          (4) in subsection (e)--
                  (A) by inserting ``widely'' before ``disseminate''; 
                and
                  (B) by striking ``to field personnel'' and all that 
                follows through the period at the end and inserting ``, 
                including through volunteer recruitment programs being 
                carried out by public or private non-profit 
                organizations.''.

SEC. 2209. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.

  Part D of title II (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.) is amended by adding 
after section 227 the following:

``SEC. 228. CONTINUITY OF SERVICE.

  ``To ensure the continued service of individuals in communities 
served by the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program prior to enactment 
of this section, in making grants under this title the Corporation 
shall take actions it considers necessary to maintain service 
assignments for such seniors and to ensure continuity of service for 
communities.

``SEC. 229. ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS.

  ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a program 
receiving assistance under this title may accept donations, including 
donations in cash or in kind.
  ``(b) Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), a program receiving 
assistance under this title shall not accept donations from the 
beneficiaries of the program.''.

SEC. 2210. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR.

  Section 231 (42 U.S.C. 5028) is amended--
          (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
  ``(a) In General.--
          ``(1) Activities authorized.--The Director is authorized to--
                  ``(A) make grants to or enter into contracts with 
                public or nonprofit organizations, including 
                organizations funded under part A, B, or C, for the 
                purposes of demonstrating innovative activities 
                involving older Americans as volunteers; and
                  ``(B) make incentive grants under subsection (d).
          ``(2) Support of volunteers.--The Director may support under 
        this part both volunteers receiving stipends and volunteers not 
        receiving stipends.'';
          (2) in subsection (b)--
                  (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``subsection (a)'' and inserting ``subsection 
                (a)(1)(A)'';
                  (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``activities;'' and 
                inserting ``activities described in section 225(b) and 
                carried out through programs described in parts A, B, 
                and C;''; and
                  (C) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting 
                the following:
          ``(2) programs that support older Americans in aging in place 
        while augmenting the capacity of members of a community to 
        serve each other through reciprocal service centers, service 
        credit banking, community economic scripts, barter services, 
        timebanking, and other similar programs where services are 
        exchanged and not paid for; or
          ``(3) grants to non-profit organizations to establish sites 
        or programs to--
                  ``(A) assist retiring or retired individuals in 
                locating opportunities for--
                          ``(i) public service roles, including through 
                        paid or volunteer service;
                          ``(ii) participating in life-planning 
                        programs, including financial planning and 
                        issues revolving around health and wellness; 
                        and
                          ``(iii) continuing education, including 
                        leadership development, health and wellness, 
                        and technological literacy; and
                  ``(B) connect retiring or retired individuals with 
                members of the community to serve as leaders and 
                mentors in life planning, relationships, employment 
                counseling, education counseling, and other areas of 
                expertise as developed by the retiring or retired 
                adults.''; and
          (3) by adding at the end the following:
  ``(c) Priority.--For purposes of subsection (b)(2), priority shall be 
given to--
          ``(1) programs with established experience in carrying out 
        such a program and engaging the entire community in service 
        exchange;
          ``(2) programs with the capacity to connect to similar 
        programs throughout a city or region to augment the available 
        services to older Americans and for members of the community to 
        serve each other;
          ``(3) programs seeking to establish in an area where needs of 
        older Americans are left unmet and older Americans are unable 
        to consider aging in place without such service exchange in 
        place; and
          ``(4) programs that integrate participants in or collaborate 
        with service-learning programs, AmeriCorps State and National 
        programs, the VISTA program, the Retired and Senior Volunteer 
        Program, Foster Grandparents program, and the Senior Companion 
        programs, and programs described in section 411 of the Older 
        Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3032).
  ``(d) Incentive Grants.--The incentive grants referred to in 
subsection (a)(1)(B) are incentive grants to programs receiving 
assistance under this title, subject to the following:
          ``(1) Such grants (which may be fixed-amount grants) shall be 
        grants in an amount equal to $300 per volunteer enrolled in the 
        program, except that such amount shall be reduced as necessary 
        to meet the goals of this section.
          ``(2) Such a grant shall be awarded to a program only if the 
        program--
                  ``(A) exceeds performance measures established under 
                section 179 of the National and Community Service Act 
                of 1990;
                  ``(B) provides non-Federal matching funds in an 
                amount that is not less than 50 percent of the amount 
                received by the program under this title;
                  ``(C) enrolls more than 50 percent of the volunteers 
                in outcome-based service programs with measurable 
                objectives meeting community needs, as determined by 
                the Corporation; and
                  ``(D) enrolls more volunteers from among members of 
                the Baby Boom generation, as defined in section 101 of 
                the National and Community Service Act of 1990, than 
                were enrolled in the program during the previous fiscal 
                year.
          ``(3) For each such grant, the Corporation shall require the 
        recipient to provide matching funds of 70 cents from non-
        Federal sources for every $1 provided under the grant.
          ``(4) Such a grant shall be awarded to a program only if the 
        program submits, at such time and in such manner as the 
        Corporation may reasonably require, an application that 
        contains--
                  ``(A) a demonstration that the program has met the 
                requirements of paragraph (2);
                  ``(B) if applicable, a plan for innovative programs 
                as described in paragraph (6)(B)(ii);
                  ``(C) a sustainability plan that describes how the 
                program will maintain the activities described in 
                paragraph (6) when the grant terminates; and
                  ``(D) other information that the Corporation may 
                require.
          ``(5) Such grants shall be awarded for a period of 3 years, 
        except that the grant shall be reviewed by the Corporation at 
        the end of the first and second fiscal years and revoked if the 
        Corporation finds that the program has failed to continue to 
        meet the requirements of paragraph (2) for those fiscal years.
          ``(6) Such grants--
                  ``(A) shall be used to increase the number of 
                volunteers in outcome-based service with measurable 
                objectives meeting community needs as determined by the 
                Corporation; and
                  ``(B) may be used--
                          ``(i) for activities for which the program is 
                        authorized to receive assistance under this 
                        title; and
                          ``(ii) for innovative programs focused on the 
                        Baby Boom generation, as defined in section 101 
                        of the National and Community Service Act of 
                        1990, that have been accepted by the 
                        Corporation through the application process in 
                        paragraph (4) and are outcome-based programs 
                        with measurable objectives meeting community 
                        needs as determined by the Corporation.
          ``(7) The Director shall, in making such grants, give high 
        priority to programs receiving assistance under section 201.''.

  Subtitle C--Amendments to Title IV (Administration and Coordination)

SEC. 2301. NONDISPLACEMENT.

  Section 404(a) (42 U.S.C. 5044(a)) is amended by striking 
``displacement of employed workers'' and inserting ``displacement of 
employed workers or volunteers (other than participants under the 
national service laws)''.

SEC. 2302. NOTICE AND HEARING PROCEDURES.

  Section 412(a) (42 U.S.C. 5052(a)) is amended--
          (1) in paragraph (2)--
                  (A) by striking ``75'' and inserting ``60''; and
                  (B) by adding ``and'' at the end;
          (2) by striking paragraph (3); and
          (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).

SEC. 2303. DEFINITIONS.

  Section 421 (42 U.S.C. 5061) is amended--
          (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, the Commonwealth of 
        the Northern Mariana Islands'' after ``American Samoa'';
          (2) in paragraph (13), by striking ``National Senior 
        Volunteer Corps'' and inserting ``National Senior Service 
        Corps''; and
          (3) in paragraph (14)--
                  (A) by striking ``National Senior Volunteer Corps'' 
                and inserting ``National Senior Service Corps''; and
                  (B) by striking ``parts A, B, C, and E of'';

SEC. 2304. PROTECTION AGAINST IMPROPER USE.

  Section 425 (42 U.S.C. 5065) is amended by striking ``National Senior 
Volunteer Corps'' and inserting ``National Senior Service Corps''.

  Subtitle D--Amendments to Title V (Authorization of Appropriations)

SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR VISTA AND OTHER 
                    PURPOSES.

  Section 501 (42 U.S.C. 5081) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, excluding 
                section 109'' and all that follows and inserting 
                ``$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as 
                may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 
                2014.'';
                  (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4) and 
                redesignating paragraphs (3) and (5) as paragraphs (2) 
                and (3); and
                  (C) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by this 
                section), by striking ``, excluding section 125'' and 
                all that follows and inserting ``such sums as may be 
                necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 
                2014.''; and
          (2) by striking subsection (e).

SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE 
                    CORPS.

  Section 502 (42 U.S.C. 5082) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 502. NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS.

  ``(a) Retired and Senior Volunteer Program.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out part A of title II, $70,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2011 through 2014.
  ``(b) Foster Grandparent Program.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out part B of title II, $115,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2011 through 2014.
  ``(c) Senior Companion Program.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out part C of title II, $55,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2011 through 2014.
  ``(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 fiscal years 2011 through 2014.''.

                  TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS

SEC. 3101. INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.

  Section 8F(a)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
is amended by striking ``National and Community Service Trust Act of 
1993'' and inserting ``National and Community Service Act of 1990''.

          TITLE IV--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TABLES OF CONTENTS

SEC. 4101. TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT 
                    OF 1990.

  Section 1(b) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12501 note) is amended to read as follows:
  ``(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

``Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
``Sec. 2. Findings and purpose.
``Sec. 3. Sense of Congress.

     ``TITLE I--NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM

                    ``Subtitle A--General Provisions

``Sec. 101. Definitions.
``Sec. 102. Authority to make State grants.

    ``Subtitle B--School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning 
                                Programs

        ``Part I--Programs For Elementary and Secondary Students

``Sec. 111. Assistance to States, Territories, and Indian tribes.
``Sec. 112. Allotments.
``Sec. 113. Applications.
``Sec. 114. Consideration of applications.
``Sec. 115. Participation of students and teachers from private 
schools.
``Sec. 116. Federal, State, and local contributions.
``Sec. 117. Limitation on uses of funds.

     ``Part II--Higher Education Provisions and Campuses of Service

``Sec. 118. Higher education innovative programs for community service.
``Sec. 119. Campuses of Service.

  ``Part III--Innovative Demonstration Service-Learning Programs and 
                                Research

``Sec. 120. Innovative demonstration service-learning programs and 
research.

              ``Subtitle C--National Service Trust Program

                ``Part I--Investment in National Service

``Sec. 121. Authority to provide assistance and approved national 
service positions.
``Sec. 122. National service programs eligible for program assistance.
``Sec. 123. Types of national service positions eligible for approval 
for national service educational awards.
``Sec. 124. Types of program assistance.
``Sec. 125. [Repealed]
``Sec. 126. Other special assistance.

              ``Part II--Application and Approval Process

``Sec. 129. Provision of assistance and approved national service 
positions.
``Sec. 129A. Education awards only program.
``Sec. 130. Application for assistance and approved national service 
positions.
``Sec. 131. National service program assistance requirements.
``Sec. 132. Ineligible service categories.
``Sec. 133. Consideration of applications.

               ``Part III--National Service Participants

``Sec. 137. Description of participants.
``Sec. 138. Selection of national service participants.
``Sec. 139. Terms of service.
``Sec. 140. Living allowances for national service participants.
``Sec. 141. National service educational awards.

``Subtitle D--National Service Trust and Provision of National Service 
                           Educational Awards

``Sec. 145. Establishment of the National Service Trust.
``Sec. 146. Individuals eligible to receive a national service 
educational award from the Trust.
``Sec. 147. Determination of the amount of the national service 
educational award.
``Sec. 148. Disbursement of national service educational awards.
``Sec. 149. Process of approval of national service positions.

            ``Subtitle E--National Civilian Community Corps

``Sec. 151. Purpose.
``Sec. 152. Establishment of National Civilian Community Corps program.
``Sec. 153. National service program.
``Sec. 154. Summer national service program.
``Sec. 155. National Civilian Community Corps.
``Sec. 156. Training.
``Sec. 157. Service projects.
``Sec. 158. Authorized benefits for Corps members.
``Sec. 159. Administrative provisions.
``Sec. 160. Status of Corps members and Corps personnel under Federal 
law.
``Sec. 161. Contract and grant authority.
``Sec. 162. Responsibilities of other departments.
``Sec. 163. Advisory board.
``Sec. 164. Evaluation.
``Sec. 165. [Repealed]
``Sec. 166. Definitions.

                ``Subtitle F--Administrative Provisions

``Sec. 171. Family and medical leave.
``Sec. 172. Reports.
``Sec. 173. Supplementation.
``Sec. 174. Prohibition on use of funds.
``Sec. 175. Nondiscrimination.
``Sec. 176. Notice, hearing, and grievance procedures.
``Sec. 177. Nonduplication and nondisplacement.
``Sec. 178. State Commissions on National and Community Service.
``Sec. 179. Evaluation.
``Sec. 180. Engagement of participants.
``Sec. 181. Contingent extension.
``Sec. 182. Partnerships with schools.
``Sec. 183. Rights of access, examination, and copying.
``Sec. 184. Drug-free workplace requirements.
``Sec. 185. Sustainability.
``Sec. 186. Grant periods.
``Sec. 187. Generation of volunteers.
``Sec. 188. Limitation on program grant costs.
``Sec. 189. Audits and reports.
``Sec. 190. Criminal history checks.
``Sec. 190A. Report on participant information.

      ``Subtitle G--Corporation for National and Community Service

``Sec. 191. Corporation for National and Community Service.
``Sec. 192. Board of Directors.
``Sec. 192A. Authorities and duties of the Board of Directors.
``Sec. 193. Chief Executive Officer.
``Sec. 193A. Authorities and duties of the Chief Executive Officer.
``Sec. 194. Officers.
``Sec. 195. Employees, consultants, and other personnel.
``Sec. 196. Administration.
``Sec. 196A. Corporation State offices.

          ``Subtitle H--Investment for Quality and Innovation

``Part I--Additional Corporation Activities to Support National Service

``Sec. 198. Additional corporation activities to support national 
service.
``Sec. 198A. Presidential awards for service.
``Sec. 198B. ServeAmerica Fellowships.
``Sec. 198C. Silver Scholarships and Encore fellowships.

            ``Part II--Innovative and Model Program Support

``Sec. 198D. Innovative and model program support.

                   ``Part III--Social Innovation Fund

``Sec. 198E. Social innovation fund.

           ``Part IV--National Service Programs Clearinghouse

``Sec. 198F. National service programs clearinghouse.

          ``Subtitle I--American Conservation and Youth Corps

``Sec. 199. Short title.
``Sec. 199A. General authority.
``Sec. 199B. Limitation on purchase of capital equipment.
``Sec. 199C. State application.
``Sec. 199D. Focus of programs.
``Sec. 199E. Related programs.
``Sec. 199F. Public lands or Indian lands.
``Sec. 199G. Training and education services.
``Sec. 199H. Preference for certain projects.
``Sec. 199I. Age and citizenship criteria for enrollment.
``Sec. 199J. Use of volunteers.
``Sec. 199K. Living allowance.
``Sec. 199L. Joint programs.
``Sec. 199M. Federal and State employee status.

            ``Subtitle J--Training and Technical Assistance

``Sec. 199N. Training and technical assistance.

             ``TITLE II--MODIFICATIONS OF EXISTING PROGRAMS

                       ``Subtitle A--Publication

``Sec. 201. Information for students.
``Sec. 202. Exit counseling for borrowers.
``Sec. 203. Department information on deferments and cancellations.
``Sec. 204. Data on deferments and cancellations.

                   ``Subtitle B--Youthbuild Projects

``Sec. 211. Youthbuild projects.

           ``Subtitle C--Amendments to Student Literacy Corps

``Sec. 221. Amendments to Student Literacy Corps.

       ``TITLE IV--PROJECTS HONORING VICTIMS OF TERRORIST ATTACKS

``Sec. 401. Projects.

               ``TITLE V--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

``Sec. 501. Authorization of appropriations.

                  ``TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

``Sec. 601. Amtrak waste disposal.
``Sec. 602. Exchange program with countries in transition from 
totalitarianism to Democracy.''.

SEC. 4102. TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENTS FOR THE DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER 
                    SERVICE ACT.

  The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Domestic Volunteer 
Service Act of 1973 is amended as follows:
          (1) By inserting after the item relating to section 103 the 
        following new item:

``Sec. 103A. VISTA programs of national significance.''.

          (2) By striking the item relating to section 123 and 
        inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 123. Financial assistance.''.

          (3) By amending the item relating to title II to read as 
        follows:

              ``TITLE II--NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS''.

          (4) By striking the item relating to section 224 and 
        inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 224. Use of locally generated contributions in National Senior 
Service Corps.''.

          (5) By inserting after the item relating to section 227 the 
        following new items:

``Sec. 228. Continuity of service.
``Sec. 229. Acceptance of donations.''.

          (6) By striking the item relating to section 502 and 
        inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 502. National Senior Service Corps.''.

                        TITLE V--EFFECTIVE DATE

SEC. 5101. EFFECTIVE DATE.

  Unless specifically provided otherwise, the amendments made by this 
Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5102. SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS AND AGREEMENTS.

  (a) Service Assignments.--Changes pursuant to this Act in the terms 
and conditions of terms of service and other service assignments under 
the national service laws (including the amount of the education award) 
shall apply only to individuals who enroll or otherwise begin service 
assignments after 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
except when agreed upon by all interested parties.
  (b) Agreements.--Changes pursuant to this Act in the terms and 
conditions of grants, contracts, or other agreements under the national 
service laws shall apply only to such agreements entered into after 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, except when agreed upon 
by the parties to such agreements.
  (c) Exception.--Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to the 
amendments made by this Act to section 201 of the Domestic Volunteer 
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5001). Any changes pursuant to those 
amendments apply as specified in those amendments.

          TITLE VI--CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION ON CIVIC SERVICE

SEC. 6101. SHORT TITLE.

  This title may be cited as the ``Congressional Commission on Civic 
Service Act''.

SEC. 6102. FINDINGS.

  Congress finds the following:
          (1) The social fabric of the United States is stronger if 
        individuals in the United States are committed to protecting 
        and serving our Nation by utilizing national service and 
        volunteerism to overcome our civic challenges.
          (2) A more engaged civic society will strengthen the Nation 
        by bringing together people from diverse backgrounds and 
        experiences to work on solutions to some of our Nation's major 
        challenges.
          (3) Despite declines in civic health in the past 30 years, 
        national service and volunteerism among the Nation's youth are 
        increasing, and existing national service and volunteer 
        programs greatly enhance opportunities for youth to engage in 
        civic activity.
          (4) In addition to the benefits received by nonprofit 
        organizations and society as a whole, volunteering and national 
        service provide a variety of personal benefits and satisfaction 
        and can lead to new paths of civic engagement, responsibility, 
        and upward mobility.

SEC. 6103. ESTABLISHMENT.

  There is established in the legislative branch a commission to be 
known as the ``Congressional Commission on Civic Service'' (in this 
title referred to as the ``Commission'').

SEC. 6104. DUTIES.

  (a) General Purpose.--The purpose of the Commission is to gather and 
analyze information in order to make recommendations to Congress to--
          (1) improve the ability of individuals in the United States 
        to serve others and, by doing so, to enhance our Nation and the 
        global community;
          (2) train leaders in public service organizations to better 
        utilize individuals committed to national service and 
        volunteerism as they manage human and fiscal resources;
          (3) identify and offer solutions to the barriers that make it 
        difficult for some individuals in the United States to 
        volunteer or perform national service; and
          (4) build on the foundation of service and volunteer 
        opportunities that are currently available.
  (b) Specific Topics.--In carrying out its general purpose under 
subsection (a), the Commission shall address and analyze the following 
specific topics:
          (1) The level of understanding about the current Federal, 
        State, and local volunteer programs and opportunities for 
        service among individuals in the United States.
          (2) The issues that deter volunteerism and national service, 
        particularly among young people, and how the identified issues 
        can be overcome.
          (3) Whether there is an appropriate role for Federal, State, 
        and local governments in overcoming the issues that deter 
        volunteerism and national service and, if appropriate, how to 
        expand the relationships and partnerships between different 
        levels of government in promoting volunteerism and national 
        service.
          (4) Whether existing databases are effective in matching 
        community needs to would-be volunteers and service providers.
          (5) The effect on the Nation, on those who serve, and on the 
        families of those who serve, if all individuals in the United 
        States were expected to perform national service or were 
        required to perform a certain amount of national service.
          (6) Whether a workable, fair, and reasonable mandatory 
        service requirement for all able young people could be 
        developed, and how such a requirement could be implemented in a 
        manner that would strengthen the social fabric of the Nation 
        and overcome civic challenges by bringing together people from 
        diverse economic, ethnic, and educational backgrounds.
          (7) The need for a public service academy, a 4-year 
        institution that offers a federally funded undergraduate 
        education with a focus on training future public sector 
        leaders.
          (8) The means to develop awareness of national service and 
        volunteer opportunities at a young age by creating, expanding, 
        and promoting service options for elementary and secondary 
        school students, through service learning or other means, and 
        by raising awareness of existing incentives.
          (9) The effectiveness of establishing a training program on 
        college campuses to recruit and educate college students for 
        national service.
          (10) The effect on United States diplomacy and foreign policy 
        interests of expanding service opportunities abroad, such as 
        the Peace Corps, and the degree of need and capacity abroad for 
        an expansion.
          (11) The constraints that service providers, nonprofit 
        organizations, and State and local agencies face in utilizing 
        federally funded volunteer programs, and how these constraints 
        can be overcome.
          (12) Whether current Federal volunteer programs are suited to 
        address the special skills and needs of senior volunteers, and 
        if not, how these programs can be improved such that the 
        Federal Government can effectively promote service among the 
        ``baby boomer'' generation.
  (c) Methodology.--
          (1) Public hearings.--The Commission shall conduct public 
        hearings in various locations around the United States.
          (2) Regular and frequent consultation.--The Commission shall 
        regularly and frequently consult with an advisory panel of 
        Members of Congress appointed for such purpose by the Speaker 
        of the House of Representatives and the majority leader of the 
        Senate.

SEC. 6105. MEMBERSHIP.

  (a) Number and Appointment.--
          (1) In general.--The Commission shall be composed of 8 
        members appointed as follows:
                  (A) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House 
                of Representatives.
                  (B) 2 members appointed by the minority leader of the 
                House of Representatives.
                  (C) 2 members appointed by the majority leader of the 
                Senate.
                  (D) 2 members appointed by the minority leader of the 
                Senate.
          (2) Qualifications.--The members of the Commission shall 
        consist of individuals who are of recognized standing and 
        distinction in the areas of international public service, 
        national public service, service-learning, local service, 
        business, or academia.
          (3) Deadline for appointment.--The members of the Commission 
        shall be appointed not later than 90 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this title.
          (4) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Commission shall be 
        designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives at 
        the time of the appointment.
  (b) Terms.--
          (1) In general.--The members of the Commission shall serve 
        for the life of the Commission.
          (2) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall not affect 
        the power of the remaining members to execute the duties of the 
        Commission but any such vacancy shall be filled in the same 
        manner in which the original appointment was made.
  (c) Compensation.--
          (1) Rates of pay; travel expenses.--Each member shall serve 
        without pay, except that each member shall receive travel 
        expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
        accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of 
        chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
          (2) Prohibition of compensation of federal employees.--
        Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any member of the Commission who 
        is a full-time officer or employee of the United States may not 
        receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits because of 
        service on the Commission.
  (d) Meeting Requirements.--
          (1) Frequency.--
                  (A) Quarterly meetings.--The Commission shall meet at 
                least quarterly.
                  (B) Additional meetings.--In addition to quarterly 
                meetings, the Commission shall meet at the call of the 
                Chairperson or a majority of its members.
          (2) Quorum.--5 members of the Commission shall constitute a 
        quorum but a lesser number may hold hearings.
          (3) Meeting by telephone or other appropriate technology.--
        Members of the Commission are permitted to meet using 
        telephones or other suitable telecommunications technologies 
        provided that all members of the Commission can fully 
        communicate with all other members simultaneously.

SEC. 6106. DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION; EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.

  (a) Director.--
          (1) Appointment.--The Commission shall have a Director who 
        shall be appointed by the Chairperson with the approval of the 
        Commission.
          (2) Credentials.--The Director shall have credentials related 
        to international public service, national public service, 
        service-learning, or local service.
          (3) Salary.--The Director shall be paid at a rate determined 
        by the Chairperson with the approval of the Commission, except 
        that the rate may not exceed the rate of basic pay for GS-15 of 
        the General Schedule.
  (b) Staff.--With the approval of the Chairperson, the Director may 
appoint and fix the pay of additional qualified personnel as the 
Director considers appropriate.
  (c) Experts and Consultants.--With the approval of the Commission, 
the Director may procure temporary and intermittent services under 
section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for 
individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum annual 
rate of basic pay for GS-15 of the General Schedule.
  (d) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon request of the Commission, 
Chairperson, or Director, the head of any Federal department or agency 
may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that 
department or agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its 
duties under this title.

SEC. 6107. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

  (a) Hearings and Sessions.--The Commission may, for the purpose of 
carrying out this title, hold public hearings, sit and act at times and 
places, take testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission 
considers appropriate.
  (b) Powers of Members and Agents.--Any member or agent of the 
Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any action which 
the Commission is authorized to take by this section.
  (c) Obtaining Official Data.--Upon request of the Chairperson, the 
head of any department or agency shall furnish information to the 
Commission that the Commission deems necessary to enable it to carry 
out this title.
  (d) Physical Facilities and Equipment.--The Architect of the Capitol, 
in consultation with the appropriate entities in the legislative 
branch, shall locate and provide suitable facilities and equipment for 
the operation of the Commission on a nonreimbursable basis.
  (e) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of the 
Commission, the Architect of the Capitol and the Administrator of 
General Services shall provide to the Commission on a nonreimbursable 
basis such administrative support services as the Commission may 
request in order for the Commission to carry out its responsibilities 
under this title.

SEC. 6108. REPORTS.

  (a) Interim Report.--The Commission shall submit an interim report on 
its activities to the appropriate committees of Congress not later than 
20 months after the date of the enactment of this title.
  (b) Final Report.--
          (1) Deadline.--The Commission shall submit a final report on 
        its activities to the appropriate committees of Congress not 
        later than 120 days after the submission of the interim report 
        under subsection (a).
          (2) Contents.--The final report shall contain a detailed 
        statement of the findings and conclusions of the Commission, 
        together with its recommendations for proposed legislation.

SEC. 6109. TERMINATION.

  The Commission shall terminate not later than 30 days after 
submitting its final report under section 6108(b)(1).

                               I. Purpose

    The purpose of H.R. 1388, the Generations Invigorating 
Volunteerism and Education Act, or the GIVE Act, is to 
reauthorize and reform the national service laws.

                          II. Committee Action


                             107TH CONGRESS

Subcommittee on Select Education Hearings

    On April 11, 2002, the Subcommittee on Select Education 
held a hearing on ``The Corporation for National and Community 
Service,'' to evaluate Administration proposals to reauthorize 
programs under the Corporation for National and Community 
Service. On April 25, 2002, the Subcommittee held a legislative 
hearing titled ``Citizen Service in the 21st Century.'' The 
hearing considered H.R. 3465, the Call to Service Act of 2001 
and other service initiatives and issues related to the 
reauthorization of programs under the Corporation for National 
and Community Service. On May 24, 2002, Representatives Pete 
Hoekstra (R-MI), and Tim Roemer (D-IN) introduced H.R. 4854, 
the Citizens Service Act of 2002, a bipartisan bill to 
reauthorize and reform the national service laws through fiscal 
year 2007. On June 5, 2002, the Subcommittee on Select 
Education considered H.R. 4854 in legislative session and 
reported it favorably, as amended, to the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce by voice vote. On June 12, 2002, 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce considered H.R. 
4854 in legislative session and reported it favorably, as 
amended, to the House of Representatives by voice vote. The 
House of Representatives took no further action on the measure.

                             110TH CONGRESS

Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities Hearings

    On February 27, 2007, the Subcommittee on Healthy Families 
and Communities held a hearing titled, ``Strengthening 
Communities: An Overview of Service and Volunteering in 
America.'' The hearing presented an overview of the Corporation 
for National and Community Service (``the Corporation'') and 
identified areas for improvement. The following witnesses 
testified before the Subcommittee: Mr. David Eisner, CEO, 
Corporation for National and Community Service, Washington, 
D.C.; Mr. Thomas Daigle, AmeriCorps Member, Habitat for 
Humanity of Charlotte (Class of 2004-2006), Falls Church, 
Virginia; Mr. David Edelman, National Civilian Community Corps 
(NCCC) Member (Class of 2005), Merrick, New York; Mr. John 
Gomperts, Executive Director, Experience Corps, Washington, 
D.C.; Mr. George H. Moore, Executive Director, Community 
Progress Council, York, Pennsylvania.
    On April 19, 2007, the Subcommittee held a hearing titled, 
``Renewing the Spirit of National and Community Service.'' The 
hearing examined new avenues and perspectives on service 
including methods to engage volunteers through the media, new 
programs to attract middle school youth, programs to engage 
scientists and engineers, programs to actively involve youth in 
science and engineering and community service, and activities 
to engage alumni of national service programs in continued 
local and national service. The following witnesses testified 
at the hearing: Mr. Robert Newman, Actor, ``The Guiding 
Light'', New York, New York; Ms. Susan E. Stroud, Executive 
Director, Innovations in Civic Participation (ICP), Washington, 
D.C.; Mr. Robert Purifico, President, Deniation ImagiNation 
(DI), Glassboro, New Jersey; Ms. Marcia Brown, Hands On 
Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia; Mr. Paul R. Gudonis, For Inspiration 
and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST), Manchester, 
New Hampshire.
    On June 26, 2007, Representative Carolyn McCarthy, along 
with Representatives Todd Russell Platts (R-PA), George Miller 
(D-CA), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), and Doris Matsui (D-CA), 
introduced H.R. 2857, the Generations Invigorating Volunteerism 
and Education Act, or the GIVE Act, a bill to reauthorize the 
national service laws. On June 27, 2007, the Committee on 
Education and Labor considered H.R. 2857 in legislative 
session, and reported the bill favorably, as amended, to the 
House of Representatives. On March 6, 2008, the House debated 
H.R. 2857 and following a motion to recommit ``promptly'', 
Chairman Miller made a unanimous consent request to offer the 
motion to recommit ``forthwith'', which was rejected. 
Consequently, the Committee of the Whole House did rise.
    On March 10, 2008, Representative Carolyn McCarthy 
introduced H.R. 5563. On March 12, 2008, H.R. 5563 was debated 
in the House under a motion to suspend the rules. The bill 
failed by a vote of 277-140.

                             111TH CONGRESS

Committee on Education and Labor Hearing

    On February 25, 2009, the full Committee held a hearing 
titled, ``Renewing America through National Service and 
Volunteerism.'' The hearing capitalized, in part, on the 
momentum following the inauguration of President Barack Obama, 
who made service and volunteerism a national priority. The 
hearing examined ways in which Americans are serving the 
country and how service can meet critical economic needs. The 
following witnesses testified at the hearing: Mr. Richard 
Stengel, Managing Editor, Time Magazine, New York, New York; 
former Senator Harris Wofford, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; 
Mr. Usher Raymond, IV, Chairman, Usher's New Look Foundation, 
Atlanta, Georgia; Mr. James Harris, youth participant, Usher's 
New Look Foundation, Chattanooga, Tennessee; Mr. Van Jones, 
Founder and President, Green For All, Oakland, California; Dr. 
Cheryl Dorsey, President, Echoing Green, New York, New York; 
Sgt. Major Kenneth Preston, United States Army, Washington, 
D.C.; Mr. David Caprara, Director and nonresident fellow, the 
Brookings Institute on International Volunteering and Service, 
Washington, D.C.; and Ms. Lisa Hamilton, President, UPS 
Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia.

Introduction of the Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education 
        (the GIVE) Act

    On March 9, 2009, Representative Carolyn McCarthy, along 
with Chairman George Miller, and eleven other Committee 
Democrats, introduced H.R. 1388, the Generations Invigorating 
Volunteerism and Education Act, or the GIVE Act, a bill to 
reauthorize the national service laws.

Full Committee Markup of H.R. 1388, the GIVE Act

    On March 11, 2009, the Committee on Education and Labor 
considered H.R. 1388 in legislative session, and reported the 
bill favorably, as amended, to the House of Representatives. 
The roll call vote was 34-3.
    The amendment in the nature of a substitute contains minor 
technical changes and the following additions to H.R. 1388:
           places a priority on involving middle school 
        students in Summer of Service programs;
           strengthens indicators for the new Corps;
           encourages partnership with the National 
        Park System under the Clean Energy Corp;
           ensures compliance and consistency with 
        evaluation, performance, and other goals under national 
        service laws; and,
           makes other technical edits to improve the 
        administration and management of service programs.
    The Committee adopted the following amendments:
    1. An Amendment offered by Mr. Tonko (NY) and Mr. Miller, 
adopted by voice vote. The amendment establishes a Social 
Innovation Fund.
    2. An Amendment offered by Mr. Loebsack (IA), adopted by 
voice vote. The amendment increases administrative funding for 
State Commissions to address capacity issues related to 
expansion of service.
    3. An Amendment offered by Mr. Polis (CO), adopted by voice 
vote. The amendment requires the Corporation to collect 
disaggregated data on volunteers, including information on the 
age, race, gender, ethnicity and household income of 
individuals involved in service activities.
    4. An Amendment offered by Mr. Ehlers (MI), adopted by 
voice vote. The amendment adds new uses of funds for energy 
audits, home insulation or other efforts to promote energy 
efficiency to the Programs of National Significance in RSVP.

                        III. Summary of the Bill


                                PURPOSE

    The purpose of H.R. 1388, the Generations Invigorating 
Volunteerism and Education (the GIVE Act), is to renew the 
spirit of service within our nation by reauthorizing the 
national service laws. The GIVE Act sets a goal for the 
Corporation for National and Community Service to recruit 
250,000 volunteers by 2014. The bill also increases service 
opportunities for middle school and high school students 
through the Summer of Service program. Alumni of the national 
service programs are encouraged to re-engage in service 
activities through an alumni network and a Reserve Corps. H.R. 
1388 calls upon our nation's scientists, technicians, 
engineers, and mathematicians (the STEM Professionals) to 
participate in service to increase America's competitiveness in 
the global knowledge economy and to reduce the digital divide 
in low-income and rural communities. Finally, the bill improves 
program integrity and emphasizes the critical role of service 
in meeting the national priorities of emergency and disaster 
preparedness.

                        LEARN AND SERVE AMERICA

    The service-learning community and the Corporation have 
rebranded the name of the program from Service-Learning to 
Learn and Serve America. H.R. 1388 recognizes this modification 
by changing the program title to Learn and Serve America.

Elementary and secondary programs

    H.R. 1388 commits 60 percent of funds authorized for Learn 
and Serve America to programs in elementary and secondary 
schools. The bill eliminates the competitive grants, and 
authorizes civic engagement in service-learning as an allowable 
use of funds. The bill sets the match requirement for existing 
programs at fifty percent, and increases the match requirement 
for new programs. H.R. 1388 eliminates the ability for grantees 
to count other federal funding sources toward the match, 
however, Title I funds may be used toward the match at the 
discretion of the Corporation. The bill raises the amount of 
grant funds that may be used for administrative purposes from 
five to six percent. The bill creates a small-state minimum 
funding requirement of $65,000 for a fiscal year in which the 
Learn and Serve America Program appropriations exceed 
$50,000,000. H.R. 1388 eliminates the cap on capacity building 
activities. The bill strengthens the consultation between Learn 
and Serve America and the U.S. Department of Education.

Higher education

    The GIVE Act continues to provide 25 percent of the 
authorized funds to support higher education service-learning 
programs. The bill expands the allowable use of funds for 
programs in institutions of higher education (IHE's) to 
programs that incorporate service-learning in the curricula of 
health, criminal justice, public policy and public 
administration professions. Special consideration is given to 
applications received from Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities, Hispanic-serving Institutions, and Tribal 
Colleges and Universities. In order to be eligible for funds 
under this part, the bill requires IHEs to be in compliance 
with the federal work study requirements under section 
443(b)(2) of the Higher Education Act.
    The bill creates a new program, Campuses of Service. This 
program identifies and recognizes as model service-learning 
IHE's, those institutions that engage students in community 
service activities, provide service-learning courses, and 
encourage or assist graduates to pursue careers in public 
service, the nonprofit sector or government. The program 
permits the Corporation to designate twenty-five IHEs as 
Campuses of Service annually. Designated IHE's receive funding 
which may be used to develop and disseminate service-learning 
best practices.

Innovative Service-Learning Programs and Research

    The GIVE Act restructures the Community-Based Service 
Programs for School-Age Youth into the Innovative Service-
Learning Programs and Research and provides 15 percent of 
authorized funds for this part. H.R. 1388 authorizes the 
Corporation to award traditional or fixed amounts grants 
(discussed below) for service-learning projects that are 
focused on STEM education, energy conservation, emergency and 
disaster preparedness, reducing the digital divide, mentoring, 
research and evaluations (including research on middle school 
service-learning), and other programs the Corporation deems 
appropriate. The bill gives priority to programs that involve 
students and community stakeholders in the design and 
implementation of the program, programs that implement service-
learning in low-income or rural communities, and programs that 
utilize adult volunteers, particularly retired or retiring 
adults. The bill moves the Learn and Serve Clearinghouse into 
Subtitle H, the National Service Programs Clearinghouse.
    H.R. 1388 authorizes two new service-learning programs 
under this section. The Summer of Service program offers 
students in grades 6-12 service-learning opportunities during 
the summer months. The bill gives priority to programs that 
enroll youth in grades 6 through 9. Students who complete 100 
hours of service during the program earn a Summer of Service 
Educational Award of $500 to be used to pay part of the cost of 
college. H.R 1388 also gives the Director of the Corporation 
discretion to raise the education awards to $1000 for 
economically disadvantaged youth. Students may earn two Summer 
of Service education awards. The number of Summer of Service 
education awards does not count against the student's potential 
for earning the aggregate of two full-time National Service 
education awards through the AmeriCorps State and National 
programs or through the VISTA program. The bill also creates 
Youth Engagement Zone Programs. These programs provide 
competitive grants for partnerships between local educational 
agencies (LEAs) that serve high-need, low-income communities 
and community-based organizations (CBOs) or state entities to 
engage with secondary students and out-of-school youth.
    The GIVE Act allows the use of fixed-amount grants for 
programs in this part. Fixed amount grants are structured such 
that the Corporation funds a fixed amount for operational and 
member support costs, including the funds for the National 
Service Education Award. The bill gives the Corporation the 
opportunity to add a fourth year of funding if the program is 
meeting agreed upon performance measures and other criteria the 
Corporation requires. The GIVE Act requires an independent 
evaluation of the program upon completion and the dissemination 
of effective strategies and recommendations for improvement 
based on the evaluation.

                       THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST

Limitations on grants to federal agencies

    H.R 1388 restricts the Corporation from making grants 
directly to other federal agencies to operate national service 
programs. However, the GIVE Act does not prohibit interagency 
agreements, cost-sharing agreements, or contracts between 
federal agencies. As in the Learn and Serve subtitle, the bill 
increases the allowable percentage of the grant to be used for 
administrative costs from 5 percent to 6 percent. H.R 1388 
combines the separate matches of 75 percent for program 
operation and 85 percent for member support into one match, 
which begins at 75 percent and over a period of ten years 
reaches 50 percent. This change is consistent with current 
regulations.

National Service trust programs

    The GIVE Act expands opportunities for participants to 
serve by increasing the number of programs that may be offered 
by the Corporation and establishing new service corps to 
address key needs in low-income communities, including a Clean 
Energy Corps, an Education Corps, a Healthy Futures Corps, a 
Veterans Corps and an Opportunity Corps. Furthermore, the GIVE 
Act increases opportunities for disadvantaged youth and 
individuals with disabilities to become involved in national 
and community service.
    The bill requires participants who serve as tutors to have 
a high school diploma, pass a proficiency exam, and complete 
provided training. H.R. 1388 increases the grant available for 
State Commissions to new amounts ranging from $250,000 to 
$1,000,000. The bill also changes the match requirements for 
State Commissions operating grants.

Formula allocations

    H.R. 1388 creates a new funding stream that provides 35.3 
percent for formula grants and 62 percent for competitive 
grants, maintaining the 2 percent set-aside for tribes and 
territories. The GIVE Act also raises the small-state minimum 
from $500,000 to $600,000.
    H.R. 1388 authorizes the Corporation to award fixed amount 
grants. Fixed amount grants have been authorized in the 
Education Awards Only Program since fiscal year 2004. But H.R. 
1388 expands the Corporation's authority to award fixed price 
grants across the national service programs. In the first year 
following enactment, fixed amount awards may be used for the 
Education Award Only Program and for programs with full-time 
participants. In subsequent years, the Corporation may award 
fixed amount grants to any national service program.
    The Education Award Only program gives $600 per participant 
or up to $800 per participant if the program has 50 percent 
disadvantaged youth as participants. The amount will be 
adjusted for inflation annually. The Corporation will determine 
the appropriate grant amount per member depending on the time 
commitment of the member. If a participant does not complete a 
term of service, the organization is required to return a pro 
rata amount to the Corporation, based on the amount of time 
performed by the individual.

The National Service trust

    H.R. 1388 includes provisions clarifying the disbursement 
of the National Service Education Awards, the Summer of Service 
Education Awards, and associated waivers and limitations. In 
particular, H.R. 1388 changes the limits on the National 
Service Education Award to equal the aggregate of two full time 
awards. The aggregate value of the Summer of Service Education 
Awards shall have no affect on the aggregate value of the 
National Service Education Awards an individual may receive. 
Further, the GIVE Act links the value of the full-time 
Education Award to the maximum authorized Pell Grant award. 
Further, H.R. 1388 requires the Corporation to maintain a 
reserve account to ensure adequate funding for the education 
awards.

              NATIONAL CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS (NCCC)

    H.R. 1388 includes technical amendments to the NCCC. The 
GIVE Act emphasizes the purpose of the NCCC as a residential 
program to be deployed in times of national need including 
emergencies and disasters. In addition, H.R. 1388 requires the 
NCCC to carry out projects and activities when not deployed 
including infrastructure improvement, environmental stewardship 
and conservation, energy conservation, and urban and rural 
development and other unmet needs.
    H.R. 1388 directs the NCCC to increase the percentage of 
disadvantaged youth participants to 50 percent by 2011. H.R 
1388 authorizes, to the extent practicable, that each NCCC 
participant receives training in CPR, first aid, and other 
skills related to disaster and emergency preparedness. The bill 
also expands the Advisory Board of the NCCC to include the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the 
Secretary of Transportation, the Chief of the United States 
Forest Service, the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, and the Secretary of Energy to help 
coordinate activities when the Corps is not deployed and to 
coordinate the mobilization and coordination of the NCCC in 
emergency and disaster responses.

                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

    H.R. 1388 modifies provisions that limit program grant 
costs. The bill also includes provisions to increase parental 
involvement in program development and operation, and requires 
programs to obtain parental permission when transporting 
minors.

                           STATE COMMISSIONS

    The GIVE Act clarifies that State Commissions shall employ 
an open process for developing the national service plan, 
include measurable goals and outcomes in the plan, and ensure 
outreach to diverse communities. Furthermore, the national 
service plan shall include recommendations on how to recruit 
the Baby Boom generation and older adults for service, 
including coordination among appropriate agencies.

                           PROGRAM EVALUATION

    H.R. 1388 provides new parameters for program evaluation, 
including performance measures that must be agreed upon by the 
grantee and the Corporation. The bill also includes a structure 
for corrective action plans that distinguishes between programs 
that have received assistance for less than three years and 
programs that have received assistance for three years or more. 
It further describes the actions that shall take place if 
programs do not meet performance levels after the corrective 
action plan has been attempted and failed.

                       CONSOLIDATED APPLICATIONS

    H.R. 1388 requires the Corporation to consolidate or modify 
application procedures to ease the burden on applicants and 
grantees. Additionally, the bill requires the Corporation to 
set sustainability goals supported by policies and procedures, 
such as technical assistance. H.R. 1388 sets the length of 
grants at three years unless otherwise stated, and clarifies 
limitations on the costs per participant for AmeriCorps State 
and National programs.

             CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

    The GIVE Act establishes a five year term for each 
appointed Board member. A voting member of the Board whose term 
has expired may serve up to one year beyond his or her term 
until a successor is appointed. The bill also augments the 
Board's responsibilities to include setting policy for the 
Corporation, reviewing the budget proposal before it is sent to 
the Office of Management and Budget, and annually reviewing the 
work of the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation.

Full-time participants

    H.R. 1388 requires the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to 
establish a strategic plan for increasing the number of full-
time participants in national service programs to 50 percent by 
2012. In addition, the CEO must obtain the opinions of peer 
reviewers in evaluating applications for programs under Title I 
of NCSA. The GIVE Act includes a provision to allow the 
Corporation to accept the donated services of individuals and 
organizations.

Employees

    The GIVE Act designates the Chief Financial Officer as a 
competitive service position rather than a political 
appointment. Additionally, the CEO's salary is increased to 
Executive Schedule III plus three percent, equal to that of the 
Inspector General.
    H.R. 1388 amends the duties of the CEO to increase public 
awareness of service opportunities, increase recruitment 
efforts, and collaborate with outside organizations to increase 
diversity of participants, including those with disabilities. 
The GIVE Act adds new evaluation reports and studies for which 
the CEO is responsible.

                 INVESTMENT FOR QUALITY AND INNOVATION

    H.R. 1388 authorizes new activities including service 
projects that help to reduce the recidivism of court-involved 
youth and adults; programs that recruit court-involved youth 
and adults; programs that support mentoring and programs that 
engage disadvantaged youth. H.R. 1388 authorizes the use of 
traditional grants or fixed amount grants for these activities. 
The three year grant may be extended an additional year if the 
program is meeting agreed upon performance measures and other 
criteria the Corporation requires. H.R. 1388 also requires an 
independent evaluation of the programs and dissemination of 
effective strategies and recommendations for improvement. In 
addition, H.R. 1388 moves the activities of the national 
service-learning clearinghouse and AmeriCorps clearinghouse 
into Subtitle H.
    Further, the GIVE Act establishes a Call to Service 
Campaign to encourage all Americans to serve. The bill also 
recognizes September 11th as a National Day of Service, and 
authorizes the Corporation to make grants to support its 
activities.

ServeAmerica Fellowships

    H.R. 1388 introduces ServeAmerica Fellowships as a new 
service opportunity. The fellowships are for individuals who 
want to serve in their communities through an independent 
experience. An individual applies through the State Commission 
with an idea to serve. If approved, the fellow finds a sponsor 
organization, which is not served by other national service 
funding. Following an agreement between the organization and 
the fellow, the individual receives a grant from the State 
Commission. H.R. 1388 requires that one third of the grants 
made to the State Commissions be used to fund fellows in 
organizations with less than ten full-time employees. A fellow 
receives a grant in the amount of 50 percent of the VISTA 
living allowance, with the sponsor organization agreeing to pay 
an additional amount.

Silver Scholarships and Encore Fellowships

    H.R. 1388 establishes Silver Scholarships and Encore 
Fellowships as new opportunities to encourage baby boomers and 
seniors to get involved in service. The Silver Scholarships are 
for individuals age 55 or older who complete 500 hours of 
service in a year. Scholars must focus their service on meeting 
unmet human, educational, public safety, or environmental 
needs. In exchange for their service, scholars will receive a 
$1,000 educational award.
    The Encore Fellowships, similar to the ServeAmerica 
Fellowships, permit individuals age 55 or older to seek out a 
volunteer opportunity within their communities. Fellows are 
placed for one-year with an approved nonprofit organization to 
carry out service projects in areas of national need. These 
fellowships are specifically targeted to individuals who want 
to transition into a second career in the nonprofit sector or 
in government. In addition to volunteering, fellows will 
receive training and leadership development to prepare them for 
their new careers. Approved organizations that participate in 
the program, will receive $11,000 to pay for the living 
expenses and training of Encore Fellows. In addition, fellows 
who complete their service will receive a National Service 
Educational Award.

                   TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

    H.R. 1388 consolidates the training and technical 
assistance activities authorized throughout the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (NCSA) and the Domestic Volunteer 
Service Act of 1973 (DVSA) into a single subtitle. The GIVE Act 
requires the Corporation to provide training and technical 
assistance to programs receiving assistance under these Acts. 
Training and technical assistance includes assistance in 
applying for financial assistance authorized under the acts; 
promoting leadership; improving quality of programs; developing 
management and budgetary skills; providing or improving the 
training available to participants; training in volunteer 
recruitment, management, and retention; training in evaluation 
and performance measures; training in accommodating 
participants with disabilities and establishing networks to 
better leverage resources to coordinate community wide planning 
and service. The bill increases training and technical 
assistance for programs in underserved rural and urban areas, 
as well as programs serving out-of-school youth, and older 
adults.

                TITLE II: DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT

Volunteers in Service to America Act

    H.R. 1388 adds new program assignments for VISTA 
participants, including assignments to assist in the re-entry 
and re-integration of formerly incarcerated youth and adults; 
financial literacy and financial planning; after-school 
programs serving children in low-income communities; community 
economic development activities; veterans and their families; 
and in addressing the health and wellness of low-income 
communities. The bill places priority on the recruitment of 
disadvantaged youth and retired adults (including those whose 
careers would be useful in low-income communities). In 
addition, H.R. 1388 permits an organization to pay all or a 
portion of the costs to support a VISTA position. H.R. 1388 
also provides funding for programs of national significance, 
similar to the programs of national significance authorized in 
section 221 of the DVSA.
    H.R. 1388 raises the stipend for a VISTA participant to a 
minimum of $125 per month with a maximum of $150 per month 
subject to the availability of funds. The stipend may be 
increased to $250 for participants who provide service for at 
least one year and have been designated as volunteer leaders. 
H.R 1388 repeals the VISTA University Year, the VISTA Literacy 
Corps, and the Literacy Challenge Grants.

                     NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS

Retired Senior Volunteer Program

    H.R 1388 places a priority on projects that utilize retired 
STEM professionals, retired health care professionals, retired 
military and emergency professionals, and retired computer 
science professionals. The bill phases in competition of grants 
over a five year period and requires the Corporation to consult 
and coordinate with RSVP grantees on the development and 
implementation of the competitive process. Further, H.R. 1388 
requires that any grant awarded under recompetition must 
continue to support the same number of volunteer service years, 
offer a similar program distribution, and minimize disruption 
of volunteers.

Foster Grandparent Programs

    H.R. 1388 lowers the age of participation for the Foster 
Grandparent Program to 55 years of age. H.R. 1388 authorizes 
the continuation of services by a foster grandparent if it is 
in the best interest of the child after the age of 21. H.R 1388 
also includes a provision that if a foster grandparent is 
suspended or discontinued, then all parties involved shall 
agree upon the replacement of the foster grandparent.
    H.R. 1388 sets the minimum stipend for a foster grandparent 
at $2.65, which shall not exceed 75 percent of minimum wage. 
The bill adjusts the income limitation to 200 percent of 
poverty for participants in this program eligible for a 
stipend. H.R. 1388 allows grantees to have 15 percent of the 
participants who do not meet the low-income eligibility 
requirement if the program can show that it is unable to 
effectively recruit and place low-income volunteers. 
Furthermore, an individual who is not a low-income person may 
not become a volunteer under this part if it would prevent a 
low-income person from participating in the program. Over-
income volunteers are not eligible to receive a stipend. The 
Director may provide a stipend or allowance that is 10 percent 
more than the amount earned to volunteer leaders who take on 
coordination and training roles.

Senior Companions Program

    H.R. 1388 parallels the provisions relating to age 
eligibility, stipend level, and income eligibility of the 
Foster Grandparents Program in the Senior Companions Program. 
Similarly, the bill allows grantees to have 15 percent of the 
participants who do not meet the low-income eligibility 
requirement if the program can show that it is unable to 
effectively recruit and place low-income volunteers, and an 
individual who is not a low-income person may not become a 
volunteer under this part if it would prevent a low-income 
person from participating in the program. Over-income 
volunteers are not eligible to receive a stipend. The Director 
may provide a stipend or allowance that is 10 percent more than 
the amount earned to volunteer leaders who take on coordination 
and training roles.

Programs of National Significance for the NSSC

    H.R. 1388 allows programs of national significance to 
include programs that engage older adults with children and 
youth in energy conservation, environmental stewardship, or 
other environmental needs of the community and programs that 
collaborate with criminal justice professionals and 
organizations in prevention programs aimed at disadvantaged 
youth or those youth re-entering society after incarceration 
and their families. The bill requires that 50 percent of the 
applicants of grants under this section are not currently 
receiving funding from the Corporation and, when possible, in 
locations where there are not current National Senior Service 
Corps programs.

Donations

    H.R. 1388 includes a provision to allow the National Senior 
Service Programs to accept cash or in-kind donations.

                          IV. Committee Views


                                OVERVIEW

    H.R. 1388, the GIVE Act, reflects the Committee's interest 
in renewing the spirit of service in the United States by 
engaging individuals, organizations, and communities in 
activities that help meet unmet national needs and solve local 
challenges. Under previous leadership, the Committee performed 
oversight of the Corporation for National and Community Service 
that focused primarily on the financial and accounting 
practices of the Corporation. This term the Committee turns its 
focus to the next generation of service: increasing the number 
of AmeriCorps volunteers to 250,000 by 2014; increasing the 
numbers of participants engaged in full-time service and 
focusing participants on core issues facing communities in 
need; recruiting disadvantaged youth, veterans, science, 
technology, engineering, and mathematics professionals; and 
engaging the Baby Boom generation into service for their 
communities and the nation; and fostering the spirit of service 
and civic engagements in young people at an early age through 
programs such as the Summer of Service and Youth Engagement 
Zones.
    Through the GIVE Act, the Committee also seeks to remove 
barriers for the many organizations that work with volunteers 
in carrying out service activities and provide new mechanisms 
to invest in community based non-profit organizations that have 
proven expertise in addressing local challenges and unmet 
needs, as well as organizations that are eager to try out new 
ideas and new ways for addressing local issues. These 
organizations will play a critical role in introducing service 
to a new generation and re-engaging individuals and communities 
in service to the country.

                        LEARN AND SERVE AMERICA

School-based programs

    Service-learning is a teaching and learning strategy that 
integrates meaningful community service with instruction and 
reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic 
responsibility, and strengthen communities. Service-learning 
provides structured time for students to reflect on their 
service by thinking, discussing and/or writing about their 
service experience. The Committee recognizes that when service-
learning is integrated into the academic curricula, students 
apply the substance of what they are learning, using their 
skills and knowledge to solve real-life community challenges 
through service. When students appreciate the relevance of 
their learning, motivation increases. This appreciation leads 
to increased levels of engagement in school. In addition, they 
are more likely to successfully master the content of their 
studies. Research confirms that students are more likely to 
learn academic content when it is relevant to their lives. 
Service-learning empowers students by connecting their service 
with concrete results in their community. The benefits of 
service-learning include students gaining a sense of pride and 
ownership in their service and their community. According to 
the Corporation for Community and National Service, one of the 
primary ways that schools provide opportunities for students to 
become active in their communities is through school-based 
service. In the report by the Corporation titled, Youth Helping 
America, only 38 percent of the youth surveyed reported current 
or past participation in school-based service-learning and of 
those, 64 percent were enrolled in one class that included 
school-based service-learning. The report also found that high 
school students are 37 percent more likely than middle school 
students to participate in school-based service-learning. Given 
these results, the Committee modified the Learn and Serve 
program to give greater emphasis to school-based service-
learning.
    The Committee recognizes the importance of improving the 
understanding of how our government functions and its 
foundations, and has expanded funding uses to civic engagement 
service-learning programs. The bill adds a new provision which 
strengthens the consultation between Learn and Serve America 
and the U.S. Department of Education. Service-learning programs 
can have a significant impact on meeting the U.S. Department of 
Education's benchmarks for academic achievement, engaged 
learning, 21st century skill development and student 
resilience. It is critical that the two agencies coordinate and 
collaborate to the extent that they have a shared mission to 
increase students' engagement in their curriculum and improve 
students' academic performance.
    H.R. 1388 changes the match requirements for Learn and 
Serve programs. While H.R. 1388 establishes a prohibition 
against using federal funds as a source for matching funds, 
funds allocated under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
Act are allowable under special circumstances. Title I funds 
qualify as the source as long as the funds are used consistent 
with Title I activities and for service-learning programs 
serving schools in local education agencies that meet the 
requirements of Section 1114 and 1116 of Title I. The Committee 
expects the Corporation to consult with the Department of 
Education on the implementation of this provision and to 
provide guidance to eligible applicants based on guidance 
provided by the Department.

                            HIGHER EDUCATION

    According to the Center for Information and Research on 
Civic Learning and Engagement:

          Volunteering is the single activity that draws the 
        greatest number of youth participants [18-25 year 
        olds]. In 2006, 42 percent of current students said 
        that they had volunteered in the 12 months, while 45 
        percent of college graduates, 24 percent young people 
        with college experience but not currently enrolled, and 
        24 percent of non-college youth said that they had 
        volunteered in the last 12 months.

    According to the Corporation, the number of college student 
volunteers in 2008 was three million. The Corporation continues 
to work to expand the number of educational institutions that 
are building strong community connections to further service 
within their student body. The Committee recognizes that 
colleges and universities and the students who attend them are 
critical to renewing the spirit of service in America.
    The GIVE Act enables the strengthening of leadership and 
instructional capacity for service-learning in the pre-service 
components of health care professions (including nursing, pre-
medicine, medicine and dentistry), criminal justice professions 
(including law enforcement and the judicial system), those 
professions that interact with the criminal justice system 
(including social work and counseling), and public policy and 
public administration professions. The Committee expects that 
as service-learning is integrated into the pre-service 
curricula of these programs, the leadership, knowledge, and 
skills of the graduates of the programs will increase, the 
programs will be more effective in training professionals, the 
faculty of the programs will continue to engage students in 
service-learning and participate themselves, and the community 
in which the programs are implemented will further benefit from 
the service-learning programs. The Committee recognizes that 
some of these curricula already contain a pre-service clinical 
component, but it is the intent of the Committee in including 
such professions in this section to encourage a coordinated 
effort that integrates service-learning into the clinical or 
pre-service curricula of these professions. Ideally, over time 
the faculty and students would expand service-learning to other 
disciplines not mentioned here. The GIVE Act provides special 
consideration to Hispanic Serving Institutions, Historically 
Black Colleges and Universities, Predominantly Black 
Institutions and Tribal Colleges and Universities, which tend 
to apply less often for service grants, to encourage the 
increased participation of minorities in community and national 
service. In order to be eligible for funds under this part, the 
bill requires Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) to be in 
compliance with the Federal Work Study requirements under 
section 443(b)(2) of the Higher Education Act. Finally, the 
bill creates a new program: Campuses of Service. This program 
identifies and recognizes IHE's that serve as a model Campus of 
Service by engaging students in community service activities, 
providing service-learning courses, and encouraging or 
assisting graduates to pursue careers in public service in the 
nonprofit sector or government. The program permits the 
Corporation to designate twenty-five IHEs as Campuses of 
Service annually. Designated IHE's receive funding which may be 
used to develop and disseminate service-learning best 
practices.

Innovative service-learning and research programs

    The Committee recognizes that there is an opportunity for 
service-learning to play a significant role in educating a new 
generation of youth who can contribute to America's ability to 
compete in the global knowledge economy. America's greatest 
hope for maintaining this country's global competitiveness 
resides within the classrooms across the nation.
    H.R. 1388 replaces the Community-Based programs in current 
law with Innovative Service-Learning and Research programs. 
Grant making entities previously defined and eligible prior to 
H.R. 1388 remain eligible if they meet the new definition for 
community-based organizations in Sec. 101 of H.R. 1388. The 
Committee believes that Learn and Serve America should have a 
substantial focus on service-learning. The Committee emphasizes 
that this does not lessen the opportunity for community-based 
and non-profit organizations to apply or participate in the 
Innovative Service-Learning and Research grant programs (or in 
school-based service learning) authorized in this section. The 
authorized activities in this section are focused on areas of 
service that lend themselves to community-wide innovations such 
as using the relevance of science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics to devise and implement solutions to community 
challenges.
    H.R. 1388 authorizes two new service-learning programs 
under this section. The Summer of Service program offers 
students in grades 6-12 service-learning opportunities during 
the summer months. The bill gives priority to Summer of Service 
programs that enroll youth in grades 6 through 9. Students who 
complete 100 hours of service during the program earn a Summer 
of Service Educational Award of $500 to be used to pay part of 
the cost of college. H.R 1388 also gives the Director 
discretion to raise the education award to $1000 for a youth 
who is economically disadvantaged. Students may earn two Summer 
of Service education awards. The number of Summer of Service 
education awards does not count against the student's potential 
for earning the aggregate of two full-time National Service 
education awards through the AmeriCorps State and National 
programs or through the VISTA program. The bill also creates 
Youth Engagement Zone Programs. These programs provide 
competitive grants for partnerships between LEAs that serve 
high-need, low-income communities and CBOs or state entities to 
engage with secondary students and out-of-school youth.
    Innovative Service-Learning and Research program grants may 
be awarded for energy conservation, emergency and disaster 
preparedness, programs aimed at improving access to and 
receiving the benefits from technology, and programs designed 
to enlist high school youth in mentoring middle school 
students. The Committee encourages grantees of this program to 
be innovative and creative in addressing service-learning and 
the needs of schools and their communities.

               SUBTITLE C: NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST PROGRAM

Federal agencies

    H.R. 1388 prohibits the Corporation from making grants to 
other Federal agencies to operate national service programs, 
which is consistent with appropriations language. However, the 
Committee does not seek to inhibit collaboration and 
cooperation between the Corporation and other Federal agencies 
in fostering national and community service. Accordingly, the 
Committee encourages the Corporation to enter into interagency 
agreements, cost sharing agreements, and where appropriate, 
contracts for activities and programs that foster volunteerism 
and service.

