[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 123, 111th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

123 STAT. 1460

Public Law 111-13
111th Congress

An Act


 
Entitled The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, an Act to reauthorize
and reform the national service laws. <>

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short <>  Title.--This Act may be
cited as the ``Serve America Act''.

(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of 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.
Sec. 1102. Definitions.

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

Sec. 1201. School-based allotments.
Sec. 1202. Higher education provisions.
Sec. 1203. Campuses of Service.
Sec. 1204. Innovative programs and research.
Sec. 1205. Service-learning impact study.

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

Sec. 1301. Prohibition on grants to Federal agencies; limits on
Corporation costs.
Sec. 1302. 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. Prohibited activities and ineligible organizations.
Sec. 1311. Consideration of applications.
Sec. 1312. Description of participants.
Sec. 1313. Selection of national service participants.
Sec. 1314. Terms of service.
Sec. 1315. 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 an educational award from the
Trust.
Sec. 1403. Certifications.
Sec. 1404. Determination of the amount of the educational award.




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Sec. 1405. Disbursement of educational awards.
Sec. 1406. Approval process for approved 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. National Civilian Community Corps.
Sec. 1506. Training.
Sec. 1507. Consultation with State Commissions.
Sec. 1508. Authorized benefits for Corps members.
Sec. 1509. Permanent cadre.
Sec. 1510. Status of Corps members and Corps personnel under Federal
law.
Sec. 1511. Contract and grant authority.
Sec. 1512. Other departments.
Sec. 1513. Advisory Board.
Sec. 1514. Evaluations.
Sec. 1515. Repeal of funding limitation.
Sec. 1516. Definitions.
Sec. 1517. Terminology.

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

Sec. 1601. Family and medical leave.
Sec. 1602. Reports.
Sec. 1603. Use of funds.
Sec. 1604. Notice, hearing, and grievance procedures.
Sec. 1605. Resolution of displacement complaints.
Sec. 1606. State Commissions on National and Community Service.
Sec. 1607. Evaluation and accountability.
Sec. 1608. Civic Health Assessment.
Sec. 1609. Contingent extension.
Sec. 1610. Partnerships with schools.
Sec. 1611. Rights of access, examination, and copying.
Sec. 1612. Additional administrative provisions.
Sec. 1613. Availability of assistance.
Sec. 1614. Criminal history checks for individuals working with
vulnerable populations.

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. Chief Financial Officer status.
Sec. 1706. Nonvoting members; personal services contracts.
Sec. 1707. Donated services.
Sec. 1708. Assignment to State Commissions.
Sec. 1709. Study of involvement of veterans.
Sec. 1710. Study to examine and increase service programs for displaced
workers in services corps and community service and to
develop pilot program planning study.
Sec. 1711. Study to evaluate the effectiveness of agency coordination.
Sec. 1712. Study of program effectiveness.
Sec. 1713. Volunteer Management Corps study.

Subtitle H--Amendments to Subtitle H (Investment for Quality and
Innovation)

Sec. 1801. Technical amendment to subtitle H.
Sec. 1802. Additional Corporation activities to support national
service.
Sec. 1803. Repeals.
Sec. 1804. Presidential awards.
Sec. 1805. New fellowships.
Sec. 1806. National Service Reserve Corps.
Sec. 1807. Social Innovation Funds pilot program.
Sec. 1808. Clearinghouses.
Sec. 1809. Nonprofit Capacity Building Program.

Subtitle I--Training and Technical Assistance

Sec. 1821. Training and technical assistance.


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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--DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 1973

Sec. 2001. References.
Sec. 2002. Volunteerism policy.

Subtitle A--National Volunteer Antipoverty Programs

Chapter 1--Volunteers in Service to America

Sec. 2101. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 2102. Selection and assignment of volunteers.
Sec. 2103. Support service.
Sec. 2104. Repeal.
Sec. 2105. Redesignation.

Chapter 2--University Year for VISTA

Sec. 2121. University year for VISTA.

Chapter 3--Special Volunteer Programs

Sec. 2131. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 2132. Literacy challenge grants.

Subtitle B--National Senior Service Corps

Sec. 2141. Title.
Sec. 2142. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 2143. Retired and Senior Volunteer Program.
Sec. 2144. Foster grandparent program.
Sec. 2145. Senior companion program.
Sec. 2146. General provisions.

Subtitle C--Administration and Coordination

Sec. 2151. Special limitations.
Sec. 2152. Application of Federal law.
Sec. 2153. Evaluation.
Sec. 2154. Definitions.
Sec. 2155. Protection against improper use.
Sec. 2156. Provisions under the National and Community Service Act of
1990.

Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 2161. Authorizations of appropriations.

TITLE III--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TABLES OF CONTENTS

Sec. 3101. Table of contents of the National and Community Service Act
of 1990.
Sec. 3102. Table of contents of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of
1973.

TITLE IV--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS

Sec. 4101. Inspector General Act of 1978.

TITLE V--VOLUNTEERS FOR PROSPERITY PROGRAM

Sec. 5101. Findings.
Sec. 5102. Definitions.
Sec. 5103. Office of Volunteers for Prosperity.
Sec. 5104. Authorization of appropriations.

TITLE VI--EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 6101. Effective date.
Sec. 6102. Sense of the Senate.



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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 amendment or repeal 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.

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) expand and strengthen service-learning programs
through year-round opportunities, including opportunities 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 for children and youth throughout the
United States;
``(10) assist in coordinating and strengthening Federal and
other service opportunities, including opportunities for
participation in emergency and disaster preparedness, relief,
and recovery;
``(11) increase service opportunities for the Nation's
retiring professionals, including such opportunities for those
retiring from the science, technical, engineering, and
mathematics professions, to improve the education of the
Nation's youth and keep America competitive in the global
knowledge economy, and to further utilize the experience,
knowledge, and skills of older individuals;
``(12) encourage the continued service of the alumni of the
national service programs, including service in times of
national need;
``(13) encourage individuals age 55 or older to partake of
service opportunities;
``(14) focus national service on the areas of national need
such service has the capacity to address, such as improving

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education, increasing energy conservation, improving the health
status of economically disadvantaged individuals, and improving
economic opportunity for economically disadvantaged individuals;
``(15) recognize and increase the impact of social
entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community organizations in
addressing national and local challenges;
``(16) increase public and private investment in nonprofit
community organizations that are effectively addressing national
and local challenges and encourage such organizations to
replicate and expand successful initiatives;
``(17) leverage Federal investments to increase State,
local, business, and philanthropic resources to address national
and local challenges;
``(18) support institutions of higher education that engage
students in community service activities and provide high-
quality service-learning opportunities; and
``(19) recognize the expertise veterans can offer to
national service programs, expand the participation of the
veterans in the national service programs, and assist the
families of veterans and members of the Armed Forces on active
duty.''.
SEC. 1102. DEFINITIONS.

(a) In General.--Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 12511) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``described in section
122'';
(2) in paragraph (13), 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'';
(3) in paragraph (17)(B), by striking ``program in which the
participant is enrolled'' and inserting ``organization receiving
assistance under the national service laws through which the
participant is engaging in service'';
(4) in paragraph (19)--
(A) by striking ``section 111(a)'' and inserting
``section 112(a)'';
(B) by striking ``117A(a),'';
(C) by striking ``119(b)(1), or 122(a),'' and
inserting ``118A, or 118(b)(1), or subsection (a), (b),
or (c) of section 122,'';
(D) by inserting ``section 198B, 198C, 198G, 198H,
or 198K,'' after ``section 152(b),''; and
(E) by striking ``198, 198C, or 198D'' and inserting
``179A, 198, 198O, 198P, or 199N'';
(5) in paragraph (21)(B)--
(A) by striking ``602'' and inserting ``602(3)'';
and
(B) by striking ``1401'' and inserting ``1401(3)'';
(6) in paragraph (24), by striking ``section 111'' and
inserting ``section 112'';
(7) in paragraph (26), by striking the second sentence; and
(8) by adding at the end the following:
``(30) Alaska native-serving institution.--The term `Alaska
Native-serving institution' has the meaning given the term in
section 317(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1059d(b)).
``(31) Approved silver scholar position.--The term `approved
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described in section 198C(a), for which the Corporation has
approved the provision of a silver scholarship educational award
as one of the benefits to be provided for successful service in
the position.
``(32) Approved summer of service position.--The term
`approved summer of service position' means a position, in a
program described in section 119(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.
``(33) Asian american and native american pacific islander-
serving institution.--The term `Asian American and Native
American Pacific Islander-serving institution' has the meaning
given the term in section 320(b) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059g(b)).
``(34) Authorizing committees.--The term `authorizing
committees' means the Committee on Education and Labor of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.
``(35) Community-based entity.--The term `community-based
entity' 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.
``(36) Disadvantaged youth.--The term `disadvantaged youth'
includes those youth who are economically disadvantaged and 1 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 secondary school
without a diploma.
``(F) Who are former juvenile offenders or at risk
of delinquency.
``(G) Who are individuals with disabilities.
``(37) Encore service program.--The term `encore service
program' means a program, carried out by an eligible entity as
described in subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 122, that--
``(A) involves a significant number of participants
age 55 or older in the program; and
``(B) takes advantage of the skills and experience
that such participants offer in the design and
implementation of the program.
``(38) 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)).
``(39) 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. 1061).
``(40) Medically underserved population.--The term
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term in section 330(b)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 254b(b)(3)).
``(41) Native american-serving, nontribal institution.--The
term `Native American-serving, nontribal institution' has the
meaning given the term in section 319(b) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059f(b)).
``(42) Native hawaiian-serving institution.--The term
`Native Hawaiian-serving institution' has the meaning given the
term in section 317(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1059d(b)).
``(43) Predominantly black institution.--The term
`Predominantly Black Institution' has the meaning given the term
in section 318 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1059e).
``(44) Principles of scientific research.--The term
`principles of scientific research' means principles of research
that--
``(A) apply rigorous, systematic, and objective
methodology to obtain reliable and valid knowledge
relevant to the subject matter involved;
``(B) present findings and make claims that are
appropriate to, and supported by, the methods that have
been employed; and
``(C) include, appropriate to the research being
conducted--
``(i) use of systematic, empirical methods
that draw on observation or experiment;
``(ii) use of data analyses that are adequate
to support the general findings;
``(iii) reliance on measurements or
observational methods that provide reliable and
generalizable findings;
``(iv) strong claims of causal relationships,
only with research designs that eliminate
plausible competing explanations for observed
results, such as, but not limited to, random-
assignment experiments;
``(v) presentation of studies and methods in
sufficient detail and clarity to allow for
replication or, at a minimum, to offer the
opportunity to build systematically on the
findings of the research;
``(vi) acceptance by a peer-reviewed journal
or critique by a panel of independent experts
through a comparably rigorous, objective, and
scientific review; and
``(vii) consistency of findings across
multiple studies or sites to support the
generality of results and conclusions.
``(45) 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.
``(46) Scientifically valid research.--The term
`scientifically valid research' includes applied research, basic
research, and field-initiated research in which the rationale,
design, and interpretation are soundly developed in accordance
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``(47) Territory.--The term `territory' means the United
States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
``(48) 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 Colleges
and Universities Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801).
``(49) Veteran.--The term `veteran' has the meaning given
the term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.''.

(b) Redesignation.--Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 12511) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (49) as
paragraphs (1), (3), (8), (9), (10), (12), (14), (15), (19),
(20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (26), (29), (30), (31), (34),
(35), (37), (39), (40), (41), (42), (43), (44), (45), (46), (2),
(4), (5), (6), (7), (11), (13), (16), (17), (18), (25), (27),
(28), (32), (33), (36), (38), (47), (48), and (49); and
(2) so that paragraphs (1) through (49), as so redesignated
in paragraph (1), appear in numerical order.

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 SCHOOL STUDENTS

``SEC. <>  111. PURPOSE.

``The purpose of this part is to 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.
``SEC. 111A. <>  DEFINITIONS.

``In this part:
``(1) State.--The term `State' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico.
``(2) State educational agency.--The term `State educational
agency' means--
``(A) a State educational agency (as defined in
section 101) of a State; or
``(B) for a State in which a State educational
agency described in subparagraph (A) has designated a
statewide entity under section 112(e), that designated
statewide entity.




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``SEC. 112. ASSISTANCE <>  TO STATES,
TERRITORIES, AND INDIAN TRIBES.

``(a) 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 involved to implement service-
learning programs that are based principally in elementary
schools and secondary schools, including--
``(A) providing training and professional
development for teachers, supervisors, personnel from
community-based entities (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 curricula for 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)(D) to develop school-based service-
learning programs in accordance with this part;
``(D) devising appropriate methods for research on
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 entities 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,
throughout the territory, or serving the Indian tribe
involved with particular attention to schools not making
adequate yearly progress for two or more consecutive
years under section 1111 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 by State educational agencies, territories, and
Indian tribes of Federal funds 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
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``(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 school 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 and professional
development, 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, as service-learning programs, civic
engagement programs that promote a better understanding of--
``(A) the principles of the Constitution, the heroes
of United States history (including military heroes),
and the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance;
``(B) how the Nation's government functions; and
``(C) the importance of service in the Nation's
character.

``(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 partnership described in subsection (a)(2)
or entity described in subsection (a)(3), respectively, 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-
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``(2) assisting local partnerships described in subsection
(a)(2) in the planning, development, and execution of service-
learning projects, including summer of service programs;
``(3) assisting schools and local educational agencies in
developing school policies and practices that support the
integration of service-learning into the curriculum; and
``(4) carrying out such other duties as the local
partnership or entity, respectively, may determine to be
appropriate.

``(c) Related Expenses.--An entity that receives financial
assistance under this part from a State, territory, or Indian tribe 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.
``(d) Special Rule.--A State educational agency described in section
111A(2)(A) may designate a statewide entity (which may be a community-
based entity) with demonstrated experience in supporting or implementing
service-learning programs, to receive the State educational agency's
allotment under this part, and carry out the functions of the agency
under this part.
``(e) Consultation With Secretary of Education.--The Corporation is
authorized to enter into agreements with the Secretary of Education for
initiatives (and may use funds authorized under section 501(a)(6) to
enter into the agreements if the additional costs of the initiatives are
warranted) that may include--
``(1) identification and dissemination of research findings
on service-learning and scientifically valid research based
practices for service-learning; and
``(2) provision of professional development opportunities
that--
``(A) improve the quality of service-learning
instruction and delivery for teachers both preservice
and in-service, personnel from community-based entities
and youth workers; and
``(B) create and sustain effective partnerships for
service-learning programs between local educational
agencies, community-based entities, businesses, and
other stakeholders.
``SEC. 112A. <>  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.--
``(1) In general.--After reserving an amount under
subsection (a), the Corporation shall use the remainder of the
funds appropriated to carry out this part for the fiscal year as
follows:
``(A) Allotments based on 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-


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age youth in the State bears to the total number of
school-age youth in all States.
``(B) Allotments based on allocations 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. 6301 et seq.) bears to the total of such
allocations to all States.
``(2) Minimum amount.--For any fiscal year for which amounts
appropriated for this subtitle exceed $50,000,000, the minimum
allotment to each State under paragraph (1) shall be $75,000.

``(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 entities to carry out service-learning programs as described in
section 112(b) in such State, in such territory, or for such Indian
tribe. After community-based entities apply for grants from the
allotment, by submitting 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.
``SEC. 113. <>  APPLICATIONS.

``(a) Applications to Corporation for Allotments.--
``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive an allotment
under section 112A, a State, acting through the State
educational agency, territory, or Indian tribe shall prepare and
submit to the Corporation an application at such time and in
such manner as the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably
require, and obtain approval of the application.
``(2) Contents.--An application for an allotment under
section 112 shall include--
``(A) 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;
``(B) information about the criteria the State
educational agency, territory, or Indian tribe will use
to evaluate and grant approval to applications submitted
under subsection (b), including an assurance that the
State educational agency, territory, or Indian tribe
will comply with the requirement in section 114(a);
``(C) assurances about the applicant's efforts to--
``(i) ensure that students of different ages,
races, sexes, ethnic groups, disabilities, and
economic backgrounds have opportunities to serve
together;


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``(ii) include any opportunities for students,
enrolled in schools or 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;
``(iii) involve participants in the design and
operation of the programs;
``(iv) promote service-learning in areas of
greatest need, including low-income or rural
areas; and
``(v) otherwise integrate service
opportunities into the academic program of the
participants; and
``(D) assurances that the applicant will comply with
the nonduplication and nondisplacement requirements of
section 177 and the notice, hearing, and grievance
procedures required by section 176.

``(b) Application to State, Territory, or Indian Tribe for
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 school 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 112(a)(1);
``(B) partnership described in section 112(a)(2)
that desires to receive such assistance from a State,
territory, or Indian tribe for an activity described in
section 112(a)(2);
``(C) entity described in section 112(a)(3) that
desires to receive such assistance from a State,
territory, or Indian tribe for an activity described in
such section;
``(D) entity or partnership described in section
112(a)(4) that desires to receive such assistance from a
State, territory, or Indian tribe for an activity
described in such section; and
``(E) entity that desires to receive such assistance
from a State, territory, or Indian tribe for an activity
described in section 111(a)(5),
shall prepare, submit to the State educational agency for the
State, territory, 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, or Indian tribe may
reasonably require.
``SEC. 114. <>  CONSIDERATION OF
APPLICATIONS.