Administrative funds

    According to Voices for National Service, the National 
Service-Learning Partnership, the National Association of 
Community Health Centers, Experience Corps, and other 
stakeholders, grantees are challenged by the 5 percent limit on 
administrative uses of funds. The Committee also recognizes 
that State Commissions will have additional administrative 
responsibilities under H.R. 1388. Accordingly, the GIVE Act 
raises the amount of the grant permitted to be used for 
administration costs to 6 percent.

Matching requirements

    H.R. 1388 restructures the matching requirements for 
grantees. Under current law, an AmeriCorps program has separate 
matching requirements for the federal share of the operating 
costs of the program and the federal share of the member 
support costs, including member living allowances, employment-
related taxes, health care coverage, and workers compensation. 
In 2004, the Corporation entered into a Rulemaking process that 
resulted in the issuance of regulations in 2005 which combined 
the two requirements into one. To ease the burden of change for 
existing programs, the regulations provided that the combined 
requirements be phased in over ten years. H.R. 1388 adopts 
these regulations. In addition, H.R. 1388 includes an 
accommodation for programs in rural or severely economically 
distressed communities, which may have challenges meeting this 
matching requirement.

Modernizing AmeriCorps State and National Programs

    As part of the Committee's effort to renew the spirit of 
service and engage more youth in service, H.R. 1388 modernizes 
the AmeriCorps State and National Programs. H.R. 1388 builds on 
the national service corps program framework that exists in 
current law while adding four new Corps that will target human 
capital to address pressing needs facing our country. These 
Corps concentrate national efforts on meeting certain 
education, health, environmental, and veterans' needs.
    The Corps were designed to strengthen existing service 
programs and allow for new and innovative service projects to 
address key needs in low income communities:
     The Education Corps will help increase student 
engagement, achievement and graduation in low-income schools. 
Corps participants will be used to expand after-school 
opportunities, help coordinate school-based serving learning 
activities or augment the teaching force in low-income 
communities by providing certified professional teachers. H.R. 
1388 includes a provision that suggests that fellows who are 
working toward a degree or certificate in youth development 
from a two-year or four-year institution of higher education 
should be allowed to participate in projects funded under the 
Education Corps. The Committee believes that this hands-on 
experience will be extremely helpful to both the fellow and the 
students being served by this fellow. However, the Committee 
does not believe this language requires that all individuals 
who are working on projects funded under this provision need to 
have college degrees. The Committee recognizes that there are 
many qualified individuals in our country that may have taken a 
different path in life and can still offer high-quality 
instruction and guidance in after-school programs and 21st 
Century Community Learning Centers. The Committee believes that 
participants in this program should work towards this goal but, 
in including this language, the Committee in no way intends to 
limit these individuals from participating in national service 
projects.
     The Clean Energy Corps directs service resources 
toward clean energy and ``green'' efforts. Through such 
activities as helping weatherize and retrofit housing units for 
low-income individuals, the Clean Energy Corps will leverage 
volunteers toward making our communities more energy efficient.
     The Healthy Futures Corps is dedicated to 
activities that will improve and expand health care access and 
help disadvantaged individuals navigate the healthcare system, 
with an emphasis on the medically underserved.
     The Veterans Corps will not only provide services 
to veterans but also take advantage of the skills and 
experience they have to offer this country. It will also 
promote community based efforts to meet the unique needs of 
military families while a family member is deployed and when 
they return home.
    In addition to the four specialized corps, H.R. 1388 
establishes an Opportunity Corps to build upon current law by 
promoting service programs to address the needs of rural 
communities, including rural poverty and job training; a 
program to help eliminate hunger through service; an E-Corps 
program to help increase access to technology in communities; a 
program that engages citizens in public safety, public health, 
and emergency and disaster preparedness; a program to expand 
the number of mentors of youth, including disadvantaged youth; 
and a program to re-engage court-involved youth and adults with 
the goal of reducing recidivism.
    H.R. 1388 establishes performance indicators for each of 
the new corps. The Committee intends these indicators to serve 
as a benchmark for the Corporation to evaluate and measure the 
outcome and success of these programs. While there are 
indicators for each of the Corps, the Committee does not intend 
for these indicators to be exhaustive or final. As such, H.R. 
1388 requires the Corporation to consult with the various 
Secretaries, including Education, Health and Human Services, 
Energy, Veterans Affairs, Department of the Interior, the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the 
Attorney General, as appropriate, to develop additional 
performance indicators for the Corps.
    The Committee requires the Corporation to encourage 
national service programs to establish, if consistent with the 
purposes of the program, an intergeneration component students, 
out-of-school youths, disadvantaged youth, and older adults as 
participants. The Committee recognizes the need to engage 
Americans of all generations in service, and views these Corps 
as an opportunity to encourage greater interactions between the 
youth and older communities.
    H.R. 1388 requires the Corporation to select at least two 
Corps as national priorities. One of the Corps created is a 
Veterans Corps aimed at helping those who have served our 
country in the military but may now require assistance for 
themselves or their families. For example, through the Veterans 
Corps, participating organizations agree to provide assistance 
to military families when their service member has been sent to 
fight and upon that service member's return home. Many of these 
families are also participating in their own form of service 
through activities to support other military families and other 
service members. The Committee strongly encourages the 
Corporation to select the Veterans Corps as one of the national 
priorities to honor the service veterans have had to our 
country and to take advantage of the skills they have developed 
during their military service.

State Commissions

    In recognition of the work of the State Commissions on 
Community and National Service, and the expected larger role to 
be assumed by State Commissions in coordinating, developing, 
and executing national service programs throughout their 
respective states, H.R. 1388 includes an increase in the grant 
amount allocated to State Commissions.

Formula allocations

    The GIVE Act also changes the percentages of funds 
allocated for AmeriCorps State and National programs to more 
accurately reflect how funds are currently allocated through 
appropriations. Indian Tribes and Territories continue to 
receive 1 percent each; however, for Indian tribes, H.R. 1388 
converts the program from a formula distribution to a 
competitive grant. The current formula allotment is based on 
population, which has resulted in few tribes applying for their 
allotment and smaller tribes not applying at all. The new 
competitive grant allows the Corporation to give larger grants 
and serve more Indian tribes, including smaller tribes. The 
Committee expects the Corporation to coordinate the necessary 
training and technical assistance to aid Indian tribes in 
competing for and carrying out national service programs to 
improve their communities.
    The bill also merges State Competitive and National Direct 
funding into one competitive funding stream, allowing the 
Corporation to improve collaboration between state and national 
entities. The Committee changes the funding distribution in 
order to provide States, National Directs and smaller 
organizations with greater resources to focus on local impacts. 
The Committee encourages the continued effort of National 
Directs working with communities and State Commissions to 
leverage resources, engage more volunteers, and increase the 
reach of national service to include more low-income and rural 
areas across our nation. H.R. 1388 provides 62.7 percent for 
State Competitive grants and 35.3 percent for the State Formula 
grants. In addition, H.R. 1388 raises the small state minimum 
from $500,000 to $600,000.
    The Committee encourages State Commissions to conduct a 
service needs assessment for each State and strategically work 
to engage underserved areas, including rural and low income 
areas, in national service. Ideally, the national direct 
providers would engage each State in which they operate and 
work to facilitate programs in these underserved areas as well. 
It will take an organized effort by all stakeholders to further 
the spirit of service across our nation.

Fixed amount grants

    The Committee endorses fixed amount grants for use 
throughout national service programs. The Education Award Only 
(EAO) program, a form of fixed amount grants, was first 
established in FY97 appropriations for the Corporation. In an 
effort to reach the 250,000 goal set out by the President, 
there was an interest in the field to engage smaller 
organizations in national service programs. Many of these 
organizations do not have the administrative capacity to 
account for the match that is required under national service 
laws. Fixed amount grants allow smaller organizations to 
participate in national service programs by easing the 
administrative burden and allow for more efficient and cost-
effective program operation. In the EAO Program, grantees 
provide the member costs of the program and the Corporation 
provides a portion of the administrative costs per participant 
and funds for the National Service Education Award.

                 SUBTITLE D: THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST

    H.R 1388 addresses concern from participants in and 
providers of national service programs about the National 
Service Education Award. Under current law, a participant is 
limited to two terms, regardless of the length of the term or 
the level of participation (i.e., full time or part-time 
participation). This limitation has prevented national service 
part-time participants from earning the entire amount of two 
National Service Education Awards. Since the Corporation 
supports programs that have part-time participants, the 
Committee authorizes that participants have the opportunity to 
earn the aggregate value of two national service awards for 
full-time service.
    H.R. 1388 also provides for the Trust to administer the 
Summer of Service Education Award, the Silver Scholarship, the 
Encore Fellowship Award and the ServeAmerica Award. In 
recognition of the increasing cost of tuition and the 
Committee's desire to increase access to higher education for 
all youth, especially disadvantaged youth and underserved 
populations, the Committee includes an increase in the National 
Service Education Award by linking it to the maximum authorized 
Pell Grant award in order to keep up with rising college costs.

Strengthen AmeriCorps Act

    H.R. 1388 integrates the Strengthen AmeriCorps Program Act 
(P.L. 108-145), which was enacted in response to the 
mismanagement of the National Service Trust and the ensuing 
challenges faced by the Corporation. By incorporating the 
Strengthen AmeriCorps Program Act, H.R. 1388 codifies the 
manner in which the Corporation approves and records 
obligations relating to approved national service positions. 
H.R. 1388 requires the Corporation to record as an obligation 
an estimate of the net present value of the National Service 
Educational Award associated with each position. Furthermore, 
the Corporation must establish a reserve account within the 
National Service Trust and take necessary steps to ensure the 
availability of adequate funds to support the awards of 
approved positions for each fiscal year.

          SUBTITLE E: NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS (NCCC)

Program activities and participants

    The National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) is the only 
national service program operated solely by the Corporation. 
The NCCC is a residential program with multiple campuses across 
the United States with a focus on rapid response to emergencies 
and disasters within the region near the campus. H.R. 1388 adds 
a new focus on infrastructure improvement, environmental 
stewardship and conservation, energy conservation, and urban 
and rural development. The Committee believes that when the 
corps is not deployed for emergencies or disasters, the NCCC 
program can play an important role in addressing these national 
needs.
    H.R. 1388 includes a provision that requires NCCC to set a 
goal of 50 percent participation by disadvantaged youth (as 
defined in the bill) in the program by 2011. Programs such as 
the NCCC provide youth with opportunities to learn marketable 
skills for employment, to further their education, and to gain 
self-confidence and increased empowerment in a structured, safe 
environment. The Committee acknowledges that the NCCC programs 
will need assistance in recruiting disadvantaged youth to 
participate and encourages the Corporation and State 
Commissions to work jointly in the recruitment of disadvantaged 
youth. Furthermore, it is not expected that every campus will 
be able to recruit a large percentage of disadvantaged youth 
from neighboring communities and other States. However, given 
the fact that the NCCC is a residential program, this should 
not negatively affect the program, but rather expand the 
diversity of the pool of participants and enrich the service 
experience for each NCCC member.

NCCC Advisory Board

    H.R. 1388 increases the NCCC Advisory Board membership to 
include those Federal agencies who are stakeholders in projects 
being implemented by the NCCC participants who are not deployed 
for disasters and emergencies. In addition, the Committee 
expects the Advisory Board to coordinate the rapid and 
efficient response of the NCCC in times of emergencies and 
disasters in conjunction with other response organizations in 
order to assist in the coordination of recovery efforts.

                 SUBTITLE F: ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Parental involvement

    H.R. 1388 requires that parents be involved in the 
development and operation of national service programs which 
serve children. The Committee recognizes that having parents 
involved is more likely to engage the community as a whole. 
Furthermore, H.R. 1388 requires parental permission when 
transporting minors.

State Commissions on national and community service

    The GIVE Act clarifies the role of State Commissions. H.R. 
1388 requires that the state plan for national service be 
developed through an open process (including regional forums 
and hearings), which provides for maximum participation and 
input from companies, organizations, and public agencies using 
service and volunteerism as a strategy in meeting critical 
community needs. The intent is to create an environment where 
all stakeholders in a state or a region can together determine 
the service and volunteer needs in a State or region, and 
collaborate to leverage resources, and knowledge. The State 
Commissions should utilize this process to gather information 
from the entire State to formulate a State service plan with 
implementation steps. Although not required by H.R. 1388, the 
Committee believes that the forums and hearings can serve as a 
mechanism for developing the national service plan for the 
State and can serve as a community service needs assessment 
tool. The State Commission can use this information to direct 
funds and organizations (such as National Direct programs) to 
locations in the State where the need is great and service 
opportunities are lacking. In addition, H.R. 1388 requires that 
the State Service Plan include measurable goals and outcomes, 
in part to help States determine if they are meeting their most 
pressing needs through service and volunteerism.
    H.R. 1388 provides that States develop a comprehensive plan 
for Baby Boomer and older adult volunteer and paid service. 
These state plans must include recommendations for public 
policy initiatives, for example, how to best tap older adults 
as sources of social capital, and ways to address community 
needs. In addition, it is expected that the State will utilize 
working networks or establish networks in the State and across 
the nation to connect volunteers to opportunities in the State. 
The Committee expects collaboration between the Corporation and 
State Commissions to help improve their recruitment plans, 
including those plans directed at older Americans and members 
of the Baby Boom generation. Furthermore, the plan must be 
updated annually to ensure active engagement of the State 
Commission with regard to changing policies and procedures that 
will improve the coordination and effectiveness of the Federal, 
State, and local resources for service and volunteerism in the 
State. The Corporation may permit waivers to administrative 
requirements that States find impede the coordination and 
effectiveness of resources directed towards service and 
volunteerism.

Evaluation and performance measures

    H.R. 1388 reflects the Committee's interest in 
strengthening accountability for programs receiving federal 
funds authorized under this bill. H.R. 1388 clarifies that the 
Corporation will establish performance measures in consultation 
with the grantees that receive assistance. Consultation with 
the grantees is critical to the integrity of accountability and 
accommodates the unique outcomes of grantees funded under this 
Act. The performance measures may include the number of 
volunteers recruited from the community in which the program is 
being implemented and the number of disadvantaged and 
underrepresented youth participants. To maximize the impact and 
cost-effectiveness of the program, H.R. 1388 also expects 
programs to evaluate the effectiveness of the structure and 
mechanisms for delivery of services, the management of the 
participants, and the ease with which recipients receive 
service.

Corrective action plans

    H.R. 1388 provides a structure for corrective action for a 
grantee that fails to reach the performance measures agreed 
upon by the Corporation and the grantee. H.R. 1388 requires 
that when a new grantee (for programs which have received 
assistance for less than three years) fails to reach the agreed 
upon performance measures, the Corporation must provide 
technical assistance to the grantee to address the targeted 
performance problems. In addition, the bill requires quarterly 
reports on the program's progress towards achieving the agreed 
upon performance measures to both the Corporation and the 
appropriate State (or the State Commission), Territory, or 
Indian tribe. For established programs, the Corporation is not 
required to provide technical assistance (although it is not 
prohibited from doing so either).

Inspector General

    H.R. 1388 extends a new authority to the Inspector General 
to carry out oversight of grantees and Corporation programs and 
operations, similar to that provided to the Comptroller General 
and the Chief Financial Officer.

Consolidated application

    H.R. 1388 requires the Corporation to consolidate or modify 
the application or reporting requirements for programs under 
the national service laws. The Committee realizes that this is 
a critical requirement for the Corporation in this 
reauthorization. According to the grantees and the Corporation, 
the lengthy and onerous application process deters entities 
from applying for grants and consistently challenges those 
applicants who do apply. The Corporation has also requested the 
authority to create a consolidated application and the 
Committee is in full support of such measures. The Committee 
encourages the Corporation to work with current grantees and 
those that did not apply to determine the effective sections as 
well as aspects of the application which need improvement, with 
the intention of easing the application process for both the 
grantee and the Corporation. The Committee is of the opinion 
that such endeavors will ultimately lead to a richer, more 
diverse applicant pool seeking to meet the needs of our 
nation's communities through service and volunteerism.

Sustainability

    The Committee applauds the work of current national service 
grantees and therefore wishes to ensure that programs being 
carried out under the national service laws are sustainable. 
H.R. 1388 establishes that the Corporation shall, in 
consultation with grantees and State Commissions, set 
sustainability goals to be supported by policies and 
procedures. The sustainability goals shall build the capacity 
of programs to service the community while working to establish 
non-Federal funding streams to support the project beyond the 
life of the grant. H.R. 1388 requires the Corporation to 
provide technical assistance in finding non-Federal funding 
sources and to implement measures to ascertain whether a 
project is generating sufficient community support. The 
Committee believes that with community support comes non-
Federal dollars, thus furthering sustainability. By focusing 
and reaching sustainability for current national service 
programs, new grantees and new service projects can emerge in 
high need areas across our nation. H.R. 1388 furthers this goal 
by directing the Corporation to take into consideration, in the 
approval process for applications, the ability of a grantee to 
generate volunteers, consistent with the mission of the 
applicant. In addition, H.R. 1388 creates a Community Solutions 
Fund pilot program that awards competitive matching grants to 
social venture funds to use the grants to provide competitive 
matching sub grants to community organizations for use in 
replicating or expanding proven solutions to specifically 
identified community challenges.

Limits on the cost of programs

    H.R. 1388 sets the limit on the amount of funds approved to 
support individual participants in an approved national service 
position to $17,000. The bill includes a waiver of up to 
$19,500 to meet the compelling needs of a particular program, 
such as the training needs for a program serving disadvantaged 
youth, increased costs relating to the participation of 
individuals with disabilities, and the start-up costs 
associated with a first time grantee, and up to $22,000 for 
Tribal residential programs. This waiver reflects the 
Committee's expectation that in trying to reach the goal of 
250,000 members of a diverse population of providers and 
participants, some of whom may require more support and 
services. Even with this waiver, the Committee expects that all 
grantees will continue to run cost-effective and sustainable 
programs. The limits will also be adjusted annually for 
inflation.

  SUBTITLE G: CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARD OF 
                               DIRECTORS

    The Committee recognizes the role of the Board of Directors 
for the Corporation and augments the role of the Board with 
respect to the workings of the Corporation. H.R. 1388 
authorizes the Board to participate in the review of the budget 
proposal before it is sent to the Office of Management and 
Budget and in the performance appraisal of the Chief Executive 
Officer (CEO). H.R. 1388 sets the term of a Board Member at 5 
years, which can be extended one year for voting members when 
no successor has been appointed. The Board of Directors is a 
fertile resource for the Corporation and the skills, 
experience, and expertise of the Board should be fully utilized 
in the management of the Corporation. The Committee believes 
that as the grantees are asked to run cost-effective, high 
quality programs of national service, that the Corporation be 
held to similar standards and expectations.

Full-time participants

    In recognizing the goal of the Corporation to maintain 
75,000 AmeriCorps volunteers, which the Corporation has met, 
the Committee has chosen to set a goal for the Corporation of 
reaching 250,000 volunteers by 2014. Further, H.R. 1388 
requires a report within 18 months of enactment on the status 
of reaching 50 percent full-time participants. The Committee 
believes the presence of full-time participants will yield 
greater benefits in addressing pressing community needs.

Peer review

    Peer review is an established, effective method for 
evaluating the merits of an application for a program or 
project. H.R. 1388 requires the CEO to obtain the opinions of 
peer reviewers in evaluating the applications to the 
Corporation for assistance under this title. The Committee 
expects that the implementation of peer review in the approval 
process for applications at the Corporation will further ensure 
the impartiality in the grant-making process.

Personal service contracts

    H.R. 1388 authorizes the Corporation to enter into personal 
service contracts to carry out research, evaluation, and public 
awareness activities.

Donations to the corporation

    The Committee recognizes that there are various service 
organizations, academic institutions, and other entities and 
individuals with the expertise to contribute to the improvement 
or structure of national service. Currently, the Corporation 
may accept donations of property or money, and some volunteer 
service. Under H.R. 1388, the Committee extends this authority 
to include the volunteer services of an individual or an 
organization.
    The bill gives new authority to the Chief Executive Officer 
(CEO) to bolster the public awareness of and recruitment 
efforts for the wide range of service opportunities for 
citizens of all ages. The CEO has the authority to identify and 
implement methods of recruitment including strategies to 
recruit and train bilingual volunteers.

           SUBTITLE H: INVESTMENT FOR QUALITY AND INNOVATION

Innovative and Model Program Support

    H.R. 1388 creates a new part of Subtitle H titled, 
``Innovative and Model Program Support,'' which authorizes 
grants to encourage the innovative and creative work of the 
AmeriCorps State and National Programs. The Committee intends 
to challenge both the Corporation and the applicants to craft 
the cutting-edge programs that will engage citizens from all 
walks of life in service activities. Although there are 
specific programs identified in the bill, the Committee 
encourages the Corporation to fund innovative, creative, and 
more challenging programs. To further promote the innovation 
encouraged by this section, H.R. 1388 includes the option of 
funding these programs through traditional grants or fixed 
amount grants. In addition, a fourth year of funding may be 
authorized based on criteria determined by the Corporation, 
including whether the program met its performance measures. 
This extension will provide unsteady or inexperienced programs 
additional time to develop into successful, sustainable 
programs, and to meet other outcomes that the Corporation 
determines to be appropriate.
    The Committee encourages the Corporation to implement fixed 
amount grants to programs under Subtitle H, if appropriate. 
Fixed amount grants can ease administrative burdens for 
grantees while maintaining high quality, innovative programs 
offered in this part and in the Innovation Service-Learning 
programs in subtitle B, while encouraging new organizations to 
implement service programs.
    Innovative Model Programs in this part include programs 
where no less than 75 percent of the participants are 
disadvantaged youth and whose program type can be any of the 
programs offered in section 122(a) of this title; programs that 
incorporate learning and thinking skills determined necessary 
for success in the 21st century global knowledge economy; 
programs that engage youth under the age of 17 in service; 
programs to re-engage court involved youth and adults to reduce 
recidivism; programs focused on the recruitment of court-
involved youth and adults as participants or volunteers; 
programs to establish and support statewide and national 
mentoring partnerships, and other innovative and creative 
programs. H.R. 1388 also encourages collaboration with other 
programs under the national service laws.
    The first phase of the baby boom generation began to go 
into retirement in 2008 and this massive demographic shift will 
have far-reaching effects on our society over the next decade. 
As these retirements go into effect, employers across all 
sectors will struggle to fill these positions with experienced 
employees. Additionally, due to the current financial crisis 
and their own financial circumstances, a majority of boomer 
households will not be able to sustain their current lifestyle 
in retirement and many will need to continue to work.
    Since baby boomers are the healthiest and most highly 
educated generation to retire, there is a tremendous 
opportunity to harness their volunteerism for the greater good 
and encourage boomers to explore second career paths in the 
public or nonprofit sector. Through the Silver Scholarship and 
Encore Fellowship Program, boomers provide important services 
that our nation needs, but the boomers themselves also receive 
health and well-being benefits from their involvement in 
service.

Call to Service and September 11th Day of Service

    The bill establishes a Call to Service Campaign and 
September 11th Day of Service. The Call To Service Campaign 
encourages our nation's citizens to engage in full or part time 
national service. As part of the broader Call to Service 
Campaign, the Corporation may carry out ceremonies and 
activities in observance of September 11th as a National Day of 
Service and Remembrance as a meaningful way to pay tribute to 
the victims of September 11th and recognize the contributions 
of the countless volunteers and rescue workers. The Corporation 
may participate in federal activities and make grants to 
community based organizations to carry out charitable service 
and remembrance activities at the local level. These activities 
should enable individuals and organizations to engage in a 
diversity of activities that reflect and promote a renewed 
spirit of national unity emblematic of that which existed in 
the aftermath of September 11th.
    H.R. 1388 creates a new program, the ServeAmerica 
Fellowships. The ServeAmerica Fellowships represent the 
Committee's effort to engage individuals who want to serve 
their communities without joining a formal corps. H.R. 1388 
requires that the Sponsor Organization not be a recipient of 
any other national service awards and must apply to the State 
Commission to become eligible to receive a Fellow. The State 
Commissions are responsible for deeming organizations as 
eligible for recipients and must maintain a website with all 
eligible Sponsor Organizations. By limiting sponsor 
organizations to organizations that do not receive funding 
under the national service programs, the Committee intends to 
engage a new set of community based organizations.

National Service clearinghouses

    H.R. 1388 merges the service-learning and AmeriCorps 
clearinghouses into a single part, the National Service 
Programs Clearinghouse. The Committee does not expect other 
existing clearinghouses to merge.

             SUBTITLE I: TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

    For transparency and ease of implementation, H.R. 1388 
collects sections throughout both National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (NCSA), and Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
of 1973 (DVSA), on training and technical assistance and 
establishes a single subtitle on training and technical 
assistance. It is expected that the Corporation will provide 
training and technical assistance for those programs receiving 
or applying for assistance under the national service laws. 
Training and technical assistance is expected (but not limited 
to) the following areas:
           application assistance
           leadership development
           management and budgetary skills
           providing or improving the training of 
        participants
           risk management procedures
           recruitment, management, and retention of 
        volunteers
           program evaluation and performance measures
           accommodation for participants with 
        disabilities
           establishing networks and collaboration 
        among stakeholders to further leverage community 
        resources
    H.R. 1388 gives priority for technical assistance to 
applicants or existing programs that intend to implement 
programs in areas where they are needed most, where national 
service programs currently do not exist, or in underserved 
rural and urban areas. Priority is also provided for applicants 
or programs with an intergenerational focus.

                 SUBTITLE J: POINTS OF LIGHT FOUNDATION

    H.R. 1388 repeals the Points of Light Foundation. The 
Committee determined it was appropriate to remove legislative 
earmarks from the national service laws. The repeal is 
consistent with appropriations in both the Senate and the 
House.

              SUBTITLE K: AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

    H.R. 1388 provides $97 million for Subtitle B for fiscal 
year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 
2011 through 2014. The funding for Subtitle B includes $20 
million for the Summer of Service program; $20 million for 
Youth Engagement Zones; and $7 million for Campuses of Service. 
H.R. 1388 includes such sums as may be necessary for Subtitles 
C, D, and H and $35 million to carry out Subtitle E. H.R. 1388 
reserves up to 2.5 percent to carry out subtitle J and such 
sums as may be necessary to execute the Corporation's 
administration of the national service laws.

          TITLE II: THE DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT (DVSA)

Subtitle A: the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA)

    The Domestic Volunteer Service Act has a central purpose of 
establishing and supporting anti-poverty programs for our 
nation. DVSA authorizes the Volunteers in Service to America 
(VISTA) program, the equivalent to the Peace Corps in America, 
whose focus is to help the poor, the disadvantaged, the 
vulnerable, and the elderly in America. The VISTA participant 
is expected to live in the same conditions as those they serve 
and to remain available to the community on a 24 hour basis, as 
are Peace Corps volunteers. The VISTA participant's role is to 
build the capacity in the community for improvement and 
service, and leverage resources so that when the VISTA 
participant leaves the community, the infrastructure, 
knowledge, and continued service remains in the community. The 
VISTA participant may receive a National Service Education 
Award, or he or she may opt for a $1220 stipend.

New VISTA program assignments

    H.R. 1388 increases the number of program assignment 
opportunities for a VISTA participant. For example, under the 
bill a VISTA participant is eligible for assignments to assist 
a community or program in the re-entry or re-integration of 
formerly incarcerated youth and adults into society; to develop 
and implement financial literacy and budgetary programs; to 
initiate and support before and after-school programs serving 
children in low-income communities; to establish and support 
community economic development initiatives; to assist veterans 
and their families with legal assistance, health care, 
employment counseling or training, education counseling or 
training, and other support services; and to address generally 
the health and wellness of a community. Each of these 
assignments addresses unmet needs in low-income communities and 
fall within the intent of the VISTA program to create the 
capacity of a community to battle poverty and empower its 
citizens for change in the United States.

Recruitment priorities

    H.R. 1388 allows court-involved youth and adults, including 
previously incarcerated individuals, to serve as VISTA 
participants. The GIVE Act contains age guidelines for each 
program, but does not prohibit any citizen from engaging in 
national service. The Committee agrees that national service 
can be an effective vehicle for reducing recidivism, and that 
court- involved individuals should be actively recruited for 
participation in the program.
    H.R. 1388 gives priority to the recruitment of retired 
adults, particularly those who had careers as health care 
professionals, engineers, managers or technicians. This 
priority reflects the Committee's intent to harness the vast 
knowledge, experience, and expertise of retirees. The Committee 
recognizes the substantial contributions of the VISTA program 
to our nation's communities and seeks to include the Baby Boom 
generation as they retire.

Public or non-profit VISTA support

    The Committee recognizes that some organizations or 
companies are unable to sponsor a VISTA participant within 
their institution, but may seek ways to support the work of a 
VISTA participant financially. Accordingly, H.R. 1388 
authorizes public or nonprofit organizations to pay all or a 
portion of the costs of the support services for VISTA 
participants.

                VISTA PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

    H.R. 1388 includes ``programs of national significance'' 
(PNS), similar to those found in the National Senior Service 
Corps, in VISTA. PNS are implemented when the amounts 
appropriated for VISTA exceed the amount sufficient to maintain 
the number of projects and volunteers funded in the preceding 
fiscal year. Of the funds that exceed the costs of the previous 
fiscal year, one third is allocated for the support of VISTA 
programs of national significance, which are reflected in the 
new programs listed previously. The PNS VISTA participants 
cannot supplant other VISTA participants.

VISTA Stipend

    The Committees supports the commitment of the VISTA 
participants to live among and at the economic level of those 
receiving services, but also recognizes that the low stipend 
inhibits some participation in the VISTA program. Therefore, 
H.R. 1388 raises the stipend of a VISTA participant to a 
minimum of $125/month, and a maximum of $150/month (if 
sufficient funds are appropriated).

          SUBTITLE B: THE NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS (NSSC)

    The National Senior Service Corps programs have engaged 
seniors in meeting the needs of their communities for over four 
decades. The NSSC is composed of three programs: the Retired 
Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), the Foster Grandparents 
Program (FG), and the Senior Companions Program (SC). H.R. 1388 
sets the minimum age for participation in all programs in the 
National Senior Service Corps at 55 years. The Committee 
recognizes that even at such a young age, our older Americans 
wish to be of service to our nation.
    Since 1965, the FG participants have provided support and 
service to children and youth with exceptional needs in a 
variety of settings, including schools, hospitals, drug 
treatment centers, correctional institutions, and Head Start 
and child care centers. FG participants serve from 15-20 hours 
per week providing one-on-one service to children and youth. In 
addition, FG participants who meet the low-income eligibility 
requirements may receive a stipend of $2.65 per hour for their 
service.
    Since 1971, the RSVP program has provided a wide variety of 
opportunities for older Americans to meet the needs identified 
in their communities. RSVP offers the most flexibility among 
the NSSC programs. Volunteers choose where, when, and how often 
they will serve. Depending on the program, RSVP participants 
may choose time commitments from a few hours a week up to forty 
hours per week.
    Since 1974, SC participants offer aging, frail, or 
homebound individuals with daily living tasks, enabling the 
recipients to age with dignity and independence. SC 
participants also provide companionship and may assist a social 
service case manager. SC participants serve 15 to 40 hours per 
week and may receive a stipend of $2.65 per hour for their 
service if they meet the low income eligibility requirements.

Retired Senior Volunteer Program

    For the Retired Senior Volunteer Programs, H.R. 1388 
includes a requirement that programs be designed and 
implemented with the advice of experts in the field of service 
being offered, as well as with those who have expertise in the 
recruitment and management of volunteers. To be competitive in 
the global economy, the Committee recognizes that this nation 
needs a healthy, scientifically and technologically literate 
society. Accordingly, H.R. 1388 aims to tap into the talents of 
the retiring members of the Sputnik generation. Priority in 
grant evaluation is given to projects that utilize retired STEM 
professionals, retired health care professionals, retired 
military and emergency professionals, and retired computer 
science professionals to serve our nation through the multiple 
opportunities in RSVP and through the national service laws.

                             RECOMPETITION

    H.R. 1388 phases in competition into the RSVP program over 
a five year period and requires the Corporation to consult and 
coordinate with RSVP on the development and implementation of 
the competitive process. Current grantees remain eligible to 
compete for program funds. If a grant is awarded, the project 
may be renewed for an additional three year grant period. After 
the second grant period the grant must be re-competed. Any 
grant re-competition within RSVP must continue to support the 
same number of volunteer years and similar program 
distribution. In addition, it is the Committee's intent that 
the re-competition program minimizes any disruption to 
volunteers. The Committee recognizes the exceptional work of 
RSVP grantees, but notes that there are few opportunities to 
motivate program improvement, remove poorly performing 
grantees, or to encourage and invigorate innovation and 
evolution among high performing programs. Competition, in 
concert with the new performance measures and evaluations, is 
expected to improve or terminate underperforming programs. For 
highly effective and highly performing programs, competition is 
expected to drive the innovation and creativity of programs to 
new levels.

Foster Grandparents and Senior Companions

    H.R. 1388 modifies the eligibility requirement for the 
Foster Grandparents and Senior Companion programs by raising 
the income level for participants to be eligible for an hourly 
stipend from 125 percent of poverty to 200 percent of poverty. 
The GIVE Act also sets the minimum for such stipend at $2.65/
hour. According to Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion 
service providers, it can be challenging for a program to 
recruit enough low-income volunteers to fill the number of 
available volunteer positions. H.R. 1388 allows up to 15 
percent of volunteers to have incomes above the income 
eligibility threshold; as long as the program can demonstrate 
that it was unable to recruit enough low-income volunteers. 
Participants allowed under this provision are not eligible for 
a stipend. Programs shall not engage non-low-income volunteers 
when there are still low-income individuals to be recruited.

National Senior Service Corps Programs of National Significance

    H.R 1388 changes the programs of national significance 
(PNS). Under current law, each National Senior Corps program 
may only apply for particular programs of national 
significance. H.R. 1388 permits RSVP, FG, and SC to apply for 
any of the programs of national significance. This change will 
further the innovation and creative application of outcomes to 
program models. Furthermore, the Committee requires that the 
Director of the Corporation ensure that at least 25 percent of 
the PNS applications are from new program sponsors (that is, an 
organization not currently receiving assistance from the 
Corporation), in order to open the applicant pool and encourage 
National Senior Service Programs in new locations. Included in 
the PNS are programs that collaborate with criminal justice 
professionals and organizations in prevention programs aimed at 
disadvantaged youth or youth re-entering society after 
incarceration. These programs may include mentoring, 
counseling, and employment counseling. This opportunity in 
particular is aimed at serving the youth in our communities who 
are most at-risk for entering into gangs or other lifestyles 
resulting in destroyed lives and an economic drain on society. 
Research shows that prevention saves the nation money in the 
long term, and that investing in youth early is a wise 
investment in our nation's future.

Demonstration Programs

    H.R. 1388 establishes a demonstration program that supports 
older Americans while enhancing the capacity of community 
members to serve each other through reciprocal service centers, 
service credit banking, community economic scripts, barter 
services, time-banking, and other similar programs. The program 
is based on an exchange of services, under which both parties 
are compensated with reciprocal amounts of volunteer service, 
and no money changes hands. Such services are a promising and 
mutually beneficial system that lends legitimacy and 
compensation to the everyday work that goes financially unpaid. 
The Committee recognizes that many Americans provide unpaid 
services to friends and neighbors and that this generosity 
produces lasting relationships which strengthens communities. 
To encourage the development of such a system of service 
reciprocity in communities, H.R. 1388 includes the 
demonstration program.

                               CONCLUSION

    The Committee believes that national service can help our 
nation meet local and national challenges, and the GIVE Act is 
the start of a new direction for national service. The 
Corporation for National and Community Service, providers, and 
participants together play a central role in meeting our 
nation's unmet critical needs. The reauthorization of the 
National Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer 
Service Act are a priority for the Committee and reflect its 
intent to renew the spirit of service in our nation in a manner 
that engages new volunteers and inspires innovation in service.

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    Corporation for Community and National Service (2006). 
College Students Helping America.
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Volunteering and Service in America: 2007 State Trends and 
Rankings in Civic Life.
    Corporation for Community and National Service (2005). 
Youth Helping America: Building Active Citizen : the Role of 
Social Institutions in Teen Volunteering.
    Corps Network (2005). The Corps Network. Factsheet.
    Jekielek, S.M., Moore, K.A., Hair, E.C., & Scarupa, H.J. 
(2002). Mentoring: A Promising Strategy for Youth Development. 
Child Trends Research Brief.
    Lopez, M.H. & Elrod, B.A. (2006). College Attendance and 
Civic Engagement Among 18-25 Year Olds. The Center for 
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    National Mentoring Partnership (2006). Invest in the Future 
of America's Children: Support Federal Funding for Mentoring. 
Factsheet.

                     V. Section-by-Section Analysis


   Title I--Amendments to National and Community Service Act of 1990


       SUBTITLE A--AMENDMENTS TO SUBTITLE A (GENERAL PROVISIONS)

Section 1101. Purposes; Sense of Congress

    Amends section 2(b) of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12501 (b)). Sets forth the purpose of the bill 
and includes a Sense of Congress that the number of 
participants in the programs authorized under Subtitle C, 
including the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) and the 
National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), should grow to reach 
250,000 participants by 2014.

Section 1102. Definitions

    Amends section 101 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12511). Modifies and adds to the definitions 
under this section, including definitions for ``approved summer 
of service positions'', the ``baby boom generation'', 
``disadvantaged youth'', ``community-based organizations'', 
``Hispanic-Serving Institutions'', ``Historically Black 
Colleges or Universities'', ``Predominantly Black 
Institutions'' and ``Tribally Controlled Colleges or 
Universities''.

        SUBTITLE B--AMENDMENTS TO SUBTITLE B (SERVICE-LEARNING)

Section 1201. School-based allotments

    Amends Part I of subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et 
seq.). Authorizes allotments to States, Territories, and Indian 
Tribes to implement service learning programs based principally 
in elementary and secondary schools, including providing 
training for teachers, developing service learning curricula, 
and forming local partnerships. Reserves not more than 3 
percent for payments to Indian tribes, the United States Virgin 
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands. Authorizes the remainder of funds 
appropriated to carry out this part to States based on the 
percentage of school-age youth and allocations under the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Includes a 
minimum state allocation of $65,000 when appropriations for the 
Learn and Serve program are above $50 million. Establishes 
graduated match requirements for school based service learning 
grants to ease the burden on new grantees. Clarifies the 
federal share of the cost of carrying out programs under this 
part cannot exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the program 
for continuing grants. Eliminates the cap on capacity building 
activities. This section also requires that no more than 6 
percent of the amount of assistance received by an applicant be 
used for administrative costs. Further, this section includes 
language that encourages consultation between Learn and Serve 
America and the Department of Education and encourages service-
learning partnerships that promote greater civic engagement 
among elementary and secondary students.

Section 1202. Higher education provisions and campuses of service

    Amends Section 119 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12561). Expands the authority of higher-
education service-learning programs. Includes language on 
higher-education service-learning programs as a key component 
of the health professional's curricula, the criminal justice 
professional's curricula and the public policy and public 
administration curricula. Clarifies the federal share of the 
cost of carrying out programs under this part cannot exceed 50 
percent of the total cost of the program. Provides special 
consideration to applications submitted by historically Black 
Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions and 
Tribal Colleges and Universities. Requires institutions of 
higher education to comply with the federal work study 
requirements in the Higher Education Act in order to be 
eligible for funds. Creates a new Campuses of Service program 
to recognize institutions of higher education with outstanding 
service-learning programs.

Section 1203. Innovative programs and research

    Amends Subtitle B of Title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.). 
Authorizes new service-learning programs focused on innovation 
including energy-conservation, emergency and disaster 
preparedness and science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics (STEM) curricula and research on service-learning 
in middle schools. Allows the Corporation to award fixed amount 
grants based on a three year term. Establishes the Summer of 
Service and Youth Engagement Zone programs.

 SUBTITLE C--AMENDMENTS TO SUBTITLE C (NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST PROGRAM)

Section 1301. Prohibition on grants to Federal agencies; limits on 
        corporation costs.

    Amends Section 121 of the National Community Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 12571). Eliminates grants to federal agencies. 
Increases the cap on administrative expenses from five to six 
percent. Also, creates one match requirement for member support 
and operating expenses, requiring grantees to match twenty-four 
percent of federal funds for the first three years and 
gradually increases the match requirement to fifty percent in 
year ten. This section also includes an alternative match 
schedule for programs in rural or severely economically 
distressed communities.

Section 1302. Required and eligible national service programs

    Amends Section 122 of the National Community Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 12572). This Section includes new service areas to 
address the digital divide, public safety, health, emergency 
preparedness, and re-engage court-involved youth and adults 
with the goal of reducing recidivism. It authorizes a new E-
Corps program focused on increasing access to technology and 
reserves up to 3 percent for competitive grants to eligible 
recipients for the development of innovative initiatives to 
address the unique needs of veterans. This section also 
requires the Corporation to establish requirements for service 
participants related to the promotion of citizenship and civic 
engagement, consistent with the principles on which citizenship 
programs administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services are based. Further, this section amends the 
requirements for tutoring programs and clarifies the tutoring 
requirements for AmeriCorps members.

Section 1303. Types of positions

    Amends Section 123 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12573). Allows the Corporation to approve a 
program carried out by a Territory and the National Civilian 
Community Corps as an approved national service position that 
includes the education award.

Section 1304. Conforming repeal related to training and technical 
        assistance

    Repeals section 125 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12575).

Section 1305. Assistance to State Commissions; challenge grants

    Amends section 126 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12576). Increases support for State Commissions, 
allowing the Corporation to make a grant in an amount between 
$250,000 and $1,000,000 to establish or operate a State 
Commission. Requires States to provide matching funds for 
amounts greater than $100,000 and $200,000.

Section 1306. Allocation of assistance to States and other eligible 
        entities

    Amends Section 129 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12581). Designates the purposes and percentages 
for funding to States. Directs one percent allotment for 
Territories and reserves at least one percent for grants to 
Indian Tribes. Consolidates the set-aside provided to States 
and National Directs into one funding stream, reserving up to 
62.7 percent for competitive grants. Also, designates 35.3 
percent of funds to States on a formula basis. Allows the 
Corporation to re-allot funds to other States or Territories to 
the extent community-based organizations fail to apply. 
Further, this section adds language requiring the minimum grant 
made available to each State be at least $600,000 and includes 
authority allowing the Corporation to provide assistance in the 
form of fixed-amount grants to support full-time positions for 
the first year beginning on the date of enactment and as 
determined by the Corporation for the remainder of the 
authorization.

Section 1307. Additional authority

    Amends Part II of Subtitle C after Section 129 of the 
National Community Service Act (42 U.S.C. 12581) by adding new 
language authorizing Education Award Only fixed amount grants 
of no more than $600 per member and up to $800 per member for 
programs serving at least fifty-percent disadvantaged youth.

Section 1308. State selection of programs

    Amends Section 130 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12582) to clarify the application requirements 
for approved national service positions.

Section 1309. National service program assistance requirements

    Amends Section 131(c) of the National Community Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 12583(c)) adding new language clarifying the 
involvement of municipalities and county governments in the 
areas being served and clarifies the requirements of nonprofit 
organizations seeking to operate a national service program in 
2 or more States.

Section 1310. Consideration of applications

    Amends Section 133 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12585) to clarify the application criteria the 
Corporation shall use when considering applications.

Section 1311. Description of participants

    Amends Section 137 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12591) to clarify the eligibility requirements 
for participants.

Section 1312. Selection of national service participants

    Amends Section 138 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12592). Adds new language requiring the 
Corporation to place special emphasis on disadvantaged youth 
when selecting individuals to receive leadership training under 
this subsection.

Section 1313. Terms of Service

    Amends Section 139 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12593). Clarifies the requirements for full and 
part-time service in an approved national service position. 
Adds language to extend a term of service for 90 days if 
directly related to disaster relief activities.

Section 1314. Adjustments to living allowance

    Amends Section 140 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12594). Clarifies the terms of the living 
allowance for Federal work study students and extends the term 
requirements for an individual performing service directly 
related to disaster relief for 90 days beyond the original term 
of service. Includes other technical modifications.

   SUBTITLE D--AMENDMENTS TO SUBTITLE D (NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST AND 
           PROVISION OF NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS)

Section 1401. Availability of funds in the National Service Trust

    Amends Section 145 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12601). Includes language for payments of 
national service educational awards including summer of service 
educational awards and payments of interest.

Section 1402. Individuals eligible to receive a national service 
        educational award from the Trust

    Amends Section 146 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12602). Clarifies the eligibility requirements 
for an educational award and the terms of service. Allows an 
individual to receive an educational award for an amount equal 
to two terms of full-term service.

Section 1403. Determination of the amount of national service 
        educational awards

    Amends Section 147(a) of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12603(a)). Links the value of the Education 
Award to the maximum amount of a Federal Pell Grant that a 
student eligible under section 401(b)(2)(A) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 may receive.

Section 1404. Disbursement of educational awards

    Amends Section 148 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12604). Adds language on the use of the 
educational award to pay the cost of attendance or other 
educational expenses including college preparatory programs for 
Summer of Service participants.

Section 1405. Process of approval of national service positions

    Amends Subtitle D of Title I (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq). Adds 
language describing the timing and recording requirements for 
approving national service positions and recording obligations 
for the education award into the National Service Trust.

   SUBTITLE E--AMENDMENTS TO SUBTITLE E (NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY 
                                 CORPS)

Section 1501. Purpose

    Amends Section 151 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12611). Sets forth the purpose of this Subtitle.

Section 1502. Program components

    Amends Section 152 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12612). Establishes the National Civilian 
Community Corps program, striking all references to it as a 
demonstration program.

Section 1503. Eligible participants

    Amends Section 153 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12613). Adds language requiring the Director to 
ensure that at least fifty percent of the participants in the 
program are disadvantaged youth. Also, includes technical 
modifications to this subsection.

Section 1504. Summer national service program

    Amends Section 154 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12614). Adds language requiring participants in 
the summer program be from economically and ethnically diverse 
backgrounds, including youth who are in foster care.

Section 1505. Team leaders

    Amends Section 155 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12615). Adds language clarifying the selection 
process for Team Leaders and Campus Directors. Also clarifies 
the eligibility requirements for campuses.

Section 1506. Training

    Amends Section 156 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12616). Adds language on the type of training 
provided to members with a new emphasis on disaster 
preparedness and response. Allows the Corporation to provide 
training through grants, contracts or cooperative agreements 
with organizations who have established expertise in working 
with disadvantaged youth.

Section 1507. Consultation with State Commissions

    Amends Section 157 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12617). Adds language directing consultation 
with State Commissions with an emphasis on projects in support 
of infrastructure improvement, disaster relief and recovery, 
the environment and energy conservation.

Section 1508. Authorized benefits for Corps members

    Amends Section 158 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12618). Modifies the authorized benefits for 
Corps members.

Section 1509. Permanent Cadre

    Amends Section 159 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12619). Clarifies the establishment of a 
permanent cadre of supervisors and training instructors. Adds 
language requiring that the permanent cadre receive training in 
youth development techniques including working with 
disadvantaged youth.

Section 1510. Contract and grant authority

    Amends Section 161 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12621). Includes technical modifications to this 
section.

Section 1511. Other departments

    Amends Section 162 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12622). Includes technical modifications to this 
section. Also, modifies the language pertaining to the list of 
recommended personnel from which individuals may be selected 
for appointment to the permanent cadre by the Director.

Section 1512. Advisory Board

    Amends Section 163 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12623). Adds language on activities of the 
Advisory Board. Adds the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, the Secretary of Transportation, the Chief 
of the United States Forest Service and the Secretary of Energy 
as Advisory Board members.

Section 1513. Evaluation

    Amends Section 164 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12624). Requires an annual evaluation be 
submitted to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
Committee of the Senate and the Committee on Education and 
Labor of the House of Representatives.

Section 1514. Repeal of funding limitation

    Repeals Section 165 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12625).

Section 1515. Definitions

    Amends Section 166 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12626). Modifies and adds to the definitions 
under this Subtitle, including definitions of ``campus 
director'', ``corps'', and ``corps campus''.

Section 1516. Terminology

    Amends Subtitle E of Title I (42 U.S.C. 12611). Modifies 
the heading as the ``National Civilian Community Corps''.

    SUBTITLE F--AMENDMENTS TO SUBTITLE F (ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS)

Section 1601. Family and medical leave

    Amends Section 171(a) of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12631(a)(1)). Includes a technical modification 
to this section regarding projects authorized under the 
national service laws.

Section 1602. Additional prohibitions on use of funds

    Amends Section 174 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12634). Adds language prohibiting the use of 
funds for programs that refer individuals to Federal assistance 
programs or State assistance programs funded in part by the 
Federal government.

Section 1603. Notice, hearing, and grievance procedures

    Amends Section 176 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12636). Clarifies the terms and conditions of 
this title for notice, hearing and grievance procedures.

Section 1604. Resolution of displacement complaints

    Amends Section 177 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12637). Adds language requiring programs to 
obtain permission from parents when transporting minor 
children.

Section 1605. State Commissions on National and Community Service

    Amends Section 178 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12638). Adds language describing the terms and 
requirements for developing a State Commission plan, including 
the criteria for goals and outcomes. Also, requires States to 
develop a comprehensive State plan for volunteer and paid 
service by members of the Baby Boom generation and older 
adults.

Section 1606. Evaluation and accountability

    Amends Section 179 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12639). Modifies and adds language on program 
evaluations, including the evaluation of performance measures 
and effectiveness of delivery of services. Outlines the 
requirements for implementing corrective action plans.

Section 1607. Technical amendment

    Amends Section 181 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12641). Includes a technical modification to 
this section.

Section 1608. Partnerships with schools

    Amends Section 182(b) of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12642(b)). Requires an annual report be 
submitted concerning the implementation of this section, 
including an evaluation of the programs performance goals and 
benchmarks.

Section 1609. Rights of access, examination, and copying

    Amends Section 183 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12643). Allows the Inspector General of the 
Corporation to have access to and the right to examine and copy 
recorded information as consistent with otherwise applicable 
law.

Section 1610. Additional administrative provisions

    Amends Subtitle F of Title I (42 U.S.C. 12631 et seq.) by 
including additional administrative requirements that encourage 
the sustainability of projects with appropriate community buy-
in and support, as well as increasing the number of volunteers. 
Additionally, this section limits the time and amount of 
grants, ensures compliance with applicable audit and reporting 
requirements, and requires background checks for volunteers.

  SUBTITLE G--AMENDMENTS TO SUBTITLE G (CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 
                           COMMUNITY SERVICE)

Section 1701. Terms of office

    Amends Section 192 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12651a). Outlines the terms of service for board 
members, including allowing board members to serve for one 
additional year while the Senate confirms a successor.

Section 1702. Board of Directors authorities and duties

    Amends Section 192A(g) of the National and Community 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 12651b(g)). Modifies board activities 
and defines the board's relationship to the Corporation's 
management. Requires the board to review the budget proposal in 
advance of submission to the Office of Management and Budget 
and to review the performance of the Chief Executive Officer 
annually.

Section 1703. Chief executive officer compensation

    Amends Section 193A of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12651d). Increases the compensation of the CEO 
by 3 percent.

Section 1704. Authorities and duties of the Chief Executive Officer

    Amends Section 195 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12651f). This section augments the CEO's duties 
to include annual reports on actions taken to achieve the goal 
of reaching 50 percent full-time national service positions and 
requires the CEO to obtain the opinions of peer reviewers in 
evaluating applications to the Corporation.

Section 1705. Delegation to states

    Amends Section 196(a) of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12651g(a)). Allows the CEO to delegate 
programmatic authority to states in order to increase 
efficiency or oversight.

Section 1706. Chief Financial Officer compensation

    Amends Section 194(c) of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12651e(c)(2)). Amends the position of Chief 
Financial Officer to competitive service rather than political 
appointment.

Section 1707. Nonvoting members; personal services contracts

    Amends Section 195 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12651f). Includes technical modifications to 
this section and adds language allowing the Corporation to 
enter into personal services contracts to carry out research, 
evaluation, and public awareness related to the national 
service laws.

Section 1708. Donated services

    Amends Section 196(a) of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12651g(a)). This section includes language 
allowing the Corporation to accept the donation of services 
from individuals or organizations.

Section 1709. Study to examine and increase service programs for 
        displaced workers

    Amends Subtitle G of Title I. Requires the Corporation to 
conduct a study to examine service programs for displaced 
workers and identify how existing programs and activities 
carried out under the national service laws could better serve 
displaced workers. Also requires the Corporation to develop a 
pilot program based on the findings of the study. Authorizes 
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subsection.

Section 1710. Study to evaluate the effectiveness of a centralized 
        electronic citizenship verification system

    Amends Subtitle G of Title I. Requires the Corporations to 
conduct a study to determine the effectiveness of a centralized 
electronic citizenship verification system which would allow 
the Corporation to share employment eligibility information 
with the Department of Education in order to reduce 
administrative burdens and lower costs. Also requires the 
Corporation to develop a pilot program based on the findings of 
the study. Authorizes such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out this subsection.

                  SUBTITLE H--AMENDMENTS TO SUBTITLE H

Section 1801. Technical amendments to subtitle H

    Redesignates several subsections to Subtitle H. Establishes 
Call to Service Campaign and September 11th Day of Service.

Section 1802. Repeals

    Repeals the Clearinghouse (section 198A), Military 
Installation Conversion Demonstration Programs (section 198C), 
and Special Demonstration Project (section 198D).

Section 1803. New Fellowships

    Restructures innovation and demonstration programs across 
the National and Community Service Act. Allows the Corporation 
to award fixed amount grants to carry out programs that re-
engage court-involved youth and adults with the goal of 
reducing recidivism and recruits them as participants, 
volunteers, or members; programs focused on disadvantaged 
youth; learning and thinking skills; health and wellness, and 
programs that engage youth under the age of seventeen. Requires 
independent evaluations of such programs.

Section 1804. Innovative and model program support

    Allows the Corporation to award grants to carry out 
programs focused on disadvantaged youth; programs that re-
engage court-involved youth and adults with the goal of 
reducing recidivism; programs that support mentoring, and any 
other innovative and model programs the Corporation considers 
appropriate.

Section 1805. Clearinghouse

    Modifies and adds to the functions of the Clearinghouse. 
Adds language to ensure collaboration with the National Office 
of Outreach and Recruitment on the establishment of an alumni 
network for former participants.

             SUBTITLE I--TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Section 1821. Training and Technical Assistance

    Amends Section 199N of the National and Community Service 
Act. Creates a new Training and Technical Assistance Subtitle 
outlining the types of activities and assistance available to 
programs under the national service laws. Reserves up to one 
percent from amounts appropriated for a fiscal year to carry 
out this Subtitle.

      SUBTITLE J--REPEAL OF TITLE III (POINTS OF LIGHT FOUNDATION)

Section 1831. Repeal

    Repeals Title III (42 U.S.C. 12661 et seq.) of the National 
and Community Service Act.

  SUBTITLE K--AMENDMENTS TO TITLE V (AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS)

Section 1841. Authorization of appropriations

    Amends Section 501 of the National and Community Service 
Act (42 U.S.C 12681). Authorizes $97 million for Learn and 
Serve America, including $10 million for summer of service 
grants and $10 million for Summer of Service Education Awards, 
$20 million for Youth Engagement Zones, $7 million for Campuses 
of Service, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 
2011 through 2014. Authorizes such sums as may be necessary for 
Subtitles C, D, H. Authorizes $35 million for Subtitle E 
(National Civilian Community Corps) and such sums as may be 
necessary for FY 2011 through 2014. Authorizes such sums as may 
be necessary for Program Administration and reserves 2.5 
percent of the amounts appropriated under Subtitles B, C, and H 
of Title I to carry out Training and Technical Assistance under 
Subtitle I.

   Title II--Amendments to the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973


Section 2001. References

    This section references amendments and repeals under the 
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973.

  SUBTITLE A--AMENDMENTS TO TITLE I (NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTI-POVERTY 
                               PROGRAMS)

Section 2101. Purpose

    Amends Section 2 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 4950). Adds language on long-term sustainability of 
projects and focuses on engaging civic, community, and 
educational organizations.

Section 2102. Purpose of VISTA program

    Amends Section 101 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 4951). Adds language to support the efforts of local 
agencies and organizations in achieving the long-term 
sustainability of projects under this part. Expands the 
authority of the AmeriCorps VISTA program to meet the pressing 
needs of low-income communities through innovation.

Section 2103. Applications

    Amends Section 103 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 4953). Adds language to expand the assignment of 
volunteers in projects and programs that focus on financial 
literacy, after-school programs, prisoner re-entry, veterans, 
childhood obesity and micro-enterprises. Places priority on the 
recruitment of disadvantaged youth, low-income adults and 
retired professionals.

Section 2104. VISTA programs of national significance

    Amends Part A of Title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 4953). Expands programs of national significance 
to address program that concern low-income and rural 
communities. Requires that one-third of VISTA funds be used for 
grants to support programs of national significance if 
appropriations exceed the authorized level.

Section 2105. Terms and periods of service

    Amends Section 104 (d) of the Domestic Volunteer Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 4954 (d). Clarifies the terms and conditions of 
a VISTA members service, adverse action or termination proposed 
by the sponsoring organization.

Section 2106. Support Service

    Amends Section 105(a)(1)(B) of the Domestic Volunteer 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 4955(a)(1)(B)). Sets the minimum stipend 
for a VISTA volunteer at $125 per month and a maximum of $150 
per month, subject to the availability of funds. Provides the 
Director with the discretion to provide a stipend of $250 per 
month in special circumstances.

Section 2107. Sections repealed

    This section repeals VISTA Literacy Corps (42 U.S.C. 4949), 
VISTA Challenge Grants (42 U.S.C. 4995), and University Year 
for VISTA (42 U.S.C. 4971).

Section 2108. Conforming amendment

    Includes a technical modification to Section 121 of the 
Domestic Volunteer Service Act (42 U.S.C. 4991).

Section 2109. Financial assistance

    Includes a technical modification to Section 123 of the 
Domestic Volunteer Service Act (42 U.S.C. 4993).

  SUBTITLE B--AMENDMENTS TO TITLE II (NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS)

Section 2201. Change in name

    Amends Title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 5000 et seq.). Changes the name of this title to the 
``National Senior Service Corps.''

Section 2202. Purpose

    Amends Section 200 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5000) to establish new priorities for the National 
Senior Service Corps.

Section 2203. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects

    Amends Section 201 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5001). Establishes new program priorities in the 
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program. Adds language on 
competition and provides priority consideration for existing 
grantees in good standing. Expands technical assistance to 
assist RSVP grantees and the Corporation in implementing 
competition.

Section 2204. Foster Grandparent Program grants

    Amends Section 211 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5011). Lowers the minimum age from sixty to fifty-
five years old. Extends the relationship between a foster 
grandparent and his/her assigned child to continue after the 
child reaches the age of 21. Includes language that increases 
the stipend from $2.65 to $3.65 over five years. This section 
also defines low-income as 200 percent of poverty for 
participants receiving a stipend in the Foster Grandparents 
program. It also includes language to allow the Director to 
provide a 10 percent stipend increase to volunteer leaders who 
assume more responsibility.

Section 2205. Senior Companion Program grants

    Amends Section 213 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5013). Lowers the minimum age from sixty to fifty-
five years old. Allows Senior Companions to receive a stipend 
consistent with the amount authorized under the Foster 
Grandparents program.

Section 2206. Promotion of National Senior Service Corps

    Amends Section 221 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
(42 USC 5021). Encourages greater participation of volunteers 
of all ages and backgrounds living in rural, suburban, and 
urban localities.

Section 2207. Technical amendments

    Amends Section 223 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
(42 USC 5023). Includes language to lower the age of 
participation from sixty years to fifty-five years of age. 
Additionally, this section amends the eligibility requirements 
to include minority and underserved populations.

Section 2208. Programs of national significance

    Amends Section 225 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5025). Adds language that promotes the establishment 
of programs that support mentoring programs for disadvantaged 
youth, teach parenting skills, assist parents in obtaining 
childcare, assists teenage parents with locating employment 
training or placements, as well as after-school programs that 
serve children in low-income communities.

Section 2209. Additional provisions

    Amends Part D of Title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.) This section includes language to 
assist the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Foster Grandparent 
programs, and Senior Companion programs to ensure continuity of 
service for communities. Adds language to allow a program 
receiving assistance under this Title to accept donations, 
including donations in cash or in kind. Prohibits programs from 
accepting donations from beneficiaries of the program.

Section 2210. Authority of Director

    Amends Section 231 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5028). Authorizes the Director to place priority on 
programs with established experience in engaging the entire 
community in service exchange; programs with the capacity to 
connect to similar programs throughout a city or region to 
augment the available services to older Americans; programs 
seeking to establish in an area where the needs of older 
Americans are left unmet, and programs that integrate 
participants or collaborate with service-learning programs, 
AmeriCorps State and National programs, the VISTA program, the 
Retired Volunteer Service Program, Foster Grandparents program, 
and the Senior Companion program, and programs described in 
section 411 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3032).

  SUBTITLE C--AMENDMENTS TO TITLE IV (ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION)

Section 2301. Nondisplacement

    Amends Section 404 (a) of the Domestic Volunteer Service 
Act (40 U.S.C. 5044 (a)) to ensure volunteers are not 
displaced.

Section 2302. Notice and hearing procedures

    Amends Section 412 (a) of the Domestic Volunteer Service 
Act (40 U.S.C. 5052 (a)).
    Eliminates the requirement for an informal hearing and 
reduces the denial of refunding notice period from seventy-five 
days to sixty days.

Section 2303. Definitions

    Amends Section 421 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5061). Modifies and adds to the definitions under 
this section, including the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands.

Section 2304. Protection against improper use.

    Includes a technical modification to Section 425 of the 
Domestic Volunteer Service Act (42 U.S.C. 5065).

  SUBTITLE D--AMENDMENTS TO TITLE V (AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS)

Section 2401. Authorization of appropriations for VISTA and other 
        purposes

    Amends Section 501 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5081). Authorizes $100 million for fiscal year 2010 
and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2011 through 
2014.

Section 2402. Authorization of appropriations for National Senior 
        Service Corps

    Amends Section 502 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5082). Authorizes $70,000,000 to the Retired and 
Senior Volunteer Program for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as 
may be necessary for fiscal years 2011 through 2014. Authorizes 
$115,000,000 to the Foster Grandparent Program for fiscal year 
2010 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2011 
through 2014. Authorizes $55,000,000 to the Senior Companion 
Program for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal years 2011 through 2014. Authorizes such sums as may 
be necessary for Demonstration programs for fiscal years 2010 
through 2014.

                  Title III--Amendments to Other Laws


Section 3101. Inspector General Act

    Includes a technical modification to Section 8E (a)(1) of 
the Inspector General Act (5 U.S.C. App.).

          Title IV--Technical Amendments to Tables of Contents


Section 4101. Table of contents for the National and Community Service 
        Act of 1990

    Amends Section 1(b) of the National and Community Service 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 note). Modifies and adds to the 
table of contents for the Act.

Section 4102. Table of contents amendments for the Domestic Volunteer 
        Service Act

    Amends Section 1(b) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 note). Modifies and adds to the table 
of contents for the Act.

                        Title V--Effective Date


Section 5101. Effective date

    Authorizes the amendments made by the Act to take effect 
upon enactment of the Act.

Section 5102. Service assignments and agreements

    Adds language to ensure that terms and conditions outlined 
in the amendments of the Act apply only to individuals who 
enroll or begin service assignments after 90 days after the 
date of enactment of the Act.

          Title VI--Congressional Commission on Civic Service


Section 6101. Short title

    This title is cited at the ``Congressional Commission on 
Civic Service Act.''

Section 6102. Findings

    Describes how national service strengthens our nation and 
explains the many benefits to society and individuals that 
participate in volunteerism.

Section 6103. Establishment

    The Commission will be established in the legislative 
branch and be known as the Congressional Commission on Civic 
Service.

Section 6104. Duties

    Outlines the purpose and specific topics regarding service 
that the Commission shall address. Requires the Commission to 
conduct public hearings and consult with an advisory panel of 
Members of Congress.

Section 6105. Membership

    Outlines the composition, terms of service, compensation, 
and meeting requirements of the Commission.

Section. 6106. Director and staff of Commission; experts and 
        consultants

    Requires the Commission to appoint a Director and 
additional staff, experts and consultants as the Director 
considers appropriate and with the approval of the Commission.

Section 6107. Powers of Commission

    Allows the Commission to hold public hearings, accept 
testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission considers 
appropriate.

Section 6108. Reports

    Requires the Commission to submit an interim and final 
report on its activities.

Section 6109. Termination

    Terminates the Commission no later than 30 days after 
submission of the final report.

                     VI. Explanation of Amendments

    The Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, as amended, is 
explained in the body of this report.

           VII. Application of Law to the Legislative Branch

    Section 102(b)(3) of Public Law 104-1, the Congressional 
Accountability Act, requires a description of the application 
of this bill to the legislative branch. H.R. 1388 reauthorizes 
and reforms the national service laws. The bill does not 
prevent legislative branch employees' coverage under this 
legislation.

                    VIII. Unfunded Mandate Statement

    Section 423 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
Control Act (as amended by Section 101(a)(2) of the Unfunded 
Mandates Reform Act, P.L. 104-4) requires a statement of 
whether the provisions of the reported bill include unfunded 
mandates. H.R. 1388 contains no intergovernmental or private-
sector mandates as defined by the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 
(UMRA).

                         IX. Earmark Statement

    H.R. 1388 does not contain any congressional earmarks, 
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in 
clauses 9(d), 9(e) or 9(f) of rule XXI of the House of 
Representatives.

                             X. Roll Call 



    XI. Statement of Oversight Findings and Recommendations of the 
                               Committee

    In compliance with clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII and clause 
2(b)(1) of rule X of the rules of the House of Representatives, 
the Committee's oversight findings and recommendations are 
reflected in the body of this report.

            XII. New Budget Authority and CBO Cost Estimate

    With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(2) of rule 
XIII of the House of Representatives and section 308(a) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and with respect to 
requirements of 3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the House of 
Representatives and section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, the Committee expects to receive an estimate for H.R. 
1388 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office:

      XIII. Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives

    In accordance with clause 3(c) of rule XIII of the House of 
Representatives, the goal of H.R. 1388 is to renew and promote 
the spirit of service by reauthorizing the national service 
laws. The Committee expects the Corporation for National 
Services to comply with H.R. 1388 and implement the changes to 
the law in accordance with these stated goals.

                XIV. Constitutional Authority Statement

    Under clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee must include a statement citing 
the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to 
enact the law proposed by H.R.1388. The Committee believes that 
the amendments made by this bill are within Congress's 
authority under Article I, section 8, clause 1 of the U.S. 
Constitution.

                         XV. Committee Estimate

    Clause 3(d)(2) of rule XIII of the House of Representatives 
requires an estimate and a comparison of the costs that would 
be incurred in carrying out H.R. 1388. The Committee expects to 
file a supplemental report that will include a cost estimate of 
the bill prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act.

       XVI. Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported

    In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the House of 
Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, as 
reported, are shown as follows (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


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  (a) * * *
  [(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as follows:
[Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
[Sec. 2. Findings and purpose.

      [TITLE I--NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM

                     [Subtitle A--General Provisions

[Sec. 101. Definitions.
[Sec. 102. Authority to make State grants.

 [Subtitle B--School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning Programs

                     [Part I--Serve-America Programs

              [SUBPART A--SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS

[Sec. 111. Authority to assist States and Indian tribes.
[Sec. 111A. Authority to assist local applicants in nonparticipating 
          States.
[Sec. 111B. Authority to assist public or private nonprofit 
          organizations.
[Sec. 112. Grants and allotments.
[Sec. 113. State or tribal applications.
[Sec. 114. Local applications.
[Sec. 115. Consideration of applications.
[Sec. 115A. Participation of students and teachers from private schools.
[Sec. 116. Federal, State, and local contributions.
[Sec. 116A. Limitations on uses of funds.
[Sec. 116B. Definitions.

     [SUBPART B--COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL-AGE YOUTH

[Sec. 117. Definitions.
[Sec. 117A. General authority.
[Sec. 117B. State applications.
[Sec. 117C. Local applications.
[Sec. 117D. Consideration of applications.
[Sec. 117E. Federal, State, and local contributions.
[Sec. 117F. Limitations on uses of funds.

                         [SUBPART C--CLEARINGHOUSE

[Sec. 118. Service-learning clearinghouse.

  [Part II--Higher Education Innovative Programs for Community Service

[Sec. 119. Higher education innovative programs for community service.

               [Subtitle C--National Service Trust Program

                 [Part I--Investment in National Service

[Sec. 121. Authority to provide assistance and approved national service 
          positions.
[Sec. 122. Types of national service programs eligible for program 
          assistance.
[Sec. 123. Types of national service positions eligible for approval for 
          national service educational awards.
[Sec. 124. Types of program assistance.
[Sec. 125. Training and technical assistance.
[Sec. 126. Other special assistance.

               [Part II--Application and Approval Process

[Sec. 129. Provision of assistance and approved national service 
          positions by competitive and other means.
[Sec. 130. Application for assistance and approved national service 
          positions.
[Sec. 131. National service program assistance requirements.
[Sec. 132. Ineligible service categories.
[Sec. 133. Consideration of applications.

                [Part III--National Service Participants

[Sec. 137. Description of participants.
[Sec. 138. Selection of national service participants.
[Sec. 139. Terms of service.
[Sec. 140. Living allowances for national service participants.
[Sec. 141. National service educational awards.

 [Subtitle D--National Service Trust and Provision of National Service 
                           Educational Awards

[Sec. 145. Establishment of the National Service Trust.
[Sec. 146. Individuals eligible to receive a national service 
          educational award from the Trust.
[Sec. 147. Determination of the amount of the national service 
          educational award.
[Sec. 148. Disbursement of national service educational awards.

                  [Subtitle E--Civilian Community Corps

[Sec. 151. Purpose.
[Sec. 152. Establishment of Civilian Community Corps Demonstration 
          Program.
[Sec. 153. National service program.
[Sec. 154. Summer national service program.
[Sec. 155. Civilian Community Corps.
[Sec. 156. Training.
[Sec. 157. Service projects.
[Sec. 158. Authorized benefits for Corps members.
[Sec. 159. Administrative provisions.
[Sec. 160. Status of Corps members and Corps personnel under Federal 
          law.
[Sec. 161. Contract and grant authority.
[Sec. 162. Responsibilities of other departments.
[Sec. 163. Advisory board.
[Sec. 164. Annual evaluation.
[Sec. 165. Funding limitation.
[Sec. 166. Definitions.

                 [Subtitle F--Administrative Provisions

[Sec. 171. Family and medical leave.
[Sec. 172. Reports.
[Sec. 173. Supplementation.
[Sec. 174. Prohibition on use of funds.
[Sec. 175. Nondiscrimination.
[Sec. 176. Notice, hearing, and grievance procedures.
[Sec. 177. Nonduplication and nondisplacement.
[Sec. 178. State Commissions on National and Community Service.
[Sec. 179. Evaluation.
[Sec. 180. Engagement of participants.
[Sec. 181. Contingent extension.
[Sec. 182. Partnerships with schools.
[Sec. 183. Rights of access, examination, and copying.
[Sec. 184. Drug-free workplace requirements.

       [Subtitle G--Corporation for National and Community Service

[Sec. 191. Corporation for National and Community Service.
[Sec. 192. Board of Directors.
[Sec. 192A. Authorities and duties of the Board of Directors.
[Sec. 193. Chief Executive Officer.
[Sec. 193A. Authorities and duties of the Chief Executive Officer. 
[Sec. 194. Officers.
[Sec. 195. Employees, consultants, and other personnel.
[Sec. 196. Administration.
[Sec. 196A. Corporation State offices.

           [Subtitle H--Investment for Quality and Innovation

[Sec. 198. Additional corporation activities to support national 
          service.
[Sec. 198A. Clearinghouses.
[Sec. 198B. Presidential awards for service.
[Sec. 198C. Military installation conversion demonstration programs.
[Sec. 198D. Special demonstration project.

           [Subtitle I--American Conservation and Youth Corps

[Sec. 199. Short title.
[Sec. 199A. General authority.
[Sec. 199B. Limitation on purchase of capital equipment.
[Sec. 199C. State application.
[Sec. 199D. Focus of programs.
[Sec. 199E. Related programs.
[Sec. 199F. Public lands or Indian lands.
[Sec. 199G. Training and education services.
[Sec. 199H. Preference for certain projects.
[Sec. 199I. Age and citizenship criteria for enrollment.
[Sec. 199J. Use of volunteers.
[Sec. 199K. Living allowance.
[Sec. 199L. Joint programs.
[Sec. 199M. Federal and State employee status.

              [TITLE II--MODIFICATIONS OF EXISTING PROGRAMS

                        [Subtitle A--Publication

[Sec. 201. Information for students.
[Sec. 202. Exit counseling for borrowers.
[Sec. 203. Department information on deferments and cancellations.
[Sec. 204. Data on deferments and cancellations.

                    [Subtitle B--Youthbuild Projects

[Sec. 211. Youthbuild projects.

            [Subtitle C--Amendments to Student Literacy Corps

[Sec. 221. Amendments to Student Literacy Corps.

                 [TITLE III--POINTS OF LIGHT FOUNDATION

[Sec. 301. Short title.
[Sec. 302. Findings and purposes.
[Sec. 303. Authority.
[Sec. 304. Grants to the Foundation.
[Sec. 305. Eligibility of the Foundation for grants.

        [TITLE IV--PROJECTS HONORING VICTIMS OF TERRORIST ATTACKS

[Sec. 401. Projects.

                [TITLE V--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

[Sec. 501. Authorization of appropriations.

                   [TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

[Sec. 601. Amtrak waste disposal.
[Sec. 602. Exchange program with countries in transition from 
          totalitarianism to Democracy.]
  (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is 
as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 3. Sense of Congress.

       TITLE I--NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. Authority to make State grants.

 Subtitle B--School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning Programs

         Part I--Programs For Elementary and Secondary Students

Sec. 111. Assistance to States, Territories, and Indian tribes.
Sec. 112. Allotments.
Sec. 113. Applications.
Sec. 114. Consideration of applications.
Sec. 115. Participation of students and teachers from private schools.
Sec. 116. Federal, State, and local contributions.
Sec. 117. Limitation on uses of funds.

      Part II--Higher Education Provisions and Campuses of Service

Sec. 118. Higher education innovative programs for community service.
Sec. 119. Campuses of Service.

    Part III--Innovative Demonstration Service-Learning Programs and 
                                Research

Sec. 120. Innovative demonstration service-learning programs and 
          research.

               Subtitle C--National Service Trust Program

                 Part I--Investment in National Service

Sec. 121. Authority to provide assistance and approved national service 
          positions.
Sec. 122. National service programs eligible for program assistance.
Sec. 123. Types of national service positions eligible for approval for 
          national service educational awards.
Sec. 124. Types of program assistance.
Sec. 125. [Repealed]
Sec. 126. Other special assistance.

                Part II--Application and Approval Process

Sec. 129. Provision of assistance and approved national service 
          positions.
Sec. 129A. Education awards only program.
Sec. 130. Application for assistance and approved national service 
          positions.
Sec. 131. National service program assistance requirements.
Sec. 132. Ineligible service categories.
Sec. 133. Consideration of applications.

                 Part III--National Service Participants

Sec. 137. Description of participants.
Sec. 138. Selection of national service participants.
Sec. 139. Terms of service.
Sec. 140. Living allowances for national service participants.
Sec. 141. National service educational awards.

  Subtitle D--National Service Trust and Provision of National Service 
                           Educational Awards

Sec. 145. Establishment of the National Service Trust.
Sec. 146. Individuals eligible to receive a national service educational 
          award from the Trust.
Sec. 147. Determination of the amount of the national service 
          educational award.
Sec. 148. Disbursement of national service educational awards.
Sec. 149. Process of approval of national service positions.

              Subtitle E--National Civilian Community Corps

Sec. 151. Purpose.
Sec. 152. Establishment of National Civilian Community Corps program.
Sec. 153. National service program.
Sec. 154. Summer national service program.
Sec. 155. National Civilian Community Corps.
Sec. 156. Training.
Sec. 157. Service projects.
Sec. 158. Authorized benefits for Corps members.
Sec. 159. Administrative provisions.
Sec. 160. Status of Corps members and Corps personnel under Federal law.
Sec. 161. Contract and grant authority.
Sec. 162. Responsibilities of other departments.
Sec. 163. Advisory board.
Sec. 164. Evaluation.
Sec. 165. [Repealed]
Sec. 166. Definitions.

                  Subtitle F--Administrative Provisions

Sec. 171. Family and medical leave.
Sec. 172. Reports.
Sec. 173. Supplementation.
Sec. 174. Prohibition on use of funds.
Sec. 175. Nondiscrimination.
Sec. 176. Notice, hearing, and grievance procedures.
Sec. 177. Nonduplication and nondisplacement.
Sec. 178. State Commissions on National and Community Service.
Sec. 179. Evaluation.
Sec. 180. Engagement of participants.
Sec. 181. Contingent extension.
Sec. 182. Partnerships with schools.
Sec. 183. Rights of access, examination, and copying.
Sec. 184. Drug-free workplace requirements.
Sec. 185. Sustainability.
Sec. 186. Grant periods.
Sec. 187. Generation of volunteers.
Sec. 188. Limitation on program grant costs.
Sec. 189. Audits and reports.
Sec. 190. Criminal history checks.
Sec. 190A. Report on participant information.

       Subtitle G--Corporation for National and Community Service

Sec. 191. Corporation for National and Community Service.
Sec. 192. Board of Directors.
Sec. 192A. Authorities and duties of the Board of Directors.
Sec. 193. Chief Executive Officer.
Sec. 193A. Authorities and duties of the Chief Executive Officer.
Sec. 194. Officers.
Sec. 195. Employees, consultants, and other personnel.
Sec. 196. Administration.
Sec. 196A. Corporation State offices.

            Subtitle H--Investment for Quality and Innovation

  Part I--Additional Corporation Activities to Support National Service

Sec. 198. Additional corporation activities to support national service.
Sec. 198A. Presidential awards for service.
Sec. 198B. ServeAmerica Fellowships.
Sec. 198C. Silver Scholarships and Encore fellowships.

              Part II--Innovative and Model Program Support

Sec. 198D. Innovative and model program support.

                    Part III--Social Innovation Fund

Sec. 198E. Social innovation fund.

            Part IV--National Service Programs Clearinghouse

Sec. 198F. National service programs clearinghouse.

            Subtitle I--American Conservation and Youth Corps

Sec. 199. Short title.
Sec. 199A. General authority.
Sec. 199B. Limitation on purchase of capital equipment.
Sec. 199C. State application.
Sec. 199D. Focus of programs.
Sec. 199E. Related programs.
Sec. 199F. Public lands or Indian lands.
Sec. 199G. Training and education services.
Sec. 199H. Preference for certain projects.
Sec. 199I. Age and citizenship criteria for enrollment.
Sec. 199J. Use of volunteers.
Sec. 199K. Living allowance.
Sec. 199L. Joint programs.
Sec. 199M. Federal and State employee status.

              Subtitle J--Training and Technical Assistance

Sec. 199N. Training and technical assistance.

              TITLE II--MODIFICATIONS OF EXISTING PROGRAMS

                         Subtitle A--Publication

Sec. 201. Information for students.
Sec. 202. Exit counseling for borrowers.
Sec. 203. Department information on deferments and cancellations.
Sec. 204. Data on deferments and cancellations.

                     Subtitle B--Youthbuild Projects

Sec. 211. Youthbuild projects.

            Subtitle C--Amendments to Student Literacy Corps

Sec. 221. Amendments to Student Literacy Corps.

        TITLE IV--PROJECTS HONORING VICTIMS OF TERRORIST ATTACKS

Sec. 401. Projects.

                TITLE V--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 501. Authorization of appropriations.

                   TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 601. Amtrak waste disposal.
Sec. 602. Exchange program with countries in transition from 
          totalitarianism to Democracy.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to--
          (1) * * *
          (2) renew the ethic of civic responsibility and the 
        spirit of [community throughout] community and service 
        throughout the varied and diverse communities of the 
        United States;

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

          (4) encourage citizens of the United States, 
        regardless of age, income, geographic location, or 
        disability, to engage in full-time or part-time 
        national service;

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

          (6) expand and strengthen existing national service 
        programs with demonstrated experience in providing 
        structured service opportunities with visible benefits 
        to the participants and community;
          (7) build on the existing organizational service 
        infrastructure of Federal, State, and local [programs 
        and agencies] programs, agencies, and communities 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[.];
          (9) recognize and increase the impact of social 
        entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community 
        organizations in addressing national and local 
        challenges;
          (10) increase public and private investment in 
        nonprofit community organizations that are effectively 
        addressing national and local challenges and to 
        encourage such organizations to replicate and expand 
        successful initiatives;
          (11) leverage Federal investments to increase State, 
        local, business, and philanthropic resources to address 
        national and local challenges;
          (12) expand and strengthen service-learning programs 
        through year-round opportunities, including during the 
        summer months, to improve the education of children and 
        youth and to maximize the benefits of national and 
        community service, in order to renew the ethic of civic 
        responsibility and the spirit of community to children 
        and youth throughout the United States;
          (13) assist in coordinating and strengthening Federal 
        and other service opportunities, including 
        opportunities for participation in emergency and 
        disaster preparedness, relief, and recovery;
          (14) increase service opportunities for our Nation's 
        retiring professionals, including such opportunities 
        for those retiring from the science, technical, 
        engineering, and mathematics professions to improve the 
        education of our Nation's youth and keep America 
        competitive in the global knowledge economy, and to 
        further utilize the experience, knowledge, and skills 
        of older Americans;
          (15) encourage the continued service of the alumni of 
        the national service programs, including service in 
        times of national need;
          (16) support institutions of higher education that 
        engage students in community service activities, 
        provide service-learning courses, and encourage or 
        assist graduates to pursue careers in public service in 
        the nonprofit or government sector; and
          (17) encourage members of the Baby Boom generation to 
        partake in service opportunities.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

  It is the sense of Congress that the number of participants 
in the programs authorized under subtitle C, including the 
Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) and the National 
Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), should grow to reach 250,000 
participants by 2014.

      TITLE I--NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

  For purposes of this title:
          (1) * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

          (3) Approved summer of service position.--The term 
        ``approved summer of service position'' means a 
        position in a program described under section 120(c)(8) 
        for which the Corporation has approved the provision of 
        a summer of service educational award as one of the 
        benefits to be provided for successful service in the 
        position.
          (4) Baby boom generation.--The term ``Baby Boom 
        generation'' means the generation that consists of 
        individuals born during the period beginning with 1946 
        and ending with 1964.
          [(3)] (5) Carry out.--The term ``carry out'', when 
        used in connection with a national service program 
        [described in section 122], means the planning, 
        establishment, operation, expansion, or replication of 
        the program.
          [(4)] (6) Chief executive officer.--The term ``Chief 
        Executive Officer'', except when used to refer to the 
        chief executive officer of a State, means the Chief 
        Executive Officer of the Corporation appointed under 
        section 193.
          [(5)] (7) Community-based agency.--The term 
        ``community-based agency'' means a private nonprofit 
        organization (including a [church or other] religious 
        entity) that--
                  (A) * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

          [(6)] (8) Corporation.--The term ``Corporation'' 
        means the Corporation for National and Community 
        Service established under section 191.
          (9) Disadvantaged youth.--The term ``disadvantaged 
        youth'' includes those youth who are economically 
        disadvantaged and one or more of the following:
                  (A) Who are out-of-school youth, including 
                out-of-school youth who are unemployed.
                  (B) Who are in or aging out of foster care.
                  (C) Who have limited English proficiency.
                  (D) Who are homeless or who have run away 
                from home.
                  (E) Who are at-risk to leave school without a 
                diploma.
                  (F) Who are former juvenile offenders or at 
                risk of delinquency.
                  (G) Who are individuals with a disability.
          [(7)] (10) Economically disadvantaged.--The term 
        ``economically disadvantaged'' means, with respect to 
        an individual, an individual who is determined by the 
        Chief Executive Officer to be low-income according to 
        the latest available data from the Department of 
        Commerce.
          [(8)] (11) Elementary school.--The term ``elementary 
        school'' has the same meaning given such term in 
        section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
        Act of 1965.
          (12) Community-based organization.--The term 
        ``community-based organization'' means a public or 
        private nonprofit organization that--
                  (A) has experience with meeting unmet human, 
                educational, environmental, or public safety 
                needs; and
                  (B) meets other such criteria as the Chief 
                Executive Officer may establish.
          (13) Hispanic-serving institution.--The term 
        ``Hispanic-serving institution'' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 502(a) of the Higher Education Act 
        of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)).
          (14) Historically black college or university.--The 
        term ``historically black college or university'' means 
        a part B institution, as defined in section 322 of the 
        Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)).
          [(9)] (15) Indian.--The term ``Indian'' means a 
        person who is a member of an Indian tribe, or is a 
        ``Native'', as defined in section 3(b) of the Alaska 
        Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(b)).
          [(10)] (16) Indian lands.--The term ``Indian lands'' 
        means any real property owned by an Indian tribe, any 
        real property held in trust by the United States for an 
        Indian or Indian tribe, and any real property held by 
        an Indian or Indian tribe that is subject to 
        restrictions on alienation imposed by the United 
        States.
          [(11)] (17) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' 
        means--
                  (A) * * *

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          [(12)] (18) Individual with a disability.--Except as 
        provided in section 175(a), the term ``individual with 
        a disability'' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 7(20)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
          [(13)] (19) Institution of higher education.--The 
        term ``institution of higher education'' has the same 
        meaning given such term in [section 101(a) of the 
        Higher Education Act of 1965] sections 101(a) and 
        102(a)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
          [(14)] (20) Local educational agency.--The term 
        ``local educational agency'' has the same meaning given 
        such term in section 9101 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965.
          [(15)] (21) National service laws.--The term 
        ``national service laws'' means this Act and the 
        Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 
        et seq.).
          [(16)] (22) Out-of-school youth.--The term ``out-of-
        school youth'' means an individual who--
                  (A) * * *

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          [(17)] (23) Participant.--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) Rule.--A participant shall not be 
                considered to be an employee of the [program in 
                which the participant is enrolled] organization 
                receiving assistance under the national service 
                laws through which the participant is enrolled 
                in an approved national service position.
          [(18)] (24) Partnership program.--The term 
        ``partnership program'' means a program through which 
        an adult volunteer, a public or private nonprofit 
        organization, an institution of higher education, or a 
        business assists a local educational agency.
          [(19)] (25) 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), or in paragraph (1) or 
        (2) of section 152(b), or an activity that could be 
        funded under section 198, 198C, or 198D.
          [(20)] (26) Project.--The term ``project'' means an 
        activity, carried out through a program that receives 
        assistance under this title, that results in a specific 
        identifiable service or improvement that otherwise 
        would not be done with existing funds, and that does 
        not duplicate the routine services or functions of the 
        employer to whom participants are assigned.
          (27) 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.
          [(21)] (28) School-age youth.--The term ``school-age 
        youth'' means--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) children with disabilities, as defined in 
                section [602] 602(3) of the Individuals with 
                Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. [1401] 
                1401(3)), who receive services under part B of 
                such Act.
          [(22)] (29) Secondary school.--The term ``secondary 
        school'' has the same meaning given such term in 
        section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
        Act of 1965.
          [(23)] (30) Service-learning.--The term ``service-
        learning'' means a method--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) that--
                          (i) * * *

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          [(24)] (31) Service-learning coordinator.--The term 
        ``service-learning coordinator'' means an individual 
        who provides services as described in subsection (a)(3) 
        or (b) of section 111.
          [(25)] (32) Service sponsor.--The term ``service 
        sponsor'' means an organization, or other entity, that 
        has been selected to provide a placement for a 
        participant.
          [(26)] (33) 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.
          [(27)] (34) State commission.--The term ``State 
        Commission'' means a State Commission on National and 
        Community Service maintained by a State pursuant to 
        section 178. Except when used in section 178, the term 
        includes an alternative administrative entity for a 
        State approved by the Corporation under such section to 
        act in lieu of a State Commission.
          [(28)] (35) State educational agency.--The term 
        ``State educational agency'' has the same meaning given 
        such term in section 9101 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965.
          [(29)] (36) Student.--The term ``student'' means an 
        individual who is enrolled in an elementary or 
        secondary school or institution of higher education on 
        a full- or part-time basis.
          (37) Predominantly black institution.--The term 
        ``predominantly black institution'' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 318 of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059e).
          (38) Tribally controlled college or university.--The 
        term ``tribally controlled college or university'' has 
        the meaning given such term in section 2 of the 
        Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance 
        Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801).
          (39) Medically underserved population.--The term 
        ``medically underserved population'' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 330(b)(3) of the Public 
        Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(b)(3)).
          (40) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' means any 
        individual who has engaged in the active duty in the 
        United States Army, Navy, Air Force, or Coast Guard and 
        was released under a condition other than dishonorable.

 Subtitle B--School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning Programs

                    [PART I--SERVE-AMERICA PROGRAMS

             [Subpart A--School-Based Programs for Students

[SEC. 111. AUTHORITY TO ASSIST STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES.

  [(a) Use of Funds.--The Corporation, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Education, may make grants under section 
112(b)(1), and allotments under subsections (a) and (b)(2) of 
section 112, to States (through State educational agencies), 
and to Indian tribes, to pay for the Federal share of--
          [(1) planning and building the capacity of the States 
        or Indian tribes (which may be accomplished through 
        grants or contracts with qualified organizations) to 
        implement school-based service-learning programs, 
        including--
                  [(A) providing training for teachers, 
                supervisors, personnel from community-based 
                agencies (particularly with regard to the 
                utilization of participants), and trainers, to 
                be conducted by qualified individuals or 
                organizations that have experience with 
                service-learning;
                  [(B) developing service-learning curricula to 
                be integrated into academic programs, including 
                the age-appropriate learning component 
                described in section 114(d)(2);
                  [(C) forming local partnerships described in 
                paragraph (2) or (4) to develop school-based 
                service-learning programs in accordance with 
                this subpart;
                  [(D) devising appropriate methods for 
                research and evaluation of the educational 
                value of service-learning and the effect of 
                service-learning activities on communities; and
                  [(E) establishing effective outreach and 
                dissemination of information to ensure the 
                broadest possible involvement of community-
                based agencies with demonstrated effectiveness 
                in working with school-age youth in their 
                communities;
          [(2) implementing, operating, or expanding school-
        based service-learning programs, which may include 
        paying for the cost of the recruitment, training, 
        supervision, placement, salaries, and benefits of 
        service-learning coordinators, through State 
        distribution of Federal funds made available under this 
        subpart to projects operated by local partnerships 
        among--
                  [(A) local educational agencies; and
                  [(B) one or more community partners that--
                          [(i) shall include a public or 
                        private nonprofit organization that--
                                  [(I) has a demonstrated 
                                expertise in the provision of 
                                services to meet unmet human, 
                                educational, environmental, or 
                                public safety needs;
                                  [(II) was in existence at 
                                least 1 year before the date on 
                                which the organization 
                                submitted an application under 
                                section 114; and
                                  [(III) will make projects 
                                available for participants, who 
                                shall be students; and
                          [(ii) may include a private for-
                        profit business or private elementary 
                        or secondary school;
          [(3) planning of school-based service-learning 
        programs, through State distribution of Federal funds 
        made available under this subpart to local educational 
        agencies, which planning may include paying for the 
        cost of--
                  [(A) the salaries and benefits of service-
                learning coordinators; or
                  [(B) the recruitment, training, supervision, 
                and placement of service-learning coordinators 
                who are participants in a program under 
                subtitle C or receive a national service 
                educational award under subtitle D,
        who will identify the community partners described in 
        paragraph (2)(B) and assist in the design and 
        implementation of a program described in paragraph (2); 
        and
          [(4) implementing, operating, or expanding school-
        based service-learning programs involving adult 
        volunteers to utilize service-learning to improve the 
        education of students, through State distribution of 
        Federal funds made available under this part to local 
        partnerships among--
                  [(A) local educational agencies; and
                  [(B) one or more--
                          [(i) public or private nonprofit 
                        organizations;
                          [(ii) other educational agencies; or
                          [(iii) private for-profit businesses,
        that coordinate and operate projects for participants, 
        who shall be students.
  [(b) Duties of Service-Learning Coordinator.--A service-
learning coordinator referred to in paragraph (2) or (3) of 
subsection (a) shall provide services to a local educational 
agency by--
          [(1) providing technical assistance and information 
        to, and facilitating the training of, teachers who want 
        to use service-learning in their classrooms;
          [(2) assisting local partnerships described in 
        subsection (a) in the planning, development, and 
        execution of service-learning projects; and
          [(3) carrying out such other duties as the local 
        educational agency may determine to be appropriate.
  [(c) Related Expenses.--A partnership, local educational 
agency, or other qualified organization that receives financial 
assistance under this subpart may, in carrying out the 
activities described in subsection (a), use such assistance to 
pay for the Federal share of reasonable costs related to the 
supervision of participants, program administration, 
transportation, insurance, and evaluations, and for other 
reasonable expenses related to the activities.

[SEC. 111A. AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL APPLICANTS IN NONPARTICIPATING 
                    STATES.

  [In any fiscal year in which a State does not submit an 
application under section 113, for an allotment under 
subsection (a) or (b)(2) of section 112, that meets the 
requirements of section 113 and such other requirements as the 
Chief Executive Officer may determine to be appropriate, the 
Corporation may use the allotment of that State to make direct 
grants to pay for the Federal share of the cost of--
          [(1) carrying out the activities described in 
        paragraph (2) or (4) of section 111(a), to a local 
        partnership described in such paragraph; or
          [(2) carrying out the activities described in 
        paragraph (3) of such section, to an agency described 
        in such paragraph,
that is located in the State.

[SEC. 111B. AUTHORITY TO ASSIST PUBLIC OR PRIVATE NONPROFIT 
                    ORGANIZATIONS.

  [(a) In General.--The Corporation may make grants under 
section 112(b)(1) to public or private nonprofit organizations 
that--
          [(1) have experience with service-learning;
          [(2) were in existence at least 1 year before the 
        date on which the organization submitted an application 
        under section 114(a); and
          [(3) meet such other criteria as the Chief Executive 
        Officer may establish.
  [(b) Use of Funds.--Such organizations may use grants made 
under subsection (a) to make grants to partnerships described 
in paragraph (2) or (4) of section 111(a) to implement, 
operate, or expand school-based service-learning programs as 
described in such section and provide technical assistance and 
training to appropriate persons.

[SEC. 112. GRANTS AND ALLOTMENTS.

  [(a) Indian Tribes and Territories.--Of the amounts 
appropriated to carry out this subpart for any fiscal year, the 
Corporation shall reserve an amount of not more than 3 percent 
for payments to Indian tribes, the United States Virgin 
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, to be allotted in accordance with 
their respective needs. The Corporation may also make payments 
from such amount to Palau, in accordance with its needs, until 
such time as the Compact of Free Association with Palau is 
ratified.
  [(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.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), 
        from 25 percent of such remainder, the Corporation may 
        make grants, on a competitive basis, to--
                  [(A) States and Indian tribes; or
                  [(B) as described in section 111B, to 
                grantmaking entities.
          [(2) Allotments.--
                  [(A) School-age youth.--Except as provided in 
                paragraph (3), from 37.5 percent of such 
                remainder, the Corporation shall allot to each 
                State an amount that bears the same ratio to 
                37.5 percent of such remainder as the number of 
                school-age youth in the State bears to the 
                total number of school-age youth of all States.
                  [(B) Allocation under elementary and 
                secondary education act of 1965.--Except as 
                provided in paragraph (3), from 37.5 percent of 
                such remainder, the Corporation shall allot to 
                each State an amount that bears the same ratio 
                to 37.5 percent of such remainder as the 
                allocation to the State for the previous fiscal 
                year under title I of the Elementary and 
                Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2711 
                et seq.) or its successor authority bears to 
                such allocations to all States.
          [(3) Minimum amount.--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.
          [(4) Definition.--Notwithstanding section 101(26), 
        for purposes of this subsection, the term ``State'' 
        means each of the several States, the District of 
        Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
  [(c) Reallotment.--If the Corporation determines that the 
allotment of a State or Indian tribe under this section will 
not be required for a fiscal year because the State or Indian 
tribe does not submit an application for the allotment under 
section 113 that meets the requirements of such section and 
such other requirements as the Chief Executive Officer may 
determine to be appropriate, the Corporation shall, after 
making any grants under section 111A to a partnership or agency 
described in such section, make any remainder of such allotment 
available for reallotment to such other States, and Indian 
tribes, with approved applications submitted under section 113, 
as the Corporation may determine to be appropriate.
  [(d) Exception.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), if 
less than $20,000,000 is appropriated for any fiscal year to 
carry out this subpart, the Corporation shall award grants to 
States and Indian tribes, from the amount so appropriated, on a 
competitive basis to pay for the Federal share of the 
activities described in section 111.

[SEC. 113. STATE OR TRIBAL APPLICATIONS.

  [(a) Submission.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
section 112(b)(1), an allotment under subsection (a) or (b)(2) 
of section 112, a reallotment under section 112(c), or a grant 
under section 112(d), a State, acting through the State 
educational agency, or an Indian tribe, shall prepare, submit 
to the Corporation, and obtain approval of, an application at 
such time and in such manner as the Chief Executive Officer may 
reasonably require.
  [(b) Contents.--An application that is submitted under 
subsection (a) with respect to service-learning programs 
described in section 111 shall include--
          [(1) a 3-year strategic plan, or a revision of a 
        previously approved 3-year strategic plan, for 
        promoting service-learning through the programs, which 
        plan shall contain such information as the Chief 
        Executive Officer may reasonably require, including 
        information demonstrating that the programs will be 
        carried out in a manner consistent with the approved 
        strategic plan;
          [(2) assurances that--
                  [(A) the applicant will keep such records and 
                provide such information to the Corporation 
                with respect to the programs as may be required 
                for fiscal audits and program evaluation; and
                  [(B) the applicant will comply with the 
                nonduplication and nondisplacement requirements 
                of section 177 and the grievance procedure 
                requirements of section 176(f); and
          [(3) such additional information as the Chief 
        Executive Officer may reasonably require.

[SEC. 114. LOCAL APPLICATIONS.

  [(a) Application to Corporation To Make Grants for School-
Based Service-Learning Programs.--
          [(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
        in accordance with section 111B(a) to make grants 
        relating to school-based service-learning programs 
        described in section 111(a), a grantmaking entity shall 
        prepare, submit to the Corporation, and obtain approval 
        of, an application.
          [(2) Submission.--Such application shall be submitted 
        at such time and in such manner, and shall contain such 
        information, as the Chief Executive Officer may 
        reasonably require. Such application shall include a 
        proposal to assist such programs in more than 1 State.
  [(b) Direct Application to Corporation To Carry Out School-
Based Service-Learning Programs in Nonparticipating States.--To 
be eligible to receive a grant from the Corporation in the 
circumstances described in section 111A to carry out an 
activity as described in such section, a partnership or agency 
described in such section shall prepare, submit to the 
Corporation, and obtain approval of, an application. Such 
application shall be submitted at such time and in such manner, 
and shall contain such information, as the Chief Executive 
Officer may reasonably require.
  [(c) Application to State or Indian Tribe To Receive 
Assistance To Carry Out School-Based Service-Learning 
Programs.--
          [(1) In general.--Any--
                  [(A) qualified organization that desires to 
                receive financial assistance under this subpart 
                from a State or Indian tribe for an activity 
                described in section 111(a)(1);
                  [(B) partnership described in section 
                111(a)(2) that desires to receive such 
                assistance from a State, Indian tribe, or 
                grantmaking entity for an activity described in 
                section 111(a)(2);
                  [(C) agency described in section 111(a)(3) 
                that desires to receive such assistance from a 
                State or Indian tribe for an activity described 
                in such section; or
                  [(D) partnership described in section 
                111(a)(4) that desires to receive such 
                assistance from a State or Indian tribe for an 
                activity described in such section,
        to be carried out through a service-learning program 
        described in section 111, shall prepare, submit to the 
        State educational agency, Indian tribe, or grantmaking 
        entity, and obtain approval of, an application for the 
        program.
          [(2) Submission.--Such application shall be submitted 
        at such time and in such manner, and shall contain such 
        information, as the agency, tribe, or entity may 
        reasonably require.
  [(d) Regulations.--The Corporation shall by regulation 
establish standards for the information and assurances required 
to be contained in an application submitted under subsection 
(a) or (b) with respect to a service-learning program described 
in section 111, including, at a minimum, assurances that--
          [(1) prior to the placement of a participant, the 
        entity carrying out the program will consult with the 
        appropriate local labor organization, if any, 
        representing employees in the area who are engaged in 
        the same or similar work as that proposed to be carried 
        out by such program, to prevent the displacement and 
        protect the rights of such employees;
          [(2) the entity carrying out the program will develop 
        an age-appropriate learning component for participants 
        in the program that shall include a chance for 
        participants to analyze and apply their service 
        experiences; and
          [(3) the entity carrying out the program will comply 
        with the nonduplication and nondisplacement 
        requirements of section 177 and the grievance procedure 
        requirements of section 176(f).
  [(e) Limitation on Same Project in Multiple Applications.--No 
applicant shall submit an application under section 113 or this 
section, and the Corporation shall reject an application that 
is submitted under section 113 or this section, if the 
application describes a project proposed to be conducted using 
assistance requested by the applicant and the project is 
already described in another application pending before the 
Corporation.

[SEC. 115. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS.

  [(a) Criteria for Applications.--In approving applications 
for financial assistance under subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d) 
of section 112, the Corporation shall consider such criteria 
with respect to sustainability, replicability, innovation, and 
quality of programs under this subpart as the Chief Executive 
Officer may by regulation specify. In providing assistance 
under this subpart, a State educational agency, Indian tribe, 
or grantmaking entity shall consider such criteria.
  [(b) Priority for Local Applications.--In providing 
assistance under this subpart, a State educational agency or 
Indian tribe, or the Corporation if section 111A or 111B 
applies, shall give priority to entities that submit 
applications under section 114 with respect to service-learning 
programs described in section 111 that--
          [(1) involve participants in the design and operation 
        of the program;
          [(2) are in the greatest need of assistance, such as 
        programs targeting low-income areas;
          [(3) involve--
                  [(A) students from public elementary or 
                secondary schools, and students from private 
                elementary or secondary schools, serving 
                together; or
                  [(B) students of different ages, races, 
                sexes, ethnic groups, disabilities, or economic 
                backgrounds, serving together; or
          [(4) are integrated into the academic program of the 
        participants.
  [(c) Rejection of Applications.--If the Corporation rejects 
an application submitted by a State under section 113 for an 
allotment under section 112(b)(2), the Corporation shall 
promptly notify the State of the reasons for the rejection of 
the application. The Corporation shall provide the State with a 
reasonable opportunity to revise and resubmit the application 
and shall provide technical assistance, if needed, to the State 
as part of the resubmission process. The Corporation shall 
promptly reconsider such resubmitted application.

[SEC. 115A. PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FROM PRIVATE 
                    SCHOOLS.

  [(a) In General.--To the extent consistent with the number of 
students in the State or Indian tribe or in the school district 
of the local educational agency involved who are enrolled in 
private nonprofit elementary and secondary schools, such State, 
Indian tribe, or agency shall (after consultation with 
appropriate private school representatives) make provision--
          [(1) for the inclusion of services and arrangements 
        for the benefit of such students so as to allow for the 
        equitable participation of such students in the 
        programs implemented to carry out the objectives and 
        provide the benefits described in this subpart; and
          [(2) for the training of the teachers of such 
        students so as to allow for the equitable participation 
        of such teachers in the programs implemented to carry 
        out the objectives and provide the benefits described 
        in this subpart.
  [(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.

[SEC. 116. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

  [(a) Share.--
          [(1) In general.--The Federal share attributable to 
        this subpart of the cost of carrying out a program for 
        which a grant or allotment is made under this subpart 
        may not exceed--
                  [(A) 90 percent of the total cost of the 
                program for the first year for which the 
                program receives assistance under this subpart;
                  [(B) 80 percent of the total cost of the 
                program for the second year for which the 
                program receives assistance under this subpart;
                  [(C) 70 percent of the total cost of the 
                program for the third year for which the 
                program receives assistance under this subpart; 
                and
                  [(D) 50 percent of the total cost of the 
                program for the fourth year, and for any 
                subsequent year, for which the program receives 
                assistance under this subpart.
          [(2) Calculation.--In providing for the remaining 
        share of the cost of carrying out such a program, each 
        recipient of assistance under this subpart--
                  [(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 Federal sources 
                (other than funds made available under the 
                national service laws).
  [(b) Waiver.--The Chief Executive Officer may waive the 
requirements of subsection (a) in whole or in part with respect 
to any such 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.

[SEC. 116A. LIMITATIONS ON USES OF FUNDS.

  [(a) Administrative Costs.--
          [(1) Limitation.--Not more than 5 percent of the 
        amount of assistance provided to a State educational 
        agency, Indian tribe, or grantmaking entity that is the 
        original recipient of a grant or allotment under 
        subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d) of section 112 for a 
        fiscal year may be used to pay for administrative costs 
        incurred by--
                  [(A) the original recipient; or
                  [(B) the entity carrying out the service-
                learning programs supported with the 
                assistance.
          [(2) Rules on use.--The Chief Executive Officer may 
        by rule prescribe the manner and extent to which--
                  [(A) such assistance 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; and
                          [(ii) the entity carrying out the 
                        service-learning programs supported 
                        with the assistance.
  [(b) Capacity-Building Activities.--
          [(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph 
        (2), not less than 10 percent and not more than 15 
        percent of the amount of assistance provided to a State 
        educational agency or Indian tribe that is the original 
        recipient of a grant or allotment under subsection (a), 
        (b), (c), or (d) of section 112 for a fiscal year may 
        be used to build capacity through training, technical 
        assistance, curriculum development, and coordination 
        activities, described in section 111(a)(1).
          [(2) Waiver.--The Chief Executive Officer may waive 
        the requirements of paragraph (1) in order to permit an 
        agency or a tribe to use not less than 10 percent and 
        not more than 20 percent of such amount to build 
        capacity as provided in paragraph (1). To be eligible 
        to receive such a waiver such an agency or tribe shall 
        submit an application to the Chief Executive Officer at 
        such time, in such manner, and containing such 
        information as the Chief Executive Officer may require.
  [(c) Local Uses of Funds.--Funds made available under this 
subpart may not be used to pay any stipend, allowance, or other 
financial support to any student who is a participant under 
this subtitle, except reimbursement for transportation, meals, 
and other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses directly related to 
participation in a program assisted under this subpart.

[SEC. 116B. DEFINITIONS.

  [As used in this subpart:
          [(1) Grantmaking entity.--The term ``grantmaking 
        entity'' means an organization described in section 
        111B(a).
          [(2) School-based.--The term ``school-based'' means 
        based in an elementary school or a secondary school.
          [(3) Student.--Notwithstanding section 101(29), the 
        term ``student'' means an individual who is enrolled in 
        an elementary or secondary school on a full- or part-
        time basis.

   [Subpart B--Community-Based Service Programs for School-Age Youth

[SEC. 117. DEFINITIONS.

  [As used in this subpart:
          [(1) Community-based service program.--The term 
        ``community-based service program'' means a program 
        described in section 117A(b)(1)(A).
          [(2) Grantmaking entity.--The term ``grantmaking 
        entity'' means a qualified organization that--
                  [(A) submits an application under section 
                117C(a) to make grants to qualified 
                organizations;
                  [(B) was in existence at least 1 year before 
                the date on which the organization submitted 
                the application; and
                  [(C) meets such other criteria as the Chief 
                Executive Officer shall establish.
          [(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.

[SEC. 117A. GENERAL AUTHORITY.

  [(a) Grants.--From the funds appropriated to carry out this 
subpart for a fiscal year, the Corporation may make grants to 
State Commissions, grantmaking entities, and qualified 
organizations to pay for the Federal share of the 
implementation, operation, expansion, or replication of 
community-based service programs.
  [(b) Use of Funds.--
          [(1) State commissions and grantmaking entities.--A 
        State Commission or grantmaking entity may use a grant 
        made under subsection (a)--
                  [(A) to make a grant to a qualified 
                organization to implement, operate, expand, or 
                replicate a community-based service program 
                that provides for meaningful human, 
                educational, environmental, or public safety 
                service by participants, who shall be school-
                age youth; or
                  [(B) to provide training and technical 
                assistance to such an organization.
          [(2) Qualified organizations.--A qualified 
        organization, other than a grantmaking entity, may use 
        a grant made under subsection (a) to implement, 
        operate, expand, or replicate a program described in 
        paragraph (1)(A).

[SEC. 117B. STATE APPLICATIONS.

  [(a) In General.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
section 117A(a), a State Commission shall prepare, submit to 
the Corporation, and obtain approval of, an application.
  [(b) Submission.--Such application shall be submitted to the 
Corporation at such time and in such manner, and shall contain 
such information, as the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably 
require.
  [(c) Contents.--Such an application shall include, at a 
minimum, a State plan that contains the information and 
assurances described in section 117C(d) with respect to each 
community-based service program proposed to be carried out 
through funding distributed by the State Commission under this 
subpart.

[SEC. 117C. LOCAL APPLICATIONS.

  [(a) Application to Corporation To Make Grants for Community-
Based Service Programs.--To be eligible to receive a grant from 
the Corporation under section 117A(a) to make grants under 
section 117A(b)(1), a grantmaking entity shall prepare, submit 
to the Corporation, and obtain approval of, an application that 
proposes a community-based service program to be carried out 
through grants made to qualified organizations. Such 
application shall be submitted at such time and in such manner, 
and shall contain such information, as the Chief Executive 
Officer may reasonably require.
  [(b) Direct Application to Corporation To Carry Out 
Community-Based Service Programs.--To be eligible to receive a 
grant from the Corporation under section 117A(a) to implement, 
operate, expand, or replicate a community service program, a 
qualified organization shall prepare, submit to the 
Corporation, and obtain approval of, an application that 
proposes a community-based service program to be carried out at 
multiple sites, or that proposes an innovative community-based 
service program. Such application shall be submitted at such 
time and in such manner, and shall contain such information, as 
the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably require.
  [(c) Application to State Commission or Grantmaking Entity To 
Receive Grants To Carry Out Community-Based Service Programs.--
To be eligible to receive a grant from a State Commission or 
grantmaking entity under section 117A(b)(1), a qualified 
organization shall prepare, submit to the Commission or entity, 
and obtain approval of, an application. Such application shall 
be submitted at such time and in such manner, and shall contain 
such information, as the Commission or entity may reasonably 
require.
  [(d) Regulations.--The Corporation shall by regulation 
establish standards for the information and assurances required 
to be contained in an application submitted under subsection 
(a) or (b) with respect to a community-based service program, 
including, at a minimum--
          [(1) an assurance that the entity carrying out the 
        program proposed by the applicant will comply with the 
        nonduplication and nondisplacement provisions of 
        section 177 and the grievance procedure requirements of 
        section 176(f);
          [(2) an assurance that the entity carrying out the 
        program will, prior to placing a participant in the 
        program, consult with the appropriate local labor 
        organization, if any, representing employees in the 
        area in which the program will be carried out that are 
        engaged in the same or similar work as the work 
        proposed to be carried out by the program, to prevent 
        the displacement of such employees; and
          [(3) in the case of an application submitted by a 
        grantmaking entity, information demonstrating that the 
        entity will make grants for a program to--
                  [(A) carry out activities described in 
                section 117A(b)(1) in two or more States, under 
                circumstances in which the activities carried 
                out under such program can be carried out more 
                efficiently through one program than through 
                two or more programs; and
                  [(B) carry out the same activities, such as 
                training activities or activities related to 
                exchanging information on service experiences, 
                through each of the projects assisted through 
                the program.
  [(e) Limitation on Same Project in Multiple Applications.--No 
applicant shall submit an application under section 117B or 
this section, and the Corporation shall reject an application 
that is submitted under section 117B or this section, if the 
application describes a project proposed to be conducted using 
assistance requested by the applicant and the project is 
already described in another application pending before the 
Corporation.

[SEC. 117D. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS.

  [(a) Application of Criteria.--The Corporation shall apply 
the criteria described in subsection (b) in determining whether 
to approve an application submitted under section 117B or under 
subsection (a) or (b) of section 117C and to provide assistance 
under section 117A to the applicant on the basis of the 
application.
  [(b) Assistance Criteria.--In evaluating such an application 
with respect to a program under this subpart, the Corporation 
shall consider the criteria established for national service 
programs under section 133(c).
  [(c) Application to Subgrants.--A State Commission or 
grantmaking entity shall apply the criteria described in 
subsection (b) in determining whether to approve an application 
under section 117C(c) and to make a grant under section 
117A(b)(1) to the applicant on the basis of the application.

[SEC. 117E. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

  [(a) Federal Share.--
          [(1) In general.--The Federal share attributable to 
        this subpart of the cost of carrying out a program for 
        which a grant is made under this subpart may not exceed 
        the percentage specified in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), 
        or (D) of section 116(a)(1), as appropriate.
          [(2) Calculation.--Each recipient of assistance under 
        this subpart shall comply with section 116(a)(2).
  [(b) Waiver.--The Chief Executive Officer may waive the 
requirements of subsection (a), in whole or in part, as 
provided in section 116(b).

[SEC. 117F. LIMITATIONS ON USES OF FUNDS.

  [(a) Administrative Costs.--Not more than 5 percent of the 
amount of assistance provided to a State Commission, 
grantmaking entity, or qualified organization that is the 
original recipient of a grant under section 117A(a) for a 
fiscal year may be used to pay for administrative costs 
incurred by--
          [(1) the original recipient; or
          [(2) the entity carrying out the community-based 
        service programs supported with the assistance.
  [(b) Rules on Use.--The Chief Executive Officer may by rule 
prescribe the manner and extent to which--
          [(1) such assistance may be used to cover 
        administrative costs; and
          [(2) that portion of the assistance available to 
        cover administrative costs should be distributed 
        between--
                  [(A) the original recipient; and
                  [(B) the entity carrying out the community-
                based service programs supported with the 
                assistance.

                       [Subpart C--Clearinghouse

[SEC. 118. SERVICE-LEARNING CLEARINGHOUSE.

  [(a) In General.--The Corporation shall provide financial 
assistance, from funds appropriated to carry out subtitle H, to 
organizations described in subsection (b) to establish a 
clearinghouse, which shall carry out activities, either 
directly or by arrangement with another such organization, with 
respect to information about service-learning.
  [(b) Public or Private Nonprofit Organizations.--Public or 
private nonprofit organizations that have extensive experience 
with service-learning, including use of adult volunteers to 
foster service-learning, shall be eligible to receive 
assistance under subsection (a).
  [(c) Function of Clearinghouse.--An organization that 
receives assistance under subsection (a) may--
          [(1) assist entities carrying out State or local 
        service-learning programs with needs assessments and 
        planning;
          [(2) conduct research and evaluations concerning 
        service-learning;
          [(3)(A) provide leadership development and training 
        to State and local service-learning program 
        administrators, supervisors, service sponsors, and 
        participants; and
          [(B) provide training to persons who can provide the 
        leadership development and training described in 
        subparagraph (A);
          [(4) facilitate communication among entities carrying 
        out service-learning programs and participants in such 
        programs;
          [(5) provide information, curriculum materials, and 
        technical assistance relating to planning and operation 
        of service-learning programs, to States and local 
        entities eligible to receive financial assistance under 
        this title;
          [(6) provide information regarding methods to make 
        service-learning programs accessible to individuals 
        with disabilities;
          [(7)(A) gather and disseminate information on 
        successful service-learning programs, components of 
        such successful programs, innovative youth skills 
        curricula related to service-learning, and service-
        learning projects; and
          [(B) coordinate the activities of the Clearinghouse 
        with appropriate entities to avoid duplication of 
        effort;
          [(8) make recommendations to State and local entities 
        on quality controls to improve the quality of service-
        learning programs;
          [(9) assist organizations in recruiting, screening, 
        and placing service-learning coordinators; and
          [(10) carry out such other activities as the Chief 
        Executive Officer determines to be appropriate.]

         PART I--PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS

SEC. 111. ASSISTANCE TO STATES, TERRITORIES, AND INDIAN TRIBES.

  (a) Purpose.--School-based service learning programs promote 
service-learning as a strategy to--
          (1) support high-quality service-learning projects 
        that engage students in meeting community needs with 
        demonstrable results, while enhancing students' 
        academic and civic learning; and
          (2) support efforts to build institutional capacity, 
        including the training of educators, and to strengthen 
        the service infrastructure to expand service 
        opportunities.
  (b) Allotments to States, Territories, and Indian Tribes.--
The Corporation, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Education, may make allotments to State educational agencies, 
Territories, and Indian tribes to pay for the Federal share 
of--
          (1) planning and building the capacity within the 
        State, Territory, or Indian tribe to implement service-
        learning programs that are based principally in 
        elementary and secondary schools, including--
                  (A) providing training for teachers, 
                supervisors, personnel from community-based 
                agencies (particularly with regard to the 
                recruitment, utilization, and management of 
                participants), and trainers, to be conducted by 
                qualified individuals or organizations that 
                have experience with service-learning;
                  (B) developing service-learning curricula, 
                consistent with State or local academic content 
                standards, to be integrated into academic 
                programs, including an age-appropriate learning 
                component that provides participants an 
                opportunity to analyze and apply their service 
                experiences;
                  (C) forming local partnerships described in 
                paragraph (2) or (4) to develop school-based 
                service-learning programs in accordance with 
                this part;
                  (D) devising appropriate methods for research 
                and evaluation of the educational value of 
                service-learning and the effect of service-
                learning activities on communities;
                  (E) establishing effective outreach and 
                dissemination of information to ensure the 
                broadest possible involvement of community-
                based agencies with demonstrated effectiveness 
                in working with school-age youth in their 
                communities; and
                  (F) establishing effective outreach and 
                dissemination of information to ensure the 
                broadest possible participation of schools 
                throughout the State, with particular attention 
                to schools identified for school improvement 
                under title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
                Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);
          (2) implementing, operating, or expanding school-
        based service-learning programs, which may include 
        paying for the cost of the recruitment, training, 
        supervision, placement, salaries, and benefits of 
        service-learning coordinators, through distribution of 
        Federal funds by State educational agencies, 
        Territories, and Indian tribes made available under 
        this part to projects operated by local partnerships 
        among--
                  (A) local educational agencies; and
                  (B) 1 or more community partners that--
                          (i) shall include a public or private 
                        nonprofit organization that--
                                  (I) has a demonstrated 
                                expertise in the provision of 
                                services to meet unmet human, 
                                education, environmental, or 
                                public safety needs;
                                  (II) will make projects 
                                available for participants, who 
                                shall be students; and
                                  (III) was in existence at 
                                least 1 year before the date on 
                                which the organization 
                                submitted an application under 
                                section 113; and
                          (ii) may include a private for-profit 
                        business, private elementary or 
                        secondary school, or Indian tribe 
                        (except that an Indian tribe 
                        distributing funds to a project under 
                        this paragraph is not eligible to be 
                        part of the partnership operating that 
                        project);
          (3) planning of school-based service-learning 
        programs, through distribution by State educational 
        agencies, Territories, and Indian tribes of Federal 
        funds made available under this part to local 
        educational agencies and Indian tribes, which planning 
        may include paying for the cost of--
                  (A) the salaries and benefits of service-
                learning coordinators; or
                  (B) the recruitment, training, supervision, 
                and placement of service-learning coordinators 
                who may be participants in a program under 
                subtitle C or receive a national service 
                educational award under subtitle D, who may be 
                participants in a project under section 201 of 
                the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 
                U.S.C. 5001), or who may participate in a 
                Youthbuild program under section 173A of the 
                Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
                2918a),
        who will identify the community partners described in 
        paragraph (2)(B) and assist in the design and 
        implementation of a program described in paragraph (2);
          (4) implementing, operating, or expanding school-
        based service-learning programs to utilize adult 
        volunteers in service-learning to improve the education 
        of students, through distribution by State educational 
        agencies, Territories, and Indian tribes of Federal 
        funds made available under this part to--
                  (A) local educational agencies;
                  (B) Indian tribes (except that an Indian 
                tribe distributing funds under this paragraph 
                is not eligible to be a recipient of those 
                funds);
                  (C) public or private nonprofit 
                organizations; or
                  (D) partnerships or combinations of local 
                educational agencies and entities described in 
                subparagraph (B) or (C); and
          (5) developing civic engagement programs that promote 
        a better understanding of--
                  (A) the principles of the Constitution, the 
                heroes of American history (including military 
                heroes), and the meaning of the Oath of 
                Allegiance;
                  (B) promote a better understanding of how the 
                Nation's government functions; and
                  (C) promote a better understanding of the 
                importance of service in the Nation's 
                character.
  (c) Consultation With Secretary of Education.--The 
Corporation is authorized to enter into agreements with the 
Secretary of Education for initiatives that may include--
          (1) Identification and dissemination of research 
        findings on service-learning and scientifically-valid 
        research based practices; and
          (2) Provision of professional development 
        opportunities that--
                  (A) improve the quality of service-learning 
                instruction and delivery for teachers both pre-
                service and in-service, personnel from 
                community-based agencies and youth workers; and
                  (B) create and sustain effective partnerships 
                between local education agencies, community-
                based organizations, businesses, and other 
                stakeholders.
  (d) Duties of Service-Learning Coordinator.--A service-
learning coordinator referred to in paragraph (2) or (3) of 
subsection (b) shall provide services that may include--
          (1) providing technical assistance and information 
        to, and facilitating the training of, teachers and 
        assisting in the planning, development, execution, and 
        evaluation of service-learning in their classrooms;
          (2) assisting local partnerships described in 
        subsection (b) in the planning, development, and 
        execution of service-learning projects, including 
        summer of service programs; and
          (3) carrying out such other duties as the recipient 
        of assistance under this part may determine to be 
        appropriate.
  (e) Related Expenses.--An entity that receives financial 
assistance under this part may, in carrying out the activities 
described in subsection (b), use such assistance to pay for the 
Federal share of reasonable costs related to the supervision of 
participants, program administration, transportation, 
insurance, and evaluations and for other reasonable expenses 
related to the activities.

SEC. 112. ALLOTMENTS.

  (a) Indian Tribes and Territories.--Of the amounts 
appropriated to carry out this part for any fiscal year, the 
Corporation shall reserve an amount of not less than 2 percent 
and not more than 3 percent for payments to Indian tribes, the 
United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, to be allotted in 
accordance with their respective needs.
  (b) Allotments Through States.--After reserving the amount 
under subsection (a), the Corporation shall use the remainder 
of the funds appropriated to carry out this part for any fiscal 
year as follows:
          (1) Allotments.--
                  (A) School-age youth.--From 50 percent of 
                such remainder, the Corporation shall allot to 
                each State an amount that bears the same ratio 
                to 50 percent of such remainder as the number 
                of school-age youth in the State bears to the 
                total number of school-age youth of all States.
                  (B) Allocation under elementary and secondary 
                education act of 1965.--From 50 percent of such 
                remainder, the Corporation shall allot to each 
                State an amount that bears the same ratio to 50 
                percent of such remainder as the allocation to 
                the State for the previous fiscal year under 
                title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
                Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) 
                or its successor authority bears to such 
                allocations to all States.
          (2) Definition.--Notwithstanding section 101, for 
        purposes of this subsection, the term ``State'' means 
        each of the several States, the District of Columbia, 
        and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
  (c) Reallotment.--If the Corporation determines that the 
allotment of a State, Territory, or Indian tribe under this 
section will not be required for a fiscal year because the 
State, Territory, or Indian tribe did not submit and receive 
approval of an application for the allotment under section 113, 
the Corporation shall make the allotment for such State, 
Territory, or Indian tribe available for grants to community-
based organization to carry out service-learning programs as 
described in section 111(b) in such State, Territory, or Indian 
tribe. After community-based organizations apply for the 
allotment with an application at such time and in such manner 
as the Corporation requires and receive approval, the remainder 
of such allotment shall be available for reallotment to such 
other States, Territories, or Indian tribes with approved 
applications submitted under section 113 as the Corporation may 
determine to be appropriate.
  (d) Minimum Amount.--For any fiscal year for which amounts 
appropriated for this part exceed $50,000,000, the minimum 
allotment to each State (as defined in subsection (b)(2)) under 
this section shall be $65,000.