``(a) Criteria for Local Applications.--In providing assistance
under this part, a State educational agency, territory, or Indian tribe
(or the Corporation if section 112A(c) applies) shall consider criteria
with respect to sustainability, replicability, innovation, and quality
of programs.
``(b) Priority for Local Applications.--In providing assistance
under this part, a State educational agency, territory, or Indian tribe
(or the Corporation if section 112A(c) applies) shall give priority to
entities that submit applications under section 113




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with respect to service-learning programs described in section 111 that
are in the greatest need of assistance, such as programs targeting low-
income areas or serving economically disadvantaged youth.
``(c) Rejection of Applications to Corporation.--
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 resubmission 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, in the territory, or served by the Indian tribe
or in the school district of the local educational agency involved who
are enrolled in private nonprofit elementary schools and secondary
schools, such State, territory, or 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.
``SEC. 116. FEDERAL, <>  STATE, AND LOCAL
CONTRIBUTIONS.

``(a) Corporation Share.--
``(1) In general.--The Corporation share of the cost of
carrying out a program for which a grant is made from an
allotment under this part--
``(A) for new grants may not exceed 80 percent of
the total cost of the program for the first year of the
grant period, 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) Noncorporation contribution.--In providing for the
remaining share of the cost of carrying out such a program, each
recipient of such a grant under this part--


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``(A) shall provide for such share through a payment
in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including
facilities, equipment, or services;
``(B) except as provided in subparagraph (C), may
provide for such share through Federal, State, or local
sources, including private funds or donated services;
and
``(C) may not provide for such share through Federal
funds made available under title I of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.)
or the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20
U.S.C. 1400 et seq.).

``(b) Waiver.--The Chief Executive Officer may waive the
requirements of subsection (a) in whole or in part with respect to any
such program for any fiscal year, on a determination that such a waiver
would be equitable due to a lack of resources at the local level.
``SEC. 117. <>  LIMITATIONS ON USES OF FUNDS.

``Not more than 6 percent of the amount of assistance received by a
State, territory, or Indian tribe that is the original recipient of an
allotment under this part for a fiscal year may be used to pay, in
accordance with such standards as the Corporation may issue, for
administrative costs, incurred by that recipient.''.
SEC. 1202. HIGHER EDUCATION PROVISIONS.

(a) Redesignation.--Section 119 (42 U.S.C. 12561) is redesignated as
section 118.
(b) Higher Education Innovative Programs.--Section 118 (as so
redesignated) is 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 ``consortium'';
(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) the institution or partnership may coordinate
with service-learning curricula being offered in the
academic curricula at the institution of higher
education or at 1 or more members of the partnership;'';
and
(C) in paragraph (3)--
(i) 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'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``education of the institution; and'' and
inserting ``curricula of the institution to
strengthen the instructional capacity of teachers
to provide service-learning at the elementary and
secondary levels;'';
(iii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (C); and
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following:


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123 STAT. 1475

``(B) including service-learning as a component of
other curricula or academic programs (other than
education curricula or programs), such as curricula or
programs relating to nursing, medicine, criminal
justice, or public policy; and'';
(3) by striking subsections (c), (d), (e), and (g);
(4) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (i); and
(5) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:

``(c) 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 or contract 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.

``(d) Application for Grant.--
``(1) Submission.--To <>  receive a grant
or enter into a contract under this part, an institution or
partnership shall prepare and submit to the Corporation, an
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information and assurances as the Corporation may reasonably
require, and obtain approval of the application. 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 notice, hearing, and grievance
procedures required by section 176; and
``(B) such other assurances as the Chief Executive
Officer may reasonably require.

``(e) Special Consideration.--To the extent practicable, in making
grants and entering into contracts under subsection (b), the Corporation
shall give special consideration to applications submitted by, or
applications from partnerships including, institutions serving primarily
low-income populations, including--


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``(1) Alaska Native-serving institutions;
``(2) Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-
serving institutions;
``(3) Hispanic-serving institutions;
``(4) historically black colleges and universities;
``(5) Native American-serving, nontribal institutions;
``(6) Native Hawaiian-serving institutions;
``(7) Predominantly Black Institutions;
``(8) tribally controlled colleges and universities; and
``(9) community colleges serving predominantly minority
populations.

``(f) Considerations.--In making grants and entering into contracts
under subsection (b), the Corporation shall take into consideration
whether the applicants submit applications containing proposals that--
``(1) demonstrate the commitment of the institution of
higher education involved, 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 nonprofit 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 the involved community members;
``(6) demonstrate a commitment to perform community service
projects in underserved urban and rural communities;
``(7) describe research on effective strategies and methods
to improve service utilized in the design of the projects;
``(8) specify that the institution or partnership will use
the assistance provided through the grant or contract 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-age youth; or
``(10) describe the needs that the proposed projects are
designed to address, such as housing, economic development,
infrastructure, health care, job training, education, crime
prevention, urban planning, transportation, information
technology, or child welfare.


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``(g) Federal Work-Study.--To be eligible for assistance under this
part, an institution of higher education shall demonstrate that it meets
the minimum requirements under section 443(b)(2)(A) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2753(b)(2)(A)) relating to the
participation of students employed under part C of title IV of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) (relating to
Federal Work-Study programs) in community service activities, or has
received a waiver of those requirements from the Secretary of Education.
``(h) 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.''.
SEC. 1203. CAMPUSES OF SERVICE.

Subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 118 (as redesignated by section 1202) the
following:
``SEC. 118A. <>  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



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123 STAT. 1478

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 reserved under section
501(a)(1)(C) for Campuses of Service, the Corporation shall
provide an award of funds to institutions designated under
subsection (c), to be used by the institutions to develop or
disseminate service-learning models and information on best
practices regarding service-learning to other institutions of
higher education.
``(2) Plan.--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 develop or disseminate service-
learning models and information on best practices regarding
service-learning to other institutions of higher education.
``(3) Allocation.--The Corporation shall determine how the
funds reserved under section 501(a)(1)(C) for Campuses of
Service 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


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at the institution, 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. 1204. INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH.

Subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.), as amended by
section 1203, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

``PART III--INNOVATIVE AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS AND
RESEARCH

``SEC. 119. <>  INNOVATIVE AND COMMUNITY-
BASED SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS AND
RESEARCH.

``(a) Definitions.--In this part:
``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means a
State educational agency, a State Commission, a territory, an
Indian tribe, an institution of higher education, or a public or
private nonprofit organization (including community-based
entities), a public or private elementary school or secondary
school, a local educational agency, a consortium of such
entities, or a consortium of 2 or more such entities and a for-
profit organization.
``(2) Eligible partnership.--The term `eligible partnership'
means a partnership that--
``(A) shall include--
``(i) 1 or more community-based entities that
have demonstrated records of success in carrying
out service-learning programs with economically
disadvantaged students, and that meet such
criteria as the Chief Executive Officer may
establish; and
``(ii) a local educational agency for which--
``(I) a high number or percentage,
as determined by the Corporation, of the
students served by the agency are
economically disadvantaged students; and
``(II) the graduation rate (as
defined in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(vi) of
the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6311(b)(2)(C)(vi)) and as clarified in
applicable regulations promulgated by
the Department of Education for the
secondary school students served by the
agency is less than 70 percent; and
``(B) 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;
``(iii) an institution of higher education;
``(iv) a State Commission or State educational
agency; or
``(v) more than 1 local educational agency
described in subclause (I).


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``(3) Youth engagement zone.--The term `youth engagement
zone' means the area in which a youth engagement zone program is
carried out.
``(4) Youth engagement zone program.--The term `youth
engagement zone program' means a service-learning program in
which members of an eligible partnership collaborate to provide
coordinated school-based or community-based service-learning
opportunities--
``(A) in order to address a specific community
challenge;
``(B) for an increasing percentage of out-of-school
youth and secondary school students served by a local
educational agency; and
``(C) in circumstances under which--
``(i) not less than 90 percent of such
students participate in service-learning
activities as part of the program; or
``(ii) service-learning is a part of the
curriculum in all of the secondary schools served
by the local educational agency.

``(b) General Authority.--From the amounts appropriated to carry out
this part for a fiscal year, the Corporation may make grants (which may
include approved summer of service positions in the case of a grant for
a program described in subsection (c)(8)) and fixed-amount grants (in
accordance with section 129(l)) to eligible entities or eligible
partnerships, as appropriate, for programs and activities described in
subsection (c).
``(c) Authorized Activities.--Funds under this part may be used to--
``(1) integrate service-learning programs into the science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (referred to in this
part as `STEM') curricula at the elementary, secondary,
postsecondary, or postbaccalaureate 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 programs in
emergency and disaster preparedness;
``(4) involve students in service-learning programs aimed at
improving access to and obtaining the benefits from computers
and other emerging technologies, including improving such access
for 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 and 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 112(a);


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``(8) establish or implement summer of service programs
(giving priority to programs that enroll youth who will be
enrolled in any of grades 6 through 9 at the end of the summer
concerned) during the summer months (including recruiting,
training, and placing service-learning coordinators)--
``(A) for youth who will be enrolled in any of
grades 6 through 12 at the end of the summer concerned;
and
``(B) for community-based service-learning
projects--
``(i) that shall--
``(I) meet unmet human, educational,
environmental (including energy
conservation and stewardship), and
emergency and disaster preparedness and
other public safety needs; and
``(II) be intensive, structured,
supervised, and designed to produce
identifiable improvements to the
community;
``(ii) that may include the extension of
academic year service-learning programs into the
summer months; and
``(iii) under which a student who completes
100 hours of service as described in section
146(b)(2), shall be eligible for a summer of
service educational award of $500 or $750 as
described in sections 146(a)(2)(C) and 147(d);
``(9) establish or implement youth engagement zone programs
in youth engagement zones, for students in secondary schools
served by local educational agencies for which a majority of
such students do not participate in service-learning activities
that are--
``(A) carried out by eligible partnerships; and
``(B) designed to--
``(i) involve all students in secondary
schools served by the local educational agency in
service-learning to address a specific community
challenge;
``(ii) improve student engagement, including
student attendance and student behavior, and
student achievement, graduation rates, and
college-going rates at secondary schools; and
``(iii) 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
``(10) conduct semester of service programs that--
``(A) provide opportunities for secondary school
students to participate in a semester of coordinated
school-based or community-based service-learning
opportunities for a minimum of 70 hours (of which at
least a third will be spent participating in field-based
activities) over a semester, to address specific
community challenges;
``(B) engage as participants high percentages or
numbers of economically disadvantaged students;
``(C) allow participants to receive academic credit,
for the time spent in the classroom and in the field for
the


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program, that is equivalent to the academic credit for
any class of equivalent length and with an equivalent
time commitment; and
``(D) ensure that the classroom-based instruction
component of the program is integrated into the academic
program of the local educational agency involved; and
``(11) carry out any other innovative service-learning
programs or research that the Corporation considers appropriate.

``(d) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant to carry out
a program or activity under this part, an entity or partnership, as
appropriate, shall prepare and submit to the Corporation an application
at such time and in such manner as the Chief Executive Officer may
reasonably require, and obtain approval of the application.
``(e) Priority.--In making grants under this part, the Corporation
shall give priority to applicants proposing to--
``(1) involve students and community stakeholders in the
design and implementation of service-learning programs carried
out using funds received under this part;
``(2) implement service-learning programs in low-income or
rural communities; and
``(3) utilize adult volunteers, including tapping the
resources of retired and retiring adults, in the planning and
implementation of service-learning programs.

``(f) Requirements.--
``(1) Term.--Each program or activity funded under this part
shall be carried out over a period of 3 years, which may include
1 planning year. In the case of a program funded under this
part, the 3-year period may be extended by 1 year, if the
program meets performance levels established in accordance with
section 179(k) and any other criteria determined by the
Corporation.
``(2) Collaboration encouraged.--Each entity carrying out a
program or activity funded under this part shall, to the extent
practicable, collaborate with entities carrying out programs
under this subtitle, subtitle C, and titles I and II of the
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.,
5001 et seq.).
``(3) Evaluation.--Not <>  later than 4
years after the effective date of the Serve America Act, the
Corporation shall conduct an independent evaluation of the
programs and activities carried out using funds made available
under this part, and determine best practices relating to
service-learning and recommendations for improvement of those
programs and activities. The <>
Corporation shall widely disseminate the results of the
evaluations, and information on the best practices and
recommendations to the service community through multiple
channels, including the Corporation's Resource Center or a
clearinghouse of effective strategies.''.
SEC. 1205. SERVICE-LEARNING IMPACT STUDY.

Subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.), as amended by
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``PART IV--SERVICE-LEARNING IMPACT STUDY

``SEC. 120. <>  STUDY AND REPORT.

``(a) Study.--
``(1) In general.-- <> From the sums
reserved under section 501(a)(1)(B) for this section, the
Corporation shall enter into a contract with an entity that is
not otherwise a recipient of financial assistance under this
subtitle, to conduct a 10-year longitudinal study on the impact
of the activities carried out under this subtitle.
``(2) Contents.--In conducting the study, the entity shall
consider the impact of service-learning activities carried out
under this subtitle on students participating in such
activities, including in particular examining the degree to
which the activities--
``(A) improved student academic achievement;
``(B) improved student engagement;
``(C) improved graduation rates, as defined in
section 1111(b)(2)(C)(vi) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6311(b)(2)(C)(vi)) and as clarified in applicable
regulations promulgated by the Department of Education;
and
``(D) improved the degree to which the participants
in the activities engaged in subsequent national
service, volunteering, or other service activities, or
pursued careers in public service, in the nonprofit
sector or government.
``(3) Analysis.--In carrying out such study, the entity
shall examine the impact of the service-learning activities on
the 4 factors described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of
paragraph (2), analyzed in terms of how much time participants
were engaged in service-learning activities.
``(4) Best practices.--The entity shall collect information
on best practices concerning using service-learning activities
to improve the 4 factors.

``(b) Interim Reports.--The entity shall periodically submit reports
to the Corporation containing the interim results of the study and the
information on best practices. The Corporation shall submit such reports
to the authorizing committees.
``(c) Final Report.--The entity shall submit a report to the
Corporation containing the results of the study and the information on
best practices. <>  The
Corporation shall submit such report to the authorizing committees, and
shall make such report available to the public on the Corporation's
website.

``(d) Consultation and Dissemination.--On receiving the report
described in subsection (c), the Corporation shall consult with the
Secretary of Education to review the results of the study, and to
identify best practices concerning using service-learning activities to
improve the 4 factors described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of
subsection (a)(2). The Corporation shall disseminate information on the
identified best practices.''.




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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)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
inserting after ``subdivisions of States,'' the
following: ``territories,''; and
(B) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ``section
122(a)'' and inserting ``subsection (a), (b), or (c) of
section 122'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``Agreements With
Federal Agencies'' and inserting ``Restrictions on
Agreements With Federal Agencies'';
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following:
``(1) Agreements authorized.--The Corporation may enter into
an interagency agreement (other than a grant agreement) with
another Federal agency to support a national service program
carried out or otherwise supported by the agency. The
Corporation, in entering into the interagency agreement may
approve positions as approved national service positions for a
program carried out or otherwise supported by the agency.'';
(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.'';
(D) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by striking ``receiving assistance under
this subsection'' and inserting ``carrying out or
supporting a national service program''; and
(ii) by striking ``using such assistance'' and
inserting ``through that program'';
(E) in paragraph (4), by striking ``a contract or
cooperative agreement'' the first place it appears and
inserting ``an interagency agreement''; and
(F) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Application of requirements.--A requirement under this
Act that applies to an entity receiving assistance under section
121 (other than a requirement limited to an entity receiving
assistance under section 121(a)) shall be considered to apply to
a Federal agency that enters into an interagency agreement under
this subsection, even though no Federal agency may receive
financial assistance under such an agreement.'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``subsections (a) and (b),'' and inserting
``subsection (a), and in providing approved national
service positions under subsection (b),''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``to be
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(4) in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (d), by striking
``or (b)'';
(5) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Federal share of
the cost'' and inserting ``Corporation share of the cost
(including the costs of member living allowances,
employment-related taxes, health care coverage, and
workers' compensation and other necessary operation
costs)''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Other federal funds.--
``(A) Recipient report.--A recipient of assistance
under this section (other than a recipient of assistance
through a fixed-amount grant in accordance with section
129(l)) shall report to the Corporation the amount and
source of any Federal funds used to carry out the
program for which the assistance is made available other
than those provided by the Corporation.
``(B) Corporation report.--The Corporation shall
report to the authorizing committees on an annual basis
information regarding each recipient of such assistance
that uses Federal funds other than those provided by the
Corporation to carry out such a program, including the
amounts and sources of the other Federal funds.''; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:

``(f) Plan for Approved National Service Positions.--The Corporation
shall--
``(1) develop a plan to--
``(A) establish the number of the approved national
service positions as 88,000 for fiscal year 2010;
``(B) increase the number of the approved positions
to--
``(i) 115,000 for fiscal year 2011;
``(ii) 140,000 for fiscal year 2012;
``(iii) 170,000 for fiscal year 2013;
``(iv) 200,000 for fiscal year 2014;
``(v) 210,000 for fiscal year 2015;
``(vi) 235,000 for fiscal year 2016; and
``(vii) 250,000 for fiscal year 2017;
``(C) ensure that the increases described in
subparagraph (B) are achieved through an appropriate
balance of full- and part-time service positions;
``(2) <>  not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of the Serve America Act, submit a
report to the authorizing committees on the status of the plan
described in paragraph (1); and
``(3) subject to the availability of appropriations and
quality service opportunities, implement the plan described in
paragraph (1).''.
SEC. 1302. ELIGIBLE NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS.