SEC. 113. APPLICATIONS.

  (a) In General.--To be eligible to receive an allotment under 
section 112, a State, acting through the State educational 
agency, Territory, or Indian tribe shall prepare, submit to the 
Corporation, and obtain approval of, an application at such 
time and in such manner as the Chief Executive Officer may 
reasonably require.
  (b) Contents.--An application for an allotment under this 
part shall include--
          (1) a proposal for a 3-year plan promoting service-
        learning, which shall contain such information as the 
        Chief Executive Officer may reasonably require, 
        including how the applicant will integrate service 
        opportunities into the academic program of the 
        participants;
          (2) information about the criteria the State 
        educational agency, Territory, or Indian tribe will use 
        to evaluate and grant approval to applications 
        submitted under subsection (c), including an assurance 
        that the State educational agency, Territory, or Indian 
        tribe will comply with the requirement in section 
        114(a);
          (3) assurances about the applicant's efforts to--
                  (A) ensure that students of different ages, 
                races, sexes, ethnic groups, disabilities, and 
                economic backgrounds have opportunities to 
                serve together;
                  (B) include any opportunities for students 
                enrolled in schools or other programs of 
                education providing elementary or secondary 
                education to participate in service-learning 
                programs and ensure that such service-learning 
                programs include opportunities for such 
                students to serve together;
                  (C) involve participants in the design and 
                operation of the program;
                  (D) promote service-learning in areas of 
                greatest need, including low-income or rural 
                areas; and
                  (E) otherwise integrate service opportunities 
                into the academic program of the participants;
          (4) assurances that the applicant will comply with 
        the nonduplication and nondisplacement requirements of 
        section 177 and the grievance procedures required by 
        section 176.
  (c) Application to State, Territory, or Indian Tribe To 
Receive Assistance To Carry Out School-Based Service-Learning 
Programs.--
          (1) In general.--Any--
                  (A) qualified organization, Indian tribe, 
                Territory, local educational agency, for-profit 
                business, private elementary, middle, or 
                secondary school, or institution of higher 
                education that desires to receive financial 
                assistance under this subpart from a State, 
                Territory, or Indian tribe for an activity 
                described in section 111(b)(1);
                  (B) partnership described in section 
                111(b)(2) that desires to receive such 
                assistance from a State, Territory, or Indian 
                tribe or community-based organization described 
                in section 111(b)(2);
                  (C) entity described in section 111(b)(3) 
                that desires to receive such assistance from a 
                State, Territory, or Indian tribe for an 
                activity described in such section;
                  (D) partnership described in section 
                111(b)(4) that desires to receive such 
                assistance from a State, Territory, or Indian 
                tribe for an activity described in such 
                section; and
                  (E) agency or partnership described in 
                section 120(c)(8) that desires to receive such 
                assistance, or approved summer of service 
                positions, from a State, Territory, or Indian 
                tribe for an activity described in such section 
                to be carried out through a service-learning 
                program described in section 111,
        shall prepare, submit to the State educational agency, 
        Territory, community-based organization, or Indian 
        tribe, and obtain approval of, an application for the 
        program.
          (2) Submission.--Such application shall be submitted 
        at such time and in such manner, and shall contain such 
        information, as the agency, Territory, Indian tribe, or 
        entity may reasonably require.

SEC. 114. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS.

  (a) Priority.--In considering competitive applications under 
this part, the Corporation shall give priority to innovation, 
sustainability, capacity building, involvement of disadvantaged 
youth, and quality of programs, as well as other criteria 
approved by the Chief Executive Officer.
  (b) Rejection of Applications.--If the Corporation rejects an 
application submitted by a State, Territory, or Indian tribe 
under section 113 for an allotment, the Corporation shall 
promptly notify the State, Territory, or Indian tribe of the 
reasons for the rejection of the application. The Corporation 
shall provide the State, Territory, or Indian tribe with a 
reasonable opportunity to revise and resubmit the application 
and shall provide technical assistance, if needed, to the 
State, Territory, or Indian tribe as part of the re-submission 
process. The Corporation shall promptly reconsider such 
resubmitted application.

SEC. 115. PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FROM PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

  (a) In General.--To the extent consistent with the number of 
students in the State, Territory, or Indian tribe or in the 
school district of the local educational agency involved who 
are enrolled in private nonprofit elementary and secondary 
schools, such State, Territory, Indian tribe, or agency shall 
(after consultation with appropriate private school 
representatives) make provision--
          (1) for the inclusion of services and arrangements 
        for the benefit of such students so as to allow for the 
        equitable participation of such students in the 
        programs implemented to carry out the objectives and 
        provide the benefits described in this part; and
          (2) for the training of the teachers of such students 
        so as to allow for the equitable participation of such 
        teachers in the programs implemented to carry out the 
        objectives and provide the benefits described in this 
        part.
  (b) Waiver.--If a State, Territory, 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, Territory, 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 the requirements of 
sections 9503 and 9504 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7883 and 7884).

SEC. 116. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

  (a) Federal Share.--
          (1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of 
        carrying out a program for which assistance is provided 
        under this part--
                  (A) for new grants, may not exceed 80 percent 
                of the total cost for the first year of the 
                grant, 65 percent for the second year, and 50 
                percent for each remaining year; and
                  (B) for continuing grants, may not exceed 50 
                percent of the total cost of the program.
          (2) Non-federal contribution.--In providing for the 
        remaining share of the cost of carrying out such a 
        program, each recipient of assistance under this part--
                  (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 or local sources, including private 
                funds or donated services.
  (b) Waiver.--
          (1) In general.--The Chief Executive Officer may, 
        with respect to any such program for any fiscal year, 
        and upon determination that such action would be 
        equitable due to lack of resources at the local level--
                  (A) waive the requirements of subsection (a) 
                in whole or in part; or
                  (B) allow a recipient to provide the non-
                Federal contribution required under subsection 
                (a)(2) from funding available pursuant to title 
                I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
                of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).
          (2) Rules.--The following rules apply to paragraph 
        (1)(B):
                  (A) Paragraph (1)(B) applies only to 
                recipients that are schools receiving funding 
                under title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
                Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).
                  (B) The non-Federal contribution provided 
                under paragraph (1)(B) may only be used for 
                purposes consistent with title I of such Act 
                (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).

SEC. 117. LIMITATIONS ON USES OF FUNDS.

  Not more than 6 percent of the amount of assistance received 
by an applicant in a fiscal year may be used to pay, in 
accordance with such standards as the Corporation may issue, 
for administrative costs, incurred by--
          (1) the original recipient; or
          (2) the entity carrying out the service-learning 
        program supported with the assistance.

 [PART II--HIGHER EDUCATION INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE]

      PART II--HIGHER EDUCATION PROVISIONS AND CAMPUSES OF SERVICE

SEC. [119.] 118. HIGHER EDUCATION INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNITY 
                    SERVICE.

  (a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this part to expand 
participation in community service by supporting innovative 
community service programs through service-learning carried out 
through institutions of higher education, acting as civic 
institutions to meet the human, educational, environmental, or 
public safety needs of neighboring communities.
  (b) General Authority.--The Corporation, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Education, is authorized to make grants to, 
and enter into contracts with, institutions of higher education 
(including a [combination] consortia of such institutions), and 
partnerships comprised of such institutions and of other public 
or private nonprofit organizations, to pay for the Federal 
share of the cost of--
          (1) enabling such an institution or partnership to 
        create or expand an organized community service program 
        that--
                  (A) engenders a sense of social 
                responsibility and commitment to the community 
                in which the institution is located; [and]
                  (B) provides projects for participants, who 
                shall be students, faculty, administration, or 
                staff of the institution, or residents of the 
                community; and
                  (C) may coordinate with service-learning 
                curricula being offered in the academic 
                curricula at the institution of higher 
                education or at one or more members of the 
                consortia;

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          (3) strengthening the leadership and instructional 
        capacity of [teachers at the elementary, secondary, and 
        postsecondary levels] institutions of higher education 
        and their faculty, with respect to service-learning, 
        by--
                  (A) including service-learning as a key 
                component of the preservice teacher [education 
                of the institution; and] curricula of the 
                institution to strengthen the instructional 
                capacity of service-learning at the elementary 
                and secondary levels;
                  (B) including service-learning as a key 
                component of the health professionals 
                curricula, including nursing, pre-medicine, 
                medicine, and dentistry curricula of the 
                institution;
                  (C) including service-learning as a key 
                component of the criminal justice professionals 
                curricula of the institution;
                  (D) including service-learning as a key 
                component of the public policy and public 
                administration curricula of the institution; 
                and
                  [(B)] (E) encouraging the faculty of the 
                institution to use service-learning methods 
                throughout their curriculum;

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  [(c) Federal Share.--
          [(1) Share.--
                  [(A) In general.--The Federal share of the 
                cost of carrying out a community service 
                project for which a grant or contract is 
                awarded under this part may not exceed 50 
                percent.
                  [(B) Calculation.--Each recipient of 
                assistance under this part shall comply with 
                section 116(a)(2).
          [(2) Waiver.--The Chief Executive Officer may waive 
        the requirements of paragraph (1), in whole or in part, 
        as provided in section 116(b).
  [(d) Application for Grant.--
          [(1) Submission.--To receive a grant or enter into a 
        contract under this part, an institution or partnership 
        described in subsection (b) shall prepare, submit to 
        the Corporation, and obtain approval of, an application 
        at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
        information and assurances as the Corporation may 
        reasonably require. In requesting applications for 
        assistance under this part, the Corporation shall 
        specify such required information and assurances.
          [(2) Contents.--An application submitted under 
        paragraph (1) shall contain, at a minimum--
                  [(A) assurances that--
                          [(i) prior to the placement of a 
                        participant, the applicant will consult 
                        with the appropriate local labor 
                        organization, if any, representing 
                        employees in the area who are engaged 
                        in the same or similar work as that 
                        proposed to be carried out by such 
                        program, to prevent the displacement 
                        and protect the rights of such 
                        employees; and
                          [(ii) the applicant will comply with 
                        the nonduplication and nondisplacement 
                        provisions of section 177 and grievance 
                        procedure requirements of section 
                        176(f); and
                  [(B) such other assurances as the Chief 
                Executive Officer may reasonably require.
  [(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) 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) specify the manner in which the 
                institution will promote faculty, 
                administration, and staff participation in the 
                community service projects;
                  [(C) 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) describe any partnership that will 
                participate in the community service projects, 
                such as a partnership comprised of--
                          [(i) the institution;
                          [(ii)(I) a community-based agency;
                          [(II) a local government agency; or
                          [(III) a nonprofit entity that serves 
                        or involves school-age youth or older 
                        adults; and
                          [(iii) a student organization;
                  [(E) demonstrate community involvement in the 
                development of the proposal;
                  [(F) specify that the institution will use 
                such assistance to strengthen the service 
                infrastructure in institutions of higher 
                education; or
                  [(G) with respect to projects involving 
                delivery of 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 subparagraphs (A) through 
        (G) of paragraph (1) that is reflected in the 
        application submitted by the applicant.]
  (c) Special Consideration.--To the extent practicable, the 
Corporation shall give special consideration to applications 
submitted by predominantly Black institutions, Historically 
Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, 
Tribal Colleges and Universities, and community colleges 
serving predominantly minority populations.
  (d) Federal, State, and Local Contributions.--
          (1) Federal share.--
                  (A) In general.--The Federal share of the 
                cost of carrying out a program for which 
                assistance is provided under this part may not 
                exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the 
                program.
                  (B) Non-federal contribution.--In providing 
                for the remaining share of the cost of carrying 
                out such a program, each recipient of a grant 
                under this part--
                          (i) shall provide for such share 
                        through a payment in cash or in kind, 
                        fairly evaluated, including facilities, 
                        equipment, or services; and
                          (ii) may provide for such share 
                        through State sources or local sources, 
                        including private funds or donated 
                        services.
          (2) Waiver.--The Chief Executive Officer may waive 
        the requirements of paragraph (1) in whole or in part 
        with respect to any such program for 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) Application for Grant.--
          (1) Submission.--To receive a grant or enter into a 
        contract under this part, an applicant shall prepare, 
        submit to the Corporation, and obtain approval of, an 
        application at such time, in such manner, and 
        containing such information and assurances as the 
        Corporation may reasonably require. In requesting 
        applications for assistance under this part, the 
        Corporation shall specify such required information and 
        assurances.
          (2) Contents.--An application submitted under 
        paragraph (1) shall contain, at a minimum--
                  (A) assurances that--
                          (i) prior to the placement of a 
                        participant, the applicant will consult 
                        with the appropriate local labor 
                        organization, if any, representing 
                        employees in the area who are engaged 
                        in the same or similar work as that 
                        proposed to be carried out by such 
                        program, to prevent the displacement 
                        and protect the rights of such 
                        employees; and
                          (ii) the applicant will comply with 
                        the nonduplication and nondisplacement 
                        provisions of section 177 and the 
                        grievance procedures required by 
                        section 176; and
                  (B) such other assurances as the Chief 
                Executive Officer may reasonably require.
  (f) Priority.--In making grants and entering into contracts 
under subsection (b), the Corporation shall give priority to 
applicants or institutions that submit applications containing 
proposals that--
          (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;
          (2) specify the manner in which the institution will 
        promote faculty, administration, and staff 
        participation in the community service projects;
          (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 and 
        colleges;
          (4) describe any partnership that will participate in 
        the community service projects, such as a partnership 
        comprised of--
                  (A) the institution;
                  (B)(i) a community-based agency;
                  (ii) a local government agency; or
                  (iii) a non-profit entity that serves or 
                involves school-age youth, older adults, or 
                low-income communities; and
                  (C)(i) a student organization;
                  (ii) a department of the institution; or
                  (iii) a group of faculty comprised of 
                different departments, schools, or colleges at 
                the institution;
          (5) demonstrate community involvement in the 
        development of the proposal and the extent to which the 
        proposal will contribute to the goals of its community 
        partners;
          (6) describe research on effective strategies and 
        methods to improve service utilized in the design of 
        the project;
          (7) demonstrate a commitment to perform service 
        projects in underserved urban and rural communities;
          (8) specify that the institution will use such 
        assistance to strengthen the service infrastructure in 
        institutions of higher education;
          (9) with respect to projects involving delivery of 
        services, specify projects that involve leadership 
        development of school aged youth; or
          (10) describe how service projects and activities are 
        associated with such ideas as housing, economic 
        development, infrastructure, health care, job training, 
        education, crime prevention, urban planning, 
        transportation technology, and child welfare.
  (g) Definition.--Notwithstanding section 101, as used in this 
part, the term ``student'' means an individual who is enrolled 
in an institution of higher education on a full- or part-time 
basis.
  (h) Federal Work-study.--To be eligible for assistance under 
this part, an institution of higher education must demonstrate 
that it meets the minimum requirements under section 443(b)(2) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2753(b)(2)) 
relating to the participation of Federal Work-Study students in 
community service activities, or has received a waiver of those 
requirements from the Secretary of Education.
  [(f)] (i) National Service Educational Award.--A participant 
in a program funded under this part shall be eligible for the 
national service educational award described in subtitle D, if 
the participant served in an approved national service 
position.
  [(g) Definition.--Notwithstanding section 101(29), as used in 
this part, the term ``student'' means an individual who is 
enrolled in an institution of higher education on a full- or 
part-time basis.]

SEC. 119. CAMPUSES OF SERVICE.

  (a) In General.--The Corporation, after consultation with the 
Secretary of Education, may annually designate not more than 25 
institutions of higher education as Campuses of Service, from 
among institutions nominated by State Commissions.
  (b) Applications for Nomination.--
          (1) In general.--To be eligible for a nomination to 
        receive designation under subsection (a), and have an 
        opportunity to apply for funds under subsection (d) for 
        a fiscal year, an institution of higher education in a 
        State shall submit an application to the State 
        Commission at such time, in such manner, and containing 
        such information as the State Commission may require.
          (2) Contents.--At a minimum, the application shall 
        include information specifying--
                  (A)(i) the number of undergraduate and, if 
                applicable, graduate service-learning courses 
                offered at such institution for the most recent 
                full academic year preceding the fiscal year 
                for which designation is sought; and
                  (ii) the number and percentage of 
                undergraduate students and, if applicable, the 
                number and percentage of graduate students at 
                such institution who were enrolled in the 
                corresponding courses described in clause (i), 
                for such preceding academic year;
                  (B) the percentage of undergraduate students 
                engaging in and, if applicable, the percentage 
                of graduate students engaging in activities 
                providing community services, as defined in 
                section 441(c) of the Higher Education Act of 
                1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751(c)), during such preceding 
                academic year, the quality of such activities, 
                and the average amount of time spent, per 
                student, engaged in such activities;
                  (C) for such preceding academic year, the 
                percentage of Federal work-study funds made 
                available to the institution under part C of 
                title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
                (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) that is used to 
                compensate students employed in providing 
                community services, as so defined, and a 
                description of the efforts the institution 
                undertakes to make available to students 
                opportunities to provide such community 
                services and be compensated through such work-
                study funds;
                  (D) at the discretion of the institution, 
                information demonstrating the degree to which 
                recent graduates of the institution, and all 
                graduates of the institution, have obtained 
                full-time public service employment in the 
                nonprofit sector or government, with a private 
                nonprofit organization or a Federal, State, or 
                local public agency; and
                  (E) any programs the institution has in place 
                to encourage or assist graduates of the 
                institution to pursue careers in public service 
                in the nonprofit sector or government.
  (c) Nominations and Designation.--
          (1) Nomination.--
                  (A) In general.--A State Commission that 
                receives applications from institutions of 
                higher education under subsection (b) may 
                nominate, for designation under subsection (a), 
                not more than 3 such institutions of higher 
                education, consisting of--
                          (i) not more than one 4-year public 
                        institution of higher education;
                          (ii) not more than one 4-year private 
                        institution of higher education; and
                          (iii) not more than one 2-year 
                        institution of higher education.
                  (B) Submission.--The State Commission shall 
                submit to the Corporation the name and 
                application of each institution nominated by 
                the State Commission under subparagraph (A).
          (2) Designation.--The Corporation shall designate, 
        under subsection (a), not more than 25 institutions of 
        higher education from among the institutions nominated 
        under paragraph (1). In making the designations, the 
        Corporation shall, if feasible, designate various types 
        of institutions, including institutions from each of 
        the categories of institutions described in clauses 
        (i), (ii), and (iii) of paragraph (1)(A).
  (d) Awards.--
          (1) In general.--Using sums appropriated under 
        section 501(a)(1)(C), the Corporation shall provide an 
        award to institutions designated under subsection (c), 
        to be used by the institutions to develop or 
        disseminate service-learning models and best practices 
        regarding service-learning to other institutions of 
        higher education.
          (2) Plans.--To be eligible to receive funds under 
        this subsection, an institution designated under 
        subsection (c) shall submit a plan to the Corporation 
        describing how the institution intends to use the funds 
        to encourage or assist those students to pursue public 
        service careers in the nonprofit sector or government.
          (3) Allocation.--The Corporation shall determine how 
        the funds appropriated under section 501(a)(1)(C) for a 
        fiscal year will be allocated among the institutions 
        submitting acceptable plans under paragraph (2). In 
        determining the amount of funds to be allocated to such 
        an institution, the Corporation shall consider the 
        number of students at the institution, and the quality 
        and scope of the plan submitted by the institution 
        under paragraph (2) and the institution's current (as 
        of the date of submission of the plan) strategies to 
        encourage or assist students to pursue public service 
        careers in the nonprofit sector or government.

   PART III--INNOVATIVE DEMONSTRATION SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS AND 
                                RESEARCH

SEC. 120. INNOVATIVE DEMONSTRATION SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS AND 
                    RESEARCH.

  (a) In General.--From the amounts appropriated to carry out 
this part for a fiscal year, the Corporation may make grants 
and fixed-amount grants (in accordance with section 129(l)) 
with eligible entities for activities described in subsection 
(c).
  (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this part, the following 
definitions apply:
          (1) Eligible entities.--The term ``eligible entity'' 
        means a State education agency, a State Commission, a 
        Territory, an Indian tribe, an institution of higher 
        education, or a public or private nonprofit 
        organization (including community-based organizations), 
        a public or private elementary or secondary school, a 
        local educational agency, or a consortia of such 
        entities, where a consortia of two or more such 
        entities may also include a for-profit organization.
          (2) Youth engagement zone.--The term ``youth 
        engagement zone'' means the area in which a youth 
        engagement zone program is carried out.
          (3) Youth engagement zone program.--The term ``youth 
        engagement zone program'' means a service learning 
        program in which members of an eligible partnership 
        described in paragraph (4) collaborate to provide 
        coordinated school-based or community-based service 
        learning opportunities, to address a specific community 
        challenge, for an increasing percentage of out-of-
        school youth and secondary school students served by 
        local educational agencies where--
                  (A) not less than 90 percent of the students 
                participate in service-learning activities as 
                part of the program; or
                  (B) service-learning is a mandatory part of 
                the curriculum in all of the secondary schools 
                served by the local educational agency.
          (4) Eligible partnership.--
                  (A) In general.--The term ``eligible 
                partnership'' means--
                          (i) one or more community-based 
                        agencies that have demonstrated records 
                        of success in carrying out service-
                        learning programs with disadvantaged 
                        students, and that meet such criteria 
                        as the Chief Executive Officer may 
                        establish; in combination with;
                          (ii)(I) one or more local educational 
                        agencies for which--
                                  (aa) a high number or 
                                percentage of the students 
                                served by the agency, as 
                                determined by the Corporation, 
                                are disadvantaged students; and
                                  (bb) the graduation rate for 
                                the secondary school students 
                                served by the agency is less 
                                than 70 percent; or
                          (II) a State Commission; or
                          (III) a State educational agency.
                  (B) Additional entities.--An eligible 
                partnership may also include--
                          (i) a local government agency that is 
                        not described in subparagraph (A);
                          (ii) the office of the chief 
                        executive officer of a unit of general 
                        local government; or
                          (iii) an institution of higher 
                        education.
  (c) Authorized Activities.--Funds under this part may be used 
to--
          (1) integrate service-learning programs into the 
        science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
        (STEM) curricula at the elementary, secondary, or post-
        secondary, and post-baccalaureate levels in 
        coordination with practicing or retired STEM 
        professionals;
          (2) involve students in service-learning programs 
        focusing on energy conservation in their community, 
        including conducting educational outreach on energy 
        conservation and working to improve energy efficiency 
        in low income housing and in public spaces;
          (3) involve students in service-learning projects in 
        emergency and disaster preparedness;
          (4) involve students in service-learning projects 
        aimed at improving access to and obtaining benefits 
        from computers and other emerging technologies, 
        including improving such access to individuals with 
        disabilities, in low income or rural communities, in 
        senior centers and communities, in schools, in 
        libraries, and in other public spaces;
          (5) involve high school age youth in the mentoring of 
        middle school youth while involving all participants in 
        service-learning to seek to meet unmet human, 
        educational, environmental, public safety, or emergency 
        disaster preparedness needs in their community;
          (6) conduct research and evaluations on service-
        learning, including service-learning in middle schools, 
        and disseminate such research and evaluations widely;
          (7) conduct innovative and creative activities as 
        described in section 111(b);
          (8) establish or implement summer of service programs 
        (giving priority to programs that enroll youth in 
        grades 6 through 9) during the summer months, including 
        the cost of recruitment, training, and placement of 
        service-learning coordinators--
                  (A) for youth who will be enrolled in any 
                grade from grade 6 through grade 12 at the end 
                of the summer concerned;
                  (B) for community-based service-learning 
                projects that--
                          (i) shall--
                                  (I) meet unmet human, 
                                educational, environmental 
                                (including energy conservation 
                                and stewardship), emergency and 
                                disaster preparedness, and 
                                public service needs; and
                                  (II) be intensive, 
                                structured, supervised, and 
                                designed to produce 
                                identifiable improvements to 
                                the community; and
                          (ii) may include the extension of 
                        academic year service-learning programs 
                        into the summer months;
                  (C) under which any student who completes 100 
                hours of service in an approved summer of 
                service position, as certified through a 
                process determined by the Corporation through 
                regulations consistent with section 138(f), 
                shall be eligible for a summer of service 
                educational award of not more than $500 (or, at 
                the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer, 
                not more than $1,000 in the case of a 
                participant who is economically disadvantaged) 
                from funds deposited in the National Service 
                Trust and distributed by the Corporation as 
                described in section 148; and
                  (D) subject to the limitation that a student 
                may not receive more than 2 summer of service 
                educational awards from funds deposited in the 
                National Service Trust;
          (9) establish or implement youth engagement zone 
        service learning programs in youth engagement zones for 
        students in secondary school served by local 
        educational agencies where a majority of such students 
        do not participate in service learning activities 
        carried out by eligible partnerships as defined in 
        paragraph (4) that are designed to--
                  (A) involve all students in secondary school 
                in the local educational agency in service-
                learning to address a specific community 
                challenge;
                  (B) improve student engagement, including 
                student attendance and student behavior, and 
                student achievement, graduation rates, and 
                college-going rates in secondary schools;
                  (C) involve an increasing percentage of 
                students in secondary school and out-of-school 
                youth in the community in school-based or 
                community based service-learning activities 
                each year, with the goal of involving all 
                students in secondary schools served by the 
                local educational agency and involving an 
                increasing percentage of the out-of-school 
                youth in service learning activities; and
                  (D) encourage participants to engage in 
                service throughout their lives; and
          (10) carry out any other innovative service-learning 
        programs or research that the Corporation considers 
        appropriate.
  (d) Priority.--Priority shall be given to programs that--
          (1) involve students and community stakeholders in 
        the design and implementation of the service-learning 
        program;
          (2) implement service-learning programs in low-income 
        or rural communities; and
          (3) utilize adult volunteers, including tapping the 
        resource of retired and retiring adults, in the 
        planning and implementation of the service-learning 
        programs.
  (e) Requirements.--
          (1) Three-year term.--Each program funded under this 
        part shall be carried out over a period of three years, 
        including one planning year and two additional grant 
        years, with a 1-year extension possible, if the program 
        meets performance measures developed in accordance with 
        section 179(a) and any other criteria determined by the 
        Corporation.
          (2) Collaboration encouraged.--Each program funded 
        under this part is encouraged to collaborate with other 
        Learn and Serve programs, AmeriCorps, VISTA, and the 
        National Senior Service Corps.
          (3) Evaluation.--Upon completion of the program, the 
        Corporation shall conduct an independent evaluation of 
        the program and widely disseminate the results to the 
        service community through multiple channels, including 
        the Corporation's Resource Center or a clearinghouse of 
        effective strategies and recommendations for 
        improvement.
  (f) Matching Funds.--
          (1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of 
        carrying out a program for which a grant (that is not a 
        fixed-amount grant as described in section 129(l)) is 
        made under this part may not exceed 75 percent of the 
        total cost of the program in the first year of the 
        grant and 50 percent of the total cost of the program 
        in the remaining years of the grant, including if the 
        grant is extended for a fourth year.
          (2) Non-federal contribution.--In providing for the 
        remaining share of the cost of carrying out such a 
        program, each recipient of a grant under this part--
                  (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 or local sources, including private 
                funds or donated services.
          (3) Waiver.--The Chief Executive Officer may waive 
        the requirements of paragraph (1) in whole or in part 
        with respect to any such program for any fiscal year if 
        the Corporation determines that such action would be 
        equitable due to lack of resources at the local level.
  (g) Applications.--To be eligible to carry out a program 
under this part, an entity shall prepare, submit to the 
Corporation, and obtain approval of, an application at such 
time and in such manner as the Chief Executive Officer may 
reasonably require.

               Subtitle C--National Service Trust Program

                 PART I--INVESTMENT IN NATIONAL SERVICE

SEC. 121. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND APPROVED NATIONAL SERVICE 
                    POSITIONS.

  (a) Provision of Assistance.--Subject to the availability of 
appropriations for this purpose, the Corporation for National 
and Community Service may make grants to States, subdivisions 
of States, Territories, Indian tribes, public or private 
nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education 
for the purpose of assisting the recipients of the grants--
          (1) * * *

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  (b) [Agreements With Federal Agencies] Restrictions on 
Agreements With Federal Agencies.--
          (1) Agreements authorized.--The Corporation may enter 
        into [a contract or cooperative agreement] an 
        interagency agreement other than a grant with another 
        Federal agency to support a national service program 
        carried out or otherwise supported [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.] by the agency, 
        including programs under the Public Lands Corps and 
        Urban Youth Corps as described in section 122(a)(2).
          [(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.]
          (2) Prohibition on grants.--The Corporation may not 
        provide a grant under this section to a Federal agency.
          (3) Consultation with state commissions.--A Federal 
        agency [receiving assistance under this subsection] 
        operating a national service program 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.

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  (c) Provision of Approved National Service Positions.--As 
part of the provision of assistance under subsections (a) and 
(b), the Corporation shall--
          (1) * * *
          (2) deposit in the National Service Trust established 
        in section 145(a) an amount equal to the product of--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) the total number of approved national 
                service positions [to be provided] to be 
                provided or otherwise approved.
  (d) [Five] Six Percent Limitation on Administrative Costs.--
          (1) Limitation.--Not more than [5 percent] 6 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) * * *

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  (e) Matching Funds Requirements.--
          (1) Requirements.--Except as provided in [section 
        140] paragraph (2), the [Federal share of the cost] 
        Corporation share of the cost, including member living 
        allowances, employment-related taxes, health care 
        coverage, and worker's compensation and other necessary 
        operation costs, 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.] 
        may not exceed--
                  (A) for the first 3 years in which the 
                recipient receives such assistance, 76 percent 
                of such cost;
                  (B) for the fourth through ninth years in 
                which the recipient receives such assistance, a 
                decreasing share of such cost between 76 
                percent and 50 percent, as established by the 
                Corporation in regulation; and
                  (C) for the tenth year (and each year 
                thereafter) in which the recipient receives 
                such assistance, 50 percent of such cost.
          (2) Alternative corporation share for programs in 
        rural or severely economically distressed 
        communities.--Upon approval by the Corporation, the 
        Corporation share of the cost, including member living 
        allowances, employment-related taxes, health care 
        coverage, and worker's compensation, of carrying out a 
        national service program that receives assistance under 
        subsection (a) and that is located in a rural or 
        severely economically distressed community may not 
        exceed--
                  (A) for the first 6 years in which the 
                recipient receives such assistance, 76 percent 
                of such cost;
                  (B) for the seventh through ninth years in 
                which the recipient receives such assistance, a 
                decreasing share of such cost between 76 and 65 
                percent as established by the Corporation in 
                regulation; and
                  (C) for the tenth year (and each year 
                thereafter) in which the recipient receives 
                such assistance, 65 percent of such cost.
          [(2)] (3) Calculation.--In providing for the 
        remaining share of the cost of carrying out a national 
        service program, the program--
                  (A) * * *

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          [(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.]

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          (5) Other federal funds.--
                  (A) Recipient report.--A recipient of 
                assistance under section 121 (other than a 
                recipient of assistance of a fixed-amount 
                grant) shall report to the Corporation the 
                amount and source of any Federal funds used to 
                carry out the program other than those provided 
                by the Corporation.
                  (B) Corporation report.--The Corporation 
                shall report to the appropriate committees of 
                Congress on an annual basis information 
                regarding each recipient under subparagraph (A) 
                that uses Federal funds other than those 
                provided by the Corporation to carry out the 
                program, including amounts and sources of other 
                Federal funds.

[SEC. 122. 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:
          [(1) A community corps program that meets unmet 
        human, educational, environmental, or public safety 
        needs and promotes greater community unity through the 
        use of organized teams of participants of varied social 
        and economic backgrounds, skill levels, physical and 
        developmental capabilities, ages, ethnic backgrounds, 
        or genders.
          [(2) A full-time, year-round youth corps program or 
        full-time summer youth corps program, such as a 
        conservation corps or youth service corps (including 
        youth corps programs under subtitle I, the Public Lands 
        Corps established under the Public Lands Corps Act of 
        1993, the Urban Youth Corps established under section 
        106 of the National and Community Service Trust Act of 
        1993, and other conservation corps or youth service 
        corps that performs service on Federal or other public 
        lands or on Indian lands or Hawaiian home lands), 
        that--
                  [(A) undertakes meaningful service projects 
                with visible public benefits, including natural 
                resource, urban renovation, or human services 
                projects;
                  [(B) includes as participants youths and 
                young adults between the ages of 16 and 25, 
                inclusive, including out-of-school youths and 
                other disadvantaged youths (such as youths with 
                limited basic skills, youths in foster care who 
                are becoming too old for foster care, youths of 
                limited-English proficiency, homeless youths, 
                and youths who are individuals with 
                disabilities) who are between those ages; and
                  [(C) provides those participants who are 
                youths and young adults with--
                          [(i) crew-based, highly structured, 
                        and adult-supervised work experience, 
                        life skills, education, career guidance 
                        and counseling, employment training, 
                        and support services; and
                          [(ii) the opportunity to develop 
                        citizenship values and skills through 
                        service to their community and the 
                        United States.
          [(3) A program that provides specialized training to 
        individuals in service-learning and places the 
        individuals after such training in positions, including 
        positions as service-learning coordinators, to 
        facilitate service-learning in programs eligible for 
        funding under part I of subtitle B.
          [(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; and
                  [(B) if consistent with the purposes of the 
                program, brings participants together for 
                additional training and other activities 
                designed to foster civic responsibility, 
                increase the skills of participants, and 
                improve the quality of the service provided.
          [(5) An individualized placement program that 
        includes regular group activities, such as leadership 
        training and special service projects.
          [(6) A campus-based program that is designed to 
        provide substantial service in a community during the 
        school term and during summer or other vacation periods 
        through the use of--
                  [(A) students who are attending an 
                institution of higher education, including 
                students participating in a work-study program 
                assisted under part C of title IV of the Higher 
                Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.);
                  [(B) teams composed of such students; or
                  [(C) teams composed of a combination of such 
                students and community residents.
          [(7) A preprofessional training program in which 
        students enrolled in an institution of higher 
        education--
                  [(A) receive training in specified fields, 
                which may include classes containing service-
                learning;
                  [(B) perform service related to such training 
                outside the classroom during the school term 
                and during summer or other vacation periods; 
                and
                  [(C) agree to provide service upon graduation 
                to meet unmet human, educational, 
                environmental, or public safety needs related 
                to such training.
          [(8) A professional corps program that recruits and 
        places qualified participants in positions--
                  [(A) as teachers, nurses and other health 
                care providers, police officers, early 
                childhood development staff, engineers, or 
                other professionals providing service to meet 
                educational, human, environmental, or public 
                safety needs in communities with an inadequate 
                number of such professionals;
                  [(B) that may include a salary in excess of 
                the maximum living allowance authorized in 
                subsection (a)(3) of section 140, as provided 
                in subsection (c) of such section; and
                  [(C) that are sponsored by public or private 
                nonprofit employers who agree to pay 100 
                percent of the salaries and benefits (other 
                than any national service educational award 
                under subtitle D) of the participants.
          [(9) A program in which economically disadvantaged 
        individuals who are between the ages of 16 and 24 years 
        of age, inclusive, are provided with opportunities to 
        perform service that, while enabling such individuals 
        to obtain the education and employment skills necessary 
        to achieve economic self-sufficiency, will help their 
        communities meet--
                  [(A) the housing needs of low-income families 
                and the homeless; and
                  [(B) the need for community facilities in 
                low-income areas.
          [(10) A national service entrepreneur program that 
        identifies, recruits, and trains gifted young adults of 
        all backgrounds and assists them in designing solutions 
        to community problems.
          [(11) An intergenerational program that combines 
        students, out-of-school youths, and older adults as 
        participants to provide needed community services, 
        including an intergenerational component for other 
        national service programs described in this subsection.
          [(12) A program that is administered by a combination 
        of nonprofit organizations located in a low-income 
        area, provides a broad range of services to residents 
        of such area, is governed by a board composed in 
        significant part of low-income individuals, and is 
        intended to provide opportunities for individuals or 
        teams of individuals to engage in community projects in 
        such area that meet unaddressed community and 
        individual needs, including projects that would--
                  [(A) meet the needs of low-income children 
                and youth aged 18 and younger, such as 
                providing after-school ``safe-places'', 
                including schools, with opportunities for 
                learning and recreation; or
                  [(B) be directed to other important 
                unaddressed needs in such area.
          [(13) A community service program designed to meet 
        the needs of rural communities, using teams or 
        individual placements to address the development needs 
        of rural communities and to combat rural poverty, 
        including health care, education, and job training.
          [(14) A program that seeks to eliminate hunger in 
        communities and rural areas through service in 
        projects--
                  [(A) involving food banks, food pantries, and 
                nonprofit organizations that provide food 
                during emergencies;
                  [(B) involving the gleaning of prepared and 
                unprepared food that would otherwise be 
                discarded as unusable so that the usable 
                portion of such food may be donated to food 
                banks, food pantries, and other nonprofit 
                organizations;
                  [(C) seeking to address the long-term causes 
                of hunger through education and the delivery of 
                appropriate services; or
                  [(D) providing training in basic health, 
                nutrition, and life skills necessary to 
                alleviate hunger in communities and rural 
                areas.
          [(15) Such other national service programs addressing 
        unmet human, educational, environmental, or public 
        safety needs as the Corporation may designate.
  [(b) Qualification Criteria To Determine Eligibility.--
          [(1) Establishment by corporation.--The Corporation 
        shall establish qualification criteria for different 
        types of national service programs for the purpose of 
        determining whether a particular national service 
        program should be considered to be a national service 
        program eligible to receive assistance or approved 
        national service positions under this subtitle.
          [(2) Consultation.--In establishing qualification 
        criteria under paragraph (1), the Corporation shall 
        consult with organizations and individuals with 
        extensive experience in developing and administering 
        effective national service programs or regarding the 
        delivery of human, educational, environmental, or 
        public safety services to communities or persons.
          [(3) Application to subgrants.--The qualification 
        criteria established by the Corporation under paragraph 
        (1) shall also be used by each recipient of assistance 
        under section 121(a) that uses any portion of the 
        assistance to conduct a grant program to support other 
        national service programs.
          [(4) Encouragement of intergenerational components of 
        programs.--The Corporation shall encourage national 
        service programs eligible to receive assistance or 
        approved national service positions under this subtitle 
        to establish, if consistent with the purposes of the 
        program, an intergenerational component of the program 
        that combines students, out-of-school youths, and older 
        adults as participants to provide services to address 
        unmet human, educational, environmental, or public 
        safety needs.
  [(c) National Service Priorities.--
          [(1) Establishment.--
                  [(A) By corporation.--In order to concentrate 
                national efforts on meeting certain unmet 
                human, educational, environmental, or public 
                safety needs and to achieve the other purposes 
                of this Act, the Corporation shall establish, 
                and after reviewing the strategic plan approved 
                under section 192A(g)(1), periodically alter 
                priorities as appropriate regarding the types 
                of national service programs to be assisted 
                under subsection (b) or (d) of section 129 and 
                the purposes for which such assistance may be 
                used.
                  [(B) By states.--Consistent with paragraph 
                (4), States shall establish, and through the 
                national service plan process described in 
                section 178(e)(1), periodically alter 
                priorities as appropriate regarding the 
                national service programs to be assisted under 
                section 129(a)(1). The State priorities shall 
                be subject to Corporation review as part of the 
                application process under section 130.
          [(2) Notice to applicants.--The Corporation shall 
        provide advance notice to potential applicants of any 
        national service priorities to be in effect under this 
        subsection for a fiscal year. The notice shall 
        specifically include--
                  [(A) a description of any alteration made in 
                the priorities since the previous notice; and
                  [(B) a description of the national service 
                programs that are designated by the Corporation 
                under section 133(d)(2) as eligible for 
                priority consideration in the next competitive 
                distribution of assistance under section 
                121(a).
          [(3) Regulations.--The Corporation shall by 
        regulation establish procedures to ensure the equitable 
        treatment of national service programs that--
                  [(A) receive funding under this subtitle for 
                multiple years; and
                  [(B) would be adversely affected by annual 
                revisions in such national service priorities.
          [(4) Application to subgrants.--Any national service 
        priorities established by the Corporation under this 
        subsection shall also be used by each recipient of 
        funds under section 121(a) that uses any portion of the 
        assistance to conduct a grant program to support other 
        national service programs.]

SEC. 122. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS ELIGIBLE FOR PROGRAM ASSISTANCE.

  (a) Required National Service Corps.--The recipient of a 
grant under section 121(a) and each Federal agency operating or 
supporting a national service program under section 121(b) 
shall, directly or through grants or subgrants to other 
entities, carry out or support the following national service 
corps, as full- or part-time corps, including during the summer 
months, to address unmet educational, health, veteran, or 
environmental needs:
          (1) Education corps.--An Education Corps that 
        identifies unmet educational needs within communities 
        through activities such as those described in 
        subparagraph (A) and meets or exceeds the performance 
        indicators under subparagraph (B).
                  (A) Activities.--An Education Corps described 
                in this paragraph may carry out activities such 
                as--
                          (i) tutoring, or providing other 
                        academic support to students;
                          (ii) full-time classroom instruction;
                          (iii) mentoring students, including 
                        adult or peer mentoring;
                          (iv) linking needed integrated 
                        services and comprehensive supports 
                        with students, their families, and 
                        their public schools;
                          (v) improving school climate;
                          (vi) providing assistance to a school 
                        in expanding the school day by 
                        strengthening the quality of staff and 
                        expanding the academic programming 
                        offered in an expanded learning time 
                        initiative, a program of a 21st century 
                        community learning center (as defined 
                        in section 4201 of the Elementary and 
                        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
                        U.S.C. 7171)), or a high-quality after-
                        school program, such as through 
                        recruiting, placing, training and 
                        supporting a full-time corps of Fellows 
                        who are graduates of 4-year 
                        institutions of higher education or 2-
                        year institutions of higher education 
                        with a certificate or degree in youth 
                        development to administer the 
                        initiative or program at high-need 
                        school;
                          (vii) assisting schools and local 
                        educational agencies in improving and 
                        expanding high-quality service-learning 
                        programs that keep students engaged in 
                        schools by providing service-learning 
                        coordinators;
                          (viii) assisting students in being 
                        prepared for college-level work;
                          (ix) involving family members of 
                        students in supporting teachers and 
                        students;
                          (x) conducting a pre-professional 
                        training program in which students 
                        enrolled in an institution of higher 
                        education--
                                  (I) receive training in 
                                specified fields, which may 
                                include classes containing 
                                service-learning, including 
                                early childhood education, 
                                elementary and secondary 
                                education and other professions 
                                such as those in health care, 
                                criminal justice, environmental 
                                stewardship and conservation or 
                                public safety;
                                  (II) perform service related 
                                to such training outside the 
                                classroom during the school 
                                term and during summer or other 
                                vacation periods; and
                                  (III) agree to provide 
                                service upon graduation to meet 
                                unmet human, educational, 
                                environmental, or public safety 
                                needs related to such training;
                          (xi) A campus-based program that is 
                        designed to provide substantial service 
                        in a community during the school term 
                        and during summer or other vacation 
                        periods through the use of--
                                  (I) students who are 
                                attending an institution of 
                                higher education, including 
                                students participating in a 
                                work-study program assisted 
                                under part C of title IV of the 
                                Higher Education Act of 1965 
                                (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.);
                                  (II) teams composed of such 
                                students;
                                  (III) teams composed of a 
                                combination of such students 
                                and community residents; or
                                  (IV) students participating 
                                in service-learning programs at 
                                an institution of higher 
                                education;
                          (xii) a program that provides 
                        specialized training to individuals in 
                        service-learning and places the 
                        individuals after such training in 
                        positions, including positions as 
                        service-learning coordinators, to 
                        facilitate service-learning in programs 
                        eligible for funding under part I of 
                        subtitle B;
                          (xiii) providing education or job 
                        training services that are designed to 
                        meet the needs of rural communities; 
                        and
                          (xiv) other activities addressing 
                        unmet educational needs as the 
                        Corporation may designate.
                  (B) Education corps indicators.--The corps 
                indicators for a corps described in this 
                paragraph are--
                          (i) student engagement, including 
                        student attendance and student 
                        behavior;
                          (ii) student academic achievement;
                          (iii) high school graduation rates;
                          (iv) rate of college enrollment and 
                        continued college enrollment for 
                        recipients of a high school diploma;
                          (v) an additional indicator relating 
                        to improving education for students 
                        that the Corporation, in consultation 
                        with the Secretary of Education, 
                        establishes for a given year;
                          (vi) a local indicator (applicable to 
                        a particular eligible entity and on 
                        which an improvement in performance is 
                        needed) relating to improving education 
                        for students, proposed by that eligible 
                        entity in an application submitted to, 
                        and approved by, a State Commission or 
                        the Corporation under this section; and
                          (vii) any additional local indicator 
                        (applicable to a particular eligible 
                        entity and on which an improvement in 
                        performance is needed) that is approved 
                        by the Corporation.
          (2) Healthy futures corps.--A Healthy Futures Corps 
        that identifies unmet health needs within communities 
        through activities such as those described in 
        subparagraph (A) and meets or exceeds the performance 
        indicators under subparagraph (B).
                  (A) Activities.--A Healthy Futures Corps 
                described in this paragraph may carry out 
                activities such as--
                          (i) assisting economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals in navigating 
                        the health care system;
                          (ii) assisting individuals in 
                        obtaining access to health care for 
                        themselves or their children;
                          (iii) educating economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals and 
                        individuals who are members of 
                        medically underserved populations 
                        about, and engaging individuals 
                        described in this clause in, 
                        initiatives regarding navigating the 
                        health care system and regarding 
                        disease prevention and health 
                        promotion, with a particular focus on 
                        common health conditions, chronic 
                        diseases, and conditions, for which 
                        disease prevention and health promotion 
                        measures exist and for which 
                        socioeconomic, geographic, and racial 
                        and ethnic health disparities exist;
                          (iv) improving health literacy of 
                        patients;
                          (v) providing translation services at 
                        clinics and in emergency rooms to 
                        improve health care;
                          (vi) providing services designed to 
                        meet the needs of rural communities;
                          (vii) assisting in health promotion 
                        interventions that improve health 
                        status, and helping people adopt and 
                        maintain healthy lifestyles and habits 
                        to improve health status; and
                          (viii) other activities addressing 
                        unmet health needs as the Corporation 
                        may designate.
                  (B) Healthy futures corps indicators.--The 
                corps indicators for a corps described in this 
                paragraph are--
                          (i) access to health care among 
                        economically disadvantaged individuals 
                        and individuals who are members of 
                        medically underserved populations;
                          (ii) access to health care for 
                        uninsured individuals, including such 
                        individuals who are economically 
                        disadvantaged children;
                          (iii) participation, among 
                        economically disadvantaged individuals 
                        and individuals who are members of 
                        medically underserved populations, in 
                        disease prevention and health promotion 
                        initiatives, particularly those with a 
                        focus on addressing common health 
                        conditions, addressing chronic 
                        diseases, and decreasing health 
                        disparities;
                          (iv) health literacy of patients;
                          (v) an additional indicator, relating 
                        to improving or protecting the health 
                        of economically disadvantaged 
                        individuals and individuals who are 
                        members of medically underserved 
                        populations, that the Corporation, in 
                        consultation with the Secretary of 
                        Health and Human Services and the 
                        Director of the Centers for Disease 
                        Control and Prevention, establishes for 
                        a given year;
                          (vi) a local indicator (applicable to 
                        a particular eligible entity and on 
                        which an improvement in performance is 
                        needed) relating to improving or 
                        protecting the health of economically 
                        disadvantaged individuals and 
                        individuals who are members of 
                        medically underserved populations, 
                        proposed by that eligible entity in an 
                        application submitted to, and approved 
                        by, a State Commission or the 
                        Corporation under this section; and
                          (vii) any additional local indicator 
                        (applicable to a particular eligible 
                        entity and on which an improvement in 
                        performance is needed) that is approved 
                        by the Corporation.
          (3) Clean energy corps.--A Clean Energy Corps that 
        identifies unmet environmental needs within communities 
        through activities such as those described in 
        subparagraph (A) and meets or exceeds the performance 
        indicators under subparagraph (B).
                  (A) Activities.--A Clean Energy Corps 
                described in this paragraph may carry out 
                activities such as--
                          (i) weatherizing and retrofitting 
                        housing units for low-income households 
                        to significantly improve the energy 
                        efficiency and reduce carbon emissions 
                        of such housing units;
                          (ii) building energy efficient 
                        housing units in low-income 
                        communities;
                          (iii) conducting energy audits for 
                        low-income households and recommending 
                        ways for the households to improve 
                        energy efficiency;
                          (iv) the enhancement of renewable 
                        energy production by facilitating the 
                        installation or repair of renewable 
                        energy technologies;
                          (v) assisting in emergency 
                        operations, such as disaster prevention 
                        and relief;
                          (vi) the repair, renovation, or 
                        rehabilitation of an existing 
                        infrastructure facility including, but 
                        not limited to, rail, mass 
                        transportation, ports, inland 
                        navigation, schools and hospitals;
                          (vii) working with schools and youth 
                        programs to educate students and youth 
                        about ways to reduce home energy use 
                        and improve the environment, including 
                        conducting service-learning projects to 
                        provide such education;
                          (viii) assisting in the development 
                        of local recycling programs;
                          (ix) improving national and State 
                        parks, city parks, county parks, forest 
                        preserves, and trails owned or 
                        maintained by the Federal Government or 
                        a State, including planting trees, 
                        carrying out reforestation, and making 
                        trail enhancements;
                          (x) cleaning and improving rivers 
                        maintained by the Federal Government or 
                        a State;
                          (xi) full-time, year-round youth 
                        corps program or full-time summer youth 
                        corps program, such as a conservation 
                        corps or youth service corps (including 
                        youth corps programs under subtitle I, 
                        the Public Lands Corps established 
                        under the Public Lands Corps Act of 
                        1993, the Urban Youth Corps established 
                        under section 106 of the National and 
                        Community Service Trust Act of 1993, 
                        and other conservation corps or youth 
                        service corps that performs service on 
                        Federal or other public lands or on 
                        Indian lands or Hawaiian home lands), 
                        that--
                                  (I) undertakes meaningful 
                                service projects with visible 
                                public benefits, including 
                                projects involving urban 
                                renewal, sustaining natural 
                                resources, or improving human 
                                services;
                                  (II) includes as participants 
                                youths and young adults between 
                                the ages of 16 and 25, 
                                inclusive, and at least 50 
                                percent of whom are out-of-
                                school youths and other 
                                disadvantaged youths (such as 
                                youths with limited basic 
                                skills, youths in foster care 
                                who are becoming too old for 
                                foster care, youths of limited-
                                English proficiency, homeless 
                                youths, youths who are 
                                individuals with disabilities), 
                                and youths who are economically 
                                disadvantaged who are between 
                                those ages; and
                                  (III) provides those 
                                participants who are youths and 
                                young adults with--
                                          (aa) crew-based, 
                                        highly structured, and 
                                        adult-supervised work 
                                        experience, life 
                                        skills, education, 
                                        career guidance and 
                                        counseling, employment 
                                        training, and support 
                                        services including 
                                        mentoring; and
                                          (bb) the opportunity 
                                        to develop citizenship 
                                        values and skills 
                                        through service to 
                                        their community and the 
                                        United States;
                          (xii) projects designed to renew and 
                        rehabilitate National Park resources 
                        and enhance services and learning 
                        opportunities for National Park 
                        visitors, communities, and schools; and
                          (xiii) other activities addressing 
                        unmet environmental needs as the 
                        Corporation may designate.
                  (B) Clean energy corps indicators.--The corps 
                indicators for a corps described in this 
                paragraph are--
                          (i) the number of housing units of 
                        low-income households weatherized or 
                        retrofitted to significantly improve 
                        energy efficiency and reduce carbon 
                        emissions;
                          (ii) annual energy costs (to 
                        determine savings in those costs) at 
                        facilities where participants have 
                        provided service;
                          (iii) the number of students and 
                        youth receiving education or training 
                        in energy-efficient and environmentally 
                        conscious practices;
                          (iv) the number of national parks, 
                        State parks, city parks, county parks, 
                        forest preserves, or trails or rivers 
                        owned or maintained by the Federal 
                        Government or a State, that are cleaned 
                        or improved;
                          (v) another indicator relating to 
                        clean energy that the Corporation, in 
                        consultation with the Administrator of 
                        the Environmental Protection Agency and 
                        the Secretary of Energy and the 
                        Department of Interior, as appropriate, 
                        establishes for a given year;
                          (vi) another indicator relating to 
                        education or skill attainment for clean 
                        energy jobs that the Corporation, in 
                        consultation with the Secretary of 
                        Labor, establishes for a given year;
                          (vii) a local indicator (applicable 
                        to a particular eligible entity and on 
                        which an improvement in performance is 
                        needed) relating to clean energy, or 
                        education or skill attainment for clean 
                        energy jobs, proposed by that eligible 
                        entity in an application submitted to, 
                        and approved by, a State Commission or 
                        the Corporation under this section; and
                          (viii) any additional local indicator 
                        (applicable to a particular eligible 
                        entity and on which improvement in 
                        performance is needed) that is approved 
                        by the Corporation.
          (4) Veterans' corps.--A Veterans' Corps that 
        identifies unmet needs of veterans through activities 
        such as those described in subparagraph (A) and meets 
        or exceeds the performance indicators under 
        subparagraph (B).
                  (A) Activities.--A Veterans' Corps described 
                in this paragraph may carry out activities such 
                as--
                          (i) promoting community-based efforts 
                        to meet the unique needs of military 
                        families while a family member is 
                        deployed and upon that family member's 
                        return home;
                          (ii) recruiting veterans, 
                        particularly returning veterans, into 
                        service opportunities;
                          (iii) working to assist veterans in 
                        developing their educational 
                        opportunities, including opportunities 
                        for professional certification;
                          (iv) promoting efforts within the 
                        community to serve the needs of 
                        veterans and active duty military 
                        members;
                          (v) assisting veterans in developing 
                        mentoring relationships with 
                        economically disadvantaged students;
                          (vi) developing projects to assist 
                        disabled, unemployed, and older 
                        veterans; and
                          (vii) other activities addressing 
                        unmet veterans' needs as the 
                        Corporation may designate.
                  (B) Veterans' corps indicators.--The corps 
                indicators for a corps described in this 
                paragraph are--
                          (i) the number of housing units 
                        created for veterans;
                          (ii) the number of veterans who 
                        pursue educational opportunities;
                          (iii) the number of veterans 
                        receiving professional certification;
                          (iv) outreach efforts to service 
                        organizations serving the needs to 
                        veterans;
                          (v) the number of veterans engaged in 
                        service opportunities;
                          (vi) the number of military families 
                        assisted by organizations while the 
                        family member is deployed and when the 
                        family member returns from deployment;
                          (vii) the number of economically 
                        disadvantaged students engaged in 
                        mentoring relationships with veterans;
                          (viii) projects designed to meet 
                        identifiable public needs with a 
                        specific emphasis on projects in 
                        support of veterans, especially 
                        disabled and older veterans;
                          (ix) another indicator relating to 
                        education or skill attainment that 
                        assists in providing veterans with the 
                        skills to address identifiable public 
                        needs, that is approved by the 
                        Corporation;
                          (x) other additional indicators that 
                        improve the lives of veterans and 
                        families of individuals deployed in 
                        service, that the Corporation, in 
                        consultation with the Department of 
                        Veterans Affairs, establishes for a 
                        given year; and
                          (xi) any additional local indicator 
                        (applicable to a particular eligible 
                        entity and on which an improvement in 
                        performance is needed) that is approved 
                        by the Corporation.
  (b) Eligible Opportunity Corps Programs.--The recipient of a 
grant under section 121(a) and each Federal agency operating or 
supporting a national service program under section 121(b) 
shall, directly or through grants or subgrants to other 
entities, carry out or support full-or part-time national 
service programs, including summer programs, to address unmet 
community needs.
          (1) Eligible programs.--National service programs 
        under this subsection shall be known as ``Opportunity 
        Corps'' and may include the following types of national 
        service programs:
                  (A) A community corps program that meets 
                unmet human, educational, environmental, or 
                public safety needs and promotes greater 
                community unity through the use of organized 
                teams of participants of varied social and 
                economic backgrounds, skill levels, physical 
                and developmental capabilities, ages, ethnic 
                backgrounds, or genders.
                  (B) A professional corps program that 
                recruits and places qualified participants in 
                positions--
                          (i) such as teachers, nurses and 
                        other health care providers, police 
                        officers, early childhood development 
                        staff, engineers, or other 
                        professionals providing service to meet 
                        educational, human, environmental, or 
                        public safety needs in communities with 
                        an inadequate number of such 
                        professionals;
                          (ii) that may include a salary in 
                        excess of the maximum living allowance 
                        authorized in subsection (a)(3) of 
                        section 140, as provided in subsection 
                        (c) of such section; and
                          (iii) that are sponsored by public or 
                        private employers who agree to pay 100 
                        percent of the salaries and benefits 
                        (other than any national service 
                        educational award under subtitle D) of 
                        the participants.
                  (C) A community service program designed to 
                meet the needs of rural communities, using 
                teams or individual placements to address the 
                development needs of rural communities, 
                including the issues of rural poverty, health 
                care, education, and job training.
                  (D) A program that seeks to eliminate hunger 
                in communities and rural areas through service 
                in projects--
                          (i) involving food banks, food 
                        pantries, and nonprofit organizations 
                        that provide food during emergencies;
                          (ii) involving the gleaning of 
                        prepared and unprepared food that would 
                        otherwise be discarded as unusable so 
                        that the usable portion of such food 
                        may be donated to food banks, food 
                        pantries, and other nonprofit 
                        organizations;
                          (iii) seeking to address the long-
                        term causes of hunger through education 
                        and the delivery of appropriate 
                        services; or
                          (iv) providing training in basic 
                        health, nutrition, and life skills 
                        necessary to alleviate hunger in 
                        communities and rural areas.
                  (E) An E-Corps program that involves 
                participants who provide services in a 
                community by developing and assisting in 
                carrying out technology programs which seek to 
                increase access to technology and the benefits 
                thereof in such community.
                  (F) A program that engages citizens in public 
                safety, public health, and emergency and 
                disaster preparedness, and may include the 
                recruitment and placing of qualified 
                participants in positions to be trainees as law 
                enforcement officers, firefighters, search and 
                rescue personnel, and emergency medical service 
                workers, and may engage Federal, State, and 
                local stakeholders in collaboration to organize 
                more effective responses to issues of public 
                safety and public health, emergencies, and 
                disasters.
                  (G) A program, initiative, or partnership 
                that seeks to expand the number of mentors for 
                youths (including by recruiting high-school and 
                college-aged individuals to enter into 
                mentoring relationships), including mentors for 
                disadvantaged youths, either through provision 
                of direct mentoring services, provision of 
                supportive services to direct mentoring service 
                organizations (in the case of a partnership), 
                or through the creative utilization of current 
                and emerging technologies to connect youth with 
                mentors.
                  (H) A program that has the primary purpose of 
                re-engaging court-involved youth and adults 
                with the goal of reducing recidivism.
                  (I) Programs to support the needs of veterans 
                or active duty service members and their 
                families, including providing opportunities to 
                participate in service projects.
                  (J) Such other national service programs 
                addressing unmet human, educational, 
                environmental, or public safety needs as the 
                Corporation may designate.
          (2) Opportunity corps indicators.--The corps 
        indicators for programs under this subsection are--
                  (A) financial literacy among economically 
                disadvantaged individuals;
                  (B) housing units built or improved for 
                economically disadvantaged individuals or low-
                income families;
                  (C) economically disadvantaged individuals 
                with access to job training and other skill 
                enhancement;
                  (D) economically disadvantaged individuals 
                with access to information about job placement 
                services;
                  (E) a reduced crime rate in the community 
                where service is provided;
                  (F) established or improved access to 
                technology in the community where service is 
                provided;
                  (G) mentor relationships among disadvantaged 
                youth;
                  (H) food security among economically 
                disadvantaged individuals;
                  (I) service opportunities through the 
                programs described in subparagraphs (A), (B), 
                and (F) for economically disadvantaged 
                individuals;
                  (J) an additional indicator relating to 
                improving economic opportunity for economically 
                disadvantaged individuals that the Corporation, 
                in consultation with the Secretary of Health 
                and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, and 
                the Attorney General, establishes for a given 
                year;
                  (K) a local indicator (applicable to a 
                particular eligible entity and on which an 
                improvement in performance is needed) relating 
                to improving economic opportunity for 
                economically disadvantaged individuals, 
                proposed by that eligible entity in an 
                application submitted to, and approved by, a 
                State Commission or the Corporation under this 
                section;
                  (L) increase capacity of local nonprofit 
                organizations to meet the needs of 
                disadvantaged people and communities;
                  (M) any additional indicator proposed by a 
                Governor or State Commission that is approved 
                by the Corporation; and
                  (N) any additional local indicator 
                (applicable to a particular eligible entity and 
                on which an improvement in performance is 
                needed) that is approved by the Corporation.
  (c) Priorities for Certain Required Corps.--In awarding 
financial assistance and approved national service positions to 
eligible entities proposed to carry out the required corps 
described in subsection (a)--
          (1) in the case of a corps described in subsection 
        (a)(2)--
                  (A) the Corporation may give priority to such 
                eligible entities that propose to develop 
                policies to provide, and provide, support for 
                participants who, after completing service 
                under this section, will undertake careers to 
                improve performance on health indicators; and
                  (B) the Corporation shall give priority to 
                such eligible entities that propose to carry 
                out national service programs in medically 
                underserved areas (as designated by the 
                Secretary of Health and Human Services as an 
                area with a shortage of personal health 
                services); and
          (2) in the case of a corps described in subsection 
        (a)(3), the Corporation shall give priority to such 
        eligible entities that propose to recruit individuals 
        for the Clean Energy Corps so that significant 
        percentages of participants in the Corps are 
        economically disadvantaged individuals, and provide to 
        such individuals support services and education and 
        training to develop skills needed for clean energy jobs 
        for which there is current demand or projected future 
        demand.
  (d) Consultation on Performance Indicators.--The Corporation 
shall consult with the Secretaries of Education, Health and 
Human Services, Energy, Veterans Affairs, Department of 
Interior, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, and the Attorney General, as appropriate, in developing 
additional performance indicators for the corps and programs 
described in subsections (a) and (b).
  (e) Qualification Criteria To Determine Eligibility.--
          (1) Establishment by corporation.--The Corporation 
        shall establish qualification criteria for different 
        types of national service programs for the purpose of 
        determining whether a particular national service 
        program should be considered to be a national service 
        program eligible to receive assistance or approved 
        national service positions under this subtitle.
          (2) Consultation.--In establishing qualification 
        criteria under paragraph (1), the Corporation shall 
        consult with organizations and individuals with 
        extensive experience in developing and administering 
        effective national service programs or regarding the 
        delivery of human, educational, environmental, or 
        public safety services to communities or persons.
          (3) Application to subgrants.--The qualification 
        criteria established by the Corporation under paragraph 
        (1) shall also be used by each recipient of assistance 
        under section 121(a) that uses any portion of the 
        assistance to conduct a grant program to support other 
        national service programs.
          (4) Encouragement of intergenerational components of 
        programs.--The Corporation shall encourage national 
        service programs eligible to receive assistance or 
        approved national service positions under this subtitle 
        to establish, if consistent with the purposes of the 
        program, an intergenerational component of the program 
        that combines students, out-of-school youths, 
        disadvantaged youth, and older adults as participants 
        to provide services to address unmet human, 
        educational, environmental, or public safety needs.
  (f) National Service Priorities.--
          (1) Establishment.--
                  (A) By corporation.--In order to concentrate 
                national efforts on meeting certain human, 
                educational, environmental, or veterans' needs 
                and to achieve the other purposes of this Act, 
                the Corporation, consistent with the strategic 
                plan approved under section 192A(g)(1), shall 
                establish (and may periodically alter) 
                priorities regarding the types of national 
                service programs and corps to be assisted under 
                section 129 and the purposes for which such 
                assistance may be used. In establishing such 
                priorities, the Corporation--
                          (i) shall select 2 or more of the 
                        corps described in subsection (a) to 
                        receive assistance under section 
                        129(d); and
                          (ii) may select other programs 
                        described in subsection (b) to receive 
                        assistance under such section.
                  (B) By states.--Consistent with paragraph 
                (4), States shall establish, and through the 
                national service plan process described in 
                section 178(e)(1), periodically alter 
                priorities as appropriate regarding the 
                national service programs to be assisted under 
                section 129(d) and 129(e). The State priorities 
                shall be subject to Corporation review as part 
                of the application process under section 130.
          (2) Notice to applicants.--The Corporation shall 
        provide advance notice to potential applicants of any 
        national service priorities to be in effect under this 
        subsection for a fiscal year. The notice shall 
        specifically include--
                  (A) a description of any alteration made in 
                the priorities since the previous notice; and
                  (B) a description of the national service 
                programs that are designated by the Corporation 
                under section 133(d)(2) as eligible for 
                priority consideration in the next competitive 
                distribution of assistance under section 
                121(a).
          (3) Regulations.--The Corporation shall by regulation 
        establish procedures to ensure the equitable treatment 
        of national service programs that--
                  (A) receive funding under this subtitle for 
                multiple years; and
                  (B) would be adversely affected by annual 
                revisions in such national service priorities.
          (4) Application to subgrants.--Any national service 
        priorities established by the Corporation under this 
        subsection shall also be used by each recipient of 
        funds under section 121(a) that uses any portion of the 
        assistance to conduct a grant program to support other 
        national service programs.
  (g) Requirements for Tutors.--
          (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        the Corporation shall require that each recipient of 
        assistance under the national service laws that 
        operates a tutoring program involving elementary or 
        secondary school students certifies that individuals 
        serving in approved national service positions as 
        tutors in such program have--
                  (A) either--
                          (i) obtained their high school 
                        diploma; or
                          (ii) passed a proficiency test 
                        demonstrating that such individuals 
                        have the skills necessary to achieve 
                        program goals; and
                  (B) have successfully completed pre- and in-
                service training for tutors.
          (2) Exception.--The requirements in paragraph (1) do 
        not apply to an individual serving in an approved 
        national service position who is enrolled in an 
        elementary or secondary school and is providing 
        tutoring services through a structured, school-managed 
        cross-grade tutoring program.
  (h) Requirements for Tutoring Programs.--Each tutoring 
program that receives assistance under the national service 
laws shall--
          (1) offer a curriculum that is high quality, 
        research-based, and consistent with the State academic 
        content standards required by section 1111 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 6311) and the instructional program of the local 
        educational agency; and
          (2) offer high quality, research-based pre- and in-
        service training for tutors.
  (i) Citizenship Training.--The Corporation shall establish 
requirements for recipients of assistance under the national 
service laws relating to the promotion of citizenship and civic 
engagement, that are consistent with the principles on which 
citizenship programs administered by U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services are based and are appropriate to the age, 
education, and experience of the participants enrolled in 
approved national service positions and approved summer of 
service positions.
  (j) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the end of each 
fiscal year for which the Corporation makes grants under 
section 121(a), the Corporation shall prepare and submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report containing--
          (1) information describing how the Corporation 
        allocated financial assistance and approved national 
        service positions among eligible entities proposed to 
        carry out national service corps described in that 
        subsection (a) for that fiscal year; and
          (2) information describing the amount of financial 
        assistance and the number of approved national service 
        positions the Corporation provided to each national 
        service corps described in subsection (a) for that 
        fiscal year;
          (3) a measure of the extent to which the national 
        service corps improved performance on the corresponding 
        indicators; and
          (4) information describing how the Corporation is 
        coordinating--
                  (A) the national service corps funded under 
                subsection (a); with
                  (B) applicable programs, as determined by the 
                Corporation, carried out under subtitles B of 
                this title, and part A of title I and parts A 
                and B of title II of the Domestic Volunteer 
                Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq., 
                5001, 5011) that improve performance on those 
                indicators or otherwise address identified 
                community needs.