Section 122 <>  is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 122. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS ELIGIBLE FOR PROGRAM
ASSISTANCE.

``(a) National Service Corps.--The recipient of a grant under
section 121(a) and a Federal agency operating or supporting a national
service program under section 121(b) shall use a portion of the
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subgrants to other entities, to support or carry out the following
national service corps or programs, as full- or part-time corps or
programs, to address unmet needs:
``(1) Education corps.--
``(A) In general.--The recipient may carry out
national service programs through an Education Corps
that identifies and meets unmet educational needs within
communities through activities such as those described
in subparagraph (B) and improves performance on the
indicators described in subparagraph (C).
``(B) Activities.--An Education Corps described in
this paragraph may carry out activities such as--
``(i) tutoring, or providing other academic
support to elementary school and secondary school
students;
``(ii) improving school climate;
``(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) 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;
``(vi) assisting schools and local educational
agencies in improving and expanding high-quality
service-learning programs that keep students
engaged in schools by carrying out programs that
provide specialized training to individuals in
service-learning, and place the individuals (after
such training) in positions as service-learning
coordinators, to facilitate service-learning in
programs eligible for funding under part I of
subtitle B;
``(vii) assisting students in being prepared
for college-level work;
``(viii) involving family members of students
in supporting teachers and students;
``(ix) conducting a preprofessional training
program in which students enrolled in an
institution of higher education--
``(I) receive training (which may
include classes containing service-
learning) in specified fields including
early childhood education and care,
elementary and secondary education, and
other fields such as those relating to
health services, 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,
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``(x) assisting economically disadvantaged
students in navigating the college admissions
process;
``(xi) providing other activities, addressing
unmet educational needs, that the Corporation may
designate; or
``(xii) providing skilled musicians and
artists to promote greater community unity through
the use of music and arts education and engagement
through work in low-income communities, and
education, health care, and therapeutic settings,
and other work in the public domain with citizens
of all ages.
``(C) Education corps indicators.--The indicators
for a corps program described in this paragraph are--
``(i) student engagement, including student
attendance and student behavior;
``(ii) student academic achievement;
``(iii) secondary school graduation rates as
defined in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(vi) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(C)(vi)) and as clarified in
applicable regulations promulgated by the
Department of Education;
``(iv) rate of college enrollment and
continued college enrollment for recipients of a
high school diploma;
``(v) any additional indicator relating to
improving education for students that the
Corporation, in consultation (as appropriate) with
the Secretary of Education, establishes; or
``(vi) any additional local indicator
(applicable to a particular recipient and on which
an improvement in performance is needed) relating
to improving education for students, that is
approved by the Corporation or a State Commission.
``(2) Healthy futures corps.--
``(A) In general.--The recipient may carry out
national service programs through a Healthy Futures
Corps that identifies and meets unmet health needs
within communities through activities such as those
described in subparagraph (B) and improves performance
on the indicators described in subparagraph (C).
``(B) Activities.--A Healthy Futures Corps described
in this paragraph may carry out activities such as--
``(i) assisting economically disadvantaged
individuals in navigating the health services
system;
``(ii) assisting individuals in obtaining
access to health services, including oral health
services, 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
services 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
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``(iv) improving the literacy of patients
regarding health, including oral health;
``(v) providing translation services at
clinics and in emergency rooms to improve health
services;
``(vi) providing services designed to meet the
health needs of rural communities, including the
recruitment of youth to work in health professions
in such 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;
``(viii) addressing childhood obesity through
in-school and after-school physical activities,
and providing nutrition education to students, in
elementary schools and secondary schools; or
``(ix) providing activities, addressing unmet
health needs, that the Corporation may designate.
``(C) Healthy futures corps indicators.--The
indicators for a corps program described in this
paragraph are--
``(i) access to health services among
economically disadvantaged individuals and
individuals who are members of medically
underserved populations;
``(ii) access to health services 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) literacy of patients regarding health;
``(v) any 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 (as appropriate)
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services
and the Director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, establishes; or
``(vi) any additional local indicator
(applicable to a particular recipient 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, that is approved by the
Corporation or a State Commission.
``(3) Clean energy service corps.--
``(A) In general.--The recipient may carry out
national service projects through a Clean Energy Service
Corps that identifies and meets unmet environmental
needs within communities through activities such as
those described in subparagraph (B) and improves
performance on the indicators described in subparagraph
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``(B) Activities.--A Clean Energy Service 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) providing clean energy-related services
designed to meet the needs of rural communities;
``(v) 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;
``(vi) assisting in the development of local
recycling programs;
``(vii) renewing and rehabilitating national
and State parks and forests, city parks, county
parks and other public lands, and trails owned or
maintained by the Federal Government or a State,
including planting trees, carrying out
reforestation, carrying out forest health
restoration measures, carrying out erosion control
measures, fire hazard reduction measures, and
rehabilitation and maintenance of historic sites
and structures throughout the national park
system, and providing trail enhancements,
rehabilitation, and repairs;
``(viii) cleaning and improving rivers
maintained by the Federal Government or a State;
``(ix) carrying out projects in partnership
with the National Park Service, designed to renew
and rehabilitate national park resources and
enhance services and learning opportunities for
national park visitors, and nearby communities and
schools;
``(x) providing service through a full-time,
year-round youth corps program or full-time summer
youth corps program, such as a conservation corps
or youth service corps program 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 who are age 16
through 25, including out-of-school
youth and other disadvantaged youth
(such as youth who are aging out of
foster care, youth who have limited
English proficiency, homeless youth, and
youth who are individuals with
disabilities), who are age 16 through
25; and
``(III) provides those participants
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``(aa) team-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;
``(xi) carrying out other activities,
addressing unmet environmental and workforce
needs, that the Corporation may designate.
``(C) Clean energy service corps indicators.--The
indicators for a corps program 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)(I) the number of acres of national
parks, State parks, city parks, county parks, or
other public lands, that are cleaned or improved;
and
``(II) the number of acres of forest
preserves, or miles of trails or rivers, owned or
maintained by the Federal Government or a State,
that are cleaned or improved;
``(v) any additional indicator relating to
clean energy, the reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions, or education and skill attainment for
clean energy jobs, that the Corporation, in
consultation (as appropriate) with the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of
the Interior, or the Secretary of Labor, as
appropriate, establishes; or
``(vi) any additional local indicator
(applicable to a particular recipient and on which
an improvement in performance is needed) relating
to clean energy, the reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions, or education or skill attainment for
clean energy jobs, that is approved by the
Corporation or a State Commission.
``(4) Veterans corps.--
``(A) In general.--The recipient may carry out
national service programs through a Veterans Corps that
identifies and meets unmet needs of veterans and members
of the Armed Forces who are on active duty through
activities such as those described in subparagraph (B)
and improves performance on the indicators described in
subparagraph (C).
``(B) 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


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member is deployed and upon that family member's
return home;
``(ii) recruiting veterans, particularly
returning veterans, into service opportunities,
including opportunities that utilize their
military experience;
``(iii) assisting veterans in developing their
educational opportunities (including opportunities
for professional certification, licensure, or
credentials), coordinating activities with and
assisting State and local agencies administering
veterans education benefits, and coordinating
activities with and assisting entities
administering veterans programs with internships
and fellowships that could lead to employment in
the private and public sectors;
``(iv) promoting efforts within a community to
serve the needs of veterans and members of the
Armed Forces who are on active duty, including
helping veterans file benefits claims and
assisting Federal agencies in providing services
to veterans, and sending care packages to Members
of the Armed Forces who are deployed;
``(v) assisting veterans in developing
mentoring relationships with economically
disadvantaged students;
``(vi) developing projects to assist veterans
with disabilities, veterans who are unemployed,
older veterans, and veterans in rural communities,
including assisting veterans described in this
clause with transportation; or
``(vii) other activities, addressing unmet
needs of veterans, that the Corporation may
designate.
``(C) Veterans' corps indicators.--The indicators
for a corps program 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, licensure, or
credentials;
``(iv) the number of veterans engaged in
service opportunities;
``(v) the number of military families assisted
by organizations while a family member is deployed
and upon that family member's return home;
``(vi) the number of economically
disadvantaged students engaged in mentoring
relationships with veterans;
``(vii) the number of projects designed to
meet identifiable public needs of veterans,
especially veterans with disabilities, veterans
who are unemployed, older veterans, and veterans
in rural communities;
``(viii) any additional indicator that relates
to education or skill attainment that assists in
providing veterans with the skills to address
identifiable public needs, or that relates to
improving the lives of veterans, of members of the
Armed Forces on active duty, and of families of
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duty, and that the Corporation, in consultation
(as appropriate) with the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, establishes; or
``(ix) any additional local indicator
(applicable to a particular recipient and on which
an improvement in performance is needed) relating
to the education or skill attainment, or the
improvement, described in clause (viii), that is
approved by the Corporation or a State Commission.
``(5) Opportunity corps.--
``(A) In general.--The recipient may carry out
national service programs through an Opportunity Corps
that identifies and meets unmet needs relating to
economic opportunity for economically disadvantaged
individuals within communities, through activities such
as those described in subparagraph (B) and improves
performance on the indicators described in subparagraph
(C).
``(B) Activities.--An Opportunity Corps described in
this paragraph may carry out activities such as--
``(i) providing financial literacy education
to economically disadvantaged individuals,
including financial literacy education with regard
to credit management, financial institutions
including banks and credit unions, and utilization
of savings plans;
``(ii) assisting in the construction,
rehabilitation, or preservation of housing units,
including energy efficient homes, for economically
disadvantaged individuals;
``(iii) assisting economically disadvantaged
individuals, including homeless individuals, in
finding placement in and maintaining housing;
``(iv) assisting economically disadvantaged
individuals in obtaining access to health services
for themselves or their children;
``(v) assisting individuals in obtaining
information about Federal, State, local, or
private programs or benefits focused on assisting
economically disadvantaged individuals,
economically disadvantaged children, or low-income
families;
``(vi) facilitating enrollment in and
completion of job training for economically
disadvantaged individuals;
``(vii) assisting economically disadvantaged
individuals in obtaining access to job placement
assistance;
``(viii) carrying out a program that seeks to
eliminate hunger in low-income communities and
rural areas through service in projects--
``(I) involving food banks, food
pantries, and nonprofit organizations
that provide food during emergencies;
``(II) seeking to address the long-
term causes of hunger through education
and the delivery of appropriate
services;
``(III) providing training in basic
health, nutrition, and life skills
necessary to alleviate hunger in
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``(IV) assisting individuals in
obtaining information about federally
supported nutrition programs;
``(ix) addressing issues faced by homebound
citizens, such as needs for food deliveries, legal
and medical services, nutrition information, and
transportation;
``(x) implementing an E-Corps program that
involves participants who provide services in a
community by developing and assisting in carrying
out technology programs that seek to increase
access to technology and the benefits of
technology in such community; and
``(xi) carrying out other activities,
addressing unmet needs relating to economic
opportunity for economically disadvantaged
individuals, that the Corporation may designate.
``(C) Opportunity corps indicators.--The indicators
for a corps program described in this paragraph are--
``(i) the degree of financial literacy among
economically disadvantaged individuals;
``(ii) the number of housing units built or
improved for economically disadvantaged
individuals or low-income families;
``(iii) the number of economically
disadvantaged individuals with access to job
training and other skill enhancement;
``(iv) the number of economically
disadvantaged individuals with access to
information about job placement services;
``(v) any additional indicator relating to
improving economic opportunity for economically
disadvantaged individuals that the Corporation, in
consultation (as appropriate) with the Secretary
of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of
Labor, the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development, and the Secretary of the Treasury,
establishes; or
``(vi) any additional local indicator
(applicable to a particular recipient and on which
an improvement in performance is needed) that is
approved by the Corporation or a State Commission.

``(b) National Service Programs.--
``(1) In general.--The recipient of a grant under section
121(a) and a Federal agency operating or supporting a national
service program under section 121(b) may use the financial
assistance or positions involved, directly or through subgrants
to other entities, to carry out national service programs and
model programs under this subsection that are focused on meeting
community needs and improve performance on the indicators
described in paragraph (3).
``(2) Programs.--The programs may include the following
types of national service programs:
``(A) 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 addressing rural
poverty, or the need for health services, education, or
job training.
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``(i) that engages participants in public
health, emergency and disaster preparedness, and
other public safety activities;
``(ii) that may include the recruitment of
qualified participants for, and placement of the
participants in, positions to be trainees as law
enforcement officers, firefighters, search and
rescue personnel, and emergency medical service
workers; and
``(iii) that may engage Federal, State, and
local stakeholders, in collaboration, to organize
more effective responses to issues of public
health, emergencies and disasters, and other
public safety issues.
``(C) A program that seeks to expand the number of
mentors for disadvantaged youths and other youths
(including by recruiting high school-, and college-age
individuals to enter into mentoring relationships),
either through--
``(i) provision of direct mentoring services;
``(ii) provision of supportive services to
direct mentoring service organizations (in the
case of a partnership);
``(iii) the creative utilization of current
and emerging technologies to connect youth with
mentors; or
``(iv) supporting mentoring partnerships
(including statewide and local mentoring
partnerships that strengthen direct service
mentoring programs) by--
``(I) increasing State resources
dedicated to mentoring;
``(II) supporting the creation of
statewide and local mentoring
partnerships and programs of national
scope through collaborative efforts
between entities such as local or direct
service mentoring partnerships, or units
of State or local government; and
``(III) assisting direct service
mentoring programs.
``(D) A program--
``(i) in which not less than 75 percent of the
participants are disadvantaged youth;
``(ii) that may provide life skills training,
employment training, educational counseling,
assistance to complete a secondary school diploma
or its recognized equivalent, counseling, or a
mentoring relationship with an adult volunteer;
and
``(iii) for which, in awarding financial
assistance and approved national service
positions, the Corporation shall give priority to
programs that engage retirees to serve as mentors.
``(E) A program--
``(i) that reengages court-involved youth and
adults with the goal of reducing recidivism;
``(ii) that may create support systems
beginning in correctional facilities; and
``(iii) that may have life skills training,
employment training, an education program
(including a program



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to complete a secondary school diploma or its
recognized equivalent), educational and career
counseling, and postprogram placement services.
``(F) A demonstration program--
``(i) that has as 1 of its primary purposes
the recruitment and acceptance of court-involved
youth and adults as participants, volunteers, or
members; and
``(ii) that may serve any purpose otherwise
permitted under this Act.
``(G) A program that provides education or job
training services that are designed to meet the needs of
rural communities.
``(H) A program that seeks to expand the number of
mentors for youth in foster care through--
``(i) the provision of direct academic
mentoring services for youth in foster care;
``(ii) the provision of supportive services to
mentoring service organizations that directly
provide mentoring to youth in foster care,
including providing training of mentors in child
development, domestic violence, foster care,
confidentiality requirements, and other matters
related to working with youth in foster care; or
``(iii) supporting foster care mentoring
partnerships, including statewide and local
mentoring partnerships that strengthen direct
service mentoring programs.
``(I) Such other national service programs
addressing unmet human, educational, environmental, or
public safety needs as the Corporation may designate.
``(3) Indicators.--The indicators for a program described in
this subsection are the indicators described in subparagraph (C)
of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of subsection (a) or
any additional local indicator (applicable to a participant or
recipient and on which an improvement in performance is needed)
relating to meeting unmet community needs, that is approved by
the Corporation or a State Commission.

``(c) Program Models for Service Corps.--
``(1) In general.--In addition to any activities described
in subparagraph (B) of paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection
(a), and subsection (b)(2), a recipient of a grant under section
121(a) and a Federal agency operating or supporting a national
service program under section 121(b) may directly or through
grants or subgrants to other entities carry out a national
service corps program through the following program models:
``(A) A community corps program that meets unmet
health, veteran, and other 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 service program that--
``(i) recruits individuals with special skills
or provides specialized preservice training to
enable participants to be placed individually or
in teams in positions


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in which the participants can meet such unmet
needs; and
``(ii) 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.
``(C) 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 students described in
clause (i); or
``(iii) teams composed of a combination of
such students and community residents.
``(D) A professional corps program that recruits and
places qualified participants in positions--
``(i) as teachers, nurses and other health
care providers, police officers, early childhood
development staff, engineers, or other
professionals providing service to meet human,
educational, environmental, or public safety needs
in communities with an inadequate number of such
professionals;
``(ii) for which the salary may exceed the
maximum living allowance authorized in subsection
(a)(2) 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.
``(E) A program that provides opportunities for
veterans to participate in service projects.
``(F) A program carried out by an intermediary that
builds the capacity of local nonprofit and faith-based
organizations to expand and enhance services to meet
local or national needs.
``(G) Such other program models as may be approved
by the Corporation or a State Commission, as
appropriate.
``(2) Program models within corps.--A recipient of financial
assistance or approved national service positions for a corps
program described in subsection (a) may use the assistance or
positions to carry out the corps program, in whole or in part,
using a program model described in this subsection. The corps
program shall meet the applicable requirements of subsection (a)
and this subsection.