SEC. 123. TYPES OF NATIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS ELIGIBLE FOR APPROVAL FOR 
                    NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.

  The Corporation may approve of any of the following service 
positions as an approved national service position that 
includes the national service educational award described in 
subtitle D as one of the benefits to be provided for successful 
service in the position:
          (1) * * *
          (2) A position for a participant in a program that--
                  (A) is carried out by a State, a subdivision 
                of a State, a Territory, an Indian tribe, a 
                public or private nonprofit organization, an 
                institution of higher education, or a Federal 
                agency; and

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          (5) A position for a participant in the National 
        Civilian Community Corps under subtitle E.

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[SEC. 125. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

  [(a) Training Programs.--The Corporation may conduct, 
directly or by grant or contract, appropriate training programs 
regarding national service in order to--
          [(1) improve the ability of national service programs 
        assisted under section 121 to meet human, educational, 
        environmental, or public safety needs in communities--
                  [(A) where services are needed most; and
                  [(B) where programs do not exist, or are too 
                limited to meet community needs, as of the date 
                on which the Corporation makes the grant or 
                enters into the contract;
          [(2) promote leadership development in such programs;
          [(3) improve the instructional and programmatic 
        quality of such programs to build an ethic of civic 
        responsibility;
          [(4) develop the management and budgetary skills of 
        program operators;
          [(5) provide for or improve the training provided to 
        the participants in such programs; and
          [(6) encourage national service programs to adhere to 
        risk management procedures, including the training of 
        participants in appropriate risk management practices.
  [(b) Technical Assistance.--To the extent appropriate and 
necessary, the Corporation shall make technical assistance 
available to States, Indian tribes, labor organizations, 
organizations operated by young adults, organizations serving 
economically disadvantaged individuals, and other entities 
described in section 121 that desire--
          [(1) to develop national service programs; or
          [(2) to apply for assistance under such section or 
        under a grant program conducted using assistance 
        provided under such section.]

SEC. 126. OTHER SPECIAL ASSISTANCE.

  (a) Support for State Commissions.--
          (1) Grants authorized.--From amounts appropriated for 
        a fiscal year pursuant to the authorization of 
        appropriation in section 501(a)(4), the Corporation may 
        make a grant in an amount between [$125,000 and 
        $750,000] $250,000 and $1,000,000 to a State to assist 
        the State to establish or operate the State Commission 
        on National and Community Service required to be 
        established by the State under section 178.
          [(2) Limitation on amount of grants.--Notwithstanding 
        the amounts specified in paragraph (1), the amount of a 
        grant that may be provided to a State Commission under 
        this subsection, together with other Federal funds 
        available to establish or operate the State Commission, 
        may not exceed--
                  [(A) 85 percent of the total cost to 
                establish or operate the State Commission for 
                the first year for which the State Commission 
                receives assistance under this subsection; and
                  [(B) such smaller percentage of such cost as 
                the Corporation may establish for the second, 
                third, and fourth years of such assistance in 
                order to ensure that the Federal share does not 
                exceed 50 percent of such costs for the fifth 
                year, and any subsequent year, for which the 
                State Commission receives assistance under this 
                subsection.]
          (2) Matching requirement.--In making grants to a 
        State under this subsection, the Corporation shall 
        require the State to provide matching funds of $1 from 
        non-Federal sources for every $1 provided by the 
        Corporation.
          (3) Alternative.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the 
        Chief Executive Officer may permit a State that 
        demonstrates hardship or a new State Commission to use 
        an alternative match as follows:
                  (A) First $100,000.--For the first $100,000 
                of grant amounts provided by the Corporation, a 
                State shall not be required to provide matching 
                funds.
                  (B) Amounts greater than $100,000.--For grant 
                amounts of more than $100,000 and not exceeding 
                $200,000 provided by the Corporation, a State 
                shall provide $1 from non-Federal sources for 
                every $2 provided by the Corporation.
                  (C) Amounts greater than $200,000.--For grant 
                amounts of more than $200,000 provided by the 
                Corporation, a State shall provide $1 from non-
                Federal sources for every $1 provided by the 
                Corporation.
                  (D) Reservation of funds.--The corporation 
                shall ensure that it reserves funds for 
                assistance provided under section 126(a) at an 
                aggregate amount equal to that of at least 150 
                percent allocated in fiscal year 2004 for the 
                first full fiscal year after the date of 
                enactment of the GIVE Act. Each subsequent year 
                the corporation shall increase the amount 
                reserved proportionately including minimum and 
                maximum amounts described in paragraph (1) to 
                the amount of program funding allocated in 
                subtitle C.
  (b) Disaster Service.--The Corporation may undertake 
activities, including activities carried out through part A of 
title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 
U.S.C. 4951 et seq.), to involve in disaster relief efforts 
youth corps programs described in section 122(a)(2) and other 
programs that receive assistance under the national service 
laws[.] and to support, including through mission-assignments 
under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5147), nonprofit organizations and 
public agencies responding to the needs of communities in 
disasters.
  (c) Challenge Grants for National Service Programs.--
          (1) Assistance authorized.--The Corporation may make 
        challenge grants under this subsection [to national 
        service programs that receive assistance under section 
        121] to programs supported under the national service 
        laws.

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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). The Corporation shall establish a 
        ceiling on the amount of assistance that may be 
        provided to a national service program under this 
        subsection.]
          (3) Amount of assistance.--A challenge grant under 
        this subsection may provide, for an initial 3-year 
        grant period, not more than $1 of assistance under this 
        subsection for each $1 in cash raised from private 
        sources by the program supported under the national 
        service laws in excess of amounts required to be 
        provided by the program to satisfy matching funds 
        requirements. After an initial 3-year grant period, 
        grants under this subsection may provide not more than 
        $1 of assistance for each $2 in cash raised from 
        private sources by the program in excess of amounts 
        required to be provided by the program to satisfy 
        matching funds requirements. The Corporation may permit 
        the use of local or State funds as matching funds if 
        the Corporation determines that such use would be 
        equitable due to a lack of available private funds at 
        the local level. The Corporation shall establish a 
        ceiling on the amount of assistance that may be 
        provided to a national service program under this 
        subsection.

               PART II--APPLICATION AND APPROVAL PROCESS

[SEC. 129. PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE AND APPROVED NATIONAL SERVICE 
                    POSITIONS BY 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 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.
          [(2) One percent allotment for certain territories 
        and possessions.--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 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 
        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.
          [(4) Effect of failure to apply.--If a State or 
        Indian tribe fails to apply for, or fails to give 
        notice to the Corporation of its intent to apply for, 
        an allotment under this subsection, the Corporation 
        shall use the amount that would have been allotted 
        under this subsection to the State or Indian tribe--
                  [(A) to make grants (and provide approved 
                national service positions in connection with 
                such grants) to other eligible entities under 
                section 121 that propose to carry out national 
                service programs in the State or on behalf of 
                the Indian tribe; and
                  [(B) after making grants under subparagraph 
                (A), to make a reallotment to other States and 
                Indian tribes with approved applications under 
                section 130.
  [(b) Reservation of Approved Positions.--The Corporation 
shall ensure that each individual selected during a fiscal year 
for assignment as a VISTA volunteer under title I of the 
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) 
or as a participant in the Civilian Community Corps 
Demonstration Program under subtitle E shall receive the 
national service educational award described in subtitle D if 
the individual satisfies the eligibility requirements for the 
award. Funds for approved national service positions required 
by this paragraph for a fiscal year shall be deducted from the 
total funding for approved national service positions to be 
available for distribution under subsections (a) and (d) for 
that fiscal year.
  [(c) Reservation for Special Assistance.--From amounts 
appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriation in section 501(a)(2), and subject to the 
limitation in such section, the Corporation may reserve such 
amount as the Corporation considers to be appropriate for the 
purpose of making assistance available under sections 125 and 
126. The Corporation may not reserve more than $10,000,000 for 
a fiscal year for disaster service under subsection (b) of 
section 126 or challenge grants under subsection (c) of such 
section.
  [(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 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.--The 
        Corporation shall distribute on a competitive basis to 
        subdivisions of States, Indian tribes, public or 
        private nonprofit organizations (including labor 
        organizations), 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 
        paragraph (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) 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) Reservation of funds for supplemental and 
        outreach grants.--
                  [(A) Reservation.--From amounts appropriated 
                for a fiscal year pursuant to the authorization 
                of appropriation in section 501(a)(2), and 
                subject to the limitation in such section, the 
                Chief Executive Officer shall reserve an amount 
                that is not less than 1 percent of such amounts 
                (except that the amount reserved may not exceed 
                $5,000,000), in order to make supplemental 
                grants as provided in subparagraph (B) and 
                outreach grants as provided in subparagraph 
                (C). The amount reserved pursuant to this 
                paragraph shall be available until expended.
                  [(B) Grants to assist entities in placing 
                applicants who are 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);
                                  [(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(1))), 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.
                          [(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).
                  [(C) Grants for outreach to individuals with 
                a disability.--
                          [(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) of--
                                  [(I) providing information 
                                about the programs specified in 
                                section 193A(d)(10) to such 
                                individuals with a disability 
                                who desire to perform national 
                                service; and
                                  [(II) enabling the 
                                individuals to participate in 
                                activities carried out through 
                                such programs, which may 
                                include assisting the placement 
                                of the individuals in approved 
                                national service positions.
                          [(ii) Application.--To be eligible to 
                        receive a grant under this 
                        subparagraph, an organization described 
                        in clause (i) shall submit an 
                        application to the Chief Executive 
                        Officer at such time, in such manner, 
                        and containing such information as the 
                        Chief Executive Officer may require.
  [(e) Application Required.--The allotment of assistance and 
approved national service positions to a State or Indian tribe 
under subsection (a), and the competitive distribution of 
assistance under subsection (d), shall be made by the 
Corporation only pursuant to an application submitted by a 
State or other applicant under section 130 and approved by the 
Corporation under section 133.
  [(f) Approval of Positions Subject to Available Funds.--The 
Corporation may not approve positions as approved national 
service positions under this subtitle for a fiscal year in 
excess of the number of such positions for which the 
Corporation has sufficient available funds in the National 
Service Trust for that fiscal year, taking into consideration 
funding needs for national service educational awards under 
subtitle D based on completed service. If appropriations are 
insufficient to provide the maximum allowable national service 
educational awards under subtitle D for all eligible 
participants, the Corporation is authorized to make necessary 
and reasonable adjustments to program rules.
  [(g) Sponsorship of Approved National Service Positions.--
          [(1) Sponsorship authorized.--The Corporation may 
        enter into agreements with persons or entities who 
        offer to sponsor national service positions for which 
        the person or entity will be responsible for supplying 
        the funds necessary to provide a national service 
        educational award. The distribution of these approved 
        national service positions shall be made pursuant to 
        the agreement, and the creation of these positions 
        shall not be taken into consideration in determining 
        the number of approved national service positions to be 
        available for distribution under this section.
          [(2) Deposit of contribution.--Funds provided 
        pursuant to an agreement under paragraph (1) and any 
        other funds contributed to the Corporation to support 
        the activities of the Corporation under the national 
        service laws shall be deposited in the National Service 
        Trust established in section 145 until such time as the 
        funds are needed.]

SEC. 129. PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE AND APPROVED NATIONAL SERVICE 
                    POSITIONS.

  (a) 1-percent Allotment for Certain Territories.--Of the 
funds allocated by the Corporation for provision of assistance 
under section 121(a) for a fiscal year, the Corporation shall 
reserve 1 percent for grants to the United States Virgin 
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands upon approval by the Corporation of an 
application submitted under section 130. The amount allotted as 
a grant to each such Territory under this subsection 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 bears to the total 
population of such Territories.
  (b) Allotment for Indian Tribes.--Of the funds allocated by 
the Corporation for provision of assistance under section 
121(a) for a fiscal year, the Corporation shall reserve at 
least 1 percent for grants to Indian tribes, including 
nonprofit organizations applying on behalf of a tribe or 
tribes, to be allotted by the Corporation on a competitive 
basis. In the case of a nonprofit organization applying on 
behalf of a tribe or tribes such nonprofit organization shall 
include in its application--
          (1) written documentation from such tribe or tribes 
        that such tribe or tribes has approved the application 
        and authorized such nonprofit organization to submit an 
        application on the behalf of the tribe or tribes; and
          (2) certification that the nonprofit organization 
        will use the grant exclusively to serve members of such 
        tribe or tribes and will, to the maximum extent 
        practicable, do so on tribal lands.
  (c) Reservation of Approved Positions.--The Corporation shall 
ensure that each individual selected during a fiscal year for 
assignment as a VISTA volunteer under title I of the Domestic 
Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) or as a 
participant in the Civilian Community Corps Demonstration 
Program under subtitle E shall receive the national service 
educational award described in subtitle D if the individual 
satisfies the eligibility requirements for the award. Funds for 
approved national service positions required by this paragraph 
for a fiscal year shall be deducted from the total funding for 
approved national service positions to be available for 
distribution under subsections (d) and (e) for that fiscal 
year.
  (d) Allotment for Competitive Grants.--Of the funds allocated 
by the Corporation for provision of assistance under section 
121(a) for a fiscal year and subject to section 133(d)(3), the 
Corporation shall reserve up to 62.7 percent for grants awarded 
on a competitive basis to States for national service programs 
and to nonprofit organizations seeking to operate a national 
service program in 2 or more States.
  (e) Allotment to Certain States on Formula Basis.--
          (1) Grants.--Of the funds allocated by the 
        Corporation for provision of assistance under 
        subsection (a) of section 121 for a fiscal year, the 
        Corporation shall make a grant to each of the several 
        States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth 
        of Puerto Rico that submits an application under 
        section 130 that is approved by the Corporation.
          (2) Allotments.--The amount allotted as a grant to 
        each such State under this subsection for a fiscal year 
        shall be equal to the amount that bears the same ratio 
        to 35.3 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, in 
        compliance with paragraph (3).
          (3) Minimum amount.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), 
        the minimum grant made available to each State approved 
        by the Corporation under paragraph (1) for each fiscal 
        year must be at least $600,000, or 0.5 percent of the 
        amount allocated for the State formula under this 
        section, whichever is greater.
  (f) Effect of Failure To Apply.--If a State or Territory 
fails to apply for, or fails to give notice to the Corporation 
of its intent to apply for an allotment under this section, or 
the Corporation does not approve the application consistent 
with section 133, the Corporation may use the amount that would 
have been allotted under this section to the State or Territory 
to--
          (1) make grants (and provide approved national 
        service positions in connection with such grants) to 
        other community-based organizations under section 121 
        that propose to carry out national service programs in 
        such State or Territory; and
          (2) make a reallotment to other States or Territories 
        with approved applications submitted under section 130, 
        to the extent community-based organizations do not 
        apply as described in paragraph (1).
  (g) Application Required.--The allotment of assistance and 
approved national service positions to a recipient under this 
section shall be made by the Corporation only pursuant to an 
application submitted by a State or other applicant under 
section 130.
  (h) Approval of Positions Subject to Available Funds.--The 
Corporation may not approve positions as approved national 
service positions under this subtitle for a fiscal year in 
excess of the number of such positions for which the 
Corporation has sufficient available funds in the National 
Service Trust for that fiscal year, taking into consideration 
funding needs for national service educational awards under 
subtitle D based on completed service. If appropriations are 
insufficient to provide the maximum allowable national service 
educational awards under subtitle D for all eligible 
participants, the Corporation is authorized to make necessary 
and reasonable adjustments to program rules.
  (i) Sponsorship of Approved National Service Positions.--
          (1) Sponsorship authorized.--The Corporation may 
        enter into agreements with persons or entities who 
        offer to sponsor national service positions for which 
        the person or entity will be responsible for supplying 
        the funds necessary to provide a national service 
        educational award. The distribution of these approved 
        national service positions shall be made pursuant to 
        the agreement, and the creation of these positions 
        shall not be taken into consideration in determining 
        the number of approved national service positions to be 
        available for distribution under this section.
          (2) Deposit of contribution.--Funds provided pursuant 
        to an agreement under paragraph (1) shall be deposited 
        in the National Service Trust established in section 
        145 until such time as the funds are needed.
  (j) Reservation of Funds for Special Assistance.--From 
amounts appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to the 
authorization of appropriations in section 501(a)(2) and 
subject to the limitation in such section, the Corporation may 
reserve such amount as the Corporation considers to be 
appropriate for the purpose of making assistance available 
under section 126.
  (k) Reservation of Funds To Increase the Participation of 
Individuals With Disabilities.--
          (1) Reservation.--To make grants to public or private 
        nonprofit organizations to increase the participation 
        of individuals with disabilities in national service 
        and for demonstration activities in furtherance of this 
        purpose, and subject to the limitation in paragraph 
        (2), the Chief Executive Officer shall reserve not less 
        than 1 percent from the amount allocated to carry out 
        program grants under the national service laws.
          (2) Limitation.--The amount reserved in paragraph (1) 
        may not exceed $10,000,000.
          (3) Remainder.--After making grants under subsection 
        (k), excess funds may be used by the Chief Executive 
        Officer for other activities under section 501(a)(2).
  (l) Authority for Fixed-Amount Grants.--
          (1) In general.--
                  (A) Authority.--From amounts appropriated for 
                a fiscal year to provide financial assistance 
                under the national service laws, the 
                Corporation, subject to the limitation in 
                subparagraph (B) may provide assistance in the 
                form of fixed-amount grants in an amount 
                determined by the Corporation under paragraph 
                (2) rather than on the basis of actual costs 
                incurred by a program.
                  (B) Limitation.--Other than fixed-amount 
                grants to support programs described in section 
                129A, for the 1-year period beginning on the 
                date of enactment of the GIVE Act, the 
                Corporation may provide assistance in the form 
                of fixed-amount grants only to support full-
                time positions.
          (2) Determination of amount of fixed-amount grants.--
        A fixed-amount grant authorized by this subsection 
        shall be in an amount determined by the Corporation 
        that is--
                  (A) significantly less than the reasonable 
                and necessary costs of administering the 
                program receiving the grant; and
                  (B) based on the amount per individual 
                enrolled in the program receiving the grant, 
                taking into account--
                          (i) the program's capacity to manage 
                        funds and achieve programmatic results;
                          (ii) the number of national service 
                        positions approved for the program;
                          (iii) the proposed design of the 
                        program;
                          (iv) whether the program provides 
                        service to or involves the 
                        participation of disadvantaged youth or 
                        otherwise would reasonably incur a 
                        relatively higher level of costs; and
                          (v) such other factors as the 
                        Corporation may consider under section 
                        133 in considering applications for 
                        assistance.
          (3) Requirements for grant recipients.--In awarding a 
        fixed-amount grant under this subsection, the 
        Corporation--
                  (A) shall require the grant recipient--
                          (i) to return a pro rata amount of 
                        the grant funds based upon the 
                        difference between the number of hours 
                        served by a participant and the minimum 
                        number of hours for completion of a 
                        term of service (as established by the 
                        Corporation);
                          (ii) to report on standardized and 
                        other performance measures established 
                        by the Corporation;
                          (iii) to cooperate with any 
                        evaluation activities undertaken by the 
                        Corporation; and
                          (iv) to provide assurances that 
                        additional funds shall be raised in 
                        support of the proposed program, in 
                        addition to those received under the 
                        national service laws; and
                  (B) may adopt other terms and conditions as 
                it considers necessary or appropriate based on 
                the relative risks (as determined by the 
                Corporation) associated with any application 
                for a fixed-amount grant.
          (4) Other requirements not applicable.--Limitations 
        on administrative costs and matching fund documentation 
        requirements shall not apply to fixed-amount grants 
        provided in accordance with this subsection.
          (5) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
        shall relieve a grant recipient of the responsibility 
        to comply with the requirements of the Single Audit Act 
        (31 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.) or other requirements of 
        Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133.

SEC. 129A. EDUCATION AWARDS ONLY PROGRAM.

  (a) In General.--From amounts appropriated for a fiscal year 
to provide financial assistance under this subtitle and 
consistent with the restriction in subsection (b), the 
Corporation may, through fixed-amount grants (in accordance 
with section 129(l)), provide operational assistance to 
programs that receive approved national service positions but 
do not receive funds under section 121(a).
  (b) Limit on Corporation Grant Funds.--Operational support 
under this section may not exceed $600 per individual enrolled 
in an approved national service position and may reach $800 per 
individual if the program supports at least 50 percent 
disadvantaged youth.
  (c) Adjustments for Inflation.-- For each year after 2008, 
the amounts specified in subsection (b) shall be adjusted for 
inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index for all Urban 
Consumers published by the Secretary of Labor.
  (d) Inapplicable Provisions.--The provisions under section 
129(l)(4) and the living allowances and other benefits under 
sections 131(e) and section 140 (other than individualized 
support services for disabled members under section 140(f)) 
shall not apply to programs that receive assistance under this 
section.

SEC. 130. 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, Territory, subdivision of a State, Indian tribe, public 
or private nonprofit organization, [institution of higher 
education, or Federal agency] or institution of higher 
education 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.
  (b) Types of Permissible Application Information.--In order 
to have adequate information upon which to consider an 
application under section 133, the Corporation may require the 
following information to be provided in an application 
submitted under subsection (a):
          (1) * * *

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          (9) A description of the manner and extent to which 
        the national service programs referred to in paragraphs 
        (1) and (2) conform to the national service priorities 
        established by the Corporation under [section 122(c)] 
        section 122(f).

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          (12) A description of the manner and extent to which 
        participants, representatives of the community served, 
        community-based agencies with a demonstrated record of 
        experience in providing services, municipalities and 
        county governments in the areas being served, and labor 
        organizations contributed to the development of the 
        national service programs referred to in paragraphs (1) 
        and (2), including the identity of the individual 
        representing each appropriate labor organization (if 
        any) who was consulted and the nature of the 
        consultation.

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  (c) Required Application Information.--An application 
submitted under subsection (a) shall contain the following 
information:
          (1) A description of the [jobs or positions] proposed 
        positions into which participants will be placed using 
        the assistance provided under section 121[, including 
        descriptions of specific tasks to be performed by such 
        participants.].
          (2) A description of the proposed minimum 
        qualifications that individuals shall meet to become 
        participants in such programs.
          (3) In the case of a nonprofit organization operating 
        programs in 2 or more States, a description of the 
        manner and extent to which the State Commissions of 
        each State in which the nonprofit organization intends 
        to operate were consulted and the nature of the 
        consultation.
  (d) Additional Required Application Information.--An 
application submitted under subsection (a) for programs 
described in 122(a) shall also contain--
          (1) measurable goals, to be used for annual 
        measurements of the program on 1 or more of the 
        corresponding performance indicators;
          (2) information describing how the applicant proposes 
        to utilize funds to improve performance on the 
        corresponding performance indicators utilizing 
        participants, including the activities in which such 
        participants will engage to improve performance on 
        those indicators;
          (3) information identifying the geographical area in 
        which the eligible entity proposed to carry out the 
        program proposes to use funds to improve performance on 
        the corresponding performance indicators including 
        demographic information on the students or individuals, 
        as appropriate, in such area, and statistics 
        demonstrating the need to improve such indicators in 
        such area; and
          (4) if applicable, information on how the eligible 
        entity will work with other community-based agencies to 
        carry out activities to improve performance on the 
        corresponding performance indicators using such funds.
  [(d)] (e) Application To Receive Only Approved National 
Service Positions.--
          (1) * * *

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  [(e)] (f) Special Rule for State Applicants.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Competitive selection.--The application of a 
        State shall contain an assurance that all assistance 
        provided under section 121(a) to the State will be used 
        to support national service programs that [were 
        selected] were or will be selected by the State on a 
        competitive basis. In making such competitive 
        selections, the State shall seek to ensure the 
        equitable allocation within the State of assistance and 
        approved national service positions provided under this 
        subtitle to the State taking into consideration such 
        factors as the location of the programs applying to the 
        State, population density, and economic distress.

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  [(f)] (g) Special Rule for Certain Applicants.--
          (1) Written concurrence.--In the case of [a program 
        applicant] an applicant that proposes to also serve as 
        the service sponsor, the application shall include the 
        written concurrence of any local labor organization 
        representing employees of the service sponsor who are 
        engaged in the same or substantially similar work as 
        that proposed to be carried out.
          (2) [Program applicant] Applicant defined.--For 
        purposes of this subsection, the term ``[program 
        applicant] applicant'' means--
                  (A) a State, subdivision of a State, 
                Territory, 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, 
                Territory, Indian tribe, public or private 
                nonprofit organization, [institution of higher 
                education, or Federal agency] or institution of 
                higher education under section 121.
  [(g)] (h) Limitation on Same Project in Multiple 
Applications.--The Corporation shall reject an application 
submitted under this section if a project proposed to be 
conducted using assistance requested by the applicant is 
already described in another application pending before the 
Corporation[.] or is already receiving financial assistance 
from the Corporation.

SEC. 131. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS.

  (a) * * *

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  (c) Consultation.--An application submitted under section 130 
shall also include an assurance by the applicant that any 
national service program carried out by the applicant using 
assistance provided under section 121 and any national service 
program supported by a grant made by the applicant using such 
assistance will--
          (1) provide in the design, recruitment, and operation 
        of the program for broad-based input from--
                  [(A) the community served and potential 
                participants in the program; and]
                  (A) the community served, including, if 
                appropriate, municipal and county governments 
                in the area served, and potential participants 
                in the program;
                  (B) community-based agencies with a 
                demonstrated record of experience in providing 
                services and local labor organizations 
                representing employees of service sponsors, if 
                these entities exist in the area to be served 
                by the program; and
                  (C) municipalities and county governments in 
                the areas being served;

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          [(3) in the case of a program that is not funded 
        through a State, consult with and coordinate activities 
        with the State Commission for the State in which the 
        program operates.]
          (3) in the case of a program that is not funded 
        through a State, including programs operated by 
        nonprofit organizations seeking to operate a national 
        service program in 2 or more States--
                  (A) consult with and coordinate with the 
                State Commission for the State in which the 
                program operates; and
                  (B) obtain confirmation from the State 
                Commission that the applicant seeking 
                assistance under this Act has consulted with 
                and coordinated with the State Commission when 
                seeking to operate a program in that State.

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SEC. 133. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Application to Subgrants.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Contents.--The application of the State or other 
        entity under section 130 shall contain--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) a description of the [jobs or] positions 
                into which participants will be placed using 
                such assistance, including descriptions of 
                specific tasks to be performed by such 
                participants; and

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  (c) Assistance Criteria.--The criteria required to be applied 
in evaluating applications submitted under section 130 are as 
follows:
          (1) * * *

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          (6) The extent to which projects would be conducted 
        in the following areas where they are needed most:
                  (A) * * *

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                  (F) Areas that have a mortgage foreclosure 
                rate greater than the national average mortgage 
                foreclosure rate for the most recent 12 months 
                for which satisfactory data are available.

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  (d) Other Considerations.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Priorities.--The Corporation may designate, under 
        such criteria as may be established by the Corporation, 
        certain national service programs or types of national 
        service programs described in section 122(a) for 
        priority consideration in the competitive distribution 
        of funds under section 129(d)(2). In designating 
        national service programs to receive priority, the 
        Corporation may include--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (F) professional corps programs described in 
                section 122(a)(8); [and]
                  (G) programs that--
                          (i) * * *

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                          (iii) include an evaluation 
                        component[.];
                  (H) programs that recruit veterans, 
                particularly returning veterans, into service 
                opportunities; and
                  (I) programs that promote community-based 
                efforts to meet the unique needs of military 
                families while a member of the family is 
                deployed, or when a member of the family 
                returns from deployment.

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                PART III--NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS

SEC. 137. DESCRIPTION OF PARTICIPANTS.

  (a) In General.--For purposes of this subtitle, an individual 
shall be considered to be a participant in a national service 
program carried out using assistance provided under section 121 
if the individual--
          (1) * * *

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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;]
          [(4)] (3) is 17 years of age or older at the time the 
        individual begins the term of service;
          [(5)] (4) has received a high school diploma or its 
        equivalent, agrees to obtain a high school diploma or 
        its equivalent (unless this requirement is waived based 
        on an individual education assessment conducted by the 
        program) and the individual did not drop out of an 
        elementary or secondary school to enroll in the 
        program, or is enrolled in an institution of higher 
        education on an ability to benefit basis and is 
        considered eligible for funds under section 484 of the 
        Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091); and
          [(6)] (5) is a citizen or national of the United 
        States or lawful permanent resident alien of the United 
        States.
  (b) Special Rules for Certain Youth Programs.--An individual 
shall be considered to be a participant in a youth corps 
program described in section 122(a)(2) or a program described 
in section 122(a)(9) that is carried out with assistance 
provided under section 121(a) if the individual--
          (1) satisfies the requirements specified in 
        subsection (a), except [paragraph (4)] paragraph (3) of 
        such subsection; and
          (2) is [between the ages of 16 and 25] a 16-year-old 
        out of school youth or an individual between the ages 
        of 17 and 25, inclusive, at the time the individual 
        begins the term of service.
  (c) Waiver.--The Corporation may waive the requirements of 
subsection [(a)(5)] (a)(4) with respect to an individual if the 
program in which the individual seeks to become a participant 
conducts an independent evaluation demonstrating that the 
individual is incapable of obtaining a high school diploma or 
its equivalent.

SEC. 138. 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] conducted by the entity to which the 
assistance and approved national service positions are 
provided.

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  (e) National Leadership Pool.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Emphasis on certain individuals.--In selecting 
        individuals to receive leadership training under this 
        subsection, the Corporation shall make special efforts 
        to select individuals who have served--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (C) as participants in national service 
                programs receiving assistance under section 
                121, particularly those who were considered at 
                the time of their service disadvantaged youth;

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SEC. 139. TERMS OF SERVICE.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Term of Service.--
          (1) Full-time service.--An individual performing 
        full-time national service in an approved national 
        service position shall agree to participate in the 
        program sponsoring the position for not less than 1,700 
        hours during a period of [not less than 9 months and] 
        not more than 1 year.
          (2) Part-time service.--Except as provided in 
        paragraph (3), an individual performing part-time 
        national service in an approved national service 
        position shall agree to participate in the program 
        sponsoring the position for not less than 900 hours 
        [during a period of--
                  [(A) not more than 2 years; or
                  [(B) not more than 3 years if the individual 
                is enrolled in an institute of higher education 
                while preforming all or a portion of the 
                service.] during a period of not more than 2 
                years.

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          (4) Extension of term for disaster purposes.--
                  (A) An individual in an approved national 
                service position performing service directly 
                related to disaster relief efforts may continue 
                in a term of service for a period of 90 days 
                beyond the period otherwise specified in 
                sections 139(b) and 153 (e) or in section 104 
                of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973.
                  (B) Service performed by an individual in an 
                originally-agreed to term of service and 
                service performed under this paragraph shall 
                constitute a single term of service for 
                purposes of sections 146(b) and (c) but may not 
                receive an additional education award under 
                section 141.
  (c) Release From Completing Term of Service.--
          (1) Release authorized.--A recipient of assistance 
        under section 121 or a program sponsoring an approved 
        national service position may release a participant 
        from completing a term of service in the position--
                  (A) for compelling personal circumstances [as 
                demonstrated by the participant] as determined 
                by the organization responsible for granting a 
                release, if the participant has otherwise 
                performed satisfactorily and has completed at 
                least 15 percent of the original term of 
                service; or

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          (2) Effect of release for compelling circumstances.--
        If a participant eligible for release under paragraph 
        (1)(A) is serving in an approved national service 
        position, the recipient of assistance under section 121 
        or a program sponsoring an approved national service 
        position may elect--
                  (A) to grant such release and [provide to the 
                participant that portion of the national 
                service educational award] certify the 
                participant's eligibility for that portion of 
                the national service educational award 
                corresponding to the portion of the term of 
                service actually completed, as provided in 
                section 147(c); or
                  (B) to permit the participant to temporarily 
                suspend performance of the term of service for 
                a period of up to 2 years (and such additional 
                period as the Corporation may allow for 
                extenuating circumstances) and, upon completion 
                of such period, [to allow return to the program 
                with which the individual was serving in order] 
                to complete the remainder of the term of 
                service and obtain the entire national service 
                educational award.

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SEC. 140. LIVING ALLOWANCES FOR NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS.

  (a) Provision of Living Allowance.--
          (1) Living allowance required.--Subject to [paragraph 
        (3)] paragraphs (2) and (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 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).
          [(2) Limitation on federal share.--The amount of the 
        annual living allowance provided under paragraph (1) 
        that may be paid using assistance provided under 
        section 121 and using any other Federal funds shall not 
        exceed 85 percent of the total average annual provided 
        to VISTA volunteers under section 105 of the Domestic 
        Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955).]
          [(3)] (2) Maximum living allowance.--Except as 
        provided in subsection (c), the total amount of an 
        annual living allowance that may be provided to a 
        participant in a national service program shall not 
        exceed 200 percent of 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).
          (3) Federal work-study students.--The living 
        allowance that may be provided to an individual whose 
        term of service includes hours for which the individual 
        receives Federal work study wages shall be reduced by 
        the amount of the individual's Federal work study 
        award.
          (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 service that is less than 
        12 months.

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  (b) Coverage of Certain Employment-Related Taxes.--To the 
extent a national service program that receives assistance 
under section 121 is subject, with respect to the participants 
in the program, to the taxes imposed on an employer under 
sections 3111 and 3301 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 
U.S.C. 3111, 3301) and taxes imposed on an employer under a 
workmen's compensation act, the assistance provided to the 
program under section 121 [shall include an amount sufficient 
to cover 85 percent of such taxes based upon the lesser of--
          [(1) the total average annual subsistence allowance 
        provided to VISTA volunteers under section 105 of the 
        Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
        4955); and
          [(2) the annual living allowance established by the 
        program.] may be used to pay such taxes.
  (c) Exception From Maximum Living Allowance for Certain 
Assistance.--A professional corps program described in section 
122(a)(8) that desires to provide a living allowance in excess 
of the maximum allowance authorized in subsection (a)(3) may 
still apply for such assistance, except that--
          (1) any assistance provided to the applicant under 
        section 121 may not be used to pay for any portion of 
        the allowance; and
          [(2) the applicant shall apply for such assistance 
        only by submitting an application to the Corporation 
        for assistance on a competitive basis; and]
          [(3)] (2) the national service program shall be 
        operated directly by the applicant and shall meet 
        urgent, unmet human, educational, environmental, or 
        public safety needs, as determined by the Corporation.
  (d) Health Insurance.--
          (1) In general.--A State or other recipient of 
        assistance under section 121 shall provide a basic 
        health care policy for each full-time participant in a 
        national service program carried out or supported using 
        the assistance, if the participant is not otherwise 
        covered by a health care policy. [Not more than 85 
        percent of the cost of a premium shall be provided by 
        the Corporation, with the remaining cost paid by the 
        entity receiving assistance under section 121.] The 
        Corporation shall establish minimum standards that all 
        plans must meet in order to qualify for payment under 
        this part, any circumstances in which an alternative 
        health care policy may be substituted for the basic 
        health care policy, and mechanisms to prohibit 
        participants from dropping existing coverage.

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  [(g) Waiver of Limitation on Federal Share.--The Corporation 
may waive in whole or in part the limitation on the Federal 
share specified in this section with respect to a particular 
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.
  [(h) Limitation on Number of Terms of Service for Federally 
Subsidized Living Allowance.--No national service program may 
use assistance provided under section 121, or any other Federal 
funds, to provide a living allowance under subsection (a), a 
health care policy under subsection (d), or child care or a 
child care allowance under subsection (e), to an individual for 
a third, or subsequent, term of service described in section 
139(b) by the individual in a national service program carried 
out under this subtitle.]

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 Subtitle D--National Service Trust and Provision of National Service 
                           Educational Awards

SEC. 145. 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) from the amounts appropriated to the Corporation 
        and made available to carry out this subtitle pursuant 
        to section 501(a)(2), such amounts as the Corporation 
        may designate to be available for the payment of--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) interest expenses pursuant to [section 
                148(e)] section 148(f);
          (2) any amounts received by the Corporation as gifts, 
        bequests, devises, or otherwise [pursuant to section 
        196(a)(2)] pursuant to section 196(a)(2), if the terms 
        of such donations direct that they be deposited in the 
        National Service Trust; and

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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 summer of service educational awards 
        and national service educational awards in accordance 
        with section 148; and
          (2) payments of interest in accordance with section 
        148(f).

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SEC. 146. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A NATIONAL SERVICE 
                    EDUCATIONAL AWARD FROM THE TRUST.

  (a) Eligible Individuals.--An individual shall receive a 
national service educational award from the National Service 
Trust [if the individual] if the organization responsible for 
an individual's supervision certifies that the individual--
          [(1) successfully completes the required term of 
        service described in subsection (b) in an approved 
        national service position;
          [(2) was 17 years of age or older at the time the 
        individual began serving in the approved national 
        service position or was an out-of-school youth serving 
        in an approved national service position with a youth 
        corps program described in section 122(a)(2) or a 
        program described in section 122(a)(9);
          [(3) at the time the individual uses the national 
        service educational award--
                  [(A) has received a high school diploma, or 
                the equivalent of such diploma;
                  [(B) is enrolled at an institution of higher 
                education on the basis of meeting the standard 
                described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection 
                (a) of section 484 of the Higher Education Act 
                of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091) and meets the 
                requirements of subsection (a) of such section; 
                or
                  [(C) has received a waiver described in 
                section 137(c); and]
          (1) met the applicable eligibility requirements for 
        the position; and
          (2)(A) for a full-time or part-time educational 
        award, successfully completed the required term of 
        service described in subsection (b) in an approved 
        national service position; or
          (B) for a partial educational award--
                  (i) satisfactorily performed prior to being 
                granted a release for compelling personal 
                circumstances under section 139(c); and
                  (ii) served at least 15 percent of the 
                required term of service described in 
                subsection (b); and
          [(4)] (3) is a citizen or national of the United 
        States or lawful permanent resident alien of the United 
        States.

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  [(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 National Service Educational 
Awards.--An individual may not receive, in national service 
educational awards, more than an amount equal to the aggregate 
value of 2 such awards for full-time service. The aggregate 
value of summer of service educational awards that an 
individual receives shall have no effect on the aggregate value 
of national service educational awards the individual may 
receive.
  (d) Time for Use of Educational Award.--
          (1) [Seven-year requirement] In general.--[An] 
        Subject to paragraph (2), an individual eligible to 
        receive a national service educational award under this 
        section may not use such award after the end of the 7-
        year period beginning on the date the individual 
        completes the term of service in an approved national 
        service position that is the basis of the award.
          (2) Exception.--The Corporation may extend the period 
        within which an individual may use a national service 
        educational award if the Corporation determines that 
        the individual--
                  (A) was unavoidably prevented from using the 
                national service educational award during the 
                original 7-year period; [or]
                  (B) performed another term of service in an 
                approved national service position during that 
                period[.]; or
                  (C) is an individual eligible to receive a 
                summer of service educational award, in which 
                case the individual shall have a 10-year period 
                to use such educational award beginning on the 
                date that the individual completes the term of 
                service that is the basis of such educational 
                award.
  (e) Suspension of Eligibility for Drug-Related Offenses.--
          (1) In general.--An individual who, after qualifying 
        under this section or under section 120(c)(8) as an 
        eligible individual, has been convicted under any 
        Federal or State law of the possession or sale of a 
        controlled substance shall not be eligible to receive a 
        national service educational award or a summer of 
        service educational award during the period beginning 
        on the date of such conviction and ending after the 
        interval specified in the following table:

 If convicted of:                   ....................................
The possession of a controlled      Ineligibility period is:
 substance:
 1st conviction...................   1 year
 2nd conviction...................   2 years
 3rd conviction...................   indefinite
The sale of a controlled            ....................................
 substance:
 1st conviction...................   2 years
 2nd conviction...................   indefinite


                                    

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SEC. 147. 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--
          [(1) one-half of an amount equal to the aggregate 
        basic educational assistance allowance provided in 
        section 3015(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code (as 
        in effect on July 28, 1993), for the period referred to 
        in section 3013(a)(1) of such title (as in effect on 
        July 28, 1993), for a member of the Armed Forces who is 
        entitled to such an allowance under section 3011 of 
        such title and whose initial obligated period of active 
        duty is 2 years; less
          [(2) one-half of the aggregate basic contribution 
        required to be made by the member in section 3011(b) of 
        such title (as in effect on July 28, 1993).]
  (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 
equal to the maximum amount of a Federal Pell Grant that a 
student eligible under section 401(b)(2)(A) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 may receive for the award year for which 
the national service position is approved by the Corporation.
  (b) Amount for Part-Time National Service.--Except as 
provided in subsection (c), an individual described in section 
146(a) who successfully completes a required term of part-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 in the 
period of one year, equal to 50 percent of value of the 
national service educational award determined under subsection 
(a).

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SEC. 148. DISBURSEMENT OF NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.

  (a) In General.--Amounts in the Trust shall be available--
          (1) * * *
          (2) to pay all or part of the [cost of attendance] 
        cost of attendance or other educational expenses at an 
        institution of higher education in accordance with 
        subsection (c);
          (3) to pay expenses incurred in participating in an 
        approved school-to-work program in accordance with 
        subsection (d); [and]
          (4) to pay expenses incurred in enrolling in an 
        educational institution or training establishment that 
        meets the requirements of chapter 36 of title 38, 
        United States Code (38 U.S.C. 3451 et seq.); and
          [(4)] (5) to pay interest expenses in accordance with 
        regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (e).
  (b) Use of Educational Award To Repay Outstanding Student 
Loans.--
          (1) Application by eligible individuals.--An eligible 
        individual under section 146 who desires to apply the 
        national service educational award of the individual, 
        or an eligible individual under section 120(c)(8) who 
        received a summer of service educational award to the 
        repayment of qualified student loans shall submit, in a 
        manner prescribed by the Corporation, an application to 
        the Corporation that--
                  (A) * * *

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          (2) Disbursement of repayments.--Upon receipt of an 
        application from an eligible individual of an 
        application that complies with paragraph (1), the 
        Corporation shall, as promptly as practicable 
        consistent with paragraph (5), disburse the amount of 
        the national service educational award or the summer of 
        service educational award, as applicable, that the 
        eligible individual has earned. Such disbursement shall 
        be made by check or other means that is payable to the 
        holder of the loan and requires the endorsement or 
        other certification by the eligible individual.

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          (5) Notification of individual.--The Corporation upon 
        disbursing the national service educational award or 
        the summer of service educational award, as applicable, 
        shall notify the individual of the amount paid for each 
        outstanding loan and the date of payment.

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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];
                  (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 educational expenses and 
                made, insured, or guaranteed by--
                          (i) an eligible lender, as defined in 
                        section 435 of the Higher Education Act 
                        of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1085);
                          (ii) the direct student loan program 
                        under part D of title IV of such Act;
                          (iii) a State agency; or
                          (iv) a lender otherwise determined by 
                        the Corporation to be eligible to 
                        receive disbursements from the National 
                        Service Trust.

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  (c) Use of Educational Awards To Pay Current Educational 
Expenses.--
          (1) Application by eligible individual.--An eligible 
        individual under section 146 who desires to apply the 
        individual's national service educational award, or an 
        eligible individual under section 120(c)(8) who desires 
        to apply the individual's summer of service educational 
        award, to the payment of current full-time or part-time 
        educational expenses shall, on a form prescribed by the 
        Corporation, submit an application to the institution 
        of higher education in which the student will be 
        enrolled that contains such information as the 
        Corporation may require to verify the individual's 
        eligibility.
          (2) Submission of requests for payment by 
        institutions.--An institution of higher education that 
        receives one or more applications that comply with 
        paragraph (1) shall submit to the Corporation a 
        statement, in a manner prescribed by the Corporation, 
        that--
                  (A) identifies each eligible individual 
                filing an application under paragraph (1) for a 
                disbursement of the individual's national 
                service educational award or summer of service 
                educational award, as applicable, under this 
                subsection;

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                  (C) certifies that--
                          (i) * * *

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                          (iii) individuals using national 
                        service educational awards received 
                        under this subtitle or summer of 
                        service educational awards received 
                        under section 120(c)(8) to pay for 
                        educational costs do not comprise more 
                        than 15 percent of the total student 
                        population of the institution; and

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          (3) Disbursement of payments.--Upon receipt of a 
        statement from an institution of higher education that 
        complies with paragraph (2), the Corporation shall, 
        subject to paragraph (4), disburse the total amount of 
        the national service educational awards and summer of 
        service educational awards for which eligible 
        individuals who have submitted applications to that 
        institution under paragraph (1) are scheduled to 
        receive. Such disbursement shall be made by check or 
        other means that is payable to the institution and 
        requires the endorsement or other certification by the 
        eligible individual.

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          (5) Refund rules.--The Corporation shall, by 
        regulation, provide for the refund to the Corporation 
        (and the crediting to the national service educational 
        award, or summer of service educational award, as 
        applicable, of an eligible individual) of amounts 
        disbursed to institutions for the benefit of eligible 
        individuals who withdraw or otherwise fail to complete 
        the period of enrollment for which the assistance was 
        provided. Such regulations shall be consistent with the 
        fair and equitable refund policies required of 
        institutions pursuant to section 484B of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091b). Amounts 
        refunded to the Trust pursuant to this paragraph may be 
        used by the Corporation to fund additional summer of 
        service educational awards and additional approved 
        national service positions under subtitle C.
          (6) Maximum award.--The portion of an eligible 
        individual's total available national service 
        educational award and summer of service educational 
        award that may be disbursed under this subsection for 
        any period of enrollment shall not exceed the 
        difference between--
                  (A) * * *

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  (d) Use of Educational Award To Participate in Approved 
School-to-Work Programs.--The Corporation shall by regulation 
provide for the payment of national service educational awards 
and summer of service educational awards to permit eligible 
individuals to participate in school-to-work programs approved 
by the Secretaries of Labor and Education.

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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. PROCESS OF APPROVAL OF NATIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS.

  (a) Timing and Recording Requirements.--
          (1) In general.--Notwithstanding subtitles C and D, 
        and any other provision of law, in approving a position 
        as an approved national service position, the 
        Corporation--
                  (A) shall approve the position at the time 
                the Corporation--
                          (i) enters into an enforceable 
                        agreement with an individual 
                        participant to serve in a program 
                        carried out under subtitle E of title I 
                        of this Act or under title I of the 
                        Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 
                        (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.), or a summer 
                        of service educational award; or
                          (ii) except as provided in clause 
                        (i), awards a grant to (or enters into 
                        a contract or cooperative agreement 
                        with) an entity to carry out a program 
                        for which such a position is approved 
                        under section 123; and
                  (B) shall record as an obligation an estimate 
                of the net present value of the national 
                service educational award associated with the 
                position, based on a formula that takes into 
                consideration historical rates of enrollment in 
                such a program, and of earning and using 
                national service educational awards for such a 
                program and remain available.
          (2) Formula.--In determining the formula described in 
        paragraph (1)(B), the Corporation shall consult with 
        the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
          (3) Certification report.--The Chief Executive 
        Officer of the Corporation shall annually prepare and 
        submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
        report that contains a certification that the 
        Corporation is in compliance with the requirements of 
        paragraph (1).
          (4) Approval.--The requirements of this subsection 
        shall apply to each approved national service position 
        that the Corporation approves--
                  (A) during fiscal year 2009; and
                  (B) during any subsequent fiscal year.
  (b) Reserve Account.--
          (1) Establishment and contents.--
                  (A) Establishment.--Notwithstanding subtitles 
                C and D, and any other provision of law, within 
                the National Service Trust established under 
                section 145, the Corporation shall establish a 
                reserve account.
                  (B) Contents.--To ensure the availability of 
                adequate funds to support the awards of 
                approved national service positions for each 
                fiscal year, the Corporation shall place in the 
                account--
                          (i) during fiscal year 2009, a 
                        portion of the funds that were 
                        appropriated for fiscal year 2009 or a 
                        previous fiscal year under section 
                        501(a)(2), were made available to carry 
                        out subtitle C, D, or E of this title, 
                        subtitle A of title I of the Domestic 
                        Volunteer Service Act of 1973, or 
                        summer of service under section 
                        120(c)(8), and remain available; and
                          (ii) during fiscal year 2009 or a 
                        subsequent fiscal year, a portion of 
                        the funds that were appropriated for 
                        that fiscal year under section 
                        501(a)(2) and were made available to 
                        carry out subtitle C, D, or E of this 
                        title, subtitle A of title I of the 
                        Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, 
                        or summer of service under section 
                        111(a)(5), and remain available.
          (2) Obligation.--The Corporation shall not obligate 
        the funds in the reserve account until the 
        Corporation--
                  (A) determines that the funds will not be 
                needed for the payment of national service 
                educational awards associated with previously 
                approved national service positions and summer 
                of service educational awards; or
                  (B) obligates the funds for the payment of 
                national service educational awards for such 
                previously approved national service positions 
                or summer of service educational awards, as 
                applicable.
  (c) Audits.--The accounts of the Corporation relating to the 
appropriated funds for approved national service positions, and 
the records demonstrating the manner in which the Corporation 
has recorded estimates described in subsection (a)(1)(B) as 
obligations, shall be audited annually by independent certified 
public accountants or independent licensed public accountants 
certified or licensed by a regulatory authority of a State or 
other political subdivision of the United States in accordance 
with generally accepted auditing standards. A report containing 
the results of each such independent audit shall be included in 
the annual report required by subsection (a)(3).
  (d) Availability of Amounts.--Except as provided in 
subsection (b), all amounts included in the National Service 
Trust under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 145(a) 
shall be available for payments of national service educational 
awards or summer of service educational awards under section 
148.

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                 [Subtitle E--Civilian Community Corps

[SEC. 151. PURPOSE.

  [It is the purpose of this subtitle to authorize the 
establishment of a National Civilian Community Corps to provide 
a basis for determining--
          [(1) whether residential service programs 
        administered by the Federal Government can 
        significantly increase the support for national service 
        and community service by the people of the United 
        States;
          [(2) whether such programs can expand the 
        opportunities for willing young men and women to 
        perform meaningful, direct, and consequential acts of 
        community service in a manner that will enhance their 
        own skills while contributing to their understanding of 
        civic responsibility in the United States;
          [(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.]

             Subtitle E--National Civilian Community Corps

SEC. 151. PURPOSE.

  It is the purpose of this subtitle to authorize the operation 
of, and support for, residential and other service programs 
that combine the best practices of civilian service with the 
best aspects of military service, including leadership and team 
building, to meet national and community needs. Such needs to 
be met under such programs include those related to--
          (1) natural and other disasters;
          (2) infrastructure improvement;
          (3) environmental stewardship and conservation;
          (4) energy conservation;
          (5) urban and rural development; and
          (6) other unmet needs consistent with the purpose as 
        described in this section.

[SEC. 152. ESTABLISHMENT OF CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS DEMONSTRATION 
                    PROGRAM.]

SEC. 152. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS PROGRAM.

  (a) In General.--The Corporation may establish the [Civilian 
Community Corps Demonstration Program] National Civilian 
Community Corps Program to carry out the purpose of this 
subtitle.
  (b) Program Components.--Under the [Civilian Community Corps 
Demonstration Program] National Civilian Community Corps 
Program authorized by subsection (a), the members of [a 
Civilian Community Corps] a National Civilian Community Corps 
shall receive training and perform service in at least one of 
the following two program components:
          (1) * * *

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  (c) Residential [Programs] Components.--Both [program 
components are residential programs. The members of the Corps 
in each program shall reside with other members of the Corps in 
Corps housing during the periods of the members' agreed 
service.] programs referred to in subsection (b) may include a 
residential component.

SEC. 153. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM.

  (a) In General.--Under the national service program component 
of the [Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program] 
National Civilian Community Corps Program authorized by section 
152(a), eligible young people shall work in teams [on Civilian 
Community Corps] on National Civilian Community Corps projects.
  (b) Eligible Participants.--A person shall be eligible for 
selection for the national service program [if the person--
          [(1) is at least 16 and not more than 24 years of 
        age; and
          [(2) is a high school graduate or has not received a 
        high school diploma or its equivalent.] if the person 
        will be at least 18 years of age on or before December 
        31 in the calendar year in which the individual enrolls 
        in the program.
  (c) Diverse [Backrounds] 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. The Director shall take appropriate steps, 
including through outreach and recruitment activities carried 
out by the chief executive officer, to increase the percentage 
of participants in the program who are disadvantaged youth 
toward 50 percent of all participants by year 2011. The 
Director shall report to the appropriate committees of Congress 
biennially on such efforts, any challenges faced, and the 
annual participation rates of disadvantaged youth in the 
program.

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  [(e) Period of Participation.--Persons desiring to 
participate in the national service program shall enter into an 
agreement with the Director to participate in the Corps for a 
period of not less than nine months and not more than one year, 
as specified by the Director, and may renew the agreement for 
not more than one additional such period.]

SEC. 154. SUMMER NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM.

  (a) In General.--Under the summer national service program of 
the [Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program] National 
Civilian Community Corps Program authorized by section 152(a), 
a diverse group of youth aged 14 through 18 years who are from 
urban or rural areas shall work in teams [on Civilian Community 
Corps] on National Civilian Community Corps projects.
  (b) Necessary Participants.--To the extent practicable, at 
least 50 percent of the participants in the summer national 
service program [shall be economically disadvantaged youths.] 
shall be from economically and ethnically diverse backgrounds, 
including youth who are in foster care.

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[SEC. 155. CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS.]

SEC. 155. NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS.

  (a) Director.--Upon the establishment of the [Civilian 
Community Corps Demonstration Program] National Civilian 
Community Corps Program, [the Civilian Community Corps shall]  
the National Civilian Community Corps shall be under the 
direction of the Director appointed pursuant to section 
159(c)(1).
  [(b) Membership in Civilian Community Corps.--]
  (b) Membership in National Civilian Community Corps.--
          (1) Participants to be members.--Persons selected to 
        participate in the national service program or the 
        summer national service program components of the 
        Program shall become members of the National Civilian 
        Community Corps.

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          (3) Application for membership.--To be selected to 
        become a Corps member an individual shall submit an 
        application to the Director or to any other office as 
        the Director may designate, at such time, in such 
        manner, and containing such information as the Director 
        shall require. At a minimum, the application shall 
        contain information about the work experience of the 
        applicant and sufficient information to enable the 
        Director, or the [superintendent] campus director of 
        the appropriate [camp] campus, to determine whether 
        selection of the applicant for membership in the Corps 
        is appropriate.
          (4) Team leaders.--The Director may select from Corps 
        members individuals with prior supervisory or service 
        experience to be team leaders within units in the 
        National Civilian Community Corps to perform service 
        that includes leading and supervising teams of Corps 
        members. Team leaders shall--
                  (A) be selected without regard to the age 
                limitation under section 153(b);
                  (B) be members of the National Civilian 
                Community Corps; and
                  (C) be provided the rights and benefits 
                applicable to Corps members, except that the 
                limitation on the amount of living allowance 
                shall not exceed 10 percent more than the 
                amount established under section 158(b).