``(d) Qualification Criteria To Determine Eligibility.--
``(1) Establishment by corporation.--The Corporation shall
establish qualification criteria for different types of national
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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 veteran services, and other 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.

``(e) Priorities for Certain Corps.--In awarding financial
assistance and approved national service positions to eligible entities
proposed to carry out the corps described in subsection (a)--
``(1) in the case of a corps described in subsection
(a)(2)--
``(A) the Corporation may give priority to eligible
entities that propose to provide support for
participants who, after completing service under this
section, will undertake careers to improve performance
on health indicators described in subsection (a)(2)(C);
and
``(B) the Corporation shall give priority to
eligible entities that propose to carry out national
service programs in medically underserved areas (as
designated individually, 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 eligible entities that
propose to recruit individuals for the Clean Energy Service
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.

``(f) National Service Priorities.--
``(1) Establishment.--
``(A) By corporation.--In order to concentrate
national efforts on meeting human, educational,
environmental, or public safety needs and to achieve the
other purposes of this Act, the Corporation, after
reviewing 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
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``(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(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) Consultation on Indicators.--The Corporation shall consult
with the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
the Secretary of the Interior, the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development, and the Secretary of the Treasury, as appropriate, in
developing additional indicators for the corps and programs described in
subsections (a) and (b).
``(h) 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 school or
secondary school students certifies that individuals serving in
approved national service positions as tutors in such program
have--
``(A) obtained their high school diplomas; and
``(B) 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 school or secondary
school and is providing tutoring services through a structured,
school-managed cross-grade tutoring program.

``(i) Requirements for Tutoring Programs.--Each tutoring program
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``(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.

``(j) Citizenship Training.--The <>  Corporation
shall establish guidelines for recipients of assistance under the
national service laws, that are consistent with the principles on which
citizenship programs administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services are based, relating to the promotion of citizenship and civic
engagement among participants in approved national service positions and
approved summer of service positions, and appropriate to the age,
education, and experience of the participants.

``(k) 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 authorizing committees a
report containing--
``(1) information describing how the Corporation allocated
financial assistance and approved national service positions
among eligible entities proposed to carry out corps and national
service programs described in this section for that fiscal year;
``(2) information describing the amount of financial
assistance and the number of approved national service positions
the Corporation provided to each corps and national service
program described in this section for that fiscal year;
``(3) a measure of the extent to which the corps and
national service programs improved performance on the
corresponding indicators; and
``(4) information describing how the Corporation is
coordinating--
``(A) the national service programs funded under
this section; with
``(B) applicable programs, as determined by the
Corporation, carried out under subtitle 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 (1)--
(A) by striking ``section 122(a)'' and inserting
``subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 122''; and
(B) by striking ``or (b)'';
(2) in paragraph (2)(A)--
(A) by inserting after ``subdivision of a State,''
the following: ``a territory,''; and
(B) by striking ``Federal agency'' and inserting
``Federal agency (under an interagency agreement
described in section 121(b))'';
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``section 122(a)(3)'' and
inserting ``section 122(a)(1)(B)(vi)'';




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(4) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``National'' before
``Civilian Community Corps'';
(5) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
(6) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
``(7) A position involving service in the ServeAmerica
Fellowship program carried out under section 198B.''.
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)--
(i) by striking ``$125,000 and $750,000'' and
inserting ``$250,000 and $1,000,000''; and
(ii) by striking ``501(a)(4)'' and inserting
``501(a)(5)''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
``(2) Matching requirement.--In making a grant to a State
under this subsection, the Corporation shall require the State
to agree to provide matching funds from non-Federal sources of
not less than $1 for every $1 provided by the Corporation
through the grant.
``(3) Alternative.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the Chief
Executive Officer may permit a State that demonstrates hardship
or a new State Commission to meet alternative matching
requirements for such a grant as follows:
``(A) First $100,000.--For the first $100,000 of
grant funds provided by the Corporation, the State
involved shall not be required to provide matching
funds.
``(B) Amounts greater than $100,000.--For grant
amounts of more than $100,000 and not more than $250,000
provided by the Corporation, the State shall agree to
provide matching funds from non-Federal sources of not
less than $1 for every $2 provided by the Corporation,
in excess of $100,000.
``(C) Amounts greater than $250,000.--For grant
amounts of more than $250,000 provided by the
Corporation, the State shall agree to provide matching
funds from non-Federal sources of not less than $1 for
every $1 provided by the Corporation, in excess of
$250,000.'';
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:

``(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 programs that receive assistance under the national service laws
in disaster relief efforts, and to support, including through mission
assignments under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), nonprofit organizations and
public agencies responding to the needs of communities experiencing
disasters.''; and
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``to national
service programs that receive assistance under section
121'' and



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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, a grant under this
subsection may provide not more than $1 of assistance under this
subsection 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 under this paragraph
in lieu of cash raised from private sources 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) One 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
Corporation shall allot for a grant to each such territory under this
subsection for a fiscal year an 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 all 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 to be allotted by the Corporation on a competitive
basis.
``(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 National
Civilian Community Corps 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.
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``(1) In general.--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 not more than 62.7 percent for grants awarded on a
competitive basis to States specified in subsection (e)(1) for
national service programs, to nonprofit organizations seeking to
operate a national service program in 2 or more of those States,
and to Indian tribes.
``(2) Equitable treatment.--In the consideration of
applications for such grants, the Corporation shall ensure the
equitable treatment of applicants from urban areas, applicants
from rural areas, applicants of diverse sizes (as measured by
the number of participants served), applicants from States, and
applicants from national nonprofit organizations.
``(3) Encore service programs.--In making grants under this
subsection for a fiscal year, the Corporation shall make an
effort to allocate not less than 10 percent of the financial
assistance and approved national service positions provided
through the grants for that fiscal year to eligible entities
proposing to carry out encore service programs, unless the
Corporation does not receive a sufficient number of applications
of adequate quality to justify making that percentage available
to those eligible entities.
``(4) Corps programs.--In making grants under this
subsection for a fiscal year, the Corporation--
``(A) shall select 2 or more of the national service
corps described in section 122(a) to receive grants
under this subsection; and
``(B) may select national service programs described
in section 122(b) to receive such grants.

``(e) Allotment to Certain States on Formula Basis.--
``(1) Grants.--Of the funds allocated by the Corporation for
provision of assistance under section 121(a) 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 Corporation shall allot for a grant
to each such State under this subsection for a fiscal year an
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 shall be at
least $600,000, or 0.5 percent of the amount allocated for the
State formula under this subsection for the fiscal year,
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--






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``(1) make grants (and provide approved national service
positions in connection with such grants) to other community-
based entities under section 121 that propose to carry out
national service programs in such State or territory; and
``(2) make reallotments to other States or territories with
approved applications submitted under section 130, from the
allotment funds not used to make grants as described in
paragraph (1).

``(g) Application Required.--The Corporation shall make an allotment
of assistance (including the provision of approved national service
positions) to a recipient under this section 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 those
approved national service positions shall be made pursuant to
the agreement, and the creation of those 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.--
``(1) Reservation.--From amounts appropriated for a fiscal
year pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
501(a)(2) and allocated to carry out subtitle C 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 subsections (b) and
(c) of section 126.
``(2) Limitation.--The amount reserved under paragraph (1)
for a fiscal year may not exceed $10,000,000.
``(3) Timing.--The Corporation shall reserve such amount,
and any amount reserved under subsection (k) from funds
appropriated and allocated to carry out subtitle C, before
allocating funds for the provision of assistance under any other
provision of this subtitle.

``(k) Reservation of Funds To Increase the Participation of
Individuals With Disabilities.--





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``(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 2 percent from the amounts,
appropriated to carry out subtitles C, D, E, and H for each
fiscal year.
``(2) Limitation.--The amount reserved under paragraph (1)
for a fiscal year may not exceed $20,000,000.
``(3) Remainder.--The Chief Executive Officer may use the
funds reserved under paragraph (1), and not distributed to make
grants under this subsection for other activities described in
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 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 effective date of the Serve
America Act, the Corporation may provide assistance in
the form of fixed-amount grants to programs that only
offer 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 supported
by the grant; and
``(B) based on an amount per individual enrolled in
the program receiving the grant, taking into account--
``(i) the capacity of the entity carrying out
the program to manage funds and achieve
programmatic results;
``(ii) the number of approved national service
positions, approved silver scholar positions, or
approved summer of service positions for the
program, if applicable;
``(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




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of hours for completion of a term of service (as
established by the Corporation);
``(ii) <>  to report on the
program's performance on standardized measures and
performance levels established by the Corporation;
``(iii) to cooperate with any evaluation
activities undertaken by the Corporation; and
``(iv) to provide assurances that additional
funds will be raised in support of the program, in
addition to those received under the national
service laws; and
``(B) may adopt other terms and conditions that the
Corporation 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 chapter 75 of title 31, United States
Code, 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. EDUCATIONAL <>  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 support
to programs that receive approved national service positions but do not
receive funds under section 121(a).
``(b) Limit on Corporation Grant Funds.--The Corporation may provide
the operational support under this section for a program in an amount
that is not more than $800 per individual enrolled in an approved
national service position, or not more than $1,000 per such individual
if at least 50 percent of the persons enrolled in the program are
disadvantaged youth.
``(c) Inapplicable Provisions.--The following provisions shall not
apply to programs funded under this section:
``(1) The limitation on administrative costs under section
121(d).
``(2) The matching funds requirements under section 121(e).
``(3) The living allowance and other benefits under sections
131(e) and 140 (other than individualized support services for
participants with disabilities under section 140(f)).''.
SEC. 1308. STATE SELECTION OF PROGRAMS.

Section 130 (42 U.S.C. 12582) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``section 121'' and inserting
``section 121(a)'';
(B) by inserting after ``assistance, a State,'' the
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(C) 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 governments of counties in which such a community is
located,'' after ``providing 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 intending to
operate programs in 2 or more States, a description of the
manner in which and extent to which the organization consulted
with the State Commissions of each State in which the
organization intends to operate and the nature of the
consultation.'';
(4) in subsection (d)(1)--
(A) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking
``subsection (a) or (b) of section 121'' and inserting
``section 121(a)'';
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``section
122(a)'' and inserting ``subsection (a), (b), or (c) of
section 122'';
(5) 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's performance on 1 or more of the corresponding
indicators described in section 122;
``(2) information describing how the applicant proposes to
utilize funds to improve performance on the corresponding
indicators utilizing participants, including describing 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 proposing to carry out the program proposes
to use funds to improve performance on the corresponding
indicators, and 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 entities to carry out
activities to improve performance on the corresponding
indicators using such funds.'';






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(6) in paragraph (2)(A) of subsection (f) (as so
redesignated), by striking ``were selected'' and inserting
``were or will be selected'';
(7) 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
(8) by amending subsection (h) (as so redesignated) to read
as follows:

``(h) Limitation on Same Project Receiving Multiple Grants.--Unless
specifically authorized by law, the Corporation may not provide more
than 1 grant under the national service laws for a fiscal year to
support the same project under the national service laws.''.
SEC. 1309. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS.

Section 131(c) (42 U.S.C. 12583(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (A) and
inserting the following:
``(A) the community served, the municipality and
government of the county (if appropriate) in which the
community is located, and potential participants in the
program; and''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
``(3) <>  in the case of a program that
is not funded through a State (including a national service
program that a nonprofit organization seeks to operate in 2 or
more States), consult with and coordinate activities with the
State Commission for each State in which the program will
operate, and the Corporation shall 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 the program in that State.''.
SEC. 1310. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES AND INELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.

Subtitle C of title I (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 132 the following:




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``SEC. 132A. PROHIBITED <>  ACTIVITIES AND
INELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.

``(a) Prohibited Activities.--An approved national service position
under this subtitle may not be used for the following activities:
``(1) <>  Attempting to influence
legislation.
``(2) Organizing or engaging in protests, petitions,
boycotts, or strikes.
``(3) Assisting, promoting, or deterring union organizing.
``(4) Impairing <>  existing contracts for
services or collective bargaining agreements.
``(5) Engaging in partisan political activities, or other
activities designed to influence the outcome of an election to
Federal office or the outcome of an election to a State or local
public office.
``(6) Participating in, or endorsing, events or activities
that are likely to include advocacy for or against political
parties, political platforms, political candidates, proposed
legislation, or elected officials.
``(7) Engaging in religious instruction, conducting worship
services, providing instruction as part of a program that
includes mandatory religious instruction or worship,
constructing or operating facilities devoted to religious
instruction or worship, maintaining facilities primarily or
inherently devoted to religious instruction or worship, or
engaging in any form of proselytization, consistent with section
132.
``(8) Consistent with section 132, providing a direct
benefit to any--
``(A) business organized for profit;
``(B) labor union;
``(C) partisan political organization;
``(D) nonprofit organization that fails to comply
with the restrictions contained in section 501(c) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, except that nothing in
this paragraph shall be construed to prevent
participants from engaging in advocacy activities
undertaken at their own initiative; and
``(E) organization engaged in the religious
activities described in paragraph (7), unless the
position is not used to support those religious
activities.
``(9) <>  Providing abortion services or
referrals for receipt of such services.
``(10) Conducting a voter registration drive or using
Corporation funds to conduct a voter registration drive.
``(11) Carrying out such other activities as the Corporation
may prohibit.

``(b) Ineligibility.--No assistance provided under this subtitle may
be provided to any organization that has violated a Federal criminal
statute.
``(c) Nondisplacement of Employed Workers or Other Volunteers.--A
participant in an approved national service position under this subtitle
may not be directed to perform any services or duties, or to engage in
any activities, prohibited under the nonduplication, nondisplacement, or
nonsupplantation requirements relating to employees and volunteers in
section 177.''.




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SEC. 1311. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS.

Section 133 (42 U.S.C. 12585) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking ``jobs or'';
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
(I) by striking ``section 122(a)''
and inserting ``subsection (a), (b), or
(c) of section 122''; and
(II) by striking ``section
129(d)(2)'' and inserting ``section
129(d)'';
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) through (G)
and inserting the following:
``(A) national service programs that--
``(i) conform to the national service
priorities in effect under section 122(f);
``(ii) are innovative; and
``(iii) are well established in 1 or more
States at the time of the application and are
proposed to be expanded to additional States using
assistance provided under section 121;
``(B) grant programs in support of other national
service programs if the grant programs are to be
conducted by nonprofit organizations with demonstrated
and extensive expertise in the provision of services to
meet human, educational, environmental, or public safety
needs; and
``(C) professional corps programs described in
section 122(c)(1)(D).''; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``section
129(d)(2)'' and inserting ``section 129(d)'';
(3) in subsection (e), by striking ``subsections (a) and
(d)(1) of section 129'' and inserting ``subsections (d) and (e)
of section 129'';
(4) in subsection (f)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section
129(a)(1)'' and inserting ``section 129(e)''; and
(B) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by striking ``section 129(a)'' and
inserting ``section 129(e)''; and
(ii) by striking ``paragraph (3) of such
subsection'' and inserting ``section 129(f)'';
(5) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
(6) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:

``(f) Views of State Commission.--In making competitive awards under
section 129(d), the Corporation shall solicit and consider the views of
a State Commission regarding any application for assistance to carry out
a national service program within the State.''.
SEC. 1312. 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)--





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123 STAT. 1510

(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``section 122(a)(2) or a program described in
section 122(a)(9)'' and inserting ``section
122(a)(3)(B)(x)''; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (4)''
and inserting ``paragraph (3)''; and
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ``(a)(5)'' and inserting
``(a)(4)''.
SEC. 1313. 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. 1314. TERMS OF SERVICE.

Section 139 (42 U.S.C. 12593) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``not less than 9
months and'';
(B) in paragraph (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
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Extension of term for disaster purposes.--
``(A) Extension.--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, as appropriate, this
subsection or section 153(d) or in section 104 of the
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4954).
``(B) Single term of service.--A period of 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 subsections (b)(1) and (c) of section 146.
``(C) Benefits.--An individual performing service
under this paragraph may continue to receive a living
allowance and other benefits under section 140 but may
not receive an additional national service educational
award under section 141.''; and
(2) 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
the release, if the participant has otherwise performed
satisfactorily and has completed at least 15 percent of
the term of service''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (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




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(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``to
allow return to the program with which the
individual was serving in order''.
SEC. 1315. 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 paragraph (2);
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so
redesignated) the following:
``(3) Federal work-study students.--The living allowance
that may be provided under paragraph (1) to an individual whose
term of service includes hours for which the individual receives
a Federal work-study award under part C of title IV of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) 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 the taxes described in this subsection.'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``section 122(a)(8)'' and
inserting ``section 122(c)(1)(D)''; and
(ii) by striking ``subsection (a)(3)'' and
inserting ``subsection (a)(2)'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by adding ``and'' at the end;
(C) by striking paragraph (2); and
(D) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
(4) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``shall provide'' and
inserting ``shall provide or make available''; and
(ii) by striking the second sentence; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``provide from its
own funds'' and inserting ``provide from its own funds
or make available''; 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.

(a) Subtitle Heading.--The subtitle heading for subtitle D of title
I is amended to read as follows:


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123 STAT. 1512

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

(b) Establishment of Trust.--Section 145 (42 U.S.C. 12601) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by striking ``pursuant to section 501(a)(2)''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after
``national service educational awards'' the
following: ``, summer of service educational
awards, and silver scholar educational awards'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking ``pursuant to section
196(a)(2)'' and inserting ``pursuant to section
196(a)(2), if the terms of such donations direct
that the donated amounts be deposited in the
National Service Trust''; and
(ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);
and
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) any amounts recovered by the Corporation pursuant to
section 146A; 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 national service educational awards,
summer of service educational awards, and silver scholar
educational awards in accordance with section 148; and
``(2) payments of interest in accordance with section
148(e).''; and
(3) in subsection (d)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking
``Congress'' and inserting ``the Authorizing
Committees'';
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``the Congress'' and inserting ``the
authorizing committees'';
(C) in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), by inserting
``, summer of service educational awards, or silver
scholar awards'' after ``national service educational
awards'' each place the term appears; and
(D) in paragraph (4)--
(i) by inserting ``, additional approved
summer of service positions, and additional
approved silver scholar positions'' after
``additional approved national service
positions''; and
(ii) by striking ``under subtitle C''.
SEC. 1402. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN EDUCATIONAL AWARD
FROM THE TRUST.

Section 146 (42 U.S.C. 12602) is amended--
(1) by striking the section heading and inserting the
following:



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123 STAT. 1513

``SEC. 146. <>  INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE TO
RECEIVE AN EDUCATIONAL AWARD FROM THE
TRUST.''; and
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
(i) by inserting ``, summer of service
educational award, or silver scholar educational
award'' after ``national service educational
award''; and
(ii) by striking ``if the individual'' and
inserting ``if the organization responsible for
the individual's supervision in a national service
program certifies that the individual'';
(B) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and
inserting the following:
``(1) met the applicable eligibility requirements for the
approved national service position, approved silver scholar
position, or approved summer of service position, as
appropriate, in which the individual served;
``(2)(A) for a full-time or part-time national service
educational award, successfully completed the required term of
service described in subsection (b)(1) in the approved national
service position;
``(B) for a partial educational award in accordance with
section 139(c)--
``(i) satisfactorily performed prior to being
granted a release for compelling personal circumstances
under such section; and
``(ii) completed at least 15 percent of the required
term of service described in subsection (b) for the
approved national service position;
``(C) for a summer of service educational award,
successfully completed the required term of service described in
subsection (b)(2) in an approved summer of service position, as
certified through a process determined by the Corporation
through regulations consistent with section 138(f); or
``(D) for a silver scholar educational award, successfully
completed the required term of service described in subsection
(b)(3) in an approved silver scholar position, as certified
through a process determined by the Corporation through
regulations consistent with section 138(f); and''.
(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3);
(3) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``The term'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) Approved national service position.--The term''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Approved summer of service position.--The term of
service for an approved summer of service position shall not be
less than 100 hours of service during the summer months.
``(3) Approved silver scholar position.--The term of service
for an approved silver scholar position shall be not less than
350 hours during a 1-year period.'';
(4) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:

``(c) Limitation on Receipt of National Service Educational
Awards.--An individual may not receive, through national service
educational awards and silver scholar educational awards, more than an
amount equal to the aggregate value of




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2 such awards for full-time service. The value of summer of service
educational awards that an individual receives shall have no effect on
the aggregate value of the national service educational awards the
individual may receive.'';
(5) 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'';
(iii) by inserting ``or a silver scholar
educational award'' after ``national service
educational award'';
(iv) by inserting ``or an approved silver
scholar position, as applicable,'' after
``approved national service position''; and
(v) by adding at the end the following:
``Subject to paragraph (2), an individual eligible
to receive a summer of service educational award
under this section may not use such award after
the end of the 10-year period beginning on the
date the individual completes the term of service
in an approved summer of service position that is
the basis of the award.'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)
and in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, summer
of service educational award, or silver scholar
educational award'' after ``national service
educational award'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, or
10-year period, as appropriate'' after ``7-year
period''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``,
approved summer of service position, or approved
silver scholar position'' after ``approved
national service position''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Term for transferred educational awards.--For purposes
of applying paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) to an individual who is
eligible to receive an educational award as a designated
individual (as defined in section 148(f)(8)), references to a
seven-year period shall be considered to be references to a 10-
year period that begins on the date the individual who
transferred the educational award to the designated individual
completed the term of service in the approved national service
position or approved silver scholar position that is the basis
of the award.''; and
(6) in subsection (e)(1)--
(A) by inserting after ``qualifying under this
section'' the following: ``or under section 119(c)(8)'';
and
(B) by inserting after ``to receive a national
service educational award'' the following: ``, a summer
of service educational award, or a silver scholar
educational award''.
SEC. 1403. CERTIFICATIONS.

The Act is amended by adding after section 146 (42 U.S.C. 12602) the
following:
``SEC. 146A. <>  CERTIFICATIONS OF
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF TERMS OF
SERVICE.

``(a) Certifications.--In making any authorized disbursement from
the National Service Trust in regard to an eligible individual




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123 STAT. 1515

(including disbursement for a designated individual, as defined in
section 148(f)(8), due to the service of an eligible individual) under
section 146 who served in an approved national service position, an
approved summer of service position, or an approved silver scholar
position, the Corporation shall rely on a certification. The
certification shall be made by the entity that selected the individual
for and supervised the individual in the approved national service
position in which such individual successfully completed a required term
of service, in a national service program.
``(b) <>  Effect of Erroneous
Certifications.--If the Corporation determines that the certification
under subsection (a) is erroneous or incorrect, the Corporation shall
assess against the national service program a charge for the amount of
any associated payment or potential payment from the National Service
Trust. In assessing the amount of the charge, the Corporation shall
consider the full facts and circumstances surrounding the erroneous or
incorrect certification.''.
SEC. 1404. DETERMINATION OF THE AMOUNT OF THE EDUCATIONAL AWARD.

Section 147 (42 U.S.C. 12603) is amended--
(1) by striking the section heading and inserting the
following:
``SEC. 147. DETERMINATION OF THE AMOUNT OF THE EDUCATIONAL
AWARD.''; and
(2) 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 under section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1070a) that a student eligible for such Grant may receive in
the aggregate (without regard to whether the funds are provided through
discretionary or mandatory appropriations), for the award year for which
the national service position is approved by the Corporation.'';
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ``, for each of not more
than 2 of such terms of service,''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:

``(d) Amount for Summer of Service.--An individual described in
section 146(a) who successfully completes a required summer of service
term shall receive a summer of service educational award having a value,
for each of not more than 2 of such terms of service, equal to $500 (or,
at the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer, equal to $750 in the
case of a participant who is economically disadvantaged).
``(e) Amount for Silver Scholars.--An individual described in
section 146(a) who successfully completes a required silver scholar term
shall receive a silver scholar educational award having a value of
$1,000.''.
SEC. 1405. DISBURSEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.

Section 148 (42 U.S.C. 12604) is amended--
(1) by striking the section heading and inserting the
following:




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``SEC. 148. DISBURSEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.'';
(2) 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 is
approved under chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, or
other applicable provisions of law, for offering programs of
education, apprenticeship, or on-job training for which
educational assistance may be provided by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs; and'';
(3) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``the
national service educational award of the individual''
the following: ``, an eligible individual under section
146(a) who served in a summer of service program and
desires to apply that individual's summer of service
educational award, or an eligible individual under
section 146(a) who served in a silver scholar program
and desires to apply that individual's silver scholar
educational award,'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ``the
national service educational award'' the following: ``,
the summer of service educational award, or the silver
scholar educational award, as applicable,'';
(C) in paragraph (5), by inserting after ``the
national service educational award'' the following: ``,
the summer of service educational award, or the silver
scholar educational award, as applicable''; and
(D) in paragraph (7)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and''
at the end;
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the
period and inserting ``; and''; and
(iii) 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 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et
seq.);
``(iii) a State agency; or
``(iv) a lender otherwise determined by the
Corporation to be eligible to receive
disbursements from the National Service Trust.'';
(4) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``national
service educational award'' the following: ``, an
eligible individual under section 146(a) who desires to
apply the individual's summer of service educational
award, or an eligible individual under section 146(a)
who served in a




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123 STAT. 1517

silver scholar program and desires to apply that
individual's silver scholar educational award,'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after
``national service educational award'' the
following: ``, summer of service educational
award, or silver scholar educational award, as
applicable,''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (C)(iii), by inserting
after ``national service educational awards'' the
following: ``, summer of service educational
awards, or silver scholar educational awards, as
applicable,'';
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting after ``national
service educational awards'' the following: ``summer of
service educational awards, or silver scholar
educational awards'';
(D) in paragraph (5)--
(i) in the first sentence, by inserting after
``national service educational award'' the
following: ``, summer of service educational
award, or silver scholar educational award, as
applicable,''; and
(ii) in the third sentence, by inserting
before the period the following: ``, additional
approved summer of service positions, and
additional approved silver scholar positions'';
and
(E) in paragraph (6)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by inserting after ``national service educational
award'' the following: ``, summer of service
educational award, or silver scholar educational
award'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and
other educational expenses'' after ``cost of
attendance''; and
(iii) by striking subparagraph (B) and
inserting the following:
``(B) the student's estimated financial assistance
for such period under part A of title IV of such Act (20
U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).'';
(5) in subsection (d), by inserting after ``national service
educational awards'' the following: ``, summer of service
educational awards, and silver scholar educational awards'';
(6) in subsection (e), by striking ``subsection (b)(6)'' and
inserting ``subsection (b)(7)'';
(7) in subsection (f)--
(A) by striking ``Director'' and inserting ``Chief
Executive Officer''; and
(B) by inserting ``, summer of service educational
award, or silver scholar educational award, as
appropriate,'' after ``national service educational
award'';
(8) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections
(g) and (h) respectively; and
(9) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:

``(f) Transfer of Educational Awards.--
``(1) In general.--An individual who is eligible to receive
a national service educational award or silver scholar
educational award due to service in a program described in
paragraph (2) may elect to receive the award (in the amount
described in the corresponding provision of section 147) and
transfer the award to a designated
individual. <>  Subsections (b),



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(c), and (d) shall apply to the designated individual in lieu of
the individual who is eligible to receive the national service
educational award or silver scholar educational award, except
that amounts refunded to the account under subsection (c)(5) on
behalf of a designated individual may be used by the Corporation
to fund additional placements in the national service program in
which the eligible individual who transferred the national
service educational award or silver scholar educational award
participated for such award.
``(2) Conditions for transfer.--An educational award may be
transferred under this subsection if--
``(A)(i) the award is a national service educational
award for service in a national service program that
receives a grant under subtitle C; and
``(ii) before beginning the term of service
involved, the eligible individual is age 55 or older; or
``(B) the award is a silver scholarship educational
award under section 198C(a).
``(3) Modification or revocation.--
``(A) In general.--An individual transferring an
educational award under this subsection may, on any date
on which a portion of the educational award remains
unused, modify or revoke the transfer of the educational
award with respect to that portion.
``(B) Notice.--A modification or revocation of the
transfer of an educational award under this paragraph
shall be made by the submission of written notice to the
Corporation.
``(4) Prohibition on treatment of transferred award as
marital property.--An educational award transferred under this
subsection may not be treated as marital property, or the asset
of a marital estate, subject to division in a divorce or other
civil proceeding.
``(5) Death of transferor.--The death of an individual
transferring an educational award under this subsection shall
not affect the use of the educational award by the child, foster
child, or grandchild to whom the educational award is
transferred if such educational award is transferred prior to
the death of the individual.
``(6) Procedures to prevent waste, fraud, or abuse.--The
Corporation shall establish requirements to prevent waste,
fraud, or abuse in connection with the transfer of an
educational award and to protect the integrity of the
educational award under this subsection.
``(7) Technical assistance.--The Corporation may, as
appropriate, provide technical assistance, to individuals and
eligible entities carrying out national service programs,
concerning carrying out this subsection.
``(8) Definition of a designated individual.--In this
subsection, the term `designated individual' is an individual--
``(A) whom an individual who is eligible to receive
a national service educational award or silver scholar
educational award due to service in a program described
in paragraph (2) designates to receive the educational
award;
``(B) who meets the eligibility requirements of
paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 146(a); and




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``(C) who is a child, foster child, or grandchild of
the individual described in subparagraph (A).''.
SEC. 1406. APPROVAL PROCESS FOR APPROVED POSITIONS.

(a) In General.--Subtitle D of title I (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 149. <>  APPROVAL PROCESS FOR APPROVED
POSITIONS.

``(a) Timing and Recording Requirements.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subtitles C, D, and H,
and any other provision of law, in approving a position as an
approved national service position, an approved summer of
service position, or an approved silver scholar 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, section 198B or 198C(a), or under title
I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973
(42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.), a summer of service
program described in section 119(c)(8), or a
silver scholarship program described in section
198C(a); 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, summer of service educational award,
or silver scholar 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, summer of service educational
awards, or silver scholar educational awards, as
appropriate, 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
authorizing committees 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, approved summer of service position, or approved
silver scholarship position that the Corporation approves--
``(A) during fiscal year 2010; and
``(B) during any subsequent fiscal year.

``(b) Reserve Account.--
``(1) Establishment and contents.--
``(A) Establishment.--Notwithstanding subtitles C,
D, and H, and any other provision of law, within the
National Service Trust established under section 145,
the Corporation shall establish a reserve account.


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``(B) Contents.--To ensure the availability of
adequate funds to support the awards of approved
national service positions, approved summer of service
positions, and approved silver scholar positions, for
each fiscal year, the Corporation shall place in the
account--
``(i) during fiscal year 2010, a portion of
the funds that were appropriated for fiscal year
2010 or a previous fiscal year under section 501
of this Act or section 501 of the Domestic
Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5081),
were made available to carry out subtitle C, D, or
E of this title, section 198B or 198C(a), subtitle
A of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act
of 1973, or summer of service programs described
in section 119(c)(8), and remain available; and
``(ii) during fiscal year 2011 or a subsequent
fiscal year, a portion of the funds that were
appropriated for that fiscal year under section
501 of this Act or section 501 of the Domestic
Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5081),
were made available to carry out subtitle C, D, or
E of this title, section 198B or 198C(a), subtitle
A of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act
of 1973, or summer of service programs described
in section 119(c)(8), 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, summer of service educational awards
associated with previously approved summer of service
positions, and silver scholar educational awards
associated with previously approved silver scholar
positions; or
``(B) obligates the funds for the payment of
national service educational awards for such previously
approved national service positions, summer of service
educational awards for such previously approved summer
of service positions, or silver scholar educational
awards for such previously approved silver scholar
positions, as applicable.

``(c) Audits.--The accounts of the Corporation relating to the
appropriated funds for approved national service positions, approved
summer of service positions, and approved silver scholar 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, summer of service educational
awards, or silver scholar educational awards under section 148.''.




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(b) Conforming Repeal.--The Strengthen AmeriCorps Program Act (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. The needs to be met under such programs include those
needs related to--
``(1) natural and other disasters;
``(2) infrastructure improvement;
``(3) environmental stewardship and conservation;
``(4) energy conservation; and
``(5) urban and rural development.''.
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 the matter preceding paragraph (1) of 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''; and
(4) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:

``(c) Residential Components.--Both 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 paragraph (1) and
inserting the following:
``(1) is, or will be, at least 18 years of age on or before
December 31 of the calendar year in which the individual enrolls
in the program, but is not more than 24 years of age as of the
date the individual begins participating in the program; and'';



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(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in the subsection heading, 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, to increase the
percentage of participants in the program who are
disadvantaged youth to 50 percent of all participants by
year 2012. The Director shall report to the authorizing
committees biennially on such steps, any challenges
faced, and the annual participation rates of
disadvantaged youth in the program.'';
(4) by striking subsection (d); and
(5) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).
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. NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS.

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.--
``(A) In general.--The Director may select
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. Each
team leader shall


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be selected without regard to the age limitation under
section 153(b).
``(B) Rights and benefits.--A team leader shall be
provided the same rights and benefits applicable to
other Corps members, except that the Director may
increase the limitation on the amount of the living
allowance under section 158(b) by not more than 10
percent for a team leader.'';
(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 ``Corps camp'' and inserting
``Corps campus''; and
(iv) by striking ``in the camps'' and
inserting ``in the campuses'';
(C) by amending paragraphs (2) and (3) 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.
``(3) Eligible site for campus.--A campus shall be cost
effective and may, upon the completion of a feasibility study,
be located in a facility referred to in section 162(c).'';
(5) in subsection (e)--
(A) by amending the subsection 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



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(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, as appropriate'';
(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 skills described in such
subsection.''; and
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ``section 162(a)(3)'' and
inserting ``section 162(c)''.
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,
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)--
(i) in subparagraph (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 Forest
Service''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) by inserting ``community-based
entities and'' before ``representatives
of local communities''; and



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123 STAT. 1525

(II) by striking ``camp'' both
places such term appears and inserting
``campus''; and
(B) 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



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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 (i), by striking
``section 162(a)(2)'' and inserting
``section 162(b)'';
(III) in clause (iii), by striking
``and'' at the end;
(IV) by redesignating clause (iv) as
clause (v); and
(V) 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 striking ``to members'' and
inserting ``to other members'';
(II) by inserting after
``techniques'' the following: ``,
including techniques for working with
and enhancing the development of
disadvantaged youth,''; and
(III) by striking ``service
learning'' and inserting ``service-
learning''; and
(C) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in the first sentence, by striking ``the
members'' and inserting ``other members''; and
(ii) in the third sentence, by striking
``section 162(a)(2)(A)'' and inserting
``162(b)(1)''.
SEC. 1510. STATUS OF CORPS MEMBERS AND CORPS PERSONNEL UNDER
FEDERAL LAW.