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  [(d) Camps.--
          [(1) Units to be assigned to camps.--]
  (d) Campuses._
          (1) Units to be assigned to campuses._The units of 
        the Corps shall be grouped together as appropriate [in 
        camps] in campuses for operational, support, and 
        boarding purposes. The Corps [camp] campus for a unit 
        shall be in a facility or central location established 
        as the operational headquarters and boarding place for 
        the unit. Corps members may be housed [in the camps] in 
        the campuses.
          [(2) Camp superintendent.--There shall be a 
        superintendent for each camp. The superintendent is the 
        head of the camp.]
          (2) Campus director.--There shall be a campus 
        director for each campus. The campus director is the 
        head of the campus.
          [(3) Eligible site for camp.--A camp may be located]
          (3) Eligible site for campus._A campus must be cost-
        effective and may, upon the completion of a feasibility 
        study, be located in a facility referred to in section 
        162(a)(3).
  [(e) Distribution of Units and Camps.--]
  (e) Distribution of Units and Campuses._The Director shall 
ensure that the Corps units and [camps are distributed] 
campuses are cost-effective and are distributed in urban areas 
and [rural areas in various regions throughout the United 
States.] rural areas such that each Corps unit in a region can 
be easily deployed for disaster and emergency response to such 
region.
  (f) Standards of Conduct.--
          (1) In general.--The [superintendent] campus director 
        of each [camp] campus shall establish and enforce 
        standards of conduct to promote proper moral and 
        disciplinary conditions in the [camp] campus.
          (2) Sanctions.--Under procedures prescribed by the 
        Director, the [superintendent of a camp] campus 
        director of a campus may--
                  (A) transfer a member of the Corps in that 
                [camp] campus to another unit or [camp] campus 
                if the [superintendent] campus director 
                determines that the retention of the member in 
                the member's unit or in the [superintendent's] 
                campus director's [camp] campus will jeopardize 
                the enforcement of the standards or diminish 
                the opportunities of other Corps members in 
                that unit or [camp] campus, as the case may be; 
                or
                  (B) dismiss a member of the Corps from the 
                Corps if the [superintendent] campus director 
                determines that retention of the member in the 
                Corps will jeopardize the enforcement of the 
                standards or diminish the opportunities of 
                other Corps members.
          (3) Appeals.--Under procedures prescribed by the 
        Director, a member of the Corps may appeal to the 
        Director a determination of a [camp superintendent] 
        campus director to transfer or dismiss the member. The 
        Director shall provide for expeditious disposition of 
        appeals under this paragraph.

SEC. 156. TRAINING.

  (a) Common Curriculum.--Each member of the National Civilian 
Community Corps shall be provided with between three and six 
weeks of training that includes a comprehensive service-
learning curriculum designed to promote team building, 
discipline, leadership, work, training, citizenship, and 
physical conditioning. The Director shall ensure that to the 
extent practicable, each member of the Corps is trained in CPR, 
first aid, and other skills related to disaster preparedness 
and response.
  (b) Advanced Service Training.--
          (1) National service program.--Members of the Corps 
        participating in the national service program shall 
        receive advanced training in basic, project-specific 
        skills that the members will use in performing their 
        community service projects, including a focus on energy 
        conservation, environmental stewardship or 
        conservation, infrastructure improvement, urban and 
        rural development, or disaster preparedness needs.

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  (c) Training Personnel.--
          (1) * * *
          [(2) Coordination with other entities.--Members of 
        the cadre may provide the advanced service training 
        referred to in subsection (b)(1) in coordination with 
        vocational or technical schools, other employment and 
        training providers, existing youth service programs, or 
        other qualified individuals.]
          (2) Coordination with other entities.--Members of the 
        cadre may provide, either directly or through grants, 
        contracts, or cooperative agreements, the advanced 
        service training referred to in subsection (b)(1) in 
        coordination with vocational or technical schools, 
        other employment and training providers, existing youth 
        service programs, other qualified individuals, or 
        organizations with expertise in training youth, 
        including disadvantaged youth, in the skill areas 
        described in such subsection.

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SEC. 157. SERVICE PROJECTS.

  (a) Project Requirements.--The service projects carried out 
by the National Civilian Community Corps shall--
          (1) meet an identifiable public need with specific 
        emphasis on projects in support of infrastructure 
        improvement, disaster relief and recovery, the 
        environment, energy conservation, and urban and rural 
        development;
          (2) emphasize the performance of community service 
        activities that provide meaningful community benefits 
        and opportunities for [service learning] service-
        learning and skills development;

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  (b) Project Proposals.--
          (1) Development of proposals.--
                  (A) Specific executive departments.--Upon the 
                establishment of the Program, the Secretary of 
                Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, 
                [and the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
                Development] the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
                Development, the Administrator of the 
                Environmental Protection Agency, the 
                Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
                Management Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the 
                Secretary of Transportation, and the Chief of 
                the United States Forest Service shall develop 
                proposals for Corps projects pursuant to 
                guidance which the Director shall prescribe.
                  (B) Other sources.--Other public and private 
                organizations and agencies, including 
                community-based organizations and 
                representatives of local communities in the 
                vicinity of a Corps [camp] campus, may develop 
                proposals for projects for a Corps [camp] 
                campus. Corps members shall also be encouraged 
                to identify projects for the Corps.
          (2) Consultation requirements.--The process for 
        developing project proposals under paragraph (1) shall 
        include consultation with the Corporation, 
        representatives of local communities, State 
        Commissions, and persons involved in other youth 
        service programs.
  (c) Project Selection, Organization, and Performance.--
          (1) Selection.--The [superintendent] campus director 
        of a Corps [camp] campus shall select the projects to 
        be performed by the members of the Corps assigned to 
        the units in that [camp] campus. The [superintendent] 
        campus director shall select projects from among the 
        projects proposed or identified pursuant to subsection 
        (b).
          (2) Innovative local arrangements for project 
        performance.--The Director shall encourage [camp 
        superintendents] campus directors to negotiate with 
        representatives of local communities, to the extent 
        practicable, innovative arrangements for the 
        performance of projects. The arrangements may provide 
        for cost-sharing and the provision by the communities 
        of in-kind support and other support.

SEC. 158. AUTHORIZED BENEFITS FOR CORPS MEMBERS.

  (a) In General.--The Director shall provide for members of 
the National Civilian Community Corps to receive benefits 
authorized by this section.

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  (c) Other Authorized Benefits.--While receiving training or 
engaging in service projects as members of the National 
Civilian Community Corps, members may be provided the following 
benefits, as the Director determines appropriate:
          (1)  * * *

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          (6) [Clothing] Uniforms.
          (7) [Recreational services and supplies] Supplies.

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SEC. 159. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

  (a) Supervision.--The Chief Executive Officer shall monitor 
and supervise the administration of the [Civilian Community 
Corps Demonstration Program] National Civilian Community Corps 
Program authorized to be established under section 152. In 
carrying out this section, the Chief Executive Officer shall--
          (1) approve such guidelines, including those 
        recommended by the Board, for the design, selection of 
        members, and operation of the National Civilian 
        Community Corps as the Chief Executive Officer 
        considers appropriate;

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  (b) Monitoring and Coordination.--The Chief Executive Officer 
shall--
          (1) monitor the overall operation of the National 
        Civilian Community Corps;

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  (c) Staff.--
          (1) Director.--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) Duties.--The Director shall--
                          (i) design, develop, and administer 
                        the National Civilian Community Corps 
                        programs;

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          (2) Permanent cadre.--
                  (A) Establishment.--[The Director shall 
                establish a permanent cadre of] The Chief 
                Executive Officer shall establish a permanent 
                cadre that includes the Director and other 
                appointed supervisors and training instructors 
                for National Civilian Community Corps programs.
                  (B) Appointment.--[The Director shall appoint 
                the members] The Chief Executive Officer shall 
                consider the recommendations of the Director in 
                appointing the other members of the permanent 
                cadre.
                  (C) Employment considerations.--In appointing 
                individuals to cadre positions, [the Director] 
                the Chief Executive Officer shall--
                          (i)  * * *

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                          (iii) ensure that the cadre is 
                        comprised of males and females of 
                        diverse ethnic, economic, professional, 
                        and geographic backgrounds; [and]
                          (iv) give consideration to retired 
                        and other former law enforcement, fire, 
                        rescue, and emergency personnel, and 
                        other individuals with backgrounds in 
                        disaster preparedness, relief, and 
                        recovery; and
                          [(iv)] (v) consider applicants' 
                        experience in other youth service 
                        programs.

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                  (E) Training.--The Director shall provide to 
                members of the permanent cadre appropriate 
                training in youth development techniques, 
                including techniques for working with and 
                enhancing the development of disadvantaged 
                youth, and the principles of [service learning] 
                service-learning. All members of the permanent 
                cadre shall be required to participate in the 
                training.
          (3) Inapplicability of certain civil service laws.--
        The Director, [the members] other members of the 
        permanent cadre, and the other staff personnel shall be 
        appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, 
        United States Code, governing appointments in the 
        competitive service. The rates of pay of such persons 
        may be established without regard to the provisions of 
        chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such 
        title. In the case of a member of the permanent cadre 
        who was recommended for appointment in accordance with 
        section 162(a)(2)(A) and is entitled to retired or 
        retainer pay, section 5532 of title 5, United States 
        Code, shall not apply to reduce the member's retired or 
        retainer pay by reason of the member being paid as a 
        member of the cadre.

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SEC. 160. STATUS OF CORPS MEMBERS AND CORPS PERSONNEL UNDER FEDERAL 
                    LAW.

  (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
section, members of the National Civilian Community Corps shall 
not, by reason of their status as such members, be considered 
Federal employees or be subject to the provisions of law 
relating to Federal employment.

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SEC. 161. CONTRACT AND GRANT AUTHORITY.

  (a) Programs.--The Director may, by contract or grant, 
provide for any public or private organization to [perform any 
program function under this subtitle] carry out the National 
Civilian Community Corps program.
  (b) Equipment and Facilities.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Other property.--The Director may enter into 
        contracts or agreements for the use of other equipment 
        or facilities to the extent practicable to train and 
        house members of the National Civilian Community Corps 
        and leaders of Corps units.

SEC. 162. RESPONSIBILITIES OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

  (a) Secretary of Defense.--
          (1) Liaison office.--
                  (A) Establishment.--Upon the establishment of 
                the Program, the Secretary of Defense shall 
                establish an office to provide for liaison 
                between the Secretary and the National Civilian 
                Community Corps.
                  (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;] the registry 
                        established by section 1143a of title 
                        10, United States Code; and

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          (2) Corps cadre.--
                  (A) List of recommended personnel.--Upon the 
                establishment of the Program, the Secretary of 
                Defense, in consultation with the liaison 
                office established under paragraph (1) shall 
                develop a list of individuals [to be 
                recommended for appointment] from which 
                individuals may be selected for appointment by 
                the Director in the permanent cadre of Corps 
                personnel. Such personnel shall be selected 
                from among members and former members of the 
                Armed Forces referred to in section 151(3) who 
                are commissioned officers, noncommissioned 
                officers, former commissioned officers, or 
                former noncommissioned officers.

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          (3) Facilities.--Upon the establishment of the 
        Program, the Secretary of Defense shall identify 
        military installations and other facilities of the 
        Department of Defense and, in consultation with the 
        adjutant generals of the State National Guards, 
        National Guard facilities that may be used, in whole or 
        in part, by the National Civilian Community Corps for 
        training or housing Corps members. The Secretary of 
        Defense shall carry out this paragraph in consultation 
        with the liaison office established under paragraph 
        (1).

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  [(b) Secretary of Labor.--Upon the establishment of the 
Program, the Secretary of Labor shall identify and assist in 
establishing a system for the recruitment of persons to serve 
as members of the National Civilian Community Corps. In 
carrying out this subsection, the Secretary of Labor may 
utilize the Employment Service Agency or the Office of Job 
Training.]

SEC. 163. ADVISORY BOARD.

  (a) Establishment and Purpose.--[Upon the establishment of 
the Program, there shall also be] There shall be established a 
National Civilian Community Corps Advisory Board to advise the 
Director concerning the administration of this subtitle and [to 
assist in the development and administration of the Corps.] to 
assist the Corps in responding rapidly and efficiently in times 
of natural and other disasters. Consistent with the needs 
outlined in section 151, the Advisory Board members shall help 
coordinate activities with the Corps as appropriate, including 
the mobilization of volunteers and coordination of volunteer 
centers to help local communities recover from the effects of 
natural and other disasters.
  (b) Membership.--The Advisory Board shall be composed of the 
following members:
          (1) * * *

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          (8) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
        Management Agency.
          (9) The Secretary of Transportation.
          (10) The Chief of the United States Forest Service.
          (11) The Administrator of the Environmental 
        Protection Agency.
          (12) The Secretary of Energy.
          [(8)] (13) Individuals appointed by the Director from 
        among persons who are broadly representative of 
        educational institutions, voluntary organizations, 
        [industry,] public and private organizations, youth, 
        and labor unions.
          [(9)] (14) The Chief Executive Officer.

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SEC. 164. [ANNUAL] EVALUATION.

  Pursuant to the provisions for evaluations conducted under 
section 179, and in particular subsection (g) of such section, 
the Corporation shall conduct an [annual evaluation] evaluation 
before September 30, 2014 of the National Civilian Community 
Corps programs authorized under this subtitle. Upon completing 
each such evaluation, the Corporation shall transmit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report on the evaluation.

[SEC. 165. FUNDING LIMITATION.

  [The Corporation, in consultation with the Director, shall 
ensure that no amounts appropriated under section 501 are 
utilized to carry out this subtitle.]

SEC. 166. DEFINITIONS.

  In this subtitle:
          (1) * * *
          [(2) Corps.--The terms ``National Civilian Community 
        Corps'' and ``Corps'' mean the National Civilian 
        Community Corps required under section 155 as part of 
        the National Civilian Community Corps Demonstration 
        Program.
          [(3) Corps camp.--The term ``Corps camp'' means the 
        facility or central location established as the 
        operational headquarters and boarding place for 
        particular Corps units.]
          (2) Campus director.--The term ``campus director'', 
        with respect to a Corps campus, means the head of the 
        campus under section 155(d).
          (3) Corps.--The term ``Corps'' means the National 
        Civilian Community Corps required under section 155 as 
        part of the Civilian Community Corps Program.
          (4) Corps campus.--The term ``Corps campus'' means 
        the facility or central location established as the 
        operational headquarters and boarding place for 
        particular Corps units.
          [(4)] (5) Corps members.--The term ``Corps members'' 
        means persons receiving training and participating in 
        projects under the [Civilian Community Corps 
        Demonstration Program] National Civilian Community 
        Corps Program.
          [(5)] (6) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the 
        Director of the National Civilian Community Corps.
          [(6)] (7) Institution of higher education.--The term 
        ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 101 of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965.
          [(7)] (8) Program.--[The terms ``Civilian Community 
        Corps Demonstration Program and ``Program'' mean the 
        Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program] The 
        term ``Program'' means the National Civilian Community 
        Corps Program established pursuant to section 152.
          [(8) Service learning.--] (9) Service-learning.--The 
        term ``[service learning] service-learning'', with 
        respect to Corps members, means a method--
                  (A) * * *

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          [(9) Superintendent.--The term ``superintendent'', 
        with respect to a Corps camp, means the head of the 
        camp under section 155(d).]

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                 Subtitle F--Administrative Provisions

SEC. 171. FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE.

  (a) Participants in Private, State, and Local Projects.--For 
purposes of title I of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 
(29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.), if--
          (1) a participant has provided service for the period 
        required by section 101(2)(A)(i) (29 U.S.C. 
        2611(2)(A)(i)), and has met the hours of service 
        requirement of section 101(2)(A)(ii), of such Act [with 
        respect to a project] with respect to a project 
        authorized under the national service laws; and

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SEC. 174. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.

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  (d) Referrals for Federal Assistance.--A program may not 
receive assistance under the national service laws for the sole 
purpose of referring individuals to Federal assistance programs 
or State assistance programs funded in part by the Federal 
government.

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SEC. 176. NOTICE, HEARING, AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES.

  (a) In General.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Procedures to ensure assistance.--The Corporation 
        shall prescribe procedures to ensure that--
                  (A) assistance provided under this title 
                shall not be suspended for failure to comply 
                with the applicable terms and conditions of 
                this title except, in emergency situations, a 
                suspension may be granted for [30 days] 1 or 
                more periods of 30 days not to exceed 90 days 
                in total; and

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  (f) Grievance Procedure.--
          (1) In general.--[A State or local applicant] An 
        entity that receives assistance under this title shall 
        establish and maintain a procedure for the filing and 
        adjudication of grievances from participants, labor 
        organizations, and other interested individuals 
        concerning projects that receive assistance under this 
        title, including grievances regarding proposed 
        placements of such participants in such projects.

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          (6) Remedies.--Remedies for a grievance filed under 
        this subsection include--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (C) prohibition of the placement described in 
                paragraph (5); [and]
                  (D) in a grievance filed by an individual 
                applicant or participant--
                          (i) the applicant's selection or the 
                        participant's reinstatement, as the 
                        case may be; and
                          (ii) other changes in the terms and 
                        conditions of service; and
                  [(D)] (E) in a case in which the grievance 
                involves a violation of subsection (a) or (b) 
                of section 177 and the employer of the 
                displaced employee is the recipient of 
                assistance under this title--
                          (i) * * *

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SEC. 177. NONDUPLICATION AND NONDISPLACEMENT.

  (a) Nonduplication.--
          (1) In general.--Assistance provided [under this 
        title] under the national service laws shall be used 
        only for a program that does not duplicate, and is in 
        addition to, an activity otherwise available in the 
        locality of such program.
          (2) Private nonprofit entity.--Assistance made 
        available [under this title] under the national service 
        laws shall not be provided to a private nonprofit 
        entity to conduct activities that are the same or 
        substantially equivalent to activities provided by a 
        State or local government agency that such entity 
        resides in, unless the requirements of subsection (b) 
        are met.
  (b) Nondisplacement.--
          (1) In general.--An employer shall not displace an 
        [employee or position] employee, position, or volunteer 
        (other than a participant under the national service 
        laws), including partial displacement such as reduction 
        in hours, wages, or employment benefits, as a result of 
        the use by such employer of a participant in a program 
        receiving assistance [under this title] under the 
        national service laws.
          (2) Service opportunities.--A service opportunity 
        shall not be created [under this title] under the 
        national service laws that will infringe in any manner 
        on the promotional opportunity of an employed 
        individual.
          (3) Limitation on services.--
                  (A) Duplication of services.--A participant 
                in a program receiving assistance [under this 
                title] under the national service laws shall 
                not perform any services or duties or engage in 
                activities that would otherwise be performed by 
                an employee as part of the assigned duties of 
                such employee.
                  (B) Supplantation of hiring.--A participant 
                in any program receiving assistance [under this 
                title] under the national service laws shall 
                not perform any services or duties, or engage 
                in activities, that--
                          (i) * * *

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                  (C) Duties formerly performed by another 
                employee.--A participant in any program 
                receiving assistance [under this title] under 
                the national service laws shall not perform 
                services or duties that have been performed by 
                or were assigned to any--
                          (i) * * *

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  (f) Parental Involvement.--
          (1) In general.--Programs that receive assistance 
        under the national service laws shall consult with the 
        parents or legal guardians of children in developing 
        and operating programs that include and serve children.
          (2) Parental permission.--Programs that receive 
        assistance under the national service laws shall, 
        consistent with State law, before transporting minor 
        children, provide the reason for and obtain written 
        permission of the children's parents.

SEC. 178. STATE COMMISSIONS ON NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.

  (a) * * *

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  (c) Composition and Membership.--
          (1) Required members.--The State Commission for a 
        State shall include as voting members at least one of 
        each of the following individuals:
                  (A) * * *

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                  (J) A representative of the volunteer sector.

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          (3) Corporation representative.--The representative 
        of the Corporation designated under section 195(c) for 
        a State shall be an ex officio nonvoting member of the 
        State Commission or alternative administrative entity 
        for that State[, unless the State permits the 
        representative to serve as a voting member of the State 
        Commission or alternative administrative entity].

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  (e) Duties of a State Commission.--The State Commission or 
alternative administrative entity for a State shall be 
responsible for the following duties:
          [(1) Preparation of a national service plan for the 
        State that--
                  [(A) is developed through an open and public 
                process (such as through regional forums, 
                hearings, and other means) that provides for 
                maximum participation and input from national 
                service programs within the State and other 
                interested members of the public;
                  [(B) covers a 3-year period;
                  [(C) is updated annually;
                  [(D) ensures outreach to diverse community-
                based agencies that serve underrepresented 
                populations, by--
                          [(i) using established networks, and 
                        registries, at the State level; or
                          [(ii) establishing such networks and 
                        registries; and
                  [(E) contains such information as the State 
                Commission considers to be appropriate or as 
                the Corporation may require.]
          (1) Preparation of a national service plan for the 
        State that--
                  (A) is developed through an open and public 
                process (such as through regional forums, 
                hearings, and other means) that provides for 
                maximum participation and input from companies, 
                organizations, and public agencies using 
                service and volunteerism as a strategy to meet 
                critical community needs, including programs 
                funded under the national service laws;
                  (B) covers a 3-year period, the beginning of 
                which may be set by the State;
                  (C) is subject to approval by the chief 
                executive officer of the State;
                  (D) includes measurable goals and outcomes 
                for the State consistent with those for 
                national service programs as described in 
                section 179(a)(1)(A);
                  (E) ensures outreach to diverse community-
                based agencies that serve under-represented 
                populations, by using established networks and 
                registries at the State level, or establishing 
                such networks and registries;
                  (F) provides for effective coordination of 
                funding applications submitted by the State and 
                others within the State under the national 
                service laws;
                  (G) is updated annually, reflecting changes 
                in practices and policies that will improve the 
                coordination and effectiveness of Federal, 
                State, and local resources for service and 
                volunteerism within the State; and
                  (H) contains such information as the State 
                Commission considers to be appropriate or as 
                the Corporation may require.

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  (f) Relief From Administrative Requirements.--Upon approval 
of a State plan submitted under subsection (e)(1), the Chief 
Executive Officer may waive, or specify alternatives to, 
administrative requirements (other than statutory provisions) 
otherwise applicable to grants made to States under the 
national service laws, including those requirements identified 
by a State as impeding the coordination and effectiveness of 
Federal, State, and local resources for service and 
volunteerism within a State.
  (g) State Plan for Baby Boomer and Older Adult Volunteer and 
Paid Service.--
          (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
        of this section, to be eligible to receive a grant or 
        allotment under subtitle B or C or to receive a 
        distribution of approved national service positions 
        under subtitle C, a State must work with appropriate 
        State agencies and private entities to develop a 
        comprehensive State plan for volunteer and paid service 
        by members of the Baby Boom generation and older 
        adults.
          (2) Matters included.--The State plan shall include--
                  (A) recommendations for public policy 
                initiatives, including how to best tap the 
                population of members of the Baby Boom 
                generation and older adults as sources of 
                social capital and as ways to address community 
                needs;
                  (B) recommendations to the State unit on 
                aging on--
                          (i) a marketing outreach plan to 
                        businesses;
                          (ii) outreach to--
                                  (I) non-profit organizations;
                                  (II) the State's Department 
                                of Education;
                                  (III) institutions of higher 
                                education; and
                                  (IV) other State agencies; 
                                and
                  (C) recommendations for civic engagement and 
                multigenerational activities, such as--
                          (i) early childhood education, family 
                        literacy, and after school programs;
                          (ii) respite services for older 
                        adults and caregivers; and
                          (iii) transitions for members of the 
                        Baby Boom generation and older adults 
                        to purposeful work in their post career 
                        lives.
          (3) Knowledge incorporated.--The State plan shall 
        incorporate the current knowledge base regarding--
                  (A) the economic impact of older workers' 
                roles in the economy;
                  (B) the social impact of older workers' roles 
                in the community; and
                  (C) the health and social benefits of active 
                engagement for members of the Baby Boom 
                generation and older adults.
          (4) Publication.--The State plan must be made public 
        and be transmitted to the Chief Executive Officer.
  [(f)] (h) Activity Ineligible for Assistance.--A State 
Commission or alternative administrative entity may not 
directly carry out any national service program that receives 
assistance under section 121.
  [(g)] (i) Delegation.--Subject to such requirements as the 
Corporation may prescribe, a State Commission may delegate 
nonpolicymaking duties to a State agency or public or private 
nonprofit organization.
  [(h)] (j) Approval of State Commission or Alternative.--
          (1) * * *

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  [(i)] (k) Coordination.--
          (1) Coordination with other state agencies.--The 
        State Commission or alternative administrative entity 
        for a State shall coordinate the activities of the 
        Commission or entity under this Act with the activities 
        of other State agencies that administer Federal 
        financial assistance programs under the Community 
        Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.) or 
        other appropriate Federal financial assistance 
        programs[.], consistent with section 174(d).

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  [(j)] (l) Liability.--
          (1) * * *

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SEC. 179. EVALUATION.

  [(a) In General.--The Corporation shall provide, through 
grants or contracts, for the continuing evaluation of programs 
that receive assistance under the national service laws, 
including evaluations that measure the impact of such programs, 
to determine--
          [(1) the effectiveness of various program models in 
        achieving stated goals and the costs associated with 
        such;
          [(2) with respect to the programs authorized under 
        subtitle C, the impact of such programs, in each State 
        in which a program is conducted, on the ability of--
                  [(A) the VISTA and National Senior Volunteer 
                Corps programs (established under the Domestic 
                Volunteer Services Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 
                et seq.));
                  [(B) each regular component of the Armed 
                Forces (as defined in section 101(a)(4) of 
                title 10, United States Code);
                  [(C) each of the reserve components of the 
                Armed Forces (as described in section 10101 of 
                title 10, United States Code); and
                  [(D) the Peace Corps (as established by the 
                Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.));
        to recruit individuals residing in such State to serve 
        in such program; and
          [(3) the structure and mechanisms for delivery of 
        services for such programs.]
  (a) In General.--The Corporation shall provide, directly or 
through grants or contracts, for the continuing evaluation of 
programs that receive assistance under the national service 
laws, including evaluations that measure the impact of such 
programs, to determine--
          (1) the effectiveness of programs receiving 
        assistance under the national service laws in achieving 
        stated goals and the costs associated with such, 
        including--
                  (A) an evaluation of performance measures, as 
                established by the Corporation in consultation 
                with each grantee receiving assistance under 
                the national service laws, which may include--
                          (i) number of participants enrolled 
                        and completing terms of service 
                        compared to the stated goals of the 
                        program;
                          (ii) number of volunteers recruited 
                        from the community in which the program 
                        was implemented;
                          (iii) if applicable based on the 
                        program design, the number of 
                        individuals receiving or benefitting 
                        from the service conducted;
                          (iv) number of disadvantaged and 
                        under-represented youth participants;
                          (v) sustainability of project or 
                        program, including measures to 
                        ascertain the level of community 
                        support for the project or program;
                          (vi) measures to ascertain the change 
                        in attitude toward civic engagement 
                        among the participants and the 
                        beneficiaries of the service; and
                          (vii) other quantitative and 
                        qualitative measures as determined to 
                        be appropriate by the recipient of 
                        assistance; and
                  (B) review of the implementation plan for 
                reaching such measures described in 
                subparagraph (A); and
          (2) the effectiveness of the structure and mechanisms 
        for delivery of services, such as the effective 
        utilization of the participants' time, the management 
        of the participants, and the ease with which recipients 
        were able to receive services, to maximize the cost-
        effectiveness and the impact of such programs.

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  (g) Program Objectives.--The Corporation shall ensure that 
programs that receive assistance under subtitle C are evaluated 
to determine their effectiveness in--
          (1) * * *

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          (3) encouraging each participant to engage in public 
        and community service after completion of the program 
        based on career choices and service in other service 
        programs such as the Volunteers in Service to America 
        Program and [National Senior Volunteer Corps] National 
        Senior Service Corps programs established under the 
        Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 
        et seq.), the Peace Corps (as established by the Peace 
        Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.)), the military, and 
        part-time volunteer service;

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          (9) attracting a greater number of citizens [to 
        public service, including service in the active and 
        reserve components of the Armed Forces, the National 
        Guard, the Peace Corps (as established by the Peace 
        Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.)), and the VISTA and 
        National Senior Volunteer Corps programs established 
        under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 
        U.S.C. 4950 et seq.).] to engage in service that 
        benefits the community.

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  (j) Reserved Program Funds for Accountability.--In addition 
to amounts appropriated to carry out this section, the 
Corporation may reserve up to 1 percent of total program funds 
appropriated for a fiscal year under the national service laws 
to support program accountability activities under this 
section.
  (k) Corrective Plans.--
          (1) In general.--A grantee that fails to reach the 
        performance measures in subsection (a)(1)(A) as 
        determined by the Corporation, shall reach an agreement 
        with the Corporation on a corrective action plan to 
        achieve the agreed upon performance measures.
          (2) Assistance.--
                  (A) New program.--For a program that has 
                received assistance for less than 3 years and 
                is failing to achieve the performance measures 
                agreed upon under subsection (a)(1)(A), the 
                Corporation shall--
                          (i) provide technical assistance to 
                        the grantee to address targeted 
                        performance problems relating to the 
                        performance measures in subsection 
                        (a)(1)(A); and
                          (ii) require quarterly reports from 
                        the grantee on the program's progress 
                        toward achieving the performance 
                        measures in subsection (a)(1)(A) to the 
                        appropriate State, Territory, or Indian 
                        tribe and the Corporation.
                  (B) Established programs.--For a program that 
                has received assistance for 3 years or more and 
                is failing to achieve the performance measures 
                agreed upon under subsection (a)(1)(A), the 
                Corporation shall require quarterly reports 
                from the grantee on the program's progress 
                towards achieving performance measures in 
                subsection (a)(1)(A) to the appropriate State, 
                Territory, or Indian tribe and the Corporation.
  (l) Failure To Meet Performance Levels.--If, after a period 
for correction as approved by the Corporation, a grantee or 
subgrantee fails to achieve the established levels of 
performance, the Corporation shall--
          (1) reduce the annual amount of the grant award 
        attributable to the underperforming grantee or 
        subgrantee by at least 25 percent; or
          (2) terminate assistance to the underperforming 
        grantee or subgrantee, consistent with section 176(a).
  (m) Reports.--The Corporation shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress not later than two years after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, a 
report containing information on the number of--
          (1) grantees implementing corrective action plans;
          (2) grantees for which the Corporation offers 
        technical assistance under subsection (k);
          (3) grantees for which the Corporation terminates 
        assistance for a program under subsection (l);
          (4) entities that expressed interest in applying for 
        assistance under a national service law but did not 
        apply;
          (5) entities whose application was rejected; and
          (6) grantees meeting or exceeding their performance 
        measures in subsection (a).

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SEC. 181. CONTINGENT EXTENSION.

  [Section 414] Section 422 of the General Education Provisions 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1226a) shall apply to this Act.

SEC. 182. PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS.

  (a) * * *
  [(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and on a regular basis thereafter, the 
head of each Federal agency and department shall prepare and 
submit, to the appropriate Committees of Congress, a report 
concerning the implementation of this section.]
  (b) Report.--
          (1) Federal agency submission.--The head of each 
        Federal agency shall prepare and submit to Corporation 
        for Community and National Service a report concerning 
        the implementation of this section, including an 
        evaluation of the performance goals and benchmarks of 
        the partnership programs.
          (2) Report to congress.--The Corporation for National 
        and Community Service shall prepare and submit to the 
        appropriate committees of Congress a compilation of the 
        information received under paragraph (1).

SEC. 183. RIGHTS OF ACCESS, EXAMINATION, AND COPYING.

  (a) Comptroller General.--[The] Consistent with otherwise 
applicable law, the Comptroller General, or any of the duly 
authorized representatives of the Comptroller General, shall 
have access to, and the right to examine and copy, any books, 
documents, papers, records, and other recorded information in 
any form--
          (1) within the possession or control of the 
        Corporation or any State or local government, 
        Territory, Indian tribe, or public or private nonprofit 
        organization receiving assistance directly or 
        indirectly under this Act; and

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  (b) Chief Financial Officer.--[The] Consistent with otherwise 
applicable law, the Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation 
shall have access to, and the right to examine and copy, any 
books, documents, papers, records, and other recorded 
information in any form--
          (1) within the possession or control of the 
        Corporation or any State or local government, 
        Territory, Indian tribe, or public or private nonprofit 
        organization receiving assistance directly or 
        indirectly under this Act; and

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  (c) Inspector General.--Consistent with otherwise applicable 
law, the Inspector General of the Corporation shall have access 
to, and the right to examine and copy, any books, documents, 
papers, records, and other recorded information in any form--
          (1) within the possession or control of the 
        Corporation or any State or local government, 
        Territory, Indian tribe, or public or private nonprofit 
        organization receiving assistance directly or 
        indirectly under this Act that relates to the 
        assistance received, directly or indirectly, under this 
        Act; and
          (2) that relates to the duties of the Inspector 
        General under the Inspector General Act of 1978.

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SEC. 185. SUSTAINABILITY.

  (a) Goals.--To ensure that recipients of assistance under the 
national service laws are carrying out sustainable projects or 
programs, the Corporation, after collaboration with State 
Commissions and consultation with recipients of assistance 
under the national service laws, may set sustainability goals 
supported by policies and procedures to--
          (1) build the capacity of the projects that receive 
        assistance under the national service laws to meet 
        community needs and lessen the dependence on Federal 
        dollars to do so, taking into consideration challenges 
        that programs in underserved rural or urban areas may 
        face;
          (2) provide technical assistance to aid the 
        recipients of assistance under the national service 
        laws in acquiring and leveraging non-Federal funds for 
        the projects; and
          (3) implement measures to ascertain whether the 
        projects are generating sufficient community support.
  (b) Enforcement.--If a recipient does not meet the 
sustainability goals in subsection (a) for a project, the 
Corporation may take action as described in sections 176 and 
179.

SEC. 186. GRANT PERIODS.

  Unless otherwise specifically provided, the Corporation has 
authority to make a grant under the national service laws for a 
period of 3 years.

SEC. 187. GENERATION OF VOLUNTEERS.

  In making decisions on applications for assistance or 
approved national service positions under the national service 
laws, the Corporation shall take into consideration the extent 
to which the applicant's proposal will increase the involvement 
of volunteers in meeting community needs. In reviewing the 
application for this purpose, the Corporation may take into 
account the mission of the applicant.

SEC. 188. LIMITATION ON PROGRAM GRANT COSTS.

  (a) Limitation on Grant Amounts.--Except as otherwise 
provided by this section, the amount of funds approved by the 
Corporation in a grant to operate a program authorized under 
the national service laws supporting individuals serving in 
approved national service positions may not exceed $17,000 per 
full-time equivalent position.
  (b) Costs Subject to Limitation.--The limitation in 
subsection (a) applies to the Corporation's share of member 
support costs, staff costs, and other costs borne by the 
grantee or subgrantee to operate a program.
  (c) Costs Not Subject to Limitation.--The limitation in 
subsection (a) and (e)(1) shall not apply to expenses that are 
not included in the program operating grant award.
  (d) Adjustments for Inflation.--The amount specified in 
subsections (a) and (e)(1) shall be adjusted each year after 
2008 for inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index for 
All Urban Consumers published by the Secretary of Labor.
  (e) Waiver Authority and Reporting Requirement.--
          (1) Waiver.--The Chief Executive Officer may waive 
        the requirements of this section, up to a maximum of 
        $19,500, if necessary to meet the compelling needs of a 
        particular program, such as exceptional training needs 
        for a program serving disadvantaged youth, increased 
        costs relating to the participation of individuals with 
        disabilities, tribal programs or programs located in 
        the Territories and start-up costs associated with a 
        first-time grantee, and up to a maximum of $22,000 for 
        Tribal residential programs.
          (2) Reports.--The Chief Executive Officer shall 
        report to the appropriate committees of Congress 
        annually on all waivers granted under this section, 
        with an explanation of the compelling needs justifying 
        such waivers.

SEC. 189. AUDITS AND REPORTS.

  The Corporation shall comply with applicable audit and 
reporting requirements as provided in the Chief Financial 
Officers Act of 1990 (31 U.S.C. 501 et seq.) and the Government 
Corporation Control Act of 1945 (31 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.). The 
Corporation shall report to the appropriate committees of 
Congress any failure to comply with the requirements of such 
audits.

SEC. 190. CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS.

  (a) In General.--Entities selecting individuals to serve in a 
position in which the individual receives a Corporation grant-
funded living allowance, stipend, education award, salary, or 
other remuneration in a program receiving assistance under the 
national service laws, shall, subject to regulations and 
requirements established by the Corporation, conduct criminal 
history checks for such individuals.
  (b) Requirements.--A criminal history check shall, except in 
cases approved for good cause by the Corporation, include a 
name-based search of the National Sex Offender Registry 
established under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety 
Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.) and--
          (1) a search of the State criminal registry or 
        repository in the State in which the program is 
        operating and the State in which the individual resides 
        at the time of application; or
          (2) a Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint 
        check.
  (c) Eligibility Prohibition.--An individual shall be 
ineligible to serve in a position described under subsection 
(a) if such individual--
          (1) refuses to consent to the criminal history check 
        described in subsection (b);
          (2) makes a false statement in connection with such 
        criminal history check;
          (3) is registered, or is required to be registered, 
        on a State sex offender registry or the National Sex 
        Offender Registry established under the Adam Walsh 
        Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 
        16901 et seq.); or
          (4) has been convicted of murder, as described in 
        section 1111 of title 18, United States Code.

SEC. 190A. REPORT ON PARTICIPANT INFORMATION.

  (a) In General.--The Corporation shall annually collect and 
report to the appropriate committees of Congress any 
demographic and socioeconomic information on the participants 
of all programs or projects receiving assistance under the 
national service laws.
  (b) Information Collected and Reported.--
          (1) Participants ages 18 and older.--The information 
        collected and reported under this section for 
        participants ages 18 and older shall include age, 
        gender, race, ethnicity, annual income, employment 
        status, disability status, veteran status, marital 
        status, educational attainment, and household size, 
        type, and income.
          (2) Participants under age 18.--The information 
        collected and reported under this section for 
        participants under age 18 shall only include age, 
        gender, race, ethnicity, and eligibility for free or 
        reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell 
        National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.).
  (c) Public Availability.--The information collected and 
reported under this section shall be available to the public.
  (d) Confidentiality.-- The information collected and reported 
under this section shall not contain any personally 
identifiable information of any participant.

Subtitle G--Corporation for National and Community Service

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SEC. 192. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

  (a) * * *

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  [(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; and
          [(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.

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  (e) Service Until Appointment of Successor.--A voting member 
of the Board whose term has expired may continue to serve for 
one year beyond expiration of the term if no successor is 
appointed or until the date on which a successor has taken 
office.

SEC. 192A. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

  (a) * * *

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  (g) Duties.--The Board [shall--] shall have responsibility 
for setting overall policy for the Corporation and shall--
          (1) review and approve the strategic plan described 
        in section 193A(b)(1), and annual updates of the plan, 
        and review the budget proposal in advance of submission 
        to the Office of Management and Budget and to Congress;

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          (5)(A) review, and advise the Chief Executive Officer 
        regarding, the actions of the Chief Executive Officer 
        with respect to the personnel of the Corporation, and 
        with respect to such standards, policies, procedures, 
        programs, and initiatives as are necessary or 
        appropriate to carry out the national service laws; 
        [and]
          (B) inform the Chief Executive Officer of any aspects 
        of the actions of the Chief Executive Officer that are 
        not in compliance with the annual strategic plan 
        referred to in paragraph (1), the proposals referred to 
        in paragraphs (2) and (3), or the plan referred to in 
        paragraph (4), or are not consistent with the 
        objectives of the national service laws; and
          (C) review the performance of the Chief Executive 
        Officer annually and forward a report on that review to 
        the President;

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          [(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]
          (10) notwithstanding any other provision of law--
                  (A) make grants to or contracts with Federal 
                and other public departments or agencies, and 
                private nonprofit organizations for the 
                assignment or referral of volunteers under the 
                provisions of Title I 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
                  (B) enter into agreements with other Federal 
                agencies for the support of programs under the 
                national service laws which--
                          (i) may provide that the agency or 
                        organization shall pay all or a part of 
                        the costs of the program; and
                          (ii) shall provide that the program 
                        (including any program operated by 
                        another Federal agency) will comply 
                        with all requirements related to 
                        evaluation, performance, and other 
                        goals applicable to similar programs 
                        under the national service laws, as 
                        determined by the Corporation; 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 Officer is required to carry out under 
        section 193A(b)(10), which recommendations shall be 
        submitted to the Congress and President not later than 
        [September 30, 1995] January 1, 2012.

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SEC. 193. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Compensation.--The Chief Executive Officer shall be 
compensated at the rate provided for level III of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code[.], 
plus 3 percent.

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SEC. 193A. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Duties.--In addition to the duties conferred on the Chief 
Executive Officer under any other provision of the national 
service laws, the Chief Executive Officer [shall--], in 
collaboration with State Commissions, shall--
          (1) prepare and submit to the Board a strategic plan, 
        including a plan for achieving 50 percent full-time 
        approved national service positions by 2012, every 3 
        years, and annual updates of the plan, for the 
        Corporation with respect to the major functions and 
        operations of the Corporation;

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          (10) provide for studies (including the evaluations 
        described in subsection (f)) and demonstrations that 
        evaluate, and prepare and submit to the Board by [June 
        30, 1995,] June 30 of each even-numbered year, a report 
        containing recommendations regarding, issues related 
        to--
                  (A) the administration and organization of 
                programs authorized under the national service 
                laws or under Public Law 91-378 (referred to in 
                this subparagraph as ``service programs''), 
                including--
                          (i) whether the State and national 
                        priorities designed to meet the unmet 
                        human, education, environmental, or 
                        public safety needs described in 
                        [section 122(c)(1)] section 122(c) are 
                        being addressed by this Act;

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          (12) bolster the public awareness of and recruitment 
        efforts for the wide range of service opportunities for 
        citizens of all ages, regardless of socioeconomic 
        status or geographic location, through a variety of 
        methods, including--
                  (A) print media;
                  (B) the Internet and related emerging 
                technologies;
                  (C) television;
                  (D) radio;
                  (E) presentations at public or private 
                forums;
                  (F) other innovative methods of 
                communication; and
                  (G) outreach to offices of economic 
                development, State employment security 
                agencies, labor unions and trade associations, 
                local education agencies, institutions of 
                higher education, agencies and organizations 
                serving veterans and people with disabilities, 
                and other institutions or organizations from 
                which participants for programs receiving 
                assistance from the national service laws can 
                be recruited;
          (13) identify and implement methods of recruitment 
        to--
                  (A) increase the diversity of participants in 
                the programs receiving assistance under the 
                national service laws;
                  (B) increase the diversity of service 
                sponsors of programs desiring to receive 
                assistance under the national service laws;
          (14) coordinate with organizations of former 
        participants of national service programs for service 
        opportunities that may include capacity building, 
        outreach, and recruitment for programs receiving 
        assistance under the national service laws;
          (15) collaborate with organizations with demonstrated 
        expertise in supporting and accommodating individuals 
        with disabilities, including institutions of higher 
        education, to identify and implement methods of 
        recruitment to increase the number of participants with 
        disabilities in the programs receiving assistance under 
        the national service laws;
          (16) identify and implement recruitment strategies 
        and training programs for bilingual volunteers in the 
        National Senior Service Corps under title II of the 
        Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973;
          (17) collaborate with organizations which have 
        established volunteer recruitment programs, including 
        those on the Internet, to increase the recruitment 
        capacity of the Corporation;
          (18) where practicable, provide application materials 
        in languages other than English for those with limited 
        English proficiency who wish to participate in a 
        national service program;
          (19) collaborate with the training and technical 
        assistance programs described in subtitle J and in 
        appropriate paragraphs of section 199N(b);
          (20) coordinate the clearinghouses described in 
        section 198F;
          (21) coordinate with entities receiving funds under 
        Subtitle Establishing the Reserve Corps for alumni of 
        the national service programs to serve in emergencies, 
        disasters, and other times of national need;
          (22) identify and implement strategies to increase 
        awareness among Indian tribes of the types and 
        availability of assistance under the national service 
        laws, increase Native American participation in 
        national service, and collect information on challenges 
        facing Native American communities;
          (23) conduct outreach to ensure the inclusion of low-
        income persons in national service programs and 
        activities authorized under the National Senior Service 
        Corps; and
          (24) ensure that outreach, awareness, and recruitment 
        efforts are consistent with the Americans with 
        Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and 
        section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
        U.S.C. 794).
  (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) * * *

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          (9) consolidate the reports to Congress required 
        under the national service laws, and the report 
        required under section 9106 of title 31, United States 
        Code, into a single report, and submit the report to 
        Congress on an annual basis; [and]
          (10) obtain the opinions of peer reviewers in 
        evaluating applications to the Corporation for 
        assistance under this title; and
          [(10)] (11) generally perform such functions and take 
        such steps consistent with the objectives and 
        provisions of the national service laws, as the Chief 
        Executive Officer determines to be necessary or 
        appropriate to carry out such provisions.

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  (f) Evaluations and Studies.--
          (1) * * *

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          (3) Evaluation on reaching 50 percent goal.--The 
        Corporation shall submit a report to the appropriate 
        committees of Congress, not later than 18 months after 
        the enactment of this section on actions taken to 
        achieve the goal of 50 percent full-time approved 
        national service positions as described in 193A(b)(1), 
        including an assessment of the progress made toward 
        achieving that goal and the actions to be taken in the 
        coming year toward achieving that goal.
          (4) Evaluation on applications.--The Corporation 
        shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of 
        Congress, not later than 18 months after the enactment 
        of this section a report on the actions taken to modify 
        the application procedures and reporting requirements 
        for programs and activities funded under then national 
        service laws, including a description of the 
        consultation procedures with grantees.
          (5) Study of involvement of veterans.--The 
        Corporation shall submit to the appropriate committees 
        of Congress, not later than 3 years after the enactment 
        of this section, on--
                  (A) the number of veterans serving in 
                national service programs historically by year;
                  (B) strategies being undertaken to identify 
                the specific areas of need of veterans, 
                including any goals set by the Corporation for 
                veterans participating in the service programs;
                  (C) the impact of the strategies described in 
                paragraph (2) and the Veterans Corps on 
                enabling greater participation by veterans in 
                the national service programs carried out under 
                the national service laws;
                  (D) how existing programs and activities 
                carried out under the national service laws 
                could be improved to serve veterans, veterans 
                service organizations, families of active-duty 
                military, including gaps in services to 
                veterans;
                  (E) the extent to which existing programs and 
                activities carried out under the national 
                service laws are coordinated and 
                recommendations to improve such coordination 
                including the methods for ensuring the 
                efficient financial organization of services 
                directed towards veterans; and
                  (F) how to improve utilization of veterans as 
                resources and volunteers.
          (6) Consultation.--In conducting the studies and 
        preparing the reports required under this subsection, 
        the Corporation shall consult with veterans' service 
        organizations, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
        State veterans agencies, the Department of Defense, as 
        appropriate, and other individuals and entities the 
        Corporation considers appropriate.

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  (h) Authority To Contract With a Business.--The Chief 
Executive Officer may, through contracts or cooperative 
agreements, carry out the marketing duties described in 
subsection (b)(13), with priority given to those entities who 
have established expertise in the recruitment of disadvantaged 
youth, members of Indian tribes, and members of the Baby Boom 
generation.
  (i) Campaign To Solicit Funds.--The Chief Executive Officer 
may conduct a campaign to solicit non-Federal funds to support 
outreach and recruitment of a diverse population of service 
sponsors of and participants in programs and projects receiving 
assistance under the national service laws.

SEC. 194. OFFICERS.

  (a) * * *

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  (c) Chief Financial Officer.--
          [(1) Office.--There shall be in the Corporation a 
        Chief Financial Officer, who shall be appointed by the 
        President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
        Senate.
          [(2) Compensation.--The Chief Financial Officer shall 
        be compensated at the rate provided for level IV of the 
        Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 
        United States Code.]
          (1) In general.--The Corporation shall have a chief 
        financial officer appointed subject to the provisions 
        of title 5, United States Code, governing appointment 
        in the competitive service and paid in accordance with 
        the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
        chapter 53 of that title relating to classification and 
        General Schedule pay rates.
          [(3)] (2) Duties.--The Chief Financial Officer 
        shall--
                  (A)  * * *

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SEC. 195. EMPLOYEES, CONSULTANTS, AND OTHER PERSONNEL.

  (a) * * *

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  (c) Corporation Representative in Each State.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Duties.--The representative designated under this 
        subsection for a State or group of States shall serve 
        as the liaison between--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) the Corporation and any subdivision of a 
                State, Territory, Indian tribe, public or 
                private nonprofit organization, or institution 
                of higher education, in the State or States, 
                that is awarded a grant under section 121 
                directly from the Corporation; and

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          (3) [Member] Non-voting member of state commission.--
        The representative designated under this subsection for 
        a State or group of States shall also serve as a non-
        voting member of the State Commission established in 
        the State or States, as described in section 178(c)(3).

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  (g) Personal Services Contracts.--The Corporation may enter 
into personal services contracts to carry out research, 
evaluation, and public awareness related to the national 
service laws.

SEC. 196. ADMINISTRATION.

  (a) Donations.--
          (1) Services.--
                  [(A) Volunteers.--Notwithstanding section 
                1342 of title 31, United States Code, the 
                Corporation may solicit and accept the 
                voluntary services of individuals to assist the 
                Corporation in carrying out the duties of the 
                Corporation under the national service laws, 
                and may provide to such individuals the travel 
                expenses described in section 192A(d).]
                  (A) Organizations and individuals.--
                Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, 
                United States Code, the Corporation may solicit 
                and accept the services of organizations and 
                individuals (other than participants) to assist 
                the Corporation in carrying out the duties of 
                the Corporation under the national service 
                laws, and may provide to such individuals the 
                travel expenses described in section 192A(d).
                  (B) Limitation.--[Such a volunteer] A person 
                who is a member of an organization or is an 
                individual covered by subparagraph (A) shall 
                not be considered to be a Federal employee and 
                shall not be subject to the provisions of law 
                relating to Federal employment, including those 
                relating to hours of work, rates of 
                compensation, leave, unemployment compensation, 
                and Federal employee benefits, except that--
                          (i) for the purposes of the tort 
                        claims provisions of chapter 171 of 
                        title 28, United States Code, [a 
                        volunteer] such a person under this 
                        subtitle shall be considered to be a 
                        Federal employee;
                          (ii) for the purposes of subchapter I 
                        of chapter 81 of title 5, United States 
                        Code, relating to compensation to 
                        Federal employees for work injuries, 
                        [volunteers] such a person under this 
                        subtitle shall be considered to be 
                        employees, as defined in section 
                        8101(1)(B) of title 5, United States 
                        Code, and the provisions of such 
                        subchapter shall apply; and
                          (iii) for purposes of the provisions 
                        of chapter 11 of part I of title 18, 
                        United States Code, [such a volunteer] 
                        such a person (to whom such provisions 
                        would not otherwise apply except for 
                        this subsection) shall be a special 
                        Government employee.
                  (C) Inherently governmental function.--
                          (i) In general.--[Such a volunteer] 
                        Such a person shall not carry out an 
                        inherently governmental function.

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          [(3) Volunteer.--As used in this subsection, the term 
        ``volunteer'' does not include a participant.]

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           Subtitle H--Investment for Quality and Innovation

 PART I--ADDITIONAL CORPORATION ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL SERVICE

SEC. 198. ADDITIONAL CORPORATION ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL 
                    SERVICE.

  (a) Methods of Conducting Activities.--The Corporation may 
carry out this section directly (except as provided in 
[subsection (r)] subsection (g)) or through grants, contracts, 
and cooperative agreements with other entities.
  (b) Innovation and Quality Improvement.--The Corporation may 
undertake activities [to improve the quality of national 
service programs, including] to address emergent needs through 
summer programs and other activities, and to support service-
learning programs and national service programs, including 
service-learning programs, and to support innovative and model 
programs, including--
          (1) * * *

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  [(c) Summer Programs.--The Corporation may support service 
programs intended to be carried out between May 1 and October 
1, except that such a program may also include a year-round 
component.
  [(d) Community-Based Agencies.--The Corporation may provide 
training and technical assistance and other assistance to 
service sponsors and other community-based agencies that 
provide volunteer placements in order to improve the ability of 
such agencies to use participants and other volunteers in a 
manner that results in high-quality service and a positive 
service experience for the participants and volunteers.
  [(e) Improve Ability To Apply for Assistance.--The 
Corporation shall provide training and technical assistance, 
where necessary, to individuals, programs, local labor 
organizations, State educational agencies, State Commissions, 
local educational agencies, local governments, community-based 
agencies, and other entities to enable them to apply for 
funding under one of the national service laws, to conduct 
high-quality programs, to evaluate such programs, and for other 
purposes.
  [(f) National Service Fellowships.--The Corporation may award 
national service fellowships.]
  [(g)] (c) Conferences and Materials.--The Corporation may 
organize and hold conferences, and prepare and publish 
materials, to disseminate information and promote the sharing 
of information among programs for the purpose of improving the 
quality of programs and projects.
  [(h) Peace Corps and VISTA Training.--The Corporation may 
provide training assistance to selected individuals who 
volunteer to serve in the Peace Corps or a program authorized 
under title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 
U.S.C. 4951 et seq.). The training shall be provided as part of 
the course of study of the individual at an institution of 
higher education, shall involve service-learning, and shall 
cover appropriate skills that the individual will use in the 
Peace Corps or VISTA.
  [(i) Promotion and Recruitment.--The Corporation may conduct 
a campaign to solicit funds for the National Service Trust and 
other programs and activities authorized under the national 
service laws and to promote and recruit participants for 
programs that receive assistance under the national service 
laws.
  [(j) Training.--The Corporation may support national and 
regional participant and supervisor training, including 
leadership training and training in specific types of service 
and in building the ethic of civic responsibility.]
  [(k)] (d) Research.--The Corporation may support research on 
national service, including service-learning.
  [(l) Intergenerational Support.--The Corporation may assist 
programs in developing a service component that combines 
students, out-of-school youths, and older adults as 
participants to provide needed community services.
  [(m) Planning Coordination.--The Corporation may coordinate 
community-wide planning among programs and projects.]
  [(n)] (e) Youth Leadership.--The Corporation may support 
activities to enhance the ability of youth and young adults to 
play leadership roles in national service.
  [(o)] (f) National Program Identity.--The Corporation may 
support the development and dissemination of materials, 
including training materials, and arrange for uniforms and 
insignia, designed to promote unity and shared features among 
programs that receive assistance under the national service 
laws.
  [(p) Service-learning.--The Corporation shall support 
innovative programs and activities that promote service-
learning.]
  [(q)] (g) National Youth Service Day.--
          (1) * * *

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  [(r)] (h) Assistance for Head Start.--The Corporation may 
make grants to, and enter into contracts and cooperative 
agreements with, public or nonprofit private agencies and 
organizations that receive grants or contracts under the Foster 
Grandparent Program (part B of title II of the Domestic 
Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 5011 et seq.)), for 
projects of the type described in section 211(a) of such Act 
(29 U.S.C. 5011) operating under memoranda of agreement with 
the Corporation, for the purpose of increasing the number of 
low-income individuals who provide services under such program 
to children who participate in Head Start programs under the 
Head Start Act (42 U.S.C 9831 et seq).
  [(s)] (i) Martin Luther King, Jr., Service Day.--
          (1) * * *

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  (j) Call to Service Campaign.--Not less than 180 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall conduct a 
nationwide ``Call To Service'' campaign, to encourage all 
people of the United States, regardless of age, race, 
ethnicity, religion, or economic status, to engage in full- or 
part-time national service, long- or short-term public service 
in the nonprofit sector or government, or volunteering. In 
conducting the campaign, the Corporation may collaborate with 
other Federal agencies and entities, State Commissions, 
Governors, nonprofit and faith-based organizations, businesses, 
institutions of higher education, elementary schools, and 
secondary schools.
  (k) September 11th Day of Service.--
          (1) Federal activities.--The Corporation may organize 
        and carry out appropriate ceremonies and activities, 
        which may include activities that are part of the 
        broader Call to Service Campaign, in order to observe 
        September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance 
        at the Federal level.
          (2) Activities.--The Corporation may make grants and 
        provide other support to community-based organizations 
        to assist in planning and carrying out appropriate 
        service, charity, and remembrance opportunities in 
        conjunction with the September 11th National Day of 
        Service and Remembrance.
          (3) Consultation.--The Corporation may consult with 
        and make grants or provide other forms of support to 
        nonprofit organizations with expertise in representing 
        September 11th families and other impacted 
        constituencies, in promoting the establishment of 
        September 11th as an annually recognized National Day 
        of Service and Remembrance.

[SEC. 198A. CLEARINGHOUSES.

  [(a) Assistance.--The Corporation shall provide assistance to 
appropriate entities to establish one or more clearinghouses, 
including the clearinghouse described in section 118.
  [(b) Application.--To be eligible to receive assistance under 
subsection (a), an entity shall submit an application to the 
Corporation at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Corporation may require.
  [(c) Function of Clearinghouses.--An entity that receives 
assistance under subsection (a) may--
          [(1) assist entities carrying out State or local 
        community service programs with needs assessments and 
        planning;
          [(2) conduct research and evaluations concerning 
        community service;
          [(3)(A) provide leadership development and training 
        to State and local community service program 
        administrators, supervisors, and participants; and
          [(B) provide training to persons who can provide the 
        leadership development and training described in 
        subparagraph (A);
          [(4) facilitate communication among entities carrying 
        out community service programs and participants;
          [(5) provide information, curriculum materials, and 
        technical assistance relating to planning and operation 
        of community service programs, to States and local 
        entities eligible to receive funds under this title;
          [(6)(A) gather and disseminate information on 
        successful community service programs, components of 
        such successful programs, innovative youth skills 
        curriculum, and community service projects; and
          [(B) coordinate the activities of the clearinghouse 
        with appropriate entities to avoid duplication of 
        effort;
          [(7) make recommendations to State and local entities 
        on quality controls to improve the delivery of 
        community service programs and on changes in the 
        programs under this title; and
          [(8) carry out such other activities as the Chief 
        Executive Officer determines to be appropriate.]

SEC. [198B.] 198A. PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS FOR SERVICE.

  (a) * * *

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SEC. 198B. SERVE AMERICA FELLOWSHIPS.