Section 160(a) (42 U.S.C. 12620(a)) is amended by inserting
``National'' before ``Civilian Community Corps''.
SEC. 1511. 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)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``section
162(a)(3)'' and inserting ``section 162(c)''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``National''
before ``Civilian Community Corps''.
SEC. 1512. OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

(a) In General.--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;'';



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123 STAT. 1527

(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).

(b) Technical Amendments.--Section 162 (42 U.S.C. 12622), as amended
by subsection (a), is further amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``other
departments'' and inserting ``department of defense'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of
subsection (a) as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively,
and aligning the margins of such subsections with the margins of
section 161(a) of the Act;
(3) by striking ``(a) Secretary'' and all that follows
through ``Office.--'' and inserting the following:

``(a) Liaison Office.--'';
(4) in subsection (a) (as amended by paragraph (3))--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and aligning the
margins of such paragraphs with the margins of section
161(b)(1) of the Act; and
(B) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) of
paragraph (2) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and aligning
the margins of such subparagraphs with the margins of
section 161(b)(1)(A) of the Act;
(5) in subsection (b) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C)
as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively, and
aligning the margins of such paragraphs with the margins
of section 161(b)(1) of the Act;
(B) in paragraph (1) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (A)), by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and
inserting ``subsection (a)''; and
(C) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (A)), by striking ``paragraph'' and
inserting ``subsection''; and
(6) in subsection (c) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))--
(A) by striking ``this paragraph'' and inserting
``this subsection''; and
(B) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting
``subsection (a)''.
SEC. 1513. 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. The Advisory Board
members shall help coordinate activities with the Corps
as appropriate, including the mobilization of volunteers
and coordination


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123 STAT. 1528

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 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. 1514. EVALUATIONS.

Section 164 (42 U.S.C. 12624) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``annual
evaluation'' and inserting ``evaluations'';
(2) by striking ``an annual evaluation'' and inserting
``periodic evaluations'';
(3) by striking ``Civilian Community Corps programs'' and
inserting ``National Civilian Community Corps Program''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following: ``Upon completing
each such evaluation, the Corporation shall transmit to the
authorizing committees a report on the evaluation.''.
SEC. 1515. REPEAL OF FUNDING LIMITATION.

Section 165 (42 U.S.C. 12625) is repealed.
SEC. 1516. DEFINITIONS.

Subtitle E of title I (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.), as amended by this
subtitle, is further amended--
(1) by redesignating section 166 as 165; <>  and
(2) in section 165 (as redesignated by paragraph (1))--
(A) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (9);
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as
paragraphs (5) through (9), respectively;
(C) 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
National 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.'';
(D) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by
striking ``Civilian Community Corps Demonstration
Program'' and inserting ``National Civilian Community
Corps Program'';
(E) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), by
inserting ``National'' before ``Civilian Community
Corps'';
(F) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated), by
striking ``The terms'' and all that follows through
``Demonstration


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Program'' and inserting ``The term `Program' means the
National Civilian Community Corps Program''; and
(G) in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated)--
(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking
``Service learning'' and inserting ``Service-
learning''; and
(ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by striking ``service learning'' and inserting
``service-learning''.
SEC. 1517. TERMINOLOGY.

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

``Subtitle E--National 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. REPORTS.

Section 172 (42 U.S.C. 12632) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``appropriate
authorizing and appropriations Committees of Congress'' and
inserting ``authorizing committees, the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate''; and
(2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``the appropriate
committees of Congress'' and inserting ``the authorizing
committees, the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate''.
SEC. 1603. 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. 1604. 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 a total
of 90 days''; 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'';


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(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
subparagraph (E); and
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the
following:
``(D) in a case in which the grievance is 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 applicable to the
individual; and''.
SEC. 1605. 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, before transporting minor
children, provide the children's parents with the reason for the
transportation and obtain the parents' written permission for
such transportation, consistent with State law.''.
SEC. 1606. STATE COMMISSIONS ON NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.

Section 178 (42 U.S.C. 12638) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``sections 117B and
130'' and inserting ``section 130'';
(2) in subsection (c)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``section
122(a)'' and all that follows through the period at the
end and inserting ``subsection (a), (b), or (c) of
section 122.''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(J) A representative of the volunteer sector.'';
(3) 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'';
(4) in subsection (d)(6)(B), by striking ``section
193A(b)(11)'' and inserting ``section 193A(b)(12)'';
(5) in subsection (e)--
(A) by striking paragraph (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 the private sector, organizations, and public
agencies, using service and volunteerism as strategies
to meet critical



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community needs, including service through 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 national service programs in the State consistent
with the performance levels for national service
programs as described in section 179(k);
``(E) ensures outreach to diverse community-based
agencies that serve underrepresented populations,
through established networks and registries at the State
level, or through the development of such networks and
registries;
``(F) provides for effective coordination of funding
applications submitted by the State and other
organizations 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;
``(H) ensures outreach to, and coordination with,
municipalities (including large cities) and county
governments regarding the national service laws; and
``(I) contains such information as the State
Commission considers to be appropriate or as the
Corporation may require.''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``sections 117B
and 130'' and inserting ``section 130'';
(6) by redesignating subsections (f) through (j) as
subsections (h) through (l), respectively; and
(7) 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 for the State, or specify
alternatives for the State to, administrative requirements (other than
statutory provisions) otherwise applicable to grants made to States
under the national service laws, including those requirements identified
by the State as impeding the coordination and effectiveness of Federal,
State, and local resources for service and volunteerism within the
State.

``(g) State Service Plan for Adults Age 55 or Older.--
``(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 shall work
with appropriate State agencies and private entities to develop
a comprehensive State service plan for service by adults age 55
or older.
``(2) Matters included.--The State service plan shall
include--
``(A) recommendations for policies to increase
service for adults age 55 or older, including how to
best use such adults as sources of social capital, and
how to utilize their skills and experience to address
community needs;




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``(B) recommendations to the State agency (as
defined in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002)) on--
``(i) a marketing outreach plan to businesses;
and
``(ii) outreach to--
``(I) nonprofit organizations;
``(II) the State educational agency;
``(III) institutions of higher
education; and
``(IV) other State agencies;
``(C) recommendations for civic engagement and
multigenerational activities, such as--
``(i) early childhood education and care,
family literacy, and after school programs;
``(ii) respite services for adults age 55 or
older and caregivers; and
``(iii) transitions for older adults age 55 or
older to purposeful work in their post-career
lives; and
``(D) recommendations for encouraging the
development of Encore service programs in the State.
``(3) Knowledge base.--The State service plan shall
incorporate the current knowledge base (as of the time of the
plan) regarding--
``(A) the economic impact of the roles of workers
age 55 or older in the economy;
``(B) the social impact of the roles of such workers
in the community; and
``(C) the health and social benefits of active
engagement for adults age 55 or older.
``(4) Publication.--The <>  State
service plan shall be made available to the public and be
transmitted to the Chief Executive Officer.''.
SEC. 1607. 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 programs, including an evaluation
of each such program's performance based on the performance
levels established under subsection (k); 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



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inserting ``to engage in service that benefits the
community.'';
(3) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of subsection
(i)(2), by striking ``Congress'' and inserting ``the authorizing
committees''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:

``(j) Reserved Program Funds for Accountability.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, in addition to amounts appropriated to carry
out this section, the Corporation may reserve not more than 1 percent of
the total funds appropriated for a fiscal year under section 501 of this
Act and sections 501 and 502 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of
1973 to support program accountability activities under this section.
``(k) Performance Levels.--The Corporation shall, in consultation
with each recipient of assistance under the national service laws,
establish performance levels for such recipient to meet during the term
of the assistance. The performance levels may include, for each national
service program carried out by the recipient, performance levels based
on the following performance measures:
``(1) Number of participants enrolled in the program and
completing terms of service, as compared to the stated
participation and retention goals of the program.
``(2) Number of volunteers recruited from the community in
which the program was implemented.
``(3) If applicable based on the program design, the number
of individuals receiving or benefitting from the service
conducted.
``(4) Number of disadvantaged and underrepresented youth
participants.
``(5) Measures of the sustainability of the program and the
projects supported by the program, including measures to
ascertain the level of community support for the program or
projects.
``(6) Measures to ascertain the change in attitude toward
civic engagement among the participants and the beneficiaries of
the service.
``(7) Other quantitative and qualitative measures as
determined to be appropriate by the recipient of assistance and
the Corporation.

``(l) Corrective Action Plans.--
``(1) In general.--A recipient of assistance under the
national service laws that fails, as determined by the
Corporation, to meet or exceed the performance levels agreed
upon under subsection (k) for a national service program, shall
reach an agreement with the Corporation on a corrective action
plan to meet such performance levels.
``(2) Assistance.--
``(A) New program.--For a program that has received
assistance under the national service laws for less than
3 years and for which the recipient is failing to meet
or exceed the performance levels agreed upon under
subsection (k), the Corporation shall--
``(i) provide technical assistance to the
recipient to address targeted performance problems
relating to the performance levels for the
program; and



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``(ii) require the recipient to submit
quarterly reports on the program's progress toward
meeting the performance levels for the program to
the--
``(I) appropriate State, territory,
or Indian tribe; and
``(II) the Corporation.
``(B) Established programs.--For a program that has
received assistance under the national service laws for
3 years or more and for which the recipient is failing
to meet or exceed the performance levels agreed upon
under subsection (k), the Corporation shall require the
recipient to submit quarterly reports on the program's
progress toward the performance levels for the program
to--
``(i) the appropriate State, territory, or
Indian tribe; and
``(ii) the Corporation.

``(m) Failure To Meet Performance Levels.--If, after a period for
correction as approved by the Corporation in accordance with subsection
(l), a recipient of assistance under the national service laws fails to
meet or exceed the performance levels for a national service program,
the Corporation shall--
``(1) reduce the annual amount of the assistance received by
the underperforming recipient by at least 25 percent, for each
remaining year of the grant period for that program; or
``(2) terminate assistance to the underperforming recipient
for that program, in accordance with section 176(a).

``(n) Reports.--The Corporation shall submit to the authorizing
committees not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the
Serve America Act, and annually thereafter, a report containing
information on the number of--
``(1) recipients of assistance under the national service
laws implementing corrective action plans under subsection
(l)(1);
``(2) recipients for which the Corporation provides
technical assistance for a program under subsection
(l)(2)(A)(i);
``(3) recipients for which the Corporation terminates
assistance for a program under subsection (m);
``(4) entities whose application for assistance under a
national service law was rejected; and
``(5) recipients meeting or exceeding their performance
levels under subsection (k).''.
SEC. 1608. CIVIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT.

(a) In General.--Subtitle F of title I (42 U.S.C. 12631 et seq.), as
amended by this subtitle, is further amended by inserting after section
179 the following:
``SEC. 179A. <>  CIVIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND
VOLUNTEERING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.

``(a) Definition of Partnership.--In this section, the term
`partnership' means the Corporation, acting in conjunction with
(consistent with the terms of an agreement entered into between the
Corporation and the National Conference) the National Conference on
Citizenship referred to in section 150701 of title 36, United States
Code, to carry out this section.
``(b) In General.--The partnership shall facilitate the
establishment of a Civic Health Assessment by--


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``(1) after identifying public and private sources of civic
health data, selecting a set of civic health indicators, in
accordance with subsection (c), that shall comprise the Civic
Health Assessment;
``(2) obtaining civic health data relating to the Civic
Health Assessment, in accordance with subsection (d); and
``(3) conducting related analyses, and reporting the data
and analyses, as described in paragraphs (4) and (5) of
subsection (d) and subsections (e) and (f).

``(c) Selection of Indicators for Civic Health Assessment.--
``(1) Identifying sources.--The partnership shall select a
set of civic health indicators that shall comprise the Civic
Health Assessment. In making such selection, the partnership--
``(A) shall identify public and private sources of
civic health data;
``(B) shall explore collaborating with other similar
efforts to develop national indicators in the civic
health domain; and
``(C) may sponsor a panel of experts, such as one
convened by the National Academy of Sciences, to
recommend civic health indicators and data sources for
the Civic Health Assessment.
``(2) Technical advice.--At the request of the partnership,
the Director of the Bureau of the Census and the Commissioner of
Labor Statistics shall provide technical advice to the
partnership on the selection of the indicators for the Civic
Health Assessment.
``(3) Updates.--The <>  partnership
shall periodically evaluate and update the Civic Health
Assessment, and may expand or modify the indicators described in
subsection (d)(1) as necessary to carry out the purposes of this
section.

``(d) Data on the Indicators.--
``(1) Sponsored data collection.--In identifying the civic
health indicators for the Civic Health Assessment, and obtaining
data for the Assessment, the partnership may sponsor the
collection of data for the Assessment or for the various civic
health indicators being considered for inclusion in the
Assessment, including indicators related to--
``(A) volunteering and community service;
``(B) voting and other forms of political and civic
engagement;
``(C) charitable giving;
``(D) connecting to civic groups and faith-based
organizations;
``(E) interest in employment, and careers, in public
service in the nonprofit sector or government;
``(F) understanding and obtaining knowledge of
United States history and government; and
``(G) social enterprise and innovation.
``(2) <>  Data from statistical agencies.--
The Director of the Bureau of the Census and the Commissioner of
Labor Statistics shall collect annually, to the extent
practicable, data to inform the Civic Health Assessment, and
shall report data from such collection to the partnership. In
determining the data to be collected, the Director and the
Commissioner shall


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examine privacy issues, response rates, and other relevant
issues.
``(3) Sources of data.--To obtain data for the Civic Health
Assessment, the partnership shall consider--
``(A) data collected through public and private
sources; and
``(B) data collected by the Bureau of the Census,
through the Current Population Survey, or by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics, in accordance with paragraph (2).
``(4) Demographic characteristics.--The partnership shall
seek to obtain data for the Civic Health Assessment that will
permit the partnership to analyze the data by age group, race
and ethnicity, education level, and other demographic
characteristics of the individuals involved.
``(5) Other issues.--In obtaining data for the Civic Health
Assessment, the partnership may also obtain such information as
may be necessary to analyze--
``(A) the role of Internet technology in
strengthening and inhibiting civic activities;
``(B) the role of specific programs in strengthening
civic activities;
``(C) the civic attitudes and activities of new
citizens and immigrants; and
``(D) other areas related to civic activities.

``(e) Reporting of Data.--
``(1) In general.--The partnership shall, not less often
than once each year, prepare a report containing--
``(A) detailed data obtained under subsection (d),
including data on the indicators comprising the Civic
Health Assessment; and
``(B) the analyses described in paragraphs (4) and
(5) of subsection (d), to the extent practicable based
on the data the partnership is able to obtain.
``(2) Aggregation and presentation.--The partnership shall,
to the extent practicable, aggregate the data on the civic
health indicators comprising the Civic Health Assessment by
community, by State, and nationally. The report described in
paragraph (1) shall present the aggregated data in a form that
enables communities and States to assess their civic health, as
measured on each of the indicators comprising the Civic Health
Assessment, and compare those measures with comparable measures
of other communities and States.
``(3) Submission.--The <>  partnership shall submit the report to the
authorizing committees, and make the report available to the
general public on the Corporation's website.

``(f) Public Input.--The partnership shall--
``(1) identify opportunities for public dialogue and input
on the Civic Health Assessment; and
``(2) hold conferences and forums to discuss the
implications of the data and analyses reported under subsection
(e).

``(g) Volunteering Research and Evaluation.--
``(1) Research.--The partnership shall provide for baseline
research and tracking of domestic and international
volunteering, and baseline research and tracking related to
relevant data on the indicators described in subsection (d). In
providing


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for the research and tracking under this subsection, the
partnership shall consider data from the Supplements to the
Current Populations Surveys conducted by the Bureau of the
Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and data from other
public and private sources, including other data collected by
the Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
``(2) Impact research and evaluation.--The partnership shall
sponsor an independent evaluation of the impact of domestic and
international volunteering, including an assessment of best
practices for such volunteering, and methods of improving such
volunteering through enhanced collaboration among--
``(A) entities that recruit, manage, support, and
utilize volunteers;
``(B) institutions of higher education; and
``(C) research institutions.

``(h) Database Prohibition.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed
to authorize the development, implementation, or maintenance of a
Federal database of personally identifiable information on individuals
participating in data collection for sources of information under this
section.''.
SEC. 1609. CONTINGENT EXTENSION.

Section 181 (42 U.S.C. 12641) is amended by striking ``Section 414''
and inserting ``Section 422''.
SEC. 1610. 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 and department shall prepare and submit to the
Corporation a report concerning the implementation of this
section, including an evaluation of the agency or department's
performance on performance goals and benchmarks for each
partnership program of the agency or department.
``(2) Report to congress.--The Corporation shall prepare and
submit to the authorizing committees a compilation of the
information received under paragraph (1).''.
SEC. 1611. 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 ``territory,''
after ``local government,'';
(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 ``territory''
after ``local government,''; 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



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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 the national service laws; and
``(2) that relates to--
``(A) such assistance; and
``(B) the duties of the Inspector General under the
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).''.
SEC. 1612. 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. <>  CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION AND
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

``(a) In General.--To promote efficiency and eliminate duplicative
requirements, the Corporation shall consolidate or modify application
procedures and reporting requirements for programs, projects, and
activities funded under the national service laws.
``(b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 18 months after the
effective date of the Serve America Act, the Corporation shall submit to
the authorizing committees a report containing information on the
actions taken to consolidate or modify the application procedures and
reporting requirements for programs, projects, and activities funded
under the national service laws, including a description of the
procedures for consultation with recipients of the funding.
``SEC. 186. <>  SUSTAINABILITY.

``The Corporation, after consultation with State Commissions and
recipients of assistance, may set sustainability goals for projects or
programs under the national service laws, so that recipients of
assistance under the national service laws are carrying out sustainable
projects or programs. Such sustainability goals shall be in writing and
shall be used--
``(1) to build the capacity of the projects or programs that
receive assistance under the national service laws to meet
community needs;
``(2) in providing technical assistance to recipients of
assistance under the national service laws regarding acquiring
and leveraging non-Federal funds for support of the projects or
programs that receive such assistance; and
``(3) to determine whether the projects or programs,
receiving such assistance, are generating sufficient community
support.
``SEC. 187. <>  GRANT PERIODS.

``Unless otherwise specifically provided, the Corporation has
authority to award a grant or contract, or enter into a cooperative
agreement, under the national service laws for a period of 3 years.
``SEC. 188. <>  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



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in meeting community needs. In reviewing the application for this
purpose, the Corporation may take into account the mission of the
applicant.
``SEC. 189. <>  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 for a
grant to operate a program authorized under the national service laws,
for supporting individuals serving in approved national service
positions, may not exceed $18,000 per full-time equivalent position.
``(b) Costs Subject to Limitation.--The <>
limitation under subsection (a), and the increased limitation under
subsection (e)(1), shall apply to the Corporation's share of the member
support costs, staff costs, and other costs to operate a program
authorized under the national service laws incurred, by the recipient of
the grant.

``(c) Costs Not Subject to Limitation.--The limitation under
subsection (a), and the increased limitation under subsection (e)(1),
shall not apply to expenses under a grant authorized under the national
service laws to operate a program that are not included in the grant
award for operating the program.
``(d) Adjustments for Inflation.--The <>
amounts 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 increase the
limitation under subsection (a) to not more than $19,500 per
full-time equivalent position if necessary to meet the
compelling needs of a particular program, such as--
``(A) exceptional training needs for a program
serving disadvantaged youth;
``(B) the need to pay for increased costs relating
to the participation of individuals with disabilities;
``(C) the needs of tribal programs or programs
located in the territories; and
``(D) the need to pay for start-up costs associated
with a first-time recipient of assistance under a
program of the national service laws.
``(2) Reports.--The Chief Executive Officer shall report to
the authorizing committees annually on all limitations increased
under this subsection, with an explanation of the compelling
needs justifying such increases.
``SEC. 189A. MATCHING <>  FUNDS FOR SEVERELY
ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES.

``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
severely economically distressed community that receives assistance from
the Corporation for any program under the national service laws shall
not be subject to any requirements to provide matching funds for any
such program, and the Federal share of such assistance for such a
community may be 100 percent.
``(b) Severely Economically Distressed <>
Community.--For the purposes of this section, the term `severely
economically distressed community' means--
``(1) an area that has a mortgage foreclosure rate, home
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the national average for such rates or level, for the most
recent 12 months for which satisfactory data are available; or
``(2) a residential area that lacks basic living
necessities, such as water and sewer systems, electricity, paved
roads, and safe, sanitary housing.
``SEC. 189B. 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. 901 note; Public Law 101-576) and chapter 91 of title 31, United
States Code (commonly known as the `Government Corporation Control
Act'). The Corporation shall report to the authorizing committees any
failure to comply with such requirements.
``SEC. 189C. RESTRICTIONS <>  ON FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT AND USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.

``(a) General Prohibition.--Nothing in the national service laws
shall be construed to authorize an officer or employee of the Federal
Government to mandate, direct, or control a State, local educational
agency, or school's curriculum, program of instruction, or allocation of
State or local resources, or mandate a State or any subdivision thereof
to spend any funds or incur any costs not paid for under this Act.
``(b) Prohibition on Endorsement of Curriculum.--Notwithstanding any
other prohibition of Federal law, no funds provided to the Corporation
under this Act may be used by the Corporation to endorse, approve, or
sanction any curriculum designed to be used in an elementary school or
secondary school.
``(c) Prohibition on Requiring Federal Approval or Certification
Standards.--Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law, not
State shall be required to have academic content or student academic
achievement standards approved or certified by the Federal Government,
in order to receive assistance under this Act.
``SEC. 189D. <>  CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS.

``(a) In General.--Each entity selecting individuals to serve in a
position in which the individuals receive a living allowance, stipend,
national service educational award, or salary through 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 under subsection (a)
shall, except in cases approved for good cause by the Corporation,
include--
``(1) 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
``(2)(A) 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
``(B) submitting fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation for a national criminal history background check.

``(c) Eligibility Prohibition.--An individual shall be ineligible to
serve in a position described under subsection (a) if such individual--


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``(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. 1613. AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.

(a) Amendment.--Subtitle F of title I is further amended by
inserting after section 184 the following:
``SEC. 184A. <>  AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.

``A reference in subtitle C, D, E, or H of title I regarding an
entity eligible to receive direct or indirect assistance to carry out a
national service program shall include a non-profit organization
promoting competitive and non-competitive sporting events involving
individuals with disabilities (including the Special Olympics), which
enhance the quality of life for individuals with disabilities.''.
SEC. 1614. <>  CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS FOR
INDIVIDUALS WORKING WITH VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS.

(a) Amendment.--Section 189D, as added by section 1612, is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Special Rule for Individuals Working With Vulnerable
Populations.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding <>  subsection (b), on and after the date that is 2 years
after the date of enactment of the Serve America Act, a criminal
history check under subsection (a) for each individual described
in paragraph (2) shall, except for an entity described in
paragraph (3), include--
``(A) 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.);
``(B) 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; and
``(C) submitting fingerprints to the Federal Bureau
of Investigation for a national criminal history
background check.
``(2) Individuals with access to vulnerable populations.--An
individual described in this paragraph is an individual age 18
or older who--
``(A) serves in a position in which the individual
receives a living allowance, stipend, national service
educational award, or salary through a program receiving
assistance under the national service laws; and
``(B) as a result of such individual's service in
such position, has or will have access, on a recurring
basis, to--
``(i) children age 17 years or younger;
``(ii) individuals age 60 years or older; or
``(iii) individuals with disabilities.


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``(3) Exceptions.--The provisions of this subsection shall
not apply to an entity--
``(A) where the service provided by individuals
serving with the entity to a vulnerable population
described in paragraph (2)(B) is episodic in nature or
for a 1-day period;
``(B) where the cost to the entity of complying with
this subsection is prohibitive;
``(C) where the entity is not authorized, or is
otherwise unable, under State law, to access the
national criminal history background check system of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation;
``(D) where the entity is not authorized, or is
otherwise unable, under Federal law, to access the
national criminal history background check system of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation; or
``(E) to which the Corporation otherwise provides an
exemption from this subsection for good cause.''.

(b) Feasibility Study for a System of Criminal History Checks for
Employees and Volunteers.--
(1) Feasibility study on efficiency and effectiveness
regarding criminal history check.--The Attorney General of the
United States shall conduct a study that shall examine, to the
extent discernible and as of the date of the study, the
following:
(A) The state of criminal history checks (including
the use of fingerprint collection) at the State and
local level, including--
(i) the available infrastructure for
conducting criminal history checks;
(ii) the State system capacities to conduct
such criminal history checks; and
(iii) the time required for each State to
process an individual's fingerprints for a
national criminal history background check through
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, from the time
of fingerprint collection to the submission to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(B) The likelihood that each State would participate
in a nationwide system of criminal history checks to
provide information regarding participants to entities
receiving assistance under the national service laws.
(C) The number of participants that would require a
fingerprint-based national criminal history background
check under the national service laws.
(D) The impact of the national service laws on the
Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in terms of
capacity and impact on other users of the system,
including the effect on the work practices and staffing
levels of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(E) The fees charged by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, States, local agencies, and private
companies to collect and process fingerprints and
conduct criminal history checks.
(F) The existence of model or best practice programs
regarding conducting criminal history checks that could
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(G) The extent to which private companies are
currently performing criminal history checks, and the
possibility of using private companies in the future to
perform any of the criminal history check process,
including the collection and transmission of
fingerprints and fitness determinations.
(H) The cost of development and operation of the
technology and the infrastructure necessary to establish
a nationwide fingerprint-based and other criminal
background check system.
(I) The extent of State participation in the
procedures for background checks under the National
Child Protection Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 5119 et seq.).
(J) The extent to which States provide access to
nationwide criminal history checks to organizations that
serve children.
(K) The extent to which States permit volunteers and
other individuals to appeal adverse fitness
determinations, and whether similar procedures are
required at the Federal level.
(L) Any privacy concerns that may arise from
nationwide criminal background checks for participants.
(M) Any other information determined relevant by the
Attorney General.
(2) Interim report.--Based on the findings of the study
under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall, not later than
6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to
the appropriate committees of Congress an interim report, which
may include recommendations regarding criminal history checks
for individuals that seek to volunteer with organizations that
work with children, the elderly, or individuals with
disabilities.
(3) Final report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to the
Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and to the
Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Education and
Labor of the House of Representatives, a final report including
recommendations regarding criminal history checks for
participants under the national service laws, which may
include--
(A) a proposal for grants to States to develop or
improve programs to collect fingerprints and perform
criminal history checks for individuals that seek to
volunteer with organizations that work with children,
the elderly, or individuals with disabilities; and
(B) recommendations for amendments to the National
Child Protection Act of 1993 and the Volunteers for
Children Act so that entities receiving assistance under
the national service laws can promptly and affordably
conduct nationwide criminal history background checks on
their employees and volunteers.
(4) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms
``authorizing committees'', ``participants'', and ``national
service laws'' have the meanings given such terms in section 101
of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12511).


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(c) Effective Date.--Notwithstanding section 6101, subsection (b)
shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

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.''; and
(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 on the Board
until the date on which the member's successor takes office, which
period shall not exceed 1 year.''.
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'';
(3) in paragraph (5)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and'' after
the semicolon; 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) in paragraph (8), by striking ``the Congress'' each
place it appears and inserting ``the authorizing committees'';
(5) by striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following:
``(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 (42 U.S.C. 4950
et seq.) (except as provided in section 108 of such
Act), 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 or private nonprofit organizations 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, except as is provided in section
121(b); and
``(ii) shall provide that the program
(including any program operated by another Federal
agency) will comply with all requirements related
to evaluation,


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performance, and other goals applicable to similar
programs under the national service laws, as
determined by the Corporation,''; and
(6) in paragraph (11)--
(A) by striking ``Congress'' each place it appears
and inserting ``authorizing committees'';
(B) by striking ``section 193A(b)(10)'' and
inserting ``section 193A(b)(11)''; and
(C) 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 the State Commissions, shall--'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``a
strategic plan'' the following: ``, including a plan for
having 50 percent of all approved national service
positions be full-time positions by 2012,'';
(C) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ``, approved
summer of service positions, and approved silver scholar
positions'' after ``approved national service
positions'';
(D) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (11) as
paragraphs (8) through (12), respectively;
(E) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
``(7) prepare and submit to the authorizing committees and
the Board an annual report on actions taken to achieve the goal
of having 50 percent of all approved national service positions
be full-time positions by 2012 as described in paragraph (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;'';
(F) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of
paragraph (10) (as so redesignated), by striking
``appropriate committees of Congress'' and inserting
``authorizing committees'';
(G) in paragraph (11) (as so redesignated)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by striking ``by June 30, 1995,'' and inserting
``periodically,'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A)(i)--
(I) by striking ``described in
section 122(c)(1)''; and
(II) by striking ``national
priorities designed to meet the'' and
inserting ``national priorities, as
described in section 122(f)(1), designed
to meet''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and''
after a semicolon;
(H) in paragraph (12) (as so redesignated), by
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(I) by adding at the end the following:
``(13) 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 organizations
and trade associations, local educational agencies,
institutions of higher education, agencies and
organizations serving veterans and individuals with
disabilities, and other institutions or organizations
from which participants for programs receiving
assistance from the national service laws can be
recruited;
``(14) identify and implement methods of recruitment to--
``(A) increase the diversity of participants in the
programs receiving assistance under the national service
laws; and
``(B) increase the diversity of service sponsors of
programs desiring to receive assistance under the
national service laws;
``(15) 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;
``(16) 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 who are individuals with disabilities in
the programs receiving assistance under the national service
laws;
``(17) 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;
``(18) collaborate with organizations that have established
volunteer recruitment programs to increase the recruitment
capacity of the Corporation;
``(19) where practicable, provide application materials in
languages other than English for individuals with limited
English proficiency who wish to participate in a national
service program;
``(20) collaborate with the training and technical
assistance programs described in subtitle J with respect to the
activities described in section 199N(b));
``(21) coordinate the clearinghouses described in section
198O;
``(22) coordinate with entities receiving funds under
subtitle C in establishing the National Service Reserve Corps
under section 198H, through which alumni of the national service


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programs and veterans can serve in disasters and emergencies (as
such terms are defined in section 198H(a));
``(23) 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 programs under the national service
laws, collect information on challenges facing Native American
communities, and designate a Strategic Advisor for Native
American Affairs to be responsible for the execution of those
activities under the national service laws;
``(24) conduct outreach to ensure the inclusion of
economically disadvantaged individuals in national service
programs and activities authorized under the national service
laws; and
``(25) 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)--
(i) by striking ``Congress'' each place the
term occurs and inserting ``the authorizing
committees''; and
(ii) 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'';
(3) in subsection (f)(2)(B), by striking ``date specified in
subsection (b)(10)'' and inserting ``the first date that a
report is submitted under subsection (b)(11) after the effective
date of the Serve America Act''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:

``(h) Authority To Contract With Businesses.--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 that have established expertise in the recruitment of
disadvantaged youth, members of Indian tribes, and older adults.
``(i) Campaign To Solicit Funds.--The Chief Executive Officer may
conduct a campaign to solicit funds to conduct outreach and recruitment
campaigns to recruit a diverse population of service sponsors of, and
participants in, programs and projects receiving assistance under the
national service laws.''.
SEC. 1705. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER STATUS.

Section 194(c) (42 U.S.C. 12651e(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--There <>  shall be in
the Corporation a Chief Financial Officer, who shall be
appointed by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to subsections
(a) and (b) of section 195.''; and
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
SEC. 1706. NONVOTING MEMBERS; PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS.

Section 195 (42 U.S.C. 12651f) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--


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(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 ``Nonvoting member''; and
(ii) by inserting ``nonvoting'' 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. 1707. 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 provides assistance, either
individually or as a member of an organization, in
accordance with subparagraph (A)'';
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ``a volunteer
under this subtitle'' and inserting ``such a
person'';
(iii) in clause (ii), by striking ``volunteers
under this subtitle'' and inserting ``such
persons''; 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. 1708. ASSIGNMENT TO STATE COMMISSIONS.

Subtitle G of title I (42 U.S.C. 12651 et seq.) is further amended
by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 196B. <>  ASSIGNMENT TO STATE
COMMISSIONS.

``(a) Assignment.--In accordance with section 193A(c)(1), the Chief
Executive Officer may assign to State Commissions specific programmatic
functions upon a determination that such an assignment will increase
efficiency in the operation or oversight of a program under the national
service laws. In <>  carrying out this section, and
before executing any assignment of authority, the Corporation shall seek
input from and consult Corporation employees, State Commissions, State
educational agencies, and other interested stakeholders.

``(b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the effective date of
the Serve America Act, the Corporation shall submit a report to the
authorizing committees describing the consultation process described in
subsection (a), including the stakeholders consulted,


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the recommendation of stakeholders, and any actions taken by the
Corporation under this section.''.
SEC. 1709. STUDY OF INVOLVEMENT OF VETERANS.

Subtitle G of title I (42 U.S.C. 12651 et seq.) is further amended
by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 196C. <>  STUDY OF INVOLVEMENT OF
VETERANS.

``(a) Study and Report.--The Corporation shall conduct a study and
submit a report to the authorizing committees, not later than 3 years
after the effective date of the Serve America Act, on--
``(1) the number of veterans serving in national service
programs historically by year;
``(2) 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;
``(3) 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;
``(4) 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;
``(5) 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
``(6) how to improve utilization of veterans as resources
and volunteers.

``(b) Consultation.--In conducting the studies and preparing the
reports required under this subsection, the Corporation shall consult
with veterans' service organizations, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
State veterans agencies, the Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, and
other individuals and entities the Corporation considers appropriate.''.
SEC. 1710. <>  STUDY TO EXAMINE AND
INCREASE SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR DISPLACED
WORKERS IN SERVICES CORPS AND COMMUNITY
SERVICE AND TO DEVELOP PILOT PROGRAM
PLANNING STUDY.

(a) Planning Study.--The Corporation shall conduct a study to
identify--
(1) specific areas of need for displaced workers;
(2) how existing programs and activities (as of the time of
the study) 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 displaced 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 Secretary of Labor, State labor agencies, and other individuals
and entities the Corporation considers appropriate.