  (a) Definitions.--In this section:
          (1) Area of national need.--The term ``area of 
        national need'' means an area involved in efforts to--
                  (A) improve education in schools for 
                economically disadvantaged students;
                  (B) expand and improve access to health care;
                  (C) improve energy efficiency and conserve 
                natural resources;
                  (D) improve economic opportunities for 
                economically disadvantaged individuals; or
                  (E) improve disaster preparedness and 
                response.
          (2) Eligible fellowship recipient.--The term 
        ``eligible fellowship recipient'' means an individual 
        who is selected by a State Commission under subsection 
        (c), as a result of such selection, is eligible for a 
        ServeAmerica Fellowship.
          (3) Fellow.--The term ``fellow'' means an eligible 
        fellowship recipient who is awarded a ServeAmerica 
        Fellowship and is designated a fellow under subsection 
        (e).
  (b) Grants.--
          (1) In general.--From the amounts appropriated under 
        section 501(a)(2) and allotted under paragraph (2)(A), 
        the Corporation shall make grants (including financial 
        assistance and a corresponding allotment of approved 
        national service positions), to the State Commission of 
        each of the several States, the District of Columbia, 
        or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico with an application 
        approved under this section, to enable such State 
        Commission to award ServeAmerica Fellowships under 
        subsection (e).
          (2) Allotment; rules.--
                  (A) Allotment.--The amount allotted to a 
                State Commission for a fiscal year shall be 
                equal to an amount that bears the same ratio to 
                the amount appropriated under section 
                501(a)(2), 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) Rules.--Of the amount allotted to a State 
                Commission under subparagraph (A)--
                          (i) \1/3\ of such amount shall be 
                        awarded to Fellows serving in 
                        organizations that maintain not more 
                        than 10 full-time staff and not more 
                        than 10 part-time staff; and
                          (ii) not more than 1.5 percent of 
                        such amount may be used for 
                        administrative costs.
                  (C) Reallotment.--If a State Commission does 
                not apply for an allotment under this 
                subsection, or if a State Commission's 
                application is not approved, the Corporation 
                shall reallot the amount of the State 
                Commission's allotment to the remaining State 
                Commissions in accordance with subparagraph 
                (A).
          (3) Number of positions.--The Corporation shall--
                  (A) establish or increase the number of 
                approved national service positions under this 
                subsection during each of fiscal years 2010 
                through 2014;
                  (B) establish the number of approved 
                positions at 500 for fiscal year 2010; and
                  (C) increase the number of the approved 
                positions to--
                          (i) 750 for fiscal year 2011;
                          (ii) 1,000 for fiscal year 2012;
                          (iii) 1,250 for fiscal year 2013; and
                          (iv) 1,500 for fiscal year 2014.
          (4) Uses of grant funds.--
                  (A) Required uses.--A grant awarded under 
                this subsection shall be used to enable fellows 
                to carry out service projects in areas of 
                national need.
                  (B) Permitted uses.--A grant awarded under 
                this subsection may be used for--
                          (i) oversight activities and 
                        mechanisms for the service sites as 
                        determined by the State Commission or 
                        the Corporation, which may include site 
                        visits;
                          (ii) activities to augment the 
                        experience of participants in approved 
                        national service positions under this 
                        section, including activities to engage 
                        such participants in networking 
                        opportunities with other national 
                        service participants; and
                          (iii) recruitment or training 
                        activities for participants in approved 
                        national service positions under this 
                        section.
          (5) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
        under this subsection, a State Commission shall submit 
        an application to the Corporation at such time, in such 
        manner, and containing such information as the 
        Corporation may require, including information on the 
        criteria and procedures that the State Commission will 
        use for overseeing ServeAmerica Fellowship placements 
        for service projects, under subsection (e).
  (c) Eligible Fellowship Recipients.--
          (1) Application.--
                  (A) In general.--An applicant desiring to 
                become an eligible fellowship recipient shall 
                submit an application to a State Commission, at 
                such time and in such manner as the Commission 
                may require, and containing the information 
                described in subparagraph (B) and such 
                additional information as the Commission may 
                require. An applicant may submit such 
                application to only one State Commission for a 
                fiscal year.
                  (B) Contents.--The Corporation shall specify 
                information to be provided in an application 
                submitted under this subsection, which shall 
                include--
                          (i) a description of the area of 
                        national need that the applicant 
                        intends to address in the service 
                        project;
                          (ii) a description of the skills and 
                        experience the applicant has to address 
                        the area of national need;
                          (iii) a description of the type of 
                        service the applicant plans to provide 
                        as a fellow; and
                          (iv) information identifying the 
                        local area in which the applicant plans 
                        to serve, for the service project.
          (2) Selection.--Each State Commission shall select 
        the applicants received by the State Commission for a 
        fiscal year, the number of eligible fellowship 
        recipients that may be supported for that fiscal year 
        based on the grant received by the State Commission 
        under subsection (b).
  (d) Service Sponsor Organizations.--
          (1) In general.--Each service sponsor organization 
        shall--
                  (A) be a nonprofit organization or an 
                institution of higher education that is not a 
                Campus of Service (as described in section 
                119);
                  (B) satisfy qualification criteria 
                established by the Corporation or the State 
                Commission, including standards relating to 
                organizational capacity, financial management, 
                and programmatic oversight;
                  (C) not be a recipient of other national 
                service awards; and
                  (D) at the time of registration with a State 
                Commission, enter into an agreement providing 
                that the service sponsor organization shall--
                          (i) abide by all program 
                        requirements;
                          (ii) provide an amount described in 
                        subsection (e)(3)(b) for each fellow 
                        serving with the organization through 
                        the ServeAmerica Fellowship;
                          (iii) be responsible for certifying 
                        whether each fellow serving with the 
                        organization successfully completed the 
                        ServeAmerica Fellowship, and record and 
                        certify in a manner specified by the 
                        Corporation the number of hours served 
                        by a fellow for purposes of determining 
                        the fellow's eligibility for benefits; 
                        and
                          (iv) provide timely access to records 
                        relating to the ServeAmerica Fellowship 
                        to the State Commission, the 
                        Corporation, and the Corporation's 
                        Inspector General.
          (2) Registration.--
                  (A) Requirement.--No service sponsor 
                organization may receive a fellow under this 
                subsection until the organization registers 
                with the State Commission;
                  (B) Clearinghouse.--The State Commission 
                shall maintain a list of registered service 
                sponsor organizations on a public website;
                  (C) Revocation.--If a State Commission 
                determines that a service sponsor organization 
                is in violation of any of the applicable 
                provisions of this section--
                          (i) the State Commission shall revoke 
                        the registration of the organization;
                          (ii) the organization shall not be 
                        eligible to receive a national service 
                        award under this title, for not less 
                        than 5 years; and
                          (iii) the State Commission shall have 
                        the right to remove a fellow from the 
                        organization and relocate the fellow to 
                        another site.
  (e) Fellows.--
          (1) In general.--To be eligible to participate in a 
        service project as a fellow and receive a ServeAmerica 
        Fellowship, an eligible fellowship recipient shall--
                  (A) within 3 months after being selected as 
                an eligible fellowship recipient, select a 
                registered service sponsor organization 
                described in subsection (d) with which the 
                recipient is interested in serving under this 
                section; and
                  (B) enter into an agreement with the 
                organization--
                          (i) that specifies the service the 
                        recipient will provide if the placement 
                        is approved; and
                          (ii) in which the recipient agrees to 
                        serve for 1 year on a full-time or 
                        part-time basis (as determined by the 
                        Corporation); and
                          (iii) submit such agreement to the 
                        State Commission.
          (2) Award.--Upon receiving the eligible fellowship 
        recipient's agreement under paragraph (1), the State 
        Commission shall award a ServeAmerica Fellowship to the 
        recipient and designate the recipient as a fellow.
          (3) Fellowship amount.--
                  (A) In general.--From amounts received under 
                subsection (b), each State Commission shall 
                award each of the State's fellows a 
                ServeAmerica Fellowship amount that is equal to 
                50 percent of the amount of the total average 
                annual subsistence allowance provided to VISTA 
                volunteers under section 105 of the Domestic 
                Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955).
                  (B) Amount from service sponsor 
                organization.-- Except as provided in 
                subsection (C), the service sponsor 
                organization shall award to the fellow serving 
                such organization an amount that will ensure 
                that the total award received by the fellow for 
                service in the service project (consisting of 
                such amount and the ServeAmerica Fellowship 
                amount the fellow receives under subparagraph 
                (A)) is equal to or greater than 70 percent of 
                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).
                  (C) Maximum living allowance.--
                          (i) In general.--The total amount 
                        that may be provided to a fellow under 
                        this subparagraph shall not exceed 100 
                        percent of 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).
                          (ii) Small organizations.--A service 
                        sponsor organization meeting the 
                        requirements of subsection (b)(2)(B)(i) 
                        shall award to the fellow serving such 
                        organization an amount that will ensure 
                        that the total award received by the 
                        fellow for service in the service 
                        project (consisting of that amount and 
                        the ServeAmerica Fellowship amount that 
                        fellows receive under clause (i) is 
                        equal to or greater than 60 percent of 
                        the average annual subsistence 
                        allowance provided to VISTA volunteers 
                        under section 105 of the Domestic 
                        Volunteers Service Act of 1973.
                  (D) Proration of amount.--In the case of a 
                fellow who is authorized to serve a part-time 
                term of service under the agreement described 
                in subparagraph (1)(B)(ii), the amount provided 
                to a fellow under this subparagraph shall be 
                prorated accordingly.
                  (E) Waiver.--The Corporation may allow a 
                State Commission to waive the amount required 
                under subparagraph (B) from the service sponsor 
                organization for a fellow serving the 
                organization if--
                          (i) such requirement is inconsistent 
                        with the objectives of the ServeAmerica 
                        Fellowship program; and
                          (ii) the amount provided to the 
                        fellow under subparagraph (A) is 
                        sufficient to meet the necessary costs 
                        of living (including food, housing, and 
                        transportation) in the area in which 
                        the ServeAmerica Fellowship program is 
                        located.
  (f) Compliance With Ineligible Service Categories.--Service 
under a ServeAmerica Fellowship shall comply with section 
132(a). For purposes of applying that section to this 
subsection, a reference to assistance shall be considered to be 
a reference to assistance provided under this section.
  (g) Reports.--Each service sponsor organization that receives 
a fellow under this subsection shall, on a biweekly basis, 
report to the State Commission on the number of hours served 
and the services provided by that fellow. The Corporation shall 
establish a web portal for the organizations to use in 
reporting the information.
  (h) Educational Awards.--A fellow who serves in a service 
project under this section shall be considered to have served 
in an approved national service position and, upon meeting the 
requirements of section 147 for full-time or part-time national 
service, shall be eligible for a national service educational 
award described in such section. The Corporation shall transfer 
an appropriate amount of funds to the National Service Trust to 
provide for the national service educational awards for such 
fellow.

[SEC. 198C. MILITARY INSTALLATION CONVERSION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.

  [(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to--
          [(1) provide meaningful service opportunities for 
        economically disadvantaged youth;
          [(2) fully utilize military installations affected by 
        closures or realignments;
          [(3) encourage communities affected by such closures 
        or realignments to convert the installations to 
        community use; and
          [(4) foster a sense of community pride in the youth 
        in the community.
  [(b) Definitions.--As used in this section:
          [(1) Affected military installation.--The term 
        ``affected military installation'' means a military 
        installation being closed or realigned under--
                  [(A) the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
                Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of division B 
                of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note); 
                and
                  [(B) title II of the Defense Authorization 
                Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act 
                (Public Law 100-526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).
          [(2) Community.--The term ``community'' includes a 
        county.
          [(3) Convert to community use.--The term ``convert to 
        community use'', used with respect to an affected 
        military installation, includes--
                  [(A) conversion of the installation or a part 
                of the installation to--
                          [(i) a park;
                          [(ii) a community center;
                          [(iii) a recreational facility; or
                          [(iv) a facility for a Head Start 
                        program under the Head Start Act (42 
                        U.S.C. 9831 et seq.); and
                  [(B) carrying out, at the installation, a 
                construction or economic development project 
                that is of substantial benefit, as determined 
                by the Chief Executive Officer, to--
                          [(i) the community in which the 
                        installation is located; or
                          [(ii) a community located within such 
                        distance of the installation as the 
                        Chief Executive Officer may determine 
                        by regulation to be appropriate.
          [(4) Demonstration program.--The term ``demonstration 
        program'' means a program described in subsection (c).
  [(c) Demonstration Programs.--
          [(1) Grants.--The Corporation may make grants to 
        communities and community-based agencies to pay for the 
        Federal share of establishing and carrying out military 
        installation conversion demonstration programs, to 
        assist in converting to community use affected military 
        installations located--
                  [(A) within the community; or
                  [(B) within such distance from the community 
                as the Chief Executive Officer may by 
                regulation determine to be appropriate.
          [(2) Duration.--In carrying out such a demonstration 
        program, the community or community-based agency may 
        carry out--
                  [(A) a program of not less than 6 months in 
                duration; or
                  [(B) a full-time summer program.
  [(d) Use of Funds.--
          [(1) Stipend.--A community or community-based agency 
        that receives a grant under subsection (c) to establish 
        and carry out a project through a demonstration program 
        may use the funds made available through such grant to 
        pay for a portion of a stipend for the participants in 
        the project.
          [(2) Limitation on amount of stipend.--The amount of 
        the stipend provided to a participant under paragraph 
        (1) that may be paid using assistance provided under 
        this section and using any other Federal funds shall 
        not exceed the lesser of--
                  [(A) 85 percent of the total average annual 
                subsistence allowance provided to VISTA 
                volunteers under section 105 of the Domestic 
                Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955); 
                and
                  [(B) 85 percent of the stipend established by 
                the demonstration program involved.
  [(e) Participants.--
          [(1) Eligibility.--A person shall be eligible to be 
        selected as a participant in a project carried out 
        through a demonstration program if the person is--
                  [(A) an economically disadvantaged 
                individual; and
                  [(B)(i) a person described in section 153(b);
                  [(ii) a youth described in section 154(a); or
                  [(iii) an eligible youth described in section 
                423 of the Job Training Partnership Act or an 
                individual described in section 144 of the 
                Workforce Investment Act of 1998. (iii) an 
                individual described in section 144 of the 
                Workforce Investment Act of 1998.'.
          [(2) Participation.--Persons desiring to participate 
        in such a project shall enter into an agreement with 
        the service sponsor of the project to participate--
                  [(A) on a full-time or a part-time basis; and
                  [(B) for the duration referred to in 
                subsection (f)(2)(C).
  [(f) Application.--
          [(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
        under subsection (c), a community or community-based 
        agency shall submit an application to the Chief 
        Executive Officer at such time, in such manner, and 
        containing such information as the Chief Executive 
        Officer may require.
          [(2) Contents.--At a minimum, such application shall 
        contain--
                  [(A) a description of the demonstration 
                program proposed to be conducted by the 
                applicant;
                  [(B) a proposal for carrying out the program 
                that describes the manner in which the 
                applicant will--
                          [(i) provide preservice and inservice 
                        training, for supervisors and 
                        participants, that will be conducted by 
                        qualified individuals or qualified 
                        organizations;
                          [(ii) conduct an appropriate 
                        evaluation of the program; and
                          [(iii) provide for appropriate 
                        community involvement in the program;
                  [(C) information indicating the duration of 
                the program; and
                  [(D) an assurance that the applicant will 
                comply with the nonduplication and 
                nondisplacement provisions of section 177 and 
                the grievance procedure requirements of section 
                176(f).
  [(g) Limitation on Grant.--In making a grant under subsection 
(c) with respect to a demonstration program to assist in 
converting an affected military installation, the Corporation 
shall not make a grant for more than 25 percent of the total 
cost of the conversion.

[SEC. 198D. SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

  [(a) Special Demonstration Project for the Yukon-Kuskokwim 
Delta of Alaska.--The President may award grants to, and enter 
into contracts with, organizations to carry out programs that 
address significant human needs in the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta 
region of Alaska.
  [(b) Application.--
          [(1) General requirements.--To be eligible to receive 
        a grant or enter into a contract under subsection (a) 
        with respect to a program, an organization shall submit 
        an application to the President at such time, in such 
        manner, and containing such information as the 
        President may require.
          [(2) Contents.--The application submitted by the 
        organization shall, at a minimum--
                  [(A) include information describing the 
                manner in which the program will utilize VISTA 
                volunteers, individuals who have served in the 
                Peace Corps, and other qualified persons, in 
                partnership with the local nonprofit 
                organizations known as the Yukon-Kuskokwim 
                Health Corporation and the Alaska Village 
                Council Presidents;
                  [(B) take into consideration--
                          [(i) the primarily noncash economy of 
                        the region; and
                          [(ii) the needs and desires of 
                        residents of the local communities in 
                        the region; and
                  [(C) include specific strategies, developed 
                in cooperation with the Yupi'k speaking 
                population that resides in such communities, 
                for comprehensive and intensive community 
                development for communities in the Yukon-
                Kuskokwim delta region.]

SEC. 198C. SILVER SCHOLARSHIPS AND ENCORE FELLOWSHIPS.

  (a) Silver Scholarship.--
          (1) Establishment.--The Corporation may award grants, 
        including fixed-amount grants (in accordance with 
        section 129(l)) to community-based organizations to 
        carry out a Silver Scholarship Grant Program for 
        individuals age 55 and older to complete not less than 
        500 hours of service in a year carrying out projects of 
        national need and to receive a Silver Scholarship in 
        the form of a $1,000 education award. Under such a 
        program--
                  (A) the Corporation shall establish criteria 
                for the types of the service required to be 
                performed to receive such award; and
                  (B) the individual receiving the award shall 
                use such award in accordance with sections 
                146(c), 146(d), and 148(c).
          (2) Term.--Each program funded under this subsection 
        shall be carried out over a period of 3 years, which 
        may include 1 planning year and 2 additional grant 
        years, with a 1-year extension possible, if the program 
        meets performance measures developed in accordance with 
        section 179(a) and any other criteria determined by the 
        Corporation.
          (3) Applications.--To be eligible to carry out a 
        program under this subsection, a community-based 
        organization shall submit to the Corporation an 
        application at such time and in such manner as the 
        Chief Executive Officer may reasonably require. A 
        community-based organization approved by the 
        Corporation shall be a listed organization as described 
        in subsection (b)(2)(D).
          (4) Collaboration encouraged.--A community-based 
        organization awarded a grant under this subsection is 
        encouraged to collaborate with programs funded under 
        title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act in 
        carrying out this program.
          (5) Eligibility for scholarship.--An individual is 
        eligible to receive a Silver Scholarship if the 
        community-based organization certifies to the 
        Corporation that the individual has completed not less 
        than 500 hours of service under this section.
          (6) Support services.--A community-based organization 
        receiving a grant under this subsection may use a 
        portion of the fixed-amount grant to provide 
        transportation services to an eligible individual to 
        allow such individual to participate in a service 
        project.
  (b) Encore Fellowships.--
          (1) Establishment.--The Corporation may award 1-year 
        Encore Fellowships to enable individuals age 55 or 
        older to--
                  (A) carry out service projects in areas of 
                national need; and
                  (B) to receive training and development in 
                order to transition to full- or part-time 
                public service in the nonprofit sector or 
                government.
          (2) Program.--In carrying out the program, the 
        Corporation shall--
                  (A) maintain a list of eligible organizations 
                for which Encore Fellows may be placed to carry 
                out service projects through the program and 
                shall provide the list to all Fellowship 
                recipients; and
                  (B) at the request of a Fellowship 
                recipient--
                          (i) determine whether the requesting 
                        recipient is able to meet the service 
                        needs of a listed organization, or 
                        another organization that the recipient 
                        requests in accordance with 
                        subparagraph (E), for a service 
                        project; and
                          (ii) upon making a favorable 
                        determination under clause (i), award 
                        the recipient with an Encore 
                        Fellowship, and place the recipient 
                        with the organization as an Encore 
                        Fellow under subparagraph (E).
                  (C) Eligible recipients.--
                          (i) In general.--An individual 
                        desiring to be selected as a Fellowship 
                        recipient shall--
                                  (I) be an individual who--
                                          (aa) is at least 55 
                                        years of age as of the 
                                        time the individual 
                                        applies for the 
                                        program; and
                                          (bb) is not engaged 
                                        in, but who wishes to 
                                        engage in, full- or 
                                        part-time public 
                                        service in the 
                                        nonprofit sector or 
                                        government; and
                                  (II) submit an application to 
                                the Corporation, at such time, 
                                in such manner, and containing 
                                such information as the 
                                Corporation may require, 
                                including--
                                          (aa) a description of 
                                        the area of national 
                                        need that the applicant 
                                        hopes to address 
                                        through the service 
                                        project;
                                          (bb) a description of 
                                        the skills and 
                                        experience the 
                                        applicant has to 
                                        address an area of 
                                        national need; and
                                          (cc) information 
                                        identifying the region 
                                        of the United States in 
                                        which the applicant 
                                        wishes to serve.
                          (ii) Selection basis.--In determining 
                        which individuals to select as 
                        Fellowship recipients, the Corporation 
                        shall--
                                  (I) select not more than 10 
                                individuals from each State; 
                                and
                                  (II) give priority to 
                                individuals with skills and 
                                experience for which there is 
                                an ongoing high demand in the 
                                nonprofit sector and 
                                government.
                  (D) Listed organizations.--To be listed under 
                subparagraph (A), an organization shall--
                          (i) be a nonprofit organization; and
                          (ii) submit an application to the 
                        Corporation at such time, in such 
                        manner, and containing such information 
                        as the Corporation may require, 
                        including--
                                  (I) a description of--
                                          (aa) the services and 
                                        activities the 
                                        organization carries 
                                        out generally;
                                          (bb) the area of 
                                        national need that the 
                                        organization seeks to 
                                        address through a 
                                        service project; and
                                          (cc) the services and 
                                        activities the 
                                        organization seeks to 
                                        carry out through the 
                                        proposed service 
                                        project;
                                  (II) a description of the 
                                skills and experience that an 
                                eligible Encore Fellowship 
                                recipient needs to be placed 
                                with the organization as an 
                                Encore Fellow for the service 
                                project;
                                  (III) a description of the 
                                training and leadership 
                                development the organization 
                                shall provide an Encore Fellow 
                                placed with the organization to 
                                assist the Encore Fellow in 
                                obtaining a public service job 
                                in the nonprofit sector or 
                                government after the period of 
                                the Encore Fellowship; and
                                  (IV) evidence of the 
                                organization's financial 
                                stability.
                  (E) Placement.--
                          (i) Request for placement with listed 
                        organizations.--To be placed with a 
                        listed organization in accordance with 
                        subparagraph (B)(ii) for a service 
                        project, an eligible Encore Fellowship 
                        recipient shall submit an application 
                        for such placement to the Corporation 
                        at such time, in such manner, and 
                        containing such information as the 
                        Corporation may require.
                          (ii) Request for placement with other 
                        organization.--An eligible Encore 
                        Fellowship recipient may apply to the 
                        Corporation to serve the recipient's 
                        Encore Fellowship year with a nonprofit 
                        organization that is not a listed 
                        organization. Such application shall be 
                        submitted to the Corporation at such 
                        time, in such manner, and containing 
                        such information as the Corporation 
                        shall require, and shall include--
                                  (I) an identification and 
                                description of--
                                          (aa) the 
                                        organization;
                                          (bb) the area of 
                                        national need the 
                                        organization seeks to 
                                        address; and
                                          (cc) the services or 
                                        activities the 
                                        organization carries 
                                        out to address such 
                                        area of national need;
                                  (II) a description of the 
                                services the eligible Encore 
                                Fellowship recipient shall 
                                provide for the organization as 
                                an Encore Fellow; and
                                  (III) a letter of support 
                                from the leader of the 
                                organization, including--
                                          (aa) a description of 
                                        the organization's need 
                                        for the eligible Encore 
                                        Fellowship recipient's 
                                        services;
                                          (bb) evidence that 
                                        the organization is 
                                        financially sound;
                                          (cc) an assurance 
                                        that the organization 
                                        will provide training 
                                        and leadership 
                                        development to the 
                                        eligible Encore 
                                        Fellowship recipient if 
                                        placed with the 
                                        organization as an 
                                        Encore Fellow, to 
                                        assist the Encore 
                                        Fellow in obtaining a 
                                        public service job in 
                                        the nonprofit sector or 
                                        government after the 
                                        period of the Encore 
                                        Fellowship; and
                                          (dd) a description of 
                                        the training and 
                                        leadership development 
                                        to be provided to the 
                                        Encore Fellowship 
                                        recipient if so placed.
                          (iii) Placement and award of 
                        fellowship.--If the Corporation 
                        determines that the eligible Encore 
                        Fellowship recipient is able to meet 
                        the service needs (including skills and 
                        experience to address an area of 
                        national need) of the organization that 
                        the eligible fellowship recipient 
                        requests under clause (ii) or (iii), 
                        the Corporation shall--
                                  (I) approve the placement of 
                                the eligible Encore Fellowship 
                                recipient with the 
                                organization;
                                  (II) award the eligible 
                                Encore Fellowship recipient an 
                                Encore Fellowship for a period 
                                of 1 year and designate the 
                                eligible Encore Fellowship 
                                recipient as an Encore Fellow; 
                                and
                                  (III) in awarding the Encore 
                                Fellowship, make a payment, in 
                                the amount of $11,000, to the 
                                organization to enable the 
                                organization to provide living 
                                expenses to the Encore Fellow 
                                for the year in which the 
                                Encore Fellow agrees to serve.
                  (F) Matching funds.--An organization that 
                receives an Encore Fellow under this subsection 
                shall agree to provide, for the living expenses 
                of the Encore Fellow during the year of 
                service, non-Federal contributions in an amount 
                equal to not less than $1 for every $1 of 
                Federal funds provided to the organization for 
                the Encore Fellow through the fellowship.
                  (G) Training and assistance.--Each 
                organization that receives an Encore Fellow 
                under this subsection shall provide training, 
                leadership development, and assistance to the 
                Encore Fellow, and conduct oversight of the 
                service provided by the Encore Fellow.
                  (H) Leadership development.--Each year, the 
                Corporation shall convene current and former 
                Encore Fellows to discuss the Encore Fellows' 
                experiences related to service under this 
                subsection and discuss strategies for 
                increasing leadership and careers in public 
                service in the nonprofit sector or government.
  (c) Evaluations.--The Corporation shall conduct an 
independent evaluation of the programs authorized under 
subsections (a) and (b) and widely disseminate the results, 
including recommendations for improvement, to the service 
community through multiple channels, including the 
Corporation's Resource Center or a clearinghouse of effective 
strategies.

             PART II--INNOVATIVE AND MODEL PROGRAM SUPPORT

SEC. 198D. INNOVATIVE AND MODEL PROGRAM SUPPORT.

  (a) Methods of Conducting Activities.--The Corporation may, 
through grants and fixed-amount grants (in accordance with 
section 129(l)), carry out the following programs:
          (1) Programs for disadvantaged youth.--A program 
        selected from among those listed in 122(a) where no 
        less than 75 percent of the participants are 
        disadvantaged youth.
                  (A) Components of programs.--Such programs 
                may include life skills training, employment 
                training, educational counseling, program to 
                complete a high-school diploma or GED, 
                counseling, or a mentoring relationship with an 
                adult volunteer.
                  (B) Priority.--Priority shall be given to 
                programs that engage retirees to serve as 
                mentors.
          (2) Programs that engage youth under the age of 17.--
        Programs that engage youth under the age of 17 in 
        service to the community to meet unmet human, 
        educational, environmental, emergency and disaster 
        preparedness, or public safety needs and may be a 
        summer program or a year-round program. Priority shall 
        be given to programs that collaborate with the RSVP 
        Program and the AmeriCorps programs.
          (3) Programs that reduce recidivism.--Programs that 
        re-engage court-involved youth and adults with the goal 
        of reducing recidivism. Priority shall be given to such 
        programs that create support systems beginning in 
        corrections facilities, and programs that have life 
        skills training, employment training, an education 
        program, including a program to complete a high-school 
        diploma or GED, educational and career counseling, post 
        program placement, and support services, which could 
        begin in corrections facilities. The program may 
        include health and wellness programs, including but not 
        limited to drug and alcohol treatment, mental health 
        counseling, and smoking cessation.
          (4) Programs that recruit certain individuals.--
        Demonstration projects for programs that have as one of 
        their primary purposes the recruitment and acceptance 
        of court-involved youth and adults as participants, 
        volunteers, or members. Such a program may serve any 
        purpose otherwise permitted under this Act.
          (5) Programs that support mentoring.--Programs that 
        support and strengthen direct-service youth mentoring 
        programs by increasing State resources dedicated to 
        mentoring and to allow mentoring partnerships to assist 
        direct-service mentoring programs through subgrants, to 
        promote quality standards for mentoring programs, to 
        expand mentoring opportunities tailored to the needs 
        and circumstances of youth, to increase the number of 
        at-risk youth in the State receiving mentoring from 
        screened and trained adult mentors; and
          (6) Programs that build state and national mentoring 
        infrastructure.--Programs to create statewide Mentoring 
        Partnerships or implement youth mentoring projects of 
        national scope.
          (7) Other innovative and model programs.--Any other 
        innovative and model programs that the Corporation 
        considers appropriate.
  (b) Requirements.--
          (1) Three-year term.--Each program funded under this 
        part shall be carried out over a period of three years, 
        which may include one planning year and two additional 
        grant years, with a 1-year extension possible, if the 
        program meets performance measures developed in 
        accordance with section 179(a) and any other criteria 
        determined by the Corporation.
          (2) Matching funds.--
                  (A) In general.--The Federal share of the 
                cost of carrying out a program for which a 
                grant is made under this part may not exceed 76 
                percent of the total cost of the program in the 
                first year and may not exceed 50 percent of the 
                total cost of the program for the remaining 
                years of the grant, including if the grant is 
                extended for 1 year.
                  (B) Non-federal contribution.--In providing 
                for the remaining share of the cost of carrying 
                out such a program, each recipient of a grant 
                under this part--
                          (i) shall provide for such share 
                        through a payment in cash or in kind, 
                        fairly evaluated, including facilities, 
                        equipment, or services; and
                          (ii) may provide for such share 
                        through State sources or local sources, 
                        including private funds or donated 
                        services.
          (3) Collaboration encouraged.--Each program funded 
        under this part is encouraged to collaborate with Learn 
        and Serve, AmeriCorps, VISTA, and the National Senior 
        Service Corps.
          (4) Evaluation.--Upon completion of the program, the 
        Corporation shall conduct an independent evaluation of 
        the program and widely disseminate the results, 
        including recommendations for improvement, to the 
        service community through multiple channels, including 
        the Corporation's Resource Center or a clearinghouse of 
        effective strategies.
  (c) Applications.--To be eligible to carry out a program 
under this part, an entity shall prepare, submit to the 
Corporation, and obtain approval of, an application at such 
time and in such manner as the Chief Executive Officer may 
reasonably require.

                    PART III--SOCIAL INNOVATION FUND

SEC. 198E. SOCIAL INNOVATION FUND.

  (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
          (1) Social entrepreneurs and other nonprofit 
        community organizations are developing innovative and 
        effective solutions to national and local challenges.
          (2) Increased public and private investment in 
        replicating and expanding proven effective solutions 
        developed by social entrepreneurs and other nonprofit 
        community organizations, could allow those 
        entrepreneurs and organizations to replicate and expand 
        proven initiatives in communities.
          (3) Increased public and private investment to seed 
        new solutions to our nation's most serious challenges 
        will create a pipeline of new social innovations.
          (4) A Social Innovation Fund could leverage Federal 
        investments to increase State, local, business, and 
        philanthropic resources to replicate and expand proven 
        solutions, and invest in seeding new innovations, to 
        tackle specific identified community challenges.
  (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
          (1) to recognize and increase the impact of social 
        entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community 
        organizations in tackling national and local 
        challenges;
          (2) to stimulate the development of a Social 
        Innovation Fund that will increase private and public 
        investment in nonprofit community organizations that 
        are effectively addressing national and local 
        challenges to allow such organizations to replicate and 
        expand successful initiatives;
          (3) to assess the effectiveness of--
                  (A) leveraging Federal investments to 
                increase State, local, business, and 
                philanthropic resources to address national and 
                local challenges;
                  (B) providing resources to replicate and 
                expand effective initiatives; and
                  (C) seeding experimental initiatives.
          (4) to strengthen the infrastructure to identify, 
        invest in, and replicate and expand, initiatives with 
        effective solutions to national and local challenges.
  (c) Definitions.--In this section--
          (1) the term ``community organization'' means a 
        nonprofit organization that carries out innovative, 
        effective initiatives to address community challenges;
          (2) the term ``covered entity'' means--
                  (A) an existing grantmaking institution 
                (existing as of the date on which the 
                institution applies for a grant under this 
                section); or
                  (B) a partnership between--
                          (i) such an existing grantmaking 
                        institution; and
                          (ii) an additional grantmaking 
                        institution, a State Commission, or a 
                        chief executive officer of a unit of 
                        general local government; or
                  (C) an individual nonprofit organization; and
          (3) the term ``issue area'' means an area described 
        in subsection (f)(3).
  (d) Program.--The Corporation shall establish a Social 
Innovation Fund grant program to make grants on a competitive 
basis to eligible entities.
  (e) Periods; Amounts.--
          (1) For covered entities described in subsection 
        (c)(2)(A) and (B), the Corporation shall make such 
        grants for periods of 5 years, and may renew the grants 
        for additional periods of 5 years, in amounts of not 
        less than $1,000,000 and not more than $10,000,000 per 
        year.
          (2) For covered entities described in subsection 
        (c)(2)(C), the Corporation shall make grants for up to 
        3 years, and may renew the grants for additional 
        periods of 3 years, in amounts up to $500,000 per year.
  (f) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section, an entity shall--
          (1) be a covered entity;
          (2) be focused on--
                  (A) serving a specific local geographical 
                area; or
                  (B) addressing a specific issue area, in 
                geographical areas that have the highest need 
                in that issue area, as demonstrated by 
                statistics concerning that need.
          (3) be focused on improving measurable outcomes 
        relating to--
                  (A) education for economically disadvantaged 
                students;
                  (B) child and youth development;
                  (C) reductions in poverty or increases in 
                economic opportunity for economically 
                disadvantaged individuals;
                  (D) health, including access to health care 
                and health education;
                  (E) resource conservation and local 
                environmental quality;
                  (F) individual or community energy 
                efficiency;
                  (G) civic engagement; or
                  (H) reductions in crime;
          (4) For covered entities described in subsection 
        (c)(2)(A) and (B), have an evidence-based decision-
        making strategy including, but not limited to--
                  (A) use of evidence produced by prior 
                rigorous evaluations of program effectiveness 
                including, where available, well-implemented 
                randomized controlled trials; and
                  (B) a well-articulated plan to--
                          (i) replicate and expand research-
                        proven initiatives that have been shown 
                        to produce sizeable, sustained benefits 
                        to participants or society; or
                          (ii) partner with a research 
                        organization to carry out rigorous 
                        evaluations to assess the effectiveness 
                        of approaches.
          (5) For covered entities described in subsection 
        (c)(2)(C), have an evidence-based decision-making 
        strategy including, but not limited to--
                  (A) use of evidence produced by prior 
                rigorous evaluations of program effectiveness 
                including, where available, well-implemented 
                randomized controlled trials; or
                  (B) a well-articulated plan to--
                          (i) conduct rigorous evaluations to 
                        assess the effectiveness of approaches; 
                        or
                          (ii) partner with a research 
                        organization to carry out rigorous 
                        evaluations to assess the effectiveness 
                        of approaches to addressing national or 
                        local challenges.
          (6) For covered entities described in subsection 
        (c)(2)(A) and (B), have a well-articulated process for 
        assessing community organizations for subgrants; and
          (7) have appropriate policies, as determined by the 
        Corporation, that protect against conflict of interest, 
        self-dealing, and other improper practices.
  (g) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (d) for national leveraging capital, an eligible 
entity shall submit an application to the Corporation at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Corporation may specify, including, at a minimum--
          (1) an assurance that the eligible entity will--
                  (A) use the funds received through that 
                capital in order to make subgrants to community 
                organizations that will use the funds to test 
                new initiatives, or replicate or expand proven 
                initiatives in low-income communities;
                  (B) use the funds for growth capital or to 
                test new initiatives;
                  (C) in making decisions about subgrants for 
                communities, consult with a diverse cross 
                section of community representatives in the 
                decisions, including individuals from the 
                public, nonprofit, and for-profit private 
                sectors; and
                  (D) make subgrants of a sufficient size and 
                scope to enable the community organizations to 
                build their capacity to test or manage 
                initiatives, and sustain replication or 
                expansion of the initiatives;
          (2) an assurance that the eligible entity will not 
        make any subgrants to the parent organizations of the 
        eligible entity, a subsidiary organization of the 
        parent organization, or, if the eligible entity applied 
        for funds under this section as a partnership, any 
        member of the partnership;
          (3) an identification of, as appropriate--
                  (A) the specific local geographical area 
                referred to in subsection (f)(2)(A) that the 
                eligible entity is proposing to serve; or
                  (B) geographical areas referred to in 
                subsection (f)(2)(B) that the eligible entity 
                is likely to serve;
          (4)(A) information identifying the issue areas in 
        which the eligible entity will work to improve 
        measurable outcomes;
          (B) statistics on the needs related to those issue 
        areas in, as appropriate--
                  (i) the specific local geographical area 
                described in paragraph (3)(A); or
                  (ii) the geographical areas described in 
                paragraph (3)(B), including statistics 
                demonstrating that those geographical areas 
                have the highest need in the specific issue 
                area that the eligible entity is proposing to 
                address; and
          (C) information on the specific measurable outcomes 
        related to the issue areas involved that the eligible 
        entity will seek to improve;
          (5) information describing the process by which the 
        eligible entity selected, or will select, community 
        organizations to receive the subgrants, to ensure that 
        the community organizations--
                  (A) are institutions with proven initiatives, 
                with track records of achieving specific 
                outcomes related to the measurable outcomes for 
                the eligible entity, or are institutions that 
                articulate a new solution with potential for 
                substantial impact;
                  (B) articulate measurable outcomes for the 
                use of the subgrant funds that are connected to 
                the measurable outcomes for the eligible 
                entity;
                  (C) will use the funds to test, replicate or 
                expand their initiatives;
                  (D) provide a well-defined plan for testing, 
                replicating or expanding the initiatives 
                funded;
                  (E) can sustain the initiatives after the 
                subgrant period concludes through reliable 
                public revenues, earned income, or private 
                sector funding;
                  (F) have strong leadership and financial and 
                management systems;
                  (G) are committed to the use of data 
                collection and evaluation for improvement of 
                the initiatives;
                  (H) will implement and evaluate innovative 
                initiatives, to be important contributors to 
                knowledge in their fields; and
                  (I) will meet the requirements for providing 
                matching funds specified in subsection (k);
          (6) information about the eligible entity, including 
        its experience managing collaborative initiatives, or 
        assessing applicants for grants and evaluating the 
        performance of grant recipients for outcome-focused 
        initiatives, and any other relevant information;
          (7) a commitment to meet the requirements of 
        subsection (i) and a plan for meeting the requirements, 
        including information on any funding that the eligible 
        entity has secured to provide the matching funds 
        required under that subsection;
          (8) a description of the eligible entity's plan for 
        providing technical assistance and support, other than 
        financial support, to the community organizations that 
        will increase the ability of the community 
        organizations to achieve their measurable outcomes;
          (9) information on the commitment, institutional 
        capacity, and expertise of the eligible entity 
        concerning--
                  (A) collecting and analyzing data required 
                for evaluations, compliance efforts, and other 
                purposes;
                  (B) supporting relevant research; and
                  (C) submitting regular reports to the 
                Corporation, including information on the 
                initiatives of the community organizations, and 
                the replication or expansion of such 
                initiatives; and
          (10) a commitment to use data and evaluations to 
        improve their model and be more transparent about its 
        challenges; and
          (11) a commitment to cooperate with any evaluation 
        activities undertaken by the Corporation.
  (h) Selection Criteria.--In selecting eligible entities to 
receive grants under this section, the Corporation shall--
          (1) select eligible entities on a competitive basis;
          (2) select eligible entities on the basis of the 
        quality of their selection process, as described in 
        subsection (g)(5), the capacity of the eligible 
        entities to manage Social Innovation Funds, and the 
        potential of the eligible entities to sustain the Funds 
        after the conclusion of the grant period;
          (3) solicit broad community perspectives that inform 
        grant-making decisions;
          (4) include among the grant recipients eligible 
        entities that propose to provide subgrants to serve 
        communities (such as rural low-income communities) that 
        the eligible entities can demonstrate are significantly 
        philanthropically underserved; and
          (5) select a geographically diverse set of eligible 
        entities.
  (i) Matching Funds for Grants.--
          (1) In general.--The Corporation may not make a grant 
        to an eligible entity under this section for a 
        Community Solutions Fund unless the entity agrees that, 
        with respect to the cost described in subsection (d) 
        for that Fund, the entity will make available matching 
        funds in an amount not less than $1 for every $1 of 
        funds provided under the grant.
          (2) Non-federal share.--The eligible entity shall 
        provide the matching funds in cash.
  (j) Reserved Program Funds for Research and Evaluation.--The 
Corporation may reserve up to 5 percent of total program funds 
appropriated to carry out this section for a fiscal year to 
support research and evaluation related to this section.
  (k) Advisory Panel.--
          (1) In general.--Under authority of section 195 (f) 
        of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, the 
        Chief Executive Officer, in consultation with the 
        Board, shall establish an Advisory Panel to provide 
        advice and input about carrying out this section. The 
        Advisory Panel may collectively have experience in--
                  (A) social entrepreneurship and social 
                enterprise;
                  (B) the management and operation of small 
                nonprofit organizations and large nonprofit 
                organizations;
                  (C) business, including a business with 
                experience working with a startup enterprises, 
                experience growing businesses, experience with 
                corporate social responsibility or a business 
                with experience working with the nonprofit 
                sector;
                  (D) philanthropy, including an understanding 
                of philanthropic challenges in urban and rural 
                areas and in areas that are philanthropically 
                underserved;
                  (E) qualitative and quantitative social 
                science research, including scientifically-
                rigorous evaluations of program effectiveness; 
                data driven decision making and evidence-based 
                policymaking;
                  (F) volunteering, including effective 
                volunteer management; and
                  (G) government, including the management of 
                government agencies and the role of government 
                programs in providing services.
          (2) Other qualifications.--The Advisory Panel shall 
        include a diverse range of individuals, including young 
        people, and individuals from diverse economic, racial, 
        ethnic, and religious backgrounds, and individuals from 
        diverse geographic areas.
  (l) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
section.

            PART IV--NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS CLEARINGHOUSE

SEC. 198F. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS CLEARINGHOUSE.

  (a) In General.--The Corporation shall provide assistance, 
either by grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, to 
entities with expertise in the dissemination of information 
through clearinghouses to establish one or more clearinghouses 
for the national service laws.
  (b) Function of Clearinghouse.--Such a clearinghouse may--
          (1) assist entities carrying out State or local 
        service-learning and national service programs with 
        needs assessments and planning;
          (2) conduct research and evaluations concerning 
        service-learning or programs receiving assistance under 
        the national service laws unless the recipient is 
        receiving funds for such purpose under part III of 
        subtitle B and under subtitle H;
          (3)(A) provide leadership development and training to 
        State and local service-learning program 
        administrators, supervisors, service sponsors, and 
        participants; and
          (B) provide training to persons who can provide the 
        leadership development and training described in 
        subparagraph (A);
          (4) facilitate communication among entities carrying 
        out service-learning programs and programs offered 
        under the national service laws and participants in 
        such programs;
          (5) provide and disseminate information and 
        curriculum materials relating to planning and operating 
        service-learning programs and programs offered under 
        the national service laws, to States, Territories, 
        Indian tribes, and local entities eligible to receive 
        financial assistance under the national service laws;
          (6) provide and disseminate information regarding 
        methods to make service-learning programs and programs 
        offered under the national service laws accessible to 
        individuals with disabilities;
          (7) disseminate applications in languages other than 
        English;
          (8)(A) gather and disseminate information on 
        successful service-learning programs and programs 
        offered under the national service laws, components of 
        such successful programs, innovative curricula related 
        to service-learning, and service-learning projects; and
          (B) coordinate the activities of the Clearinghouse 
        with appropriate entities to avoid duplication of 
        effort;
          (9) make recommendations to State and local entities 
        on quality controls to improve the quality of service-
        learning programs and programs offered under the 
        national service laws;
          (10) assist organizations in recruiting, screening, 
        and placing a diverse population of service-learning 
        coordinators and program sponsors;
          (11) disseminate effective strategies for working 
        with disadvantaged youth in national service programs 
        as determined by organizations with an established 
        expertise working with such youth;
          (12) collaborate with State and local Mentoring 
        Partnerships and directly with youth mentoring 
        organizations to disseminate effective strategies for 
        the recruiting, training, and screening of responsible 
        adult mentors and best practices for building quality 
        relationships between adult mentors and youth mentees; 
        and
          (13) carry out such other activities as the Chief 
        Executive Officer determines to be appropriate.

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             Subtitle J--Training and Technical Assistance

SEC. 199N. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

  (a) In General.--The Corporation shall conduct, either 
directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative 
agreements, including through State Commissions on National and 
Community Service, appropriate training and technical 
assistance to--
          (1) programs receiving assistance under the national 
        service laws; and
          (2) entities (particularly those in rural areas and 
        underserved communities)--
                  (A) that desire to carry out or establish 
                national service programs;
                  (B) that desire to apply for assistance under 
                the national service laws; or
                  (C) that desire to apply for a subgrant under 
                the national service laws.
  (b) Activities Included.--Such training and technical 
assistance activities may include--
          (1) providing technical assistance to those applying 
        to carry out national service programs or those 
        carrying out national service programs;
          (2) promoting leadership development in national 
        service programs;
          (3) improving the instructional and programmatic 
        quality of national service programs;
          (4) developing the management and budgetary skills of 
        those operating or overseeing national service 
        programs, including to increase the cost effectiveness 
        of the programs under the national service laws;
          (5) providing for or improving the training provided 
        to the participants in programs under the national 
        service laws;
          (6) facilitating the education of national service 
        programs in risk management procedures, including the 
        training of participants in appropriate risk management 
        practices;
          (7) training of those operating or overseeing 
        national service programs in volunteer recruitment, 
        management, and retention to improve the abilities of 
        such individuals to use participants and other 
        volunteers in an effective manner which results in high 
        quality service and the desire of participants or 
        volunteers to continue to serve in other capacities 
        after the program is completed;
          (8) training of those operating or overseeing 
        national service programs in program evaluation and 
        performance measures to inform practices to augment the 
        capacity and sustainability of the program;
          (9) training of those operating or overseeing 
        national service programs to effectively accommodate 
        people with disabilities to increase the participation 
        of people with disabilities in national service 
        programs. Such activities may utilize funding from the 
        reservation of funds to increase the participation of 
        individuals with disabilities as described in section 
        129(j);
          (10) establishing networks and collaboration among 
        employers, educators, and other key stakeholders in the 
        community to further leverage resources to increase 
        local participation and to coordinate community-wide 
        planning and service;
          (11) providing training and technical assistance for 
        the National Senior Service Corps, including providing 
        such training and technical assistance to programs 
        receiving assistance under section 201 of the Domestic 
        Volunteer Service Act of 1973; and
          (12) carrying out such other activities as the Chief 
        Executive Officer determines to be appropriate.
  (c) Priority.--The Corporation shall give priority to 
programs under the national service laws and those entities 
eligible to establish programs under the national service laws 
seeking training or technical assistance that--
          (1) seek to carry out high quality programs where the 
        services are needed most;
          (2) seek to carry out high quality programs where 
        national service programs do not currently exist or 
        where the programs are too limited to meet community 
        needs;
          (3) seek to carry out high quality programs that 
        focus on and provide service opportunities for 
        underserved rural and urban areas and populations; and
          (4) assist programs in developing a service component 
        that combines students, out-of-school youths, and older 
        adults as participants to provide needed community 
        services.

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                 [TITLE III--POINTS OF LIGHT FOUNDATION

[SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

  [This title may be cited as the ``The Points of Light 
Foundation Act''.

[SEC. 302. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

  [(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
          [(1) community service and service to others is an 
        integral part of American tradition;
          [(2) existing volunteers and volunteer programs 
        should be praised for their efforts in helping and 
        serving others;
          [(3) the definition of a successful life includes 
        service to others;
          [(4) individuals should be encouraged to volunteer 
        their time and energies in community service efforts;
          [(5) if asked to volunteer or participate in 
        community service, most Americans will do so;
          [(6) institutions should be encouraged to volunteer 
        their resources and energies and should encourage 
        volunteer and community service among their members, 
        employees, affiliates; and
          [(7) volunteer and community service programs are 
        intended to complement and not replace governmental 
        responsibilities.
  [(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this title--
          [(1) to encourage every American and every American 
        institution to help solve our most critical social 
        problems by volunteering their time, energies and 
        services through community service projects and 
        initiatives;
          [(2) to identify successful and promising community 
        service projects and initiatives, and to disseminate 
        information concerning such projects and initiatives to 
        other communities in order to promote their adoption 
        nationwide; and
          [(3) to discover and encourage new leaders and 
        develop individuals and institutions that serve as 
        strong examples of a commitment to serving others and 
        to convince all Americans that a successful life 
        includes serving others.

[SEC. 303. AUTHORITY.

  [(a) In General.--The President, acting through the 
Corporation, is authorized to designate a private, nonprofit 
organization (hereinafter referred to in this title as the 
Foundation) to receive funds pursuant to section 501(b) in 
furtherance of activities under section 302, upon the 
determination of the Corporation that such organization is 
capable of carrying out the undertakings described in section 
302. Any such designation by the Corporation shall be 
revocable.
  [(b) 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
          [(2) to cause the directors, officers or employees of 
        the Foundation to be deemed officers or employees of 
        the United States.

[SEC. 304. GRANTS TO THE FOUNDATION.

  [(a) In General.--Funds made available pursuant to sections 
303 and 501(b) shall be granted to the Foundation by a 
department or agency in the executive branch of the United 
States Government designated by the President--
          [(1) to assist the Foundation in carrying out the 
        undertakings described in section 302; and
          [(2) for the administrative expenses of the 
        Foundation.
  [(b) Interest Earned on Accounts.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Foundation may hold funds granted to it 
pursuant to this title in interest-bearing accounts, prior to 
the disbursement of such funds for purposes specified in 
subsection (a), and may retain for such purposes any interest 
earned on such deposits without returning such interest to the 
Treasury of the United States and without further appropriation 
by the Congress.

[SEC. 305. ELIGIBILITY OF THE FOUNDATION FOR GRANTS.

  [(a) Compliance.--Grants may be made to the Foundation 
pursuant to this title only if the Foundation agrees to comply 
with the requirements of this title. If the Foundation fails to 
comply with the requirements of this title, additional funds 
shall not be released until the Foundation brings itself into 
compliance with such requirements.
  [(b) Activities.--The Foundation may use funds provided under 
this title only for activities and programs consistent with the 
purposes described in sections 302 and 304.
  [(c) Limitation.--The Foundation shall not issue any shares 
of stock or declare or pay any dividends.
  [(d) Compensation.--No part of the funds available to the 
Foundation shall inure to the benefit of any board member, 
officer, or employee of the Foundation, except as salary or 
reasonable compensation for services or expenses. Compensation 
for board members shall be limited to reimbursement for 
reasonable costs of travel and expenses.
  [(e) Conflicts of Interest.--No director, officer, or 
employee of the Foundation shall participate, directly or 
indirectly, in the consideration or determination of any 
question before the Foundation that affects his or her 
financial interests or the financial interests of any 
corporation, partnership, entity, or organization in which he 
or she has a direct or indirect financial interest.
  [(f) Political Activity.--The Foundation shall not engage in 
lobbying or propaganda for the purpose of influencing 
legislation, and shall not participate or intervene in any 
political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public 
office.
  [(g) Private Sector Contributions.--During the second and 
third fiscal years in which funds are provided to the 
Foundation under this title, the Foundation shall raise from 
private sector donations an amount equal to not less than 25 
percent of any funds provided to the Foundation under this 
title in such fiscal year. Funds shall be released to the 
Foundation during such fiscal year only to the extent that the 
matching requirement of the subsection has been met.
  [(h) Audit of Accounts.--The accounts of the Foundation shall 
be audited annually by independent certified public accountants 
or independent licensed public accountants certified or 
licensed by a regulatory authority of a State or other 
political subdivision of the United States in accordance with 
generally accepted auditing standards. The reports, of each 
such independent audit shall be included in the annual report 
required by subsection (l).
  [(i) Audits by Agencies.--In fiscal years in which the 
Foundation is receiving grants under this title, the accounts 
of the Foundation may be audited at any time by any agency 
designated by the President. The Foundation shall keep such 
records as will facilitate effective audits.
  [(j) Congressional Oversight.--In fiscal years in which the 
Foundation is receiving grants under this title, the Foundation 
shall be subject to appropriate oversight procedures of 
Congress.
  [(k) Duties.--The Foundation shall ensure--
          [(1) that recipients of financial assistance provided 
        by the Foundation under this title, shall keep separate 
        accounts with respect to such assistance and such 
        records as may be reasonably necessary to disclose 
        fully--
                  [(A) the amount and the disposition by such 
                recipient of the assistance received from the 
                Foundation;
                  [(B) the total cost of the project or 
                undertaking in connection with which such 
                assistance is given or used;
                  [(C) the amount and nature of that portion of 
                the cost of the project or undertaking supplied 
                by other sources; and
                  [(D) such other records as will facilitate 
                effective audits; and
          [(2) that the Foundation, or any of its duly 
        authorized representatives including any agency 
        designated by the President pursuant to subsection (i) 
        shall have access, for the purpose of audit and 
        examination, to any books, documents, papers, and 
        records of the recipient that are pertinent to 
        assistance provided from funds granted pursuant to this 
        title.
  [(l) Annual Reports.--The Foundation shall prepare and submit 
to the President and to the appropriate Committees of Congress 
an annual report, that shall include a comprehensive and 
detailed description of the Foundation's operations, 
activities, financial condition, and accomplishments for the 
fiscal year preceding the year in which the report is 
submitted. Such report shall be submitted not later than 3 
months after the conclusion of any fiscal year in which the 
Foundation receives grants under this title.]

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                TITLE V--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

[SEC. 501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  [(a) Title I.--
          [(1) Subtitle b.--
                  [(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.
                  [(B) Programs.--Of the amount appropriated 
                under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year--
                          [(i) not more than 63.75 percent 
                        shall be available to provide financial 
                        assistance under subpart A of part I of 
                        subtitle B of title I;
                          [(ii) not more than 11.25 percent 
                        shall be available to provide financial 
                        assistance under subpart B of part I of 
                        such subtitle; and
                          [(iii) not more than 25 percent shall 
                        be available to provide financial 
                        assistance under part II of such 
                        subtitle.
          [(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 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.
                  [(B) Programs.--Of the amount appropriated 
                under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, up to 
                15 percent shall be made available to provide 
                financial assistance under section 125, under 
                subsections (b) and (c) of section 126, and 
                under subtitle H of title I.
          [(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.
          [(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.
                  [(B) Corporation.--Of the amounts 
                appropriated under subparagraph (A) for a 
                fiscal year--
                          [(i) up to 60 percent shall be made 
                        available to the Corporation for the 
                        administration of this Act; and
                          [(ii) the remainder shall be 
                        available to provide financial 
                        assistance under section 126(a).
  [(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.
  [(c) Availability of Appropriations.--Funds appropriated 
under this section shall remain available until expended.
  [(d) Specification of Budget Function.--The authorizations of 
appropriations contained in this section shall be considered to 
be a component of budget function 500 as used by the Office of 
Management and Budget to cover education, training, employment, 
and social services, and, as such, shall be considered to be 
related to the programs of the Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education for budgetary purposes.]

SEC. 501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) Title I.--
          (1) Subtitle b.--
                  (A) In general.--There are authorized to be 
                appropriated to provide financial assistance 
                under subtitle B of title I--
                          (i) $97,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
                        and
                          (ii) such sums as may be necessary 
                        for each of fiscal years 2011 through 
                        2014.
                  (B) Programs.--Of the amount appropriated 
                under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year--
                          (i) not more than 60 percent shall be 
                        available to provide financial 
                        assistance under part I of subtitle B 
                        of title I;
                          (ii) not more than 25 percent shall 
                        be available to provide financial 
                        assistance under part II of such 
                        subtitle; and
                          (iii) not less than 15 percent shall 
                        be available to provide financial 
                        assistance under part III of such 
                        subtitle.
                  (C) Special allocations.--Of the amount 
                appropriated under subparagraph (A) for a 
                fiscal year, up to $10,000,000 shall be for 
                summer of service grants, $20,000,000 for youth 
                engagement zones, $7,000,000 for Campuses of 
                Service, and up to $10,000,000 shall be 
                deposited in the National Service Trust to 
                support summer of service educational awards, 
                consistent with section 120(c)(8).
          (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 
                administer the National Service Trust and 
                disburse national service educational awards 
                and scholarships under subtitle D of title I, 
                and to carry out such audits and evaluations as 
                the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation 
                may determine to be necessary, such sums as may 
                be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 
                through 2014.
                  (B) Priority.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of this Act, in obligating the 
                amounts made available pursuant to the 
                authorization of appropriations in subparagraph 
                (C), priority shall be given to programs 
                carried out in areas for which the President 
                has declared the existence of a major disaster, 
                in accordance with section 401 of the Robert T. 
                Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
                Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170), as a 
                consequence of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
          (3) Subtitle e.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to operate the National Civilian Community 
        Corps and provide financial assistance under subtitle E 
        of title I, $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such 
        sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 
        through 2014.
          (4) Administration.--
                  (A) Corporation.--There are authorized to be 
                appropriated for the Corporation's 
                administration of the national service laws 
                such sums as may be necessary for each of 
                fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
                  (B) State commissions.--There are authorized 
                to be appropriated for assistance to State 
                Commissions under section 126(a), such sums as 
                may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 
                through 2014.
          (5) Training and technical assistance.--Of the 
        amounts appropriated for a fiscal year under subtitles 
        B, C, and H of title I of this Act and under titles I 
        and II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, 
        the Corporation shall reserve up to 2.5 percent to 
        carry out subtitle J of this Act. Notwithstanding 
        subsection (b), amounts so reserved shall be available 
        only for the fiscal year for which they are reserved.
  (b) Availability of Appropriations.--Funds appropriated under 
this section shall remain available until expended.

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STRENGTHEN AMERICORPS PROGRAM ACT

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[SEC. 2. PROCESS OF APPROVAL OF NATIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS.

  [(a) Definitions.--In this Act, the terms ``approved national 
service position'' and ``Corporation'' have the meanings given 
the terms in section 101 of the National and Community Service 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511).
  [(b) Timing and Recording Requirements.--
          [(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subtitles C and D 
        of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 
        1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq., 12601 et seq.), and any 
        other provision of law, in approving a position as an 
        approved national service position, the Corporation--
                  [(A) shall approve the position at the time 
                the Corporation--
                          [(i) enters into an enforceable 
                        agreement with an individual 
                        participant to serve in a program 
                        carried out under subtitle E of title I 
                        of that Act (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.) 
                        or title I of the Domestic Volunteer 
                        Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et 
                        seq.); or
                          [(ii) except as provided in clause 
                        (i), awards a grant to (or enters into 
                        a contract or cooperative agreement 
                        with) an entity to carry out a program 
                        for which such a position may be 
                        approved under section 123 of the 
                        National and Community Service Act of 
                        1990 (42 U.S.C. 12573); and
                  [(B) shall record as an obligation an 
                estimate of the net present value of the 
                national service educational award associated 
                with the position, based on a formula that 
                takes into consideration historical rates of 
                enrollment in such a program, and of earning 
                and using national service educational awards 
                for such a program.
          [(2) Formula.--In determining the formula described 
        in paragraph (1)(B), the Corporation shall consult with 
        the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
          [(3) Certification report.--The Chief Executive 
        Officer of the Corporation shall annually prepare and 
        submit to Congress a report that contains a 
        certification that the Corporation is in compliance 
        with the requirements of paragraph (1).
          [(4) Approval.--The requirements of this subsection 
        shall apply to each approved national service position 
        that the Corporation approves--
                  [(A) during fiscal year 2003 (before or after 
                the date of enactment of this Act); and
                  [(B) during any subsequent fiscal year.
  [(c) Reserve Account.--
          [(1) Establishment and contents.--
                  [(A) Establishment.--Notwithstanding 
                subtitles C and D of title I of the National 
                and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
                12571 et seq., 12601 et seq.), and any other 
                provision of law, within the National Service 
                Trust established under section 145 of the 
                National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
                U.S.C. 12601), the Corporation shall establish 
                a reserve account.
                  [(B) Contents.--To ensure the availability of 
                adequate funds to support the awards of 
                approved national service positions for each 
                fiscal year, the Corporation shall place in the 
                account--
                          [(i) during fiscal year 2003, a 
                        portion of the funds that were 
                        appropriated for fiscal year 2003 or a 
                        previous fiscal year under section 
                        501(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(2)), were 
                        made available to carry out subtitle C 
                        or D of title I of that Act, and remain 
                        available; and
                          [(ii) during fiscal year 2004 or a 
                        subsequent fiscal year, a portion of 
                        the funds that were appropriated for 
                        that fiscal year under section 
                        501(a)(2) and were made available to 
                        carry out subtitle C or D of title I of 
                        that Act.
          [(2) Obligation.--The Corporation shall not obligate 
        the funds in the reserve account until the 
        Corporation--
                  [(A) determines that the funds will not be 
                needed for the payment of national service 
                educational awards associated with previously 
                approved national service positions; or
                  [(B) obligates the funds for the payment of 
                such awards for such previously approved 
                national service positions.
  [(d) Audits.--The accounts of the Corporation relating to the 
appropriated funds for approved national service positions, and 
the records demonstrating the manner in which the Corporation 
has recorded estimates described in subsection (b)(1)(B) as 
obligations, shall be audited annually by independent certified 
public accountants or independent licensed public accountants 
certified or licensed by a regulatory authority of a State or 
other political subdivision of the United States in accordance 
with generally accepted auditing standards. A report containing 
the results of each such independent audit shall be included in 
the annual report required by subsection (b)(3).
  [(e) Availability of Amounts.--Except as provided in 
subsection (c), all amounts included in the National Service 
Trust under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 145(a) of 
the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12601(a)) shall be available for payments of national service 
educational awards under section 148 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 
12604).]
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                 DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 1973

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  (a) * * *

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  (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as follows:
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            TITLE I--NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS

                Part A--Volunteers in Service to America

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Sec. 103A. VISTA programs of national significance.
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                   Part C--Special Volunteer Programs

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[Sec. 123. Technical and financial assistance.]
Sec. 123. Financial assistance.
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               [TITLE II--NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS]

                 TITLE II--NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS

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                       Part D--General Provisions

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[Sec. 224. Use of locally generated contributions in National Senior 
          Volunteer Corps.]
Sec. 224. Use of locally generated contributions in National Senior 
          Service Corps.
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Sec. 228. Continuity of service.
Sec. 229. Acceptance of donations.
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                TITLE V--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

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[Sec. 502. National Senior Volunteer Corps.]
Sec. 502. National Senior Service Corps.

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                          VOLUNTEERISM POLICY

  Sec. 2. (a) Because of the long-standing importance of 
volunteerism throughout American history, it is the policy of 
the Congress to foster the tradition of volunteerism through 
greater involvement on the part of [both young and older 
citizens] citizens of all ages and backgrounds.
  (b) The purpose of this Act is to foster and expand voluntary 
citizen service in communities throughout the Nation in 
activities designed to help the poor, the disadvantaged, the 
vulnerable, and the elderly. In carrying out this purpose, the 
Corporation for National and Community Service shall utilize to 
the fullest extent the programs authorized under this Act, 
coordinate with other Federal, State, and [local agencies and 
utilize the energy, innovative spirit, experience, and skills 
of all Americans.] local agencies, expand relationships with, 
and support for, the efforts of civic, community, and 
educational organizations, and utilize the energy, innovative 
spirit, experience, and skills of all Americans.

            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, and to strengthen local agencies 
and organizations to carry out the purpose of this part.] local 
level, to support efforts by local agencies and organizations 
to achieve long-term sustainability of projects, consistent 
with section 185 of the National and Community Service Act of 
1990, initiated or expanded under the VISTA program activities, 
and to strengthen local agencies and community organizations to 
carry out the purpose of this part.