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(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the effective date of this
Act, the Corporation shall submit to the authorizing committees 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 and plan in the report submitted under subsection
(c).
(e) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``Corporation'',
``authorizing committees'', and ``national service laws'' have the
meanings given the terms in section 101 of the National and Community
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511).
(f) 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. 1711. <>  STUDY TO EVALUATE THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF AGENCY COORDINATION.

(a) Study.--In order to reduce administrative burdens and lower
costs for national service programs carried out under the national
service laws, the Corporation shall conduct a study to determine the
feasibility and effectiveness of implementing a data matching system
under which the statements of an individual declaring that such
individual is in compliance with the requirements of section 146(a)(3)
of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12602(a)(3)) shall be verified by the Corporation by comparing
information provided by the individual with information relevant to such
a declaration in the possession of other Federal agencies. Such study
shall--
(1) review the feasibility of--
(A) expanding, and participating in, the data
matching conducted by the Department of Education with
the Social Security Administration and the Department of
Homeland Security, pursuant to section 484(g) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(g)); or
(B) establishing a comparable system of data
matching with the Social Security Administration and the
Department of Homeland Security; and
(2) identify--
(A) the costs, for both the Corporation and the
other Federal agencies identified in paragraph (1),
associated with expanding or establishing such a system
of data matching;
(B) the benefits or detriments of such an expanded
or comparable system both for the Corporation and for
the other Federal agencies so identified;
(C) strategies for ensuring the privacy and security
of participant information that is shared between
Federal agencies and organizations receiving assistance
under the national service laws;
(D) the information that needs to be shared in order
to fulfill the eligibility requirements of section
146(a)(3) of the National and Community Service Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12602(a)(3));



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(E) an alternative system through which an
individual's compliance with section 146(a)(3) of such
Act may be verified, should such an expanded or
comparable system fail to verify the individual's
declaration of compliance; and
(F) recommendations for implementation of such an
expanded or comparable system.

(b) Consultation.--The Corporation shall carry out the study in
consultation with the Secretary of Education, the Commissioner of the
Social Security Administration, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and
other Federal agencies, entities, and individuals that the Corporation
considers appropriate.
(c) Report.--Not later than 9 months after the effective date of
this Act, the Corporation shall submit to the authorizing committees a
report on the results of the study required by subsection (a) and a plan
for implementation of a pilot data matching 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 data matching
program based on the report submitted under subsection (c).
(e) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``Corporation'',
``authorizing committees'', and ``national service laws'' have the
meanings given the terms in section 101 of the National and Community
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511).
SEC. 1712. <>  STUDY OF PROGRAM
EFFECTIVENESS.

(a) In General.--Not <>
later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall develop performance
measures for each program receiving Federal assistance under the
national service laws.

(b) Contents.--The performance measures developed under subsection
(a) shall--
(1) to the maximum extent practicable draw on research-
based, quantitative data;
(2) take into account program purpose and program design;
(3) include criteria to evaluate the cost effectiveness of
programs receiving assistance under the national service laws;
(4) include criteria to evaluate the administration and
management of programs receiving Federal assistance under the
national service laws; and
(5) include criteria to evaluate oversight and
accountability of recipients of assistance through such programs
under the national service laws.

(c) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the development of the
performance measures under subsection (a), and every 5 years thereafter,
the Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare and submit to
the authorizing committees and the Corporation's Board of Directors a
report containing an assessment of each such program with respect to the
performance measures developed under subsection (a).
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) In general.--The terms ``authorizing committees'',
``Corporation'', and ``national service laws'' have the meanings
given the terms in section 101 of the National and Community
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511).

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(2) Program.--The term ``program'' means an entire program
carried out by the Corporation under the national service laws,
such as the entire AmeriCorps program carried out under subtitle
C.
SEC. 1713. VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT CORPS STUDY.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Many managers seek opportunities to give back to their
communities and address the Nation's challenges.
(2) Managers possess business and technical skills that make
them especially suited to help nonprofit organizations and State
and local governments create efficiencies and cost savings and
develop programs to serve communities in need.
(3) There are currently a large number of businesses and
firms who are seeking to identify savings through sabbatical
opportunities for senior employees.

(b) Study and Plan.--Not <>  later than 6 months
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall--
(1) conduct a study on how best to establish and implement a
Volunteer Management Corps program; and
(2) submit a plan regarding the establishment of such
program to Congress and to the President.

(c) Consultation.--In carrying out the study described in subsection
(b)(1), the Corporation may consult with experts in the private and
nonprofit sectors.
(d) Effective Date.--Notwithstanding section 6101, this section
shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

Subtitle H--Amendments to Subtitle H (Investment for Quality and
Innovation)

SEC. 1801. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO SUBTITLE H.

Subtitle H of title I (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after the subtitle heading and before section 198 the
following:

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

SEC. 1802. ADDITIONAL CORPORATION ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL
SERVICE.

(a) 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 the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (b),
by striking ``to improve the quality'' and all that follows
through ``including--'' and inserting ``to address emergent
needs through summer programs and other activities, and to
support service-learning programs and national service programs,
including--'';
(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.


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(b) Global Youth Service Days.--Section 198 (42 U.S.C. 12653), as
amended in subsection (a), is further amended--
(1) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by subsection
(a)(3))--
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking
``National'' and inserting ``Global'';
(B) by striking ``National Youth'' each place it
appears and inserting ``Global Youth'';
(C) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking the first sentence and
inserting ``April 24, 2009, and April 23, 2010,
are each designated as `Global Youth Service
Days'.''; and
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking
``appropriate ceremonies and activities'' and
inserting ``appropriate youth-led community
improvement and service-learning activities'';
(D) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by inserting ``and other Federal
departments and agencies'' after ``Corporation'';
and
(ii) by striking ``ceremonies and activities''
and inserting ``youth-led community improvement
and service-learning activities''; and
(E) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and other
Federal departments and agencies'' after
``Corporation''.

(c) Call to Service Campaign and September 11th Day of Service.--
Section 198 (42 U.S.C. 12653), as amended by subsection (a), is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(j) Call to Service Campaign.--Not <>  later than
180 days after the date of enactment of the Serve America 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 under subsection (j), in order to observe the 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 families of victims
of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and other impacted
constituencies, and in promoting the establishment of September
11 as an annually recognized National Day of Service and
Remembrance.''.


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SEC. 1803. 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 (42 U.S.C. 12653b) is redesignated
as section 198A.
SEC. 1804. PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS.

Section 198A(a)(2) (as redesignated by section 1803(b)) (42 U.S.C.
12653b(a)(2)) <>  is further amended by striking
``section 101(19)'' and inserting ``section 101''.
SEC. 1805. NEW FELLOWSHIPS.

Part I of subtitle H of title I (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.) is further
amended by adding at the end the following new sections:
``SEC. 198B. <>  SERVEAMERICA 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) and, 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)(2).
``(4) Small service sponsor organization.--The term `small
service sponsor organization' means a service sponsor
organization described in subsection (d)(1) that has not more
than 10 full-time employees and 10 part-time employees.

``(b) Grants.--
``(1) In general.--From the amounts appropriated under
section 501(a)(4)(B) 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, and the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico with an application approved under this section, to enable
such State Commissions to award ServeAmerica Fellowships under
subsection (e).
``(2) Allotment; administrative costs.--
``(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)(4)(B), as the population of the
State bears



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to the total population of the several States, the
District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico.
``(B) Reallotment.--If a State Commission does not
apply for an allotment under this subsection for any
fiscal year, or if the 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).
``(C) Administrative costs.--Of the amount allotted
to a State Commission under subparagraph (A), not more
than 1.5 percent of such amount may be used for
administrative costs.
``(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 of the fellows, as determined
necessary by the State Commission or the
Corporation, which may include site visits;
``(ii) activities to augment the experience of
fellows, including activities to engage the
fellows in networking opportunities with other
national service participants; and
``(iii) recruitment or training activities for
fellows.
``(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 that has elected to
participate in the program authorized under this
section, 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 1 State Commission
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``(B) Contents.--The Corporation shall specify
information to be provided in an application submitted
under this subsection, which--
``(i) 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 within the State served by
the Commission in which the applicant
plans to serve for the service project;
and
``(ii) may include, if the applicant chooses,
the size of the registered service sponsor
organization with which the applicant hopes to
serve.
``(2) Selection.--Each State Commission shall--
``(A) select, from the applications 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 amount of the grant
received by the State Commission under subsection (b);
and
``(B) make an effort to award one-third of the
fellowships available to the State Commission for a
fiscal year, based on the amount of the grant received
under subsection (b), to applicants who propose to serve
the fellowship with small service sponsor organizations
registered under subsection (d).

``(d) Service Sponsor Organizations.--
``(1) In general.--Each service sponsor organization shall--
``(A) be a nonprofit organization;
``(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 assistance,
approved national service positions, or approved summer
of service positions under the national service laws;
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
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the Corporation, and the Inspector General of the
Corporation.
``(2) Registration.--
``(A) Requirement.--No service sponsor organization
may receive a fellow under this section 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 assistance, approved national service
positions, or approved summer of service positions
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 by a
State Commission, select a registered service sponsor
organization described in subsection (d)--
``(i) with which the recipient is interested
in serving under this section; and
``(ii) that is located in the State served by
the State Commission;
``(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
``(C) 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 average
annual VISTA subsistence allowance.
``(B) Amount from service sponsor organization.--
``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
clause (ii) and subparagraph (E), 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
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Fellowship amount the fellow receives under
subparagraph (A)) is equal to or greater than 70
percent of the average annual VISTA subsistence
allowance.
``(ii) Small service sponsor organizations.--
In the case of a small service sponsor
organization, the small service sponsor
organization may decrease the amount of the
service sponsor organization award required under
clause (i) to not less than an amount that will
ensure that the total award received by the fellow
for service in the service project (as calculated
in clause (i)) is equal to or greater than 60
percent of the average annual VISTA subsistence
allowance.
``(C) Maximum living allowance.--The total amount
that may be provided to a fellow under this subparagraph
shall not exceed 100 percent of the average annual VISTA
subsistence allowance.
``(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 paragraph (1)(B)(ii),
the amount provided to a fellow under this paragraph
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) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term
`average annual VISTA subsistence allowance' means 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).

``(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 section shall, on a biweekly basis, report to the
Corporation 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
award for such fellow.


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

``(a) Silver Scholarship Grant Program.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Corporation may award fixed-amount
grants (in accordance with section 129(l)) to community-based
entities to carry out a Silver Scholarship Grant Program for
individuals age 55 or older, in which such individuals complete
not less than 350 hours of service in a year carrying out
projects of national need and receive a Silver Scholarship in
the form of a $1,000 national service educational
award. <>  Under such a program, the
Corporation shall establish criteria for the types of the
service required to be performed to receive such award.
``(2) Term.--Each program funded under this subsection shall
be carried out over a period of 3 years (which may include 1
planning year), with a 1-year extension possible, if the program
meets performance levels developed in accordance with section
179(k) and any other criteria determined by the Corporation.
``(3) Applications.--To be eligible for a grant under this
subsection, a community-based entity shall--
``(A) submit to the Corporation an application at
such time and in such manner as the Chief Executive
Officer may reasonably require; and
``(B) be a listed organization as described in
subsection (b)(4).
``(4) Collaboration encouraged.--A community-based entity
awarded a grant under this subsection is encouraged to
collaborate with programs funded under title II of the Domestic
Volunteer Service Act of 1973 in carrying out this program.
``(5) Eligibility for fellowship.--An individual is eligible
to receive a Silver Scholarship if the community-based entity
certifies to the Corporation that the individual has completed
not less than 350 hours of service under this section in a 1-
year period.
``(6) Transfer to trust.--The Corporation shall transfer an
appropriate amount of funds to the National Service Trust to
provide for the national service educational award for each
silver scholar under this subsection.
``(7) Support services.--A community-based entity receiving
a fixed-amount grant under this subsection may use a portion of
the 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) 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
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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
paragraph (5)(B), 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
paragraph (5)(C).
``(3) Eligible recipients.--
``(A) In general.--An individual desiring to be
selected as a Fellowship recipient shall--
``(i) be an individual who--
``(I) is age 55 or older as of the
time the individual applies for the
program; and
``(II) 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--
``(I) a description of the area of
national need that the applicant hopes
to address through the service project;
``(II) a description of the skills
and experience the applicant has to
address an area of national need; and
``(III) information identifying the
region of the United States in which the
applicant wishes to serve.
``(B) 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.
``(4) Listed organizations.--To be listed under paragraph
(2)(A), an organization shall--
``(A) be a nonprofit organization; and
``(B) 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--
``(I) the services and activities
the organization carries out generally;
``(II) the area of national need
that the organization seeks to address
through a service project; and
``(III) the services and activities
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``(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.
``(5) Placement.--
``(A) Request for placement with listed
organizations.--To be placed with a listed organization
in accordance with paragraph (2)(B) 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.
``(B) 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--
``(I) the organization;
``(II) the area of national need the
organization seeks to address; and
``(III) 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--
``(I) a description of the
organization's need for the eligible
Encore Fellowship recipient's services;
``(II) evidence that the
organization is financially sound;
``(III) 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
``(IV) a description of the training
and leadership development to be
provided to the Encore Fellowship
recipient if so placed.
``(C) Placement and award of fellowship.--If the
Corporation determines that the eligible Encore
Fellowship recipient is able to meet the service needs
(including skills


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and experience to address an area of national need) of
the organization that the eligible fellowship recipient
requests under subparagraph (A) or (B), 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.
``(6) 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 Encore
Fellowship.
``(7) 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.
``(8) 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. 1806. NATIONAL SERVICE RESERVE CORPS.

Subtitle H of title I (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.) is further amended
by adding at the end the following:

``PART II--NATIONAL SERVICE RESERVE CORPS

``SEC. 198H. <>  NATIONAL SERVICE RESERVE
CORPS.

``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
``(1) the term `National Service Reserve Corps member' means
an individual who--
``(A) has completed a term of national service or is
a veteran;
``(B) has successfully completed training described
in subsection (c) within the previous 2 years;
``(C) completes not less than 10 hours of
volunteering each year (which may include the training
session described in subparagraph (B)); and


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``(D) has indicated interest to the Corporation in
responding to disasters and emergencies in a timely
manner through the National Service Reserve Corps; and
``(2) the term `term of national service' means a term or
period of service under section 123.

``(b) Establishment of National Service Reserve Corps.--
``(1) In general.--In consultation with the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, the Corporation shall establish a
National Service Reserve Corps to prepare and deploy National
Service Reserve Corps members to respond to disasters and
emergencies in support of national service programs and other
requesting programs and agencies.
``(2) Grants or contracts.--In carrying out this section,
the Corporation may enter into a grant or contract with an
organization experienced in responding to disasters or in
coordinating individuals who have completed a term of national
service or are veterans, or may directly deploy National Service
Reserve Corps members, as the Corporation determines necessary.

``(c) Annual Training.--The Corporation shall conduct or coordinate
annual training sessions, consistent with the training requirements of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, for individuals who have
completed a term of national service or are veterans, and who wish to
join the National Service Reserve Corps.
``(d) Designation of Organizations.--
``(1) In general.--The Corporation shall designate
organizations with demonstrated experience in responding to
disasters or emergencies, including through using volunteers,
for participation in the program under this section.
``(2) Requirements.--The Corporation shall ensure that every
designated organization is--
``(A) prepared to respond to disasters or
emergencies;
``(B) prepared and able to utilize National Service
Reserve Corps members in responding to disasters or
emergencies; and
``(C) willing to respond in a timely manner when
notified by the Corporation of a disaster or emergency.

``(e) Databases.--The Corporation shall develop or contract with an
outside organization to develop--
``(1) a database of all National Service Reserve Corps
members; and
``(2) a database of all nonprofit organizations that have
been designated by the Corporation under subsection (d).

``(f) Deployment of National Service Reserve Corps.--
``(1) Major disasters or emergencies.--If a major disaster
or emergency is declared by the President pursuant to section
102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 5122), the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, in consultation with the Corporation, may
task the National Service Reserve Corps to assist in response.
``(2) Other disasters or emergencies.--For a disaster or
emergency that is not declared a major disaster or emergency
under section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122), the Corporation may directly,
or through a grant or contract, deploy the National Service
Reserve Corps.


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``(3) Deployment.--Under paragraph (1) or (2), the
Corporation may--
``(A) deploy interested National Service Reserve
Corps members on assignments of not more than 30 days to
assist with local needs related to preparing or
recovering from the incident in the affected area,
either directly or through organizations designated
under subsection (d);
``(B) make travel arrangements for the deployed
National Service Reserve Corps members to the site of
the incident; and
``(C) provide funds to those organizations that are
responding to the incident with deployed National
Service Reserve Corps members, to enable the
organizations to coordinate and provide housing, living
stipends, and insurance for those deployed members.
``(4) Allowance.--Any amounts that are utilized by the
Corporation from funds appropriated under section 501(a)(4)(D)
to carry out paragraph (1) for a fiscal year shall be kept in a
separate fund. Any amounts in such fund that are not used during
a fiscal year shall remain available to use to pay National
Service Reserve Corps members an allowance, determined by the
Corporation, for out-of-pocket expenses.
``(5) Information.--
``(A) National service participants.--The
Corporation, the State Commissions, and entities
receiving financial assistance for programs under
subtitle C of this Act, or under part A of title I of
the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C.
4951 et seq.), shall inform participants about the
National Service Reserve Corps upon the participants'
completion of their term of national service.
``(B) Veterans.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall
inform