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                 SELECTION AND ASSIGNMENT OF VOLUNTEERS

  Sec. 103. (a) The Director, on the receipt of applications by 
public or nonprofit private organizations to receive volunteers 
under this part, may assign volunteers selected under 
subsection (b) to work in appropriate projects and programs 
sponsored by such organizations, including work--
          (1) in meeting the health, education, welfare, or 
        related needs of Indians living on reservations or 
        Federal trust lands, of migratory and seasonal 
        farmworkers and their families, and of residents of the 
        District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
        Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
        Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands;
          (2) in the care and rehabilitation of mentally ill, 
        developmentally disabled, and other [handicapped] 
        disabled individuals, especially those with severe 
        [handicaps] disabilities;
          (3) in addressing the problems of the homeless, the 
        [jobless, the hungry, and low-income] unemployed, the 
        hungry, and low-income youths;
          (4) in addressing the special needs connected with 
        alcohol and drug abuse [prevention, education,] through 
        prevention, education, rehabilitation, and treatment, 
        and related activities, consistent with the purpose of 
        this part;
          (5) in addressing significant health care problems, 
        including, mental illness, chronic and life-threatening 
        illnesses and health care for homeless individuals 
        (especially homeless children) through prevention, 
        treatment, and community-based care activities;
          (6) in connection with programs or activities 
        authorized, supported, or of a character eligible for 
        assistance under this Act or the Community Service 
        Block Grant Act, titles VIII and X of the Economic 
        Opportunity Act of 1964, the Headstart act, the 
        Community Economic Development Act of 1981, or other 
        similar Acts, in furtherance of the purpose of this 
        title[; and];
          (7) in strengthening, supplementing, and expanding 
        efforts to address the problem of illiteracy throughout 
        the United States[.];
          (8) in the re-entry and re-integration of formerly 
        incarcerated youth and adults into society, including 
        life skills training, employment training, counseling, 
        educational training, and educational counseling;
          (9) in developing and carrying out financial 
        literacy, financial planning, budgeting, savings, and 
        reputable credit accessibility programs in low-income 
        communities, including those programs which educate on 
        financing home ownership and higher education;
          (10) in initiating and supporting before-school and 
        after-school programs servicing children in low-income 
        communities that may engage participants in mentoring 
        relationships, tutoring, life skills, or study skills 
        programs, service-learning, physical, nutrition, and 
        health education programs, including programs aimed at 
        fighting childhood obesity, and other activities 
        addressing the needs of the community's children;
          (11) in establishing and supporting community 
        economic development initiatives, including micro-
        enterprises, with a priority on such programs in rural 
        areas and other areas where such programs are needed 
        most;
          (12) in assisting veterans and their families through 
        establishing or augmenting programs which assist such 
        persons with access to legal assistance, health care 
        (including mental health), employment counseling or 
        training, education counseling or training, affordable 
        housing, and other support services; and
          (13) in addressing the health and wellness of low-
        income and underserved communities, including programs 
        to increase access to preventive services, insurance, 
        and health care.
  (b)(1) The Director shall establish [recruitment and 
placement procedures] placement procedures that involve 
sponsoring organizations and that offer opportunities for both 
local and national placement of volunteers for service under 
this part.
  (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] related to the placement of volunteers under this part. 
Such functions and activities shall be carried out in 
coordination or [in conjunction with recruitment and] in 
conjunction with the placement activities carried out under the 
National and Community Service Trust Act of [1993. 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.] 1993.
  (B) Such volunteer placement office shall develop, operate, 
and maintain a current and comprehensive [central information 
system that shall, on request, promptly provide] database that 
provides information--
          (i) * * *

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  (C) The Director shall assign or hire as necessary, such 
additional national, regional, and State personnel to carry out 
the functions described in this subsection and subsection (c) 
as may be necessary to ensure that such functions are carried 
out in a [timely and effective] timely and cost-effective 
manner. The Director shall give priority in the hiring of such 
additional personnel to individuals who have formerly served as 
volunteers under this part and to individuals who have 
specialized experience in [the recruitment of volunteers] 
recruitment and management of volunteers.
  (3) Volunteers shall be selected from among qualified 
individuals submitting an application for such service at such 
time, in such form, and containing such information as may be 
necessary to evaluate the suitability of each individual for 
such service and to determine, in accordance with paragraph 
(7), the most appropriate assignment for each such volunteer. 
The Director shall approve the application of each individual 
who applies in conformance with this subsection and who, on the 
basis of the information provided in the application, is 
determined by the Director to be qualified to serve as a 
volunteer under this part. The Director shall give priority 
to--
          (A) disadvantaged youth (as defined in section 101 of 
        the National and Community Service Act of 1990) and 
        low-income adults; and
          (B) retired adults of any profession, but with an 
        emphasis on those professions whose services and 
        training are most needed in a community, such as the 
        health care professions, teaching, counseling, and 
        engineering and other professions requiring a high 
        level of technical and project management skills, to 
        utilize their experience, including professional 
        skills, in the VISTA program.

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  (5)(A) * * *
  (B) In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Director shall 
utilize the [information system] database established under 
paragraph (2)(B).

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  (c)(1) The Director, in conjunction with the [personnel 
described in subsection (b)(2)(C)] personnel described in 
subsection (b)(2)(C) and sponsoring organizations, shall engage 
in public awareness and recruitment activities. Such activities 
may include--
          (A) public service announcements through radio, 
        television, the Internet and related technologies, and 
        the print media;
          (B) advertising through the Internet and related 
        technologies, print media, direct mail, and other 
        means;
          (C) disseminating information about opportunities for 
        service as a volunteer under this part to relevant 
        entities including institutions of higher education and 
        other educational institutions (including libraries), 
        professional associations, community-based agencies, 
        youth service and volunteer organizations, business 
        organizations, labor unions, senior citizens 
        organizations, offices of economic development, State 
        employment security agencies, employment offices, and 
        other institutions and organizations from or through 
        which potential volunteers may be recruited;

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          (F) publicizing national service educational awards 
        available under the [National and Community Service 
        Trust Act of 1993] National and Community Service Act 
        of 1990;
          (G) providing[, on request,] technical assistance 
        with the recruitment of volunteers under this part to 
        programs and projects receiving assistance under this 
        part; and

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  (3) The Director shall consult with the Director of the Peace 
Corps to coordinate the recruitment and public awareness 
activities carried out under [this subsection] this subsection 
and related public awareness and recruitment activities under 
the national service laws with those of the Peace Corps and to 
develop joint procedures and activities for the recruitment of 
volunteers to serve under this part.
  (4) [Beginning in fiscal year 1991 and for each fiscal year 
thereafter, for the purpose] For the purpose of carrying out 
this subsection, the Director shall obligate not less than [1.5 
percent] 2 percent of the amounts appropriated for each fiscal 
year under section 501(a).
  (d) The Director shall provide each low-income community 
volunteer with an individual plan for job advancement or for 
transition to a situation leading to gainful employment. 
[Whenever feasible, such efforts shall be coordinated with an 
appropriate private industry council established under the Job 
Training Partnership Act or local workforce investment board 
established under section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998.] Whenever feasible, such efforts shall be coordinated 
with an appropriate local workforce investment board 
established under section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998.

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  (g) Volunteers under this part shall not be assigned to work 
in a program or project in any community unless the application 
for such program or project contains evidence of local support 
[and has been submitted to the Governor or other chief 
executive officer of the State concerned, and such Governor or 
other chief executive officer has not, within 45 days of the 
date of such submission, notified the Director in writing, 
supported by a statement of reasons, that such Governor or 
other chief executive officer disapproves such program or 
project. In the event of a timely request in writing, supported 
by a statement of reasons, by the Governor or other chief 
executive officer of the State concerned, the Director shall 
terminate a program or project or the assignment of a volunteer 
to a program or project not later than 30 days after the date 
such request is received by the Director, or at such later date 
as is agreed upon by the Director and such Governor or other 
chief executive officer.].

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  (i) The Director may enter into agreements under which public 
and private nonprofit organizations, with sufficient financial 
capacity and size, pay for all or a portion of the costs of 
supporting the service of volunteers under this title, 
consistent with the provisions of section 186 of the National 
and Community Service Act of 1990.

SEC. 103A. VISTA PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.

  (a) In General.--With not less than one-third of the funds 
made available under subsection (d) in each fiscal year, the 
Director shall make grants for VISTA positions to support 
programs of national significance. Each program for which a 
grant is received under this subsection shall be carried out in 
accordance with the requirements applicable to that program.
  (b) Activities Supported.--The Director shall make grants 
under subsection (a) to support one or more of the following 
programs to address problems that concern low-income and rural 
communities in the Nation:
          (1) In the re-entry and re-integration of formerly 
        incarcerated youth and adults into society, including 
        life skills training, employment training, counseling, 
        educational training, and educational counseling.
          (2) In developing and carrying-out financial 
        literacy, financial planning, budgeting, savings, and 
        reputable credit accessibility programs in low-income 
        communities, including those programs which educate on 
        financing home ownership and higher education.
          (3) In initiating and supporting before-school and 
        after-school programs in low-income communities that 
        may include such activities as establishing mentoring 
        relationships, physical education, tutoring, 
        instruction in 21st century thinking skills, life 
        skills, and study skills, community service, service-
        learning, nutrition and health education, and other 
        activities aimed at keeping children, safe, educated, 
        and healthy, which serve the children in such 
        community.
          (4) In establishing and supporting community economic 
        development initiatives, including micro-enterprises, 
        with a priority on such programs in rural areas and 
        areas where such programs are needed most.
          (5) In assisting veterans and their families through 
        establishing or augmenting programs which assist such 
        persons with access to legal assistance, health care 
        (including mental health), employment counseling or 
        training, education counseling or training, affordable 
        housing, and other support services.
          (6) In addressing the health and wellness of low-
        income and underserved communities across our Nation, 
        including programs to fight childhood obesity through 
        nutrition, physical fitness, and other associated life 
        skills education programs and programs to increase 
        access to preventive services, insurance, and health 
        care.
  (c) Requirements.--
          (1) Eligibility.--In order to receive a grant under 
        subsection (a), an applicant shall submit an 
        application to the Director at such time and in such 
        manner as the Director requires and receive approval of 
        the application. Such application shall, at a minimum, 
        demonstrate to the Director a level of expertise in 
        carrying out such a program.
          (2) Supplement not supplant.--Funds made available 
        under subsection (d) shall be used to supplement and 
        not supplant the number of VISTA volunteers engaged in 
        programs addressing the problem for which such funds 
        are awarded unless such sums are an extension of funds 
        previously provided under this title.
  (d) Funding.--
          (1) In general.--From the amounts appropriate under 
        section 501 for each fiscal year there shall be 
        available to the Director such sums as may be necessary 
        to make grants under subsection (a).
          (2) Limitation.--No funds shall be made available to 
        the Director to make grants under subsection (a) unless 
        the amounts appropriated under section 501 available 
        for such fiscal year to carry out part A are sufficient 
        to maintain the number of projects and volunteers 
        funded under part A in the preceding fiscal year.
  (e) Information.--The Director shall widely disseminate 
information on grants that may be made under this section, 
including through volunteer recruitment programs being carried 
out by public or private non-profit organizations.

                      TERMS AND PERIODS OF SERVICE

  Sec. 104. (a) * * *

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  (d) The Director shall establish a procedure, including 
notice and opportunity to be heard, for volunteers under this 
part to present and obtain resolution of grievances and to 
present their views in connection [with the terms and 
conditions of their service.] with the terms and conditions of 
their service or any adverse action, such as termination, 
proposed by the sponsoring organization. The procedure shall 
provide for an appeal to the Director of any proposed 
termination. The Director shall promptly provide to each 
volunteer in service on the date of enactment of this Act, and 
to each such volunteer beginning service thereafter, 
information regarding such procedure [and the terms and 
conditions of their service].

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                            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] Such stipend 
shall be set at a minimum of $125 per month and a maximum of 
$150 per month, subject to the availability of funds to 
accomplish such a maximum. The Director may provide a stipend 
of $250 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.

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                         [VISTA LITERACY CORPS

  [Sec. 109. (a) As part of the Volunteers in Service to 
America program established under this part, the Director shall 
establish a VISTA Literacy Corps for the purpose of developing, 
strengthening, supplementing, and expanding efforts of both 
public and nonprofit organizations at the local, State, and 
Federal level to mobilize local, State, Federal, and private 
sector financial and volunteer resources to address the problem 
of illiteracy throughout the United States.
  [(b) The Director shall assign volunteers to projects and 
programs that meet the antipoverty criteria of part A that 
provide assistance to functionally illiterate and illiterate 
individuals who are unserved or underserved by literacy 
education programs, with special emphasis upon disadvantaged 
individuals having the highest risk of illiteracy, and 
individuals with the lowest reading and educational level of 
competence.
  [(c)(1) The Director shall assign volunteers under this 
subsection to projects and programs that utilize volunteers to 
address the needs of illiterate individuals.
  [(2) Programs and projects under this subsection may be 
administered by public or private nonprofit agencies and 
organizations including local, State, and national literacy 
councils and organizations; community-based nonprofit 
organizations; local and State education agencies; local and 
State agencies administering adult basic education programs; 
educational institutions; libraries; antipoverty organizations; 
local, municipal, and State governmental entities, and eligible 
providers of employment and training activities under subtitle 
B of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
  [(3) In the assignment of volunteers under this subsection 
the Director shall give priority consideration to--
          [(A) programs and projects that assist illiterate 
        individuals in greatest need of assistance residing in 
        unserved or underserved areas with the highest 
        concentrations of illiteracy and of low income 
        individuals and families;
          [(B) projects and programs serving individuals 
        reading at the zero to fourth grade levels;
          [(C) projects and programs focusing on providing 
        literacy services to high risk populations;
          [(D) projects and programs operating in areas with 
        the highest concentration of individuals and families 
        living at or below the poverty level;
          [(E) projects and programs providing literacy 
        services to parents of disadvantaged children between 
        the ages of two and eight, who may be educationally at 
        risk; and
          [(F) Statewide programs and projects that encourage 
        the creation of new literacy efforts, encourage the 
        coordination of intrastate literacy efforts and provide 
        technical assistance to local literacy efforts.
  [(d)(1) The Director shall assign volunteers under this 
subsection to projects and programs that primarily utilize 
volunteers to tutor illiterate individuals.
  [(2) Programs and projects under this subsection may be 
administered by local public or private nonprofit agencies and 
organizations including local literacy councils and 
organizations, community-based nonprofit organizations, local 
educational agencies, local agencies administering adult basic 
education programs, local educational institutions, libraries, 
antipoverty organizations, local and municipal governmental 
entities, and eligible providers of employment and training 
activities under subtitle B of title I of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998.
  [(3) In the assignment of volunteers under this subsection 
the Director shall give priority consideration to local 
programs and projects that assist illiterate individuals in 
greatest need of assistance residing in unserved or underserved 
areas with the highest concentrations of illiteracy and of low 
income individuals and families.
  [(e) The Director shall ensure an equitable distribution of 
volunteers under this section in accordance with the equitable 
distribution requirement of section 414 of this Act.
  [(f) The VISTA Literacy Corps shall consist of all volunteers 
serving under part A working on literacy projects and programs.
  [(g) In any fiscal year in which the services provided under 
part A are reduced, the services provided under this section 
shall be proportionately reduced.
  [(h)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), with respect to any 
individual providing volunteer services in the program under 
this section regarding literacy, the Director may, with the 
written consent of the individual, assign the individual to 
serve in the general program under this part regarding 
literacy.
  [(2) To the extent practicable and without undue delay, the 
Director shall ensure that a volunteer under this section is 
assigned to the vacancy created within the relevant literacy 
project or program established under this section.]

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                   [Part B--University Year for VISTA

                         [STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

  [Sec. 111. (a) The purpose of this part is to assist 
students, through service-learning and community service 
programs, to undertake volunteer service in such a way as to 
enhance the educational value of the service experience, 
through participation in activities that strengthen and 
supplement efforts to eliminate and alleviate poverty and 
poverty-related problems. Its purpose further is to provide 
technical assistance and training to encourage other students 
and faculty to engage in volunteer service on a part-time, 
self-supporting basis, to meet the needs of the poor in the 
surrounding community through expansion of service-learning and 
community service programs and otherwise.
  [(b) This part provides for the University Year for VISTA 
(UYV) program of full-time volunteer service by students 
enrolled in institutions of higher education. The purpose of 
the UYV program is to strengthen and supplement efforts to 
eliminate poverty and poverty-related human, social, and 
environmental problems by enabling students at cooperating 
institutions to perform meaningful and constructive volunteer 
service in connection with the satisfaction of course-work 
while attending such institutions. Volunteer service under this 
part is conducted 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 
individuals experiencing such problems.

        [AUTHORITY TO OPERATE UNIVERSITY YEAR FOR VISTA PROGRAM

  [Sec. 112. Except as otherwise provided in this part, the 
Director is authorized to conduct or make grants and contracts 
for, or both, programs to carry out the purposes of this part 
in accordance with the authorities and subject to the 
restrictions in the provisions of part A of this title, except 
for the provisions of sections 103(f) and 104(d), and except 
that the Director may, in accordance with regulations the 
Director shall prescribe, determine to reduce or eliminate the 
stipend for volunteers serving under this part on the basis of 
the value of benefits provided such volunteers by the 
institution in question (including the reduction or waiver of 
tuition).

                          [SPECIAL CONDITIONS

  [Sec. 113. (a) Volunteers serving under this part shall be 
enrolled for periods of service as provided for in subsection 
(b) of section 104, except that volunteers serving in the 
University Year for VISTA program may be enrolled for periods 
of service of not less than the duration of an academic 
semester or its equivalent, but volunteers enrolled for less 
than 12 months shall not receive stipends under section 
105(a)(1). Volunteers serving under this part may receive 
academic credit for such service in accordance with the 
regulations of the sponsoring institution of higher education. 
Volunteers may receive a living allowance and such other 
support or allowances as the Director determines to be 
appropriate.
  [(b) Grants to and contracts with institutions to administer 
programs under this part shall provide that prospective student 
volunteers shall participate substantially in the planning of 
such programs and that such institutions shall make available 
to the poor in the surrounding community all available 
facilities, including human resources, of such institutions in 
order to assist in meeting the needs of such poor persons.
  [(c)(1) In making grants or contracts for the administration 
of UYV programs under this part, the Director shall insure that 
financial assistance under this Act to programs carried out 
pursuant to section 112 of this part shall not exceed 90 per 
centum of the total cost (including planning costs) of such 
program during the first year and such amounts less than 90 per 
centum as the Director, in consultation with the institution, 
may determine for not more than four additional years, 
including years in which support was received under title VIII 
of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
2991-2994d). Each such grant or contract shall stipulate that 
the institution will make every effort to (A) assume an 
increasing proportion of the cost of continuing a program 
carrying out the purpose of this part while the institution 
receives support under this part; (B) waive or otherwise reduce 
tuition for participants in such program, where such waiver is 
not prohibited by law; (C) utilize students and faculty at such 
institution to carry out, on a self-supporting basis, 
appropriate planning for such programs; and (D) maintain 
similar service-learning programs after such institution no 
longer receives support under this part.
  [(2) The Director shall take necessary steps to monitor the 
extent of compliance by such institutions with commitments 
entered into under paragraph (1) of this subsection and shall 
advise the Secretary of Health and Human Services of the extent 
of each such institution's compliance.]

                   Part C--Special Volunteer Programs

                          STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

  Sec. 121. This part provides for special emphasis and 
demonstration volunteer programs, together with appropriate 
powers and responsibilities designed to assist in the 
development and coordination of such programs. The purpose of 
this part is to strengthen and supplement efforts to meet a 
broad range of needs, particularly those related to poverty, by 
encouraging and enabling persons from all walks of life and 
from all age groups to perform meaningful and constructive 
volunteer service in agencies, institutions, and [situations] 
organizations where the application of human talent and 
dedication may help to meet such needs. It is the further 
purpose of this part to provide technical and financial 
assistance to encourage voluntary organizations and volunteer 
efforts at the national, State, and local level.

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SEC. 123. [TECHNICAL AND] FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

  The Director may provide [technical and] financial assistance 
to Federal agencies, State and local governments and agencies, 
private nonprofit organizations, employers, and other private 
organizations that utilize or desire to utilize volunteers in 
carrying out the purpose of this part.

                       [LITERACY CHALLENGE GRANTS

  [Sec. 124. (a) The Director is authorized to award challenge 
grants to eligible public agencies and private organizations to 
pay the Federal share of the costs of establishing, operating 
or expanding community or employee literacy programs or 
projects that include the use of full-time or part-time 
volunteers as one method of addressing illiteracy.
  [(b) Each eligible organization desiring a grant under this 
section shall submit to the Corporation an application in such 
form and accompanied by such information as the Director may 
reasonably require. Each such application shall--
          [(1) describe the activities for which assistance is 
        sought,
          [(2) contain assurances that the eligible 
        organization will provide from non-Federal sources the 
        non-Federal share of the cost of the program or 
        project,
          [(3) provide assurances, satisfactory to the 
        Director, that the literacy project will be operated in 
        cooperation with other public and private agencies and 
        organizations interested in, and qualified to, combat 
        illiteracy in the community where the project is to be 
        conducted, and
          [(4) contain such other information and assurances as 
        the Director may reasonably require.
  [(c)(1)(A) The Federal share of the cost of a program or 
project authorized by this section administered by a public 
agency, a nonprofit organization other than an organization 
described in paragraph (2), or a private, for-profit 
organization shall not exceed--
          [(i) 80 percent in the first fiscal year;
          [(ii) 70 percent in the second fiscal year; and
          [(iii) 60 percent in the third fiscal year.
  [(B) The non-Federal share paid by a private, for-profit 
organization shall be in cash.
  [(2) The Federal share of the cost of a program or project 
administered by a nonprofit or community-based organization 
shall not exceed--
          [(A) 90 percent in the first fiscal year;
          [(B) 80 percent in the second fiscal year; and
          [(C) 70 percent in the third fiscal year.
  [(3) The non-Federal share provided by a public agency or a 
nonprofit or community-based organization may be provided in 
cash, or in kind, fairly evaluated, and may include the use of 
plant, equipment, and services.]

  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 grandparent 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.]

SEC. 200. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

  It is the purpose of this title to provide--
          (1) opportunities for senior service to meet unmet 
        local, State, and national needs in the areas of 
        education, public safety, emergency and disaster 
        preparedness, relief, and recovery, health and human 
        needs, 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, 
        and demonstration and other programs to empower people 
        55 years of age or older to contribute to their 
        communities through service, enhance the lives of those 
        who serve and those whom they serve, and provide 
        communities with valuable services;
          (3) opportunities for people 55 years of age or 
        older, through the Retired and Senior Volunteer 
        Program, to share their knowledge, experiences, 
        abilities, and skills for the betterment of their 
        communities and themselves;
          (4) opportunities for low-income people 55 years of 
        age or older, through the Foster Grandparents Program, 
        to have a positive impact on the lives of children in 
        need;
          (5) opportunities for low-income people 55 years of 
        age or older, through the Senior Companion Program, to 
        provide critical support services and companionship to 
        adults at risk of institutionalization and who are 
        struggling to maintain a dignified independent life; 
        and
          (6) for research, training, demonstration, and other 
        program activities to increase and improve 
        opportunities for people 55 years of age or older to 
        meet unmet needs, including those related to public 
        safety, public health, and emergency and disaster 
        preparedness, relief, and recovery, in their 
        communities.

              Part A--Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

          GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROJECTS

  Sec. 201. (a) In order to help retired individuals and 
working older individuals to [avail themselves of opportunities 
for volunteer service in their community] share their 
experiences, abilities, and skills for the betterment of their 
communities and themselves through service, the Director is 
authorized to make grants to State agencies (established or 
designated pursuant to section 305(a)(1) of the Older Americans 
Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3025(a)(1))) or grants to or 
contracts with other public and nonprofit private agencies and 
organizations to pay part or all of the costs for the 
development or operation, or both, of volunteer service 
projects under this section, if the Director determines, in 
accordance with regulations the Director shall prescribe, 
that--
          (1) * * *
          (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;
          (3) the project includes such short-term training as 
        may be necessary either prior to or during the 
        volunteer service to make the most effective use of the 
        skills and talents of participating volunteers and 
        individuals, and provide for the payment of the 
        reasonable expenses of such volunteers while undergoing 
        such training; and
          [(4) the project is being established and will be 
        carried out with the advice of persons competent in the 
        field of service involved, and or persons with interest 
        in and knowledge of the needs of older persons.]
          (4) the project is being designed and implemented 
        with the advice of experts in the field of service to 
        be delivered as well as with those who have expertise 
        in the recruitment and management of volunteers, 
        particularly those of the Baby Boom generation.

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  [(c) The Director shall not award any grant or contract under 
this part for a project in any State to any agency or 
organization unless, if such State has a State agency 
established or designated pursuant to section 305(a)(1) of the 
Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3025(a)(1)), 
such agency itself is the recipient of the award or such agency 
has been afforded at least forty-five days in which to review 
the project application and make recommendations thereon.]
  (c) The Director shall give priority to projects--
          (1) utilizing retired scientists, technicians, 
        engineers, and mathematicians (the STEM professionals) 
        to improve Science, Technology, Engineering, and 
        Mathematics (STEM) education through activities such as 
        assisting teachers in classroom demonstrations or 
        laboratory experiences, running after-school, weekend, 
        or summer programs designed to engage disadvantaged 
        youth (as defined in section 101 of the National and 
        Community Service Act of 1990) or low-income, minority 
        youth in the STEM fields and to improve mastery of the 
        STEM content, providing field trips to businesses, 
        institutions of higher education, museums, and other 
        locations where the STEM professions are practiced or 
        illuminated;
          (2) utilizing retired health care professionals to 
        improve the health and wellness of low income or rural 
        communities;
          (3) utilizing retired criminal justice professionals 
        for programs designed to prevent disadvantaged youth 
        (as defined in section 101 of the National and 
        Community Service Act of 1990) from joining gangs or 
        committing crimes;
          (4) utilizing retired military and emergency 
        professionals for programs to improve public safety, 
        emergency and disaster preparedness, relief, and 
        recovery, search and rescue, and homeland security 
        efforts; and
          (5) utilizing retired computer science professionals, 
        technicians of related technologies, business 
        professionals, and others with relevant knowledge to 
        increase, for low income individuals and families, 
        access to and obtaining the benefits from computers and 
        other existing and emerging technologies.

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  (e) Competitive Grant Awards Required.--
          (1) In general.--Effective for fiscal year 2013 and 
        each fiscal year thereafter, each grant or contract 
        awarded under this section in such a year shall be--
                  (A) awarded for a period of 3 years; and
                  (B) awarded through a competitive process.
          (2) Elements of competitive process.--The competitive 
        process required by paragraph (1)(B)--
                  (A) shall include the use of a peer review 
                panel, including members with expertise in 
                senior service and aging;
                  (B) shall ensure that--
                          (i) the resulting grants (or 
                        contracts) support no less than the 
                        volunteer service years of the previous 
                        grant (or contract) cycle in a given 
                        geographic service area;
                          (ii) the resulting grants (or 
                        contracts) maintain a similar program 
                        distribution; and
                          (iii) every effort is made to 
                        minimize the disruption to volunteers; 
                        and
                  (C) shall include the performance measures, 
                outcomes, and other criteria established under 
                subsection (f).
          (3) Establishment of competitive process.--The 
        Corporation shall establish and make available the 
        competitive process required by paragraph (1)(B) no 
        later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of 
        this subsection. The Corporation shall consult with the 
        program directors of the Retired Senior Volunteer 
        Program during development and implementation of the 
        competitive process.
  (f) Evaluation Process Required.--
          (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 412, and 
        effective beginning 180 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this subsection, each grant or contract 
        under this section that expires in fiscal year 2011, 
        2012, and 2013 shall be subject to an evaluation 
        process. The evaluation process shall be carried out, 
        to the maximum extent practicable, in fiscal year 2010, 
        2011, and 2012, respectively.
          (2) Elements of evaluation process.--The evaluation 
        process required by paragraph (1)--
                  (A) shall include performance measures, 
                outcomes, and other criteria; and
                  (B) shall evaluate the extent to which the 
                recipient of the grant or contract meets or 
                exceeds such performance measures, outcomes, 
                and other criteria.
          (3) Establishment of evaluation process.--The 
        Corporation shall, in collaboration and consultation 
        with program directors of the Retired Senior Volunteer 
        Program, establish and make available the evaluation 
        process required by paragraph (1), including the 
        performance measures, outcomes, and other criteria 
        required by paragraph (2)(A), with particular attention 
        to the different needs of rural and urban programs. The 
        processes shall be established and made available, 
        including notification of the available training and 
        technical assistance, no later than 180 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this subsection.
          (4) Effect of failing to meet performance measures.--
        If the evaluation process determines that the recipient 
        has failed to meet or exceed the performance measures, 
        outcomes, and other criteria established under this 
        subsection, the grant or contract shall not be renewed. 
        Any successor grant or contract shall be awarded 
        through the competitive process described in subsection 
        (e)(1).
          (5) Special rule.--The Corporation may continue to 
        fund a program which has failed to meet or exceed the 
        performance measures, outcomes, and other criteria 
        established under this subsection for up to 12 months 
        if competition does not result in a successor grant or 
        contract for such program, in order to minimize the 
        disruption to volunteers and disruption of services. In 
        such a case, outreach shall be conducted and a new 
        competition shall be established. The previous 
        recipient shall remain eligible for the new 
        competition.
          (6) Performance measures.--
                  (A) In general.--The performance measures, 
                outcomes, and other criteria established under 
                this subsection may be updated or modified as 
                necessary, in consultation with program 
                directors for the Retired Senior Volunteer 
                Program, but no earlier than fiscal year 2014.
                  (B) Operational problems.--Effective for 
                fiscal years before fiscal year 2014, the 
                Corporation may, after consulting with program 
                directors of the Retired Senior Volunteer 
                Program, determine that a performance measure, 
                outcome, or criterion established under this 
                subsection is operationally problematic, and 
                may, in consultation with program directors of 
                the Retired Senior Volunteer Program and after 
                notifying the appropriate committees of 
                Congress--
                          (i) eliminate the use of that 
                        performance measure, outcome, or 
                        criterion; or
                          (ii) modify that performance measure, 
                        outcome, or criterion as necessary to 
                        render it no longer operationally 
                        problematic.
  (g) Online Resource Guide.--The Corporation shall develop and 
disseminate an online resource guide for the Retired Senior 
Volunteer Program within 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this subsection, which shall include, but not be 
limited to--
          (1) examples of high performing programs;
          (2) corrective actions for underperforming programs; 
        and
          (3) examples of meaningful outcome-based performance 
        measures that capture a program's mission and 
        priorities.
  (h) Report to Congress.--Not later than September 30, 2013, 
the Corporation shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report on--
          (1) the number of programs that did not meet or 
        exceed the established performance measures, outcomes, 
        and other criteria established under subsection (f);
          (2) the number of new grants awarded;
          (3) the challenges to the implementation of 
        evaluation and competition, including but not limited 
        to geographic distribution and the minimization of 
        disruption to volunteers; and
          (4) how the current program geographic distribution 
        affects recruitment for the Retired Senior Volunteer 
        Program.

                   Part B--Foster Grandparent Program

          GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROJECTS

  Sec. 211. (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] low-
income and other persons aged 55 or over to provide supportive 
person-to-person services in health, education, welfare, and 
related settings to [children having exceptional needs] 
children having special or exceptional needs or with conditions 
or circumstances identified as limiting their academic, social, 
or emotional development. 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 C of the Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1431 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 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. 3044b) 
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.
  (b)(1) Any public or private nonprofit agency or organization 
responsible for providing person-to-person services to a child 
in a project carried out under subsection (a) of this section 
[shall have the exclusive authority to determine, pursuant to 
the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection--] may 
determine--
          (A) which children may receive supportive person-to-
        person services under such project; [and]
          (B) the period of time during which such services 
        shall be continued in the case of each individual 
        child[.]; and
          (C) whether it is in the best interests of a child 
        receiving, and of a particular foster grandparent 
        providing, services in such a project, to continue such 
        relationship after the child reaches the age of 21, if 
        such child was receiving such services prior to 
        attaining the age of 21.
  [(2) In the event that such an agency or organization 
determines that it is in the best interests of a mentally 
retarded child receiving, and of a particular foster 
grandparent providing, services in such a project, such 
relationship may be continued after the child reaches the 
chronological age of 21: Provided, That such child was 
receiving such services prior to attaining the chronological 
age of 21. If the particular foster grandparent subject to the 
determination under this paragraph becomes unavailable to serve 
after such determination is made, the agency or organization 
may select another foster grandparent.]
  [(3)] (2) Any determination made by a public or nonprofit 
private agency or organization under [paragraphs (1) and (2)] 
paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be made through mutual 
agreement by all parties involved with respect to the provision 
of services to the child involved.
  (3) If an assignment of a foster grandparent is suspended or 
discontinued, the replacement of that foster grandparent shall 
be determined through the mutual agreement of all parties 
involved in the provision of services to the child.

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  (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, to account for inflation,] Any 
stipend or allowance provided under this part shall not exceed 
75 percent of the minimum wage under section 6 the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206), and the Federal share 
shall not be less than $2.65 per hour, provided that the 
Director shall adjust the Federal share once prior to December 
31, 2012, 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] 
        200 per centum 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
          (2) any person whose income is not more that 100 per 
        centum of such poverty line[, as so adjusted and 
        determined by the Director after taking into 
        consideration existing poverty guidelines as 
        appropriate to local situations].
Persons described in paragraph (2) shall be given special 
consideration for participation in projects under this part.
  [(f)(1)(A) Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
individuals who are not low-income persons may serve as 
volunteers under this part, in accordance with such regulations 
as the Director shall issue, if such individuals serve without 
receiving any allowance, stipend, or other financial support 
under this part except reimbursement for transportation, meals, 
and out-of-pocket expenses incident to serving under this part.
  [(B) The regulations issued by the Director to carry out this 
part (other than any regulations relating to allowances, 
stipends, and other financial support authorized by subsection 
(d) to be paid under this part to low-income persons) shall 
apply to all volunteers under this part, without regard to 
whether such volunteers are eligible to receive a stipend under 
subsection (d).
  [(C) Individuals who are not low-income persons may not serve 
as volunteers under this part in any community in which there 
are volunteers serving under part A of this title unless such 
individuals have been referred previously for possible 
placement as volunteers under part A and such placement did not 
occur.
  [(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), each 
recipient of a grant or contract to carry out a project under 
this part shall give equal treatment to all volunteers who 
participate in such project, without regard to whether such 
volunteers are eligible to receive a stipend under subsection 
(d).
  [(B) An individual who is not a low-income person may not 
become a volunteer under this part if allowing such individual 
to become a volunteer under this part would prevent a low-
income individual from becoming a volunteer under this part or 
would displace a low-income person from being such a volunteer.
  [(3) The Director may not take into consideration or require 
as a condition of receiving a grant or contract to carry out a 
project under this part, any applicant for such grant or 
contract--
          [(A) to accept or recruit individuals who are not 
        low-income persons to serve as volunteers under this 
        part; or
          [(B) to solicit locally generated contributions, in 
        cash or in kind, to support such individuals.
The Director may not coerce any applicant for, or recipient of, 
such grant or contract to engage in conduct described in 
subparagraph (A) or (B).
  [(4) Funds appropriated to carry out this part may not be 
used to pay any cost, including any administrative cost, 
incurred in connection with volunteers under this part who do 
not receive a stipend under subsection (d). Such cost incurred 
with respect to a volunteer may be paid with--
          [(A) funds received by the Director as unrestricted 
        gifts;
          [(B) funds received by the Director as gifts to pay 
        such cost;
          [(C) funds contributed by such volunteer; or
          [(D) locally generated contributions in excess of the 
        amount required to be contributed under subsection (a), 
        in the discretion of the recipient of a grant or 
        contract under such subsection.]
  (f)(1) Subject to the restrictions in paragraph (3), 
individuals who are not low-income persons may serve as 
volunteers under this part. The regulations issued by the 
Director to carry out this part (other than regulations 
relating to stipends or allowances to individuals authorized by 
subsection (d)) shall apply to all volunteers under this part, 
without regard to whether such volunteers are eligible to 
receive a stipend or allowance under subsection (d).
  (2) Except as provided under paragraph (1), each recipient of 
a grant or contract to carry out a project under this part 
shall give equal treatment to all volunteers who participate in 
such project, without regard to whether such volunteers are 
eligible to receive a stipend or allowance under subsection 
(d).
  (3) An individual who is not a low-income person may not 
become a volunteer under this part if allowing that individual 
to become a volunteer under this part would prevent a low-
income person from becoming a volunteer under this part or 
would displace a low-income person from being a volunteer under 
this part.
  (g) The Director may also provide a stipend or allowance in 
an amount not to exceed 10 percent more than the amount 
established under subsection (d) to leaders who, on the basis 
of past experience as volunteers, special skills, and 
demonstrated leadership abilities, may coordinate activities, 
including training, and otherwise support the service of 
volunteers under this part.
  (h) The program may accept up to 15 percent of volunteers 
serving in a project under this part for a fiscal year who do 
not meet the definition of ``low-income'' under subsection (e), 
upon certification by the recipient of a grant or contract that 
it is unable to effectively recruit and place low-income 
volunteers in the number of placements approved for the 
project.

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                    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] low-
income and other persons aged 55 or over 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.
  (b) [Subsections (d), (e), and (f)] Subsections (d) through 
(h) of section 211, and such other provisions of part B as the 
Director determines to be necessary, shall apply to this part, 
except that for purposes of this part any reference in such 
subsections and such provisions to part B shall be deemed to be 
a reference to this part.
  (c)(1) * * *
  (2)(A) * * *
  [(B) Senior companion volunteer trainers recruited under 
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall not be paid stipends.]
  (B) Senior companion volunteer trainers and leaders may 
receive a stipend or allowance consistent with subsection (g) 
authorized under subsection (d) of section 211, as approved by 
the Director.

                       Part D--General Provisions

         promotion of national senior [volunteer] service corps

  Sec. 221. (a) * * *
  (b)(1) * * *
  (2) The Director shall take appropriate actions to ensure 
that special efforts are made to publicize the programs 
established in parts A, B, and C, in order to facilitate 
recruitment efforts, to encourage greater participation of 
volunteers of all ages and backgrounds living in rural, 
suburban, and urban localities, and to emphasize the value of 
volunteering to the health and well-being of volunteers and the 
communities of such volunteers. Such actions shall include 
informing recipients of grants and contracts under this title 
of all informational materials available from the Director.

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                      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] 55 years and older from minority and underserved 
populations to serve as volunteers under this title.

 use of locally generated contributions in national senior [volunteer] 
                             service corps

  Sec. 224. Whenever locally generated contributions made to 
National Senior Volunteer 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) * * *
  [(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Director may 
make such grants--
          [(A) under the program authorized in part A, to 
        support programs that address the national problems 
        specified in subsection (b);
          [(B) under the program authorized in part B, to 
        support programs that address the national problems 
        specified in subsection (b), other than paragraphs 
        (10), (12), (15), and (16) of such subsection; and
          [(C) under the program authorized in part C, to 
        support programs that address the national problems 
        referred to in paragraphs (1), (2), (5), (6), and (10) 
        of subsection (b).]
  (2) Applicants for grants under paragraph (1) shall determine 
which program under part A, B, or C the program shall be 
carried out and submit an application as required for programs 
under part A, B, or C.

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  (4) To the maximum extent practicable, the Director shall 
ensure that at least 25 percent of the grants under this 
subsection are made to applicants not receiving assistance from 
the Corporation at the time of such grant and, when possible, 
from locations where no programs under part A, B, or C are in 
effect at the time of such grant. In a fiscal year where less 
than 25 percent of the applicants are applicants not receiving 
such assistance, the Director may make more than 75 percent of 
such grants to applicants receiving such assistance.
  (b) The Director shall make grants under subsection (a) to 
support one or more of the following programs to address 
problems that concern the Nation:
          (1) Programs that assist individuals with chronic and 
        debilitating illnesses, such as acquired immune 
        deficiency syndrome or Alzheimer's disease, with an 
        intent of allowing those served to age in place.
          (2) Programs designed to decrease drug and alcohol 
        abuse through education, prevention, treatment, and 
        rehabilitation.
          (3) Programs that work with teenage parents, 
        including programs that teach parenting skills, life 
        skills, and family management skills.
          [(4) Programs that match volunteer mentors with youth 
        who need guidance.]
          (4) Programs that establish and support mentoring 
        programs for disadvantaged youth (as defined in section 
        101 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990), 
        including those mentoring programs that match youth 
        with volunteer mentors leading to apprenticeship 
        programs and employment training.
          (5) Programs that provide adult and school-based 
        literacy assistance, including those programs that 
        serve youth and adults with limited English 
        proficiency.
          (6) Programs that provide respite care, including 
        care for frail elderly individuals [and for disabled or 
        chronically ill children living at home.] and for 
        individuals and children with disabilities or chronic 
        illnesses living at home.
          (7) Programs that provide before- and [after-school 
        activities that are sponsored by organizations, such as 
        libraries, that serve children of working parents.] 
        after-school programs serving children in low-income 
        communities that may engage participants in mentoring 
        relationships, tutoring, life skills or study skills 
        programs, service-learning, physical, nutrition, and 
        health education programs, including programs aimed at 
        fighting childhood obesity, and other activities 
        addressing the needs of the community's children, 
        including those of working parents.
          [(8) Programs that work with boarder babies.
          [(9) Programs that serve children who are enrolled in 
        child care programs, giving priority to such programs 
        that serve children with special needs.]
          [(10)] (8) Programs that provide care to 
        developmentally disabled adults who reside at home and 
        in community-based settings, including programs that, 
        when appropriate, involve older developmentally 
        disabled individuals as volunteers under this title.
          [(11)] (9) Programs that provide volunteer tutors to 
        assist educationally disadvantaged children, on a one-
        to-one basis, to improve the basic skills of such 
        children.
          [(12) Programs that address environmental needs.
          [(13) Programs that reach out to organizations (such 
        as labor unions and profitmaking organizations) not 
        previously involved in addressing national problems of 
        local concern.
          [(14) Programs that provide for outreach to increase 
        participation of members of ethnic groups who have 
        limited English proficiency.
          [(15) Programs that support criminal justice 
        activities and juvenile justice activities.
          [(16) Programs that involve older volunteers working 
        with young people in apprenticeship programs.]
          (10) Programs that engage older adults with children 
        and youth to complete service in energy conservation, 
        environmental stewardship, or other environmental needs 
        of a community, including conducting energy audits, 
        insulating homes, or conducting other activities to 
        promote energy efficiency.
          (11) Programs that collaborate with criminal justice 
        professionals and organizations in prevention programs 
        aimed at disadvantaged youth (as defined in section 101 
        of the National and Community Service Act of 1990) or 
        youth re-entering society after incarceration and their 
        families, which may include mentoring and counseling, 
        which many include employment counseling.
          [(17)] (12) Programs that support the community 
        integration of individuals with disabilities.
          [(18) Programs that provide health, education, and 
        welfare services that augment the activities of State 
        and local agencies, to be carried out in a fiscal year 
        for which the aggregate amount of funds available to 
        such agencies is not less than the annual average 
        aggregate amount of funds available to such agencies 
        for the period of 3 fiscal years preceding such fiscal 
        year.]
          (13) Programs that strengthen community efforts in 
        support of homeland security.
  (c)(1) In order for an applicant to be eligible to receive a 
grant under subsection (a), such applicant [shall demonstrate 
to the Director that such grant will be used to increase the 
total number of volunteers supported by such applicant.] shall 
demonstrate to the Director a level of expertise in carrying 
out such a program.

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  (e) The Director shall widely disseminate information on 
grants that may be made under subsection (a) [to field 
personnel of the Corporation and to community volunteer 
organizations that request such information.], including 
through volunteer recruitment programs being carried out by 
public or private non-profit organizations.

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SEC. 228. CONTINUITY OF SERVICE.

  To ensure the continued service of individuals in communities 
served by the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program prior to 
enactment of this section, in making grants under this title 
the Corporation shall take actions it considers necessary to 
maintain service assignments for such seniors and to ensure 
continuity of service for communities.

SEC. 229. ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS.

  (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a 
program receiving assistance under this title may accept 
donations, including donations in cash or in kind.
  (b) Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), a program 
receiving assistance under this title shall not accept 
donations from the beneficiaries of the program.

                     Part E--DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS

SEC. 231. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR.

  [(a) In General.--The Director is authorized to make grants 
to or enter into contracts with public or nonprofit 
organizations, including organizations funded under part A, B, 
or C, for the purposes of demonstrating innovative activities 
involving older Americans as volunteers. The Director may 
support under this part both volunteers receiving stipends and 
volunteers not receiving stipends.]
  (a) In General.--
          (1) Activities authorized.--The Director is 
        authorized to--
                  (A) make grants to or enter into contracts 
                with public or nonprofit organizations, 
                including organizations funded under part A, B, 
                or C, for the purposes of demonstrating 
                innovative activities involving older Americans 
                as volunteers; and
                  (B) make incentive grants under subsection 
                (d).
          (2) Support of volunteers.--The Director may support 
        under this part both volunteers receiving stipends and 
        volunteers not receiving stipends.
  (b) Activities.--An organization that receives a grant or 
enters into a contract under [subsection (a)] subsection 
(a)(1)(A) may use funds made available through the grant or 
contract for activities such as--
          (1) linking youth groups and older American 
        organizations in volunteer [activities;] activities 
        described in section 225(b) and carried out through 
        programs described in parts A, B, and C;
          [(2) involving older volunteers in programs and 
        activities different from programs and activities 
        supported in the community; and
          [(3) testing whether older American volunteer 
        programs may contribute to new objectives or certain 
        national priorities.]
          (2) programs that support older Americans in aging in 
        place while augmenting the capacity of members of a 
        community to serve each other through reciprocal 
        service centers, service credit banking, community 
        economic scripts, barter services, timebanking, and 
        other similar programs where services are exchanged and 
        not paid for; or
          (3) grants to non-profit organizations to establish 
        sites or programs to--
                  (A) assist retiring or retired individuals in 
                locating opportunities for--
                          (i) public service roles, including 
                        through paid or volunteer service;
                          (ii) participating in life-planning 
                        programs, including financial planning 
                        and issues revolving around health and 
                        wellness; and
                          (iii) continuing education, including 
                        leadership development, health and 
                        wellness, and technological literacy; 
                        and
                  (B) connect retiring or retired individuals 
                with members of the community to serve as 
                leaders and mentors in life planning, 
                relationships, employment counseling, education 
                counseling, and other areas of expertise as 
                developed by the retiring or retired adults.
  (c) Priority.--For purposes of subsection (b)(2), priority 
shall be given to--
          (1) programs with established experience in carrying 
        out such a program and engaging the entire community in 
        service exchange;
          (2) programs with the capacity to connect to similar 
        programs throughout a city or region to augment the 
        available services to older Americans and for members 
        of the community to serve each other;
          (3) programs seeking to establish in an area where 
        needs of older Americans are left unmet and older 
        Americans are unable to consider aging in place without 
        such service exchange in place; and
          (4) programs that integrate participants in or 
        collaborate with service-learning programs, AmeriCorps 
        State and National programs, the VISTA program, the 
        Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, Foster 
        Grandparents program, and the Senior Companion 
        programs, and programs described in section 411 of the 
        Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3032).
  (d) Incentive Grants.--The incentive grants referred to in 
subsection (a)(1)(B) are incentive grants to programs receiving 
assistance under this title, subject to the following:
          (1) Such grants (which may be fixed-amount grants) 
        shall be grants in an amount equal to $300 per 
        volunteer enrolled in the program, except that such 
        amount shall be reduced as necessary to meet the goals 
        of this section.
          (2) Such a grant shall be awarded to a program only 
        if the program--
                  (A) exceeds performance measures established 
                under section 179 of the National and Community 
                Service Act of 1990;
                  (B) provides non-Federal matching funds in an 
                amount that is not less than 50 percent of the 
                amount received by the program under this 
                title;
                  (C) enrolls more than 50 percent of the 
                volunteers in outcome-based service programs 
                with measurable objectives meeting community 
                needs, as determined by the Corporation; and
                  (D) enrolls more volunteers from among 
                members of the Baby Boom generation, as defined 
                in section 101 of the National and Community 
                Service Act of 1990, than were enrolled in the 
                program during the previous fiscal year.
          (3) For each such grant, the Corporation shall 
        require the recipient to provide matching funds of 70 
        cents from non-Federal sources for every $1 provided 
        under the grant.
          (4) Such a grant shall be awarded to a program only 
        if the program submits, at such time and in such manner 
        as the Corporation may reasonably require, an 
        application that contains--
                  (A) a demonstration that the program has met 
                the requirements of paragraph (2);
                  (B) if applicable, a plan for innovative 
                programs as described in paragraph (6)(B)(ii);
                  (C) a sustainability plan that describes how 
                the program will maintain the activities 
                described in paragraph (6) when the grant 
                terminates; and
                  (D) other information that the Corporation 
                may require.
          (5) Such grants shall be awarded for a period of 3 
        years, except that the grant shall be reviewed by the 
        Corporation at the end of the first and second fiscal 
        years and revoked if the Corporation finds that the 
        program has failed to continue to meet the requirements 
        of paragraph (2) for those fiscal years.
          (6) Such grants--
                  (A) shall be used to increase the number of 
                volunteers in outcome-based service with 
                measurable objectives meeting community needs 
                as determined by the Corporation; and
                  (B) may be used--
                          (i) for activities for which the 
                        program is authorized to receive 
                        assistance under this title; and
                          (ii) for innovative programs focused 
                        on the Baby Boom generation, as defined 
                        in section 101 of the National and 
                        Community Service Act of 1990, that 
                        have been accepted by the Corporation 
                        through the application process in 
                        paragraph (4) and are outcome-based 
                        programs with measurable objectives 
                        meeting community needs as determined 
                        by the Corporation.
          (7) The Director shall, in making such grants, give 
        high priority to programs receiving assistance under 
        section 201.

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TITLE IV--ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION

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                          SPECIAL LIMITATIONS

  Sec. 404. (a) The Director shall prescribe regulations and 
shall carry out the provisions of this Act so as to assure that 
the service of volunteers assigned, referred, or serving 
pursuant to grants, contracts, or agreements made under this 
Act is limited to activities which would not otherwise be 
performed by employed workers and which will not supplant the 
hiring of or result in the [displacement of employed workers] 
displacement of employed workers or volunteers (other than 
participants under the national service laws), or impair 
existing contracts for service.

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    NOTICE AND HEARING PROCEDURES FOR SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION OF 
                          FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

  Sec. 412. (a) The Director is authorized, in accordance with 
the provisions of this section, to suspend further payments or 
to terminate payments under any contract or grant providing 
assistance under this Act, whenever the Director determines 
there is a material failure to comply with the applicable terms 
and conditions of any such grant or contract. The Director 
shall prescribe procedures to insure that--
          (1) * * *
          (2) an application for refunding under this Act may 
        not be denied unless the recipient has been given (A) 
        notice at least [75] 60 days before the denial of such 
        application of the possibility of such denial and the 
        grounds for any such denial, and (B) opportunity to 
        show cause why such action should not be taken; and
          [(3) in any case where an application for refunding 
        is denied for failure to comply with the terms and 
        conditions of the grant or contract award, the 
        recipient shall be afforded an opportunity for an 
        informal hearing before an impartial hearing officer, 
        who has been agreed to by the recipient and the Agency; 
        and]
          [(4)] (3) assistance under this Act shall not be 
        terminated for failure to comply with applicable terms 
        and conditions unless the recipient has been afforded 
        reasonable notice and opportunity for a full and fair 
        hearing.

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                              DEFINITIONS

  Sec. 421. For the purposes of this Act--
          (1) * * *
          (2) the terms ``United States'' and ``States'' mean 
        the several States, the District of Columbia, the 
        Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, the American Samoa, 
        the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and, 
        for the purposes of title II of this Act, the Trust 
        Territory of the Pacific Islands;

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          (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;

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SEC. 425. PROTECTION AGAINST IMPROPER USE.

  Whoever falsely--
          (1) * * *

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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.] $100,000,000 
        for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary 
        for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
          [(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.]
          [(3)] (2) 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 2010 through 2014.
          [(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.]
          [(5)] (3) Specification of budget function.--The 
        authorizations of appropriations contained in this 
        subsection shall be considered to be a component of 
        budget function 500 as used by the Office of Management 
        and Budget to cover education, training, employment, 
        and social services, and, as such, shall be considered 
        to be related to the programs of the Departments of 
        Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education for 
        budgetary purposes.

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  [(e) Volunteer Service Requirement.--
          [(1) Volunteer service years.--Of the amounts 
        appropriated under this section for parts A, B, and C 
        of title I, including section 124, there shall first be 
        available for part A of title I, including sections 
        104(e) and 109, an amount not less than the amount 
        necessary to provide 3,700 volunteer service years in 
        fiscal year 1994, 4,000 volunteer service years in 
        fiscal year 1995, and 4,500 volunteer service years in 
        fiscal year 1996.
          [(2) Plan.--If the Director determines that funds 
        appropriated to carry out part A, B, or C of title I 
        are insufficient to provide for the years of volunteer 
        service required by paragraph (1), the Director shall 
        submit a plan to the relevant authorizing and 
        appropriations committees of Congress that will detail 
        what is necessary to fully meet this requirement.

[SEC. 502. NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER 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.
  [(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.
  [(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.
  [(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.]

SEC. 502. NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS.

  (a) Retired and Senior Volunteer Program.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out part A of title II, 
$70,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may be 
necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
  (b) Foster Grandparent Program.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out part B of title II, $115,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for each of 
fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
  (c) Senior Companion Program.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out part C of title II, $55,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for each of 
fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
  (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 fiscal years 2011 through 2014.

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    SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 
                           COMMUNITY SERVICE

  Sec. 8F. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (7) 
and (8) of section 6(a), it is within the exclusive 
jurisdiction of the Inspector General of the Corporation for 
National and Community Service to--
          (1) appoint and determine the compensation of such 
        officers and employees in accordance with section 
        195(b) of the [National and Community Service Trust Act 
        of 1993] National and Community Service Act of 1990; 
        and

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                     XVII. Committee Correspondence




                            ADDITIONAL VIEWS

    Committee Republicans appreciate the bipartisan efforts 
undertaken in order to bring forward H.R. 1388, the Generations 
Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act. Committee 
Republicans have historically had concerns about AmeriCorps and 
the other programs within the Corporation for National and 
Community Service, particularly during the Clinton 
Administration, when there was vast federal mismanagement of 
these programs. However, many of these concerns have been 
eliminated due to reforms implemented during the Bush 
Administration over the last eight years. For example, the 
Corporation's leadership has instituted significant 
improvements in efficiency and quality. Some of these efforts 
include streamlining the grants and application reporting 
processes, consolidating five field service centers into one, 
and automating education award payments, time and attendance, 
and travel.
    While reforming the administration of the agency, President 
George W. Bush used his State of the Union address in 2002 to 
call on all Americans to serve their country for the equivalent 
of two years of their lifetime. A few months later, President 
Bush unveiled his ``Principles and Reforms for a Citizen 
Service Act,'' a document intended to guide the reauthorization 
of the national service programs. Specifically, the President 
called for legislation to: (1) support and encourage greater 
engagement of citizens in volunteering; (2) make federal funds 
more responsive to State and local needs; (3) make Federal 
support more accountable and effective; and (4) provide greater 
assistance to community-based organizations (which include 
faith-based organizations).
    In response to the President's call to reauthorize the 
national service laws, Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI), along with 
Rep. Tim Roemer (D-IN), introduced H.R. 4854, the Citizen 
Service Act of 2002. That bill sought to reform and strengthen 
the programs under the Corporation for National and Community 
Service by implementing accountability measures for grantees 
and making the Corporation for National and Community Service 
an effective outlet for leveraging community service among the 
many service organizations across the country. These reforms 
were intended to complement the ongoing efforts of the 
Corporation to strengthen these programs. After years of 
mismanagement under the Clinton Administration, the Corporation 
received its ninth consecutive clean audit opinion for FY 2008.

                     SUPPORT, FOR REPUBLICAN IDEAS

    Committee Republicans are pleased that the new 
Administration has been anxious to build on the reforms and 
developments of the Bush Administration and the USA 
FreedomCorps by continuing the dialogue on national service. We 
are also pleased that the Majority has agreed that such reforms 
are necessary and has included many of the key provisions from 
H.R. 4854 in H.R. 1388. Additionally, Committee Republicans 
appreciate the Majority's willingness to build on the progress 
made last Congress with the bill and work in a bipartisan 
manner again this Congress to continue to improve the bill and 
incorporate many of the Republican ideas into the product as it 
moves forward in the legislative process.
    Committee Republicans strongly believe that organizations 
receiving federal funds should utilize those funds, and the 
participants the funds help support, to leverage federal 
assistance to encourage other Americans to dedicate some of 
their time and resources to volunteerism. We appreciate the 
Majority's willingness to maintain a provision from H.R. 4854 
that would require the Corporation to take the ability of 
generating volunteers into account when reviewing the 
applications of organizations that are applying for funds under 
the national service laws. However, Committee Republicans also 
recognize that the mission of some organizations may not lend 
themselves to easily meet this goal because of the nature of 
the activity being performed. In those cases, Committee 
Republicans believe that organizations should make every effort 
to promote some form of volunteerism in their projects. 
Promoting volunteerism will help inspire more individuals to 
serve and will help leverage the federal funds being provided 
to these organizations.
    Committee Republicans are pleased at the acceptance of an 
amendment offered by Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-Ml) to clarify that 
activities for older adults who participate in the National 
Senior Volunteer Programs may include conducting energy audits, 
insulating homes, and conducting other activities to promote 
energy efficiency. The number of participants in the Senior 
Corps programs will be increasing as the almost 79 million 
members of the ``Baby Boomer'' generation retire and look for 
other activities to fill their days. Many of these individuals 
have unique skill sets that could be put to use in helping our 
country become more energy efficient. Also, in the modern home, 
insulation and other energy efficiency techniques have become 
very sophisticated. This program will provide participants with 
the opportunity to learn about these new methods. These 
participants can also pass their knowledge on to the younger 
generations through the relationships developed with youth, 
including disadvantaged youth, through the Senior Corps 
programs. The concept of energy efficiency provides 
multidisciplinary learning opportunities in math, science, and 
language arts--subjects that America's Baby Boomers and seniors 
can assist students with by using hands-on, real-world 
projects. This amendment clarifies that activities like 
conducting energy audits, insulating homes and conducting other 
activities to promote energy efficiency are activities that 
would be supported by the national priorities in the Senior 
Corps programs.
    Committee Republicans, particularly Rep. Mark Souder (R-
IN), were pleased to see the inclusion of a provision in the 
Energy Corps that would allow the Corporation to provide grants 
to projects designed to renew and rehabilitate National Park 
resources. This amendment was included in the Manager's 
Amendment offered by Chairman Miller at the markup. Through 
this amendment, organizations can work to rejuvenate the 
National Park system and help connect the parks to the 
surrounding communities and educational institutions.

 ALLOWING INDIVIDUAL CHOICE & REMOVING RED TAPE FOR SMALL ORGANIZATIONS

    Committee Republicans are pleased at the inclusion of a 
provision, building on an amendment offered last Congress by 
Rep. Souder, to provide the Corporation with authority to 
create the Serve America Fellowship. The Fellowship requires 
that one-third of the funds for the Fellowship shall go to 
individuals serving organizations with not more than 10 full-
time employees and 10 part-time employees. This program is an 
opportunity to provide innovative ways to support small, faith-
based and other community-based charities. These smaller 
organizations are often doing the bulk of the work in our 
communities serving those in need, but may not have the 
administrative capacity to support a full AmeriCorps grant. By 
providing individuals greater choice and small organizations 
greater opportunities to attract participants, while including 
accountability measures to ensure that the service is 
meaningful, this Fellowship could deliver resources to local 
communities more efficiently.
    This reauthorization will also help smaller entities 
participate in the national service programs by removing 
needless bureaucracy and red tape. By allowing fixed grant 
awards, participants will still meet rigorous program 
requirements but the administrative burden of detailed 
recordkeeping that has prevented smaller organizations from 
participating in the past will be eliminated. The bill also 
allows a two-step implementation of fixed grant awards so we 
can ensure that the Corporation is able to change its 
operations without a disruption in funding to the grantees or 
opening the system up to waste, fraud and abuse.

                    GREATER OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS

    H.R. 1388 creates a Veterans Corps aimed at helping those 
who have served our country in the military but may now require 
assistance for themselves or their families. For example, 
through the Veterans Corps, participating organizations agree 
to provide assistance to military families when their service 
member has been sent to fight and upon that service member's 
return home. Many of these families are also participating in 
their own form of service through activities to support other 
military families and other service members and this proposal 
would help foster their ability to continue with those efforts. 
The bill also requires the Corporation to keep track of what 
grantees in the national service programs are doing to help 
veterans and active duty service members. Committee Republicans 
agree with the Majority and strongly encourage the Corporation 
to direct organizations to assist veterans, their families and 
active duty service members as it selects its national 
priorities.
    The bill requires the Corporation to select at least two 
Corps as national priorities. Committee Republicans strongly 
encourage the Corporation to select the Veterans Corps as one 
of the national priorities. Establishing a Veterans Corps 
recognizes not only veterans' military service to the nation, 
but also the skills and work ethic gained by that service and 
it is to the nation's advantage to continue to use those 
qualities. Many veterans reenter the civilian world superbly 
prepared to assume leadership in positions that require a 
dedication to success, a sense of integrity, and the ability to 
work collaboratively. In addition, there are veterans, like 
those that were injured during their service to our nation, 
that need the help of grantees under the national service laws. 
The nation's 23-24 million veterans are one of the most diverse 
workforces in the nation and prioritizing their needs under 
this Act is the best way to help volunteerism reach all sectors 
of our nation.

                          CAMPUSES OF SERVICE

    Despite the bipartisan support this bill received in 
Committee, Committee Republicans do have some concerns about 
the inclusion of the Campuses of Service provision. This 
provision would allow the Corporation to select 25 institutions 
of higher education from among those nominated by the States to 
be designated as ``Campuses of Service.'' Upon receiving this 
award, these institutions could receive up to $280,000. In 
order to be nominated for this reward, an institution must 
demonstrate that they are a leader in national service--the 
institution has service-learning programs at both the 
undergraduate and graduate levels; the students attending the 
institution participate in community service projects through 
the Federal Work-Study program; students volunteer around the 
local community; and a large percentage of graduates from the 
institution find jobs in the public service sector. Committee 
Republicans believe that these institutions should be 
highlighted but feel strongly that having the designation is a 
sufficient reward. Institutions are already eligible for large 
amounts of federal funds through the service-learning program, 
the student aid programs, and many of the new programs created 
as part of the Higher Education Opportunity Act. Additionally, 
H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, included an 
additional $200 million in federal work-study funds and 
included modernization and renovation funds for institutions. 
Committee Republicans believe that if there are even more funds 
designated under this bill for institutions, the funds should 
be directed at those campuses that need to improve their campus 
record on public service, not help those leaders in the area 
continue to build up their programming.

                               CONCLUSION

    Committee Republicans appreciate the inclusion in H.R. 1388 
of many provisions that were initially proposed in the Citizen 
Service Act of 2002. In particular, we applaud the inclusion of 
reforms that Committee Republicans have long championed to 
ensure that recipients of taxpayer funds are held accountable 
for results. We are pleased to join with the Majority in 
supporting bipartisan efforts to strengthen the national 
service laws and improve service delivery throughout the 
country. We look forward to working with the Majority as the 
legislation moves forward.

                                   Howard P. McKeon.
                                   Tom Petri.
                                   Mike Castle.
                                   Brett Guthrie.
                                   Mark Souder.
                                   Bill Cassidy.
                                   Vernon J. Ehlers.
                                   Judy Biggert.
                                   David P. Roe.
                                   Glenn Thompson.

                                  
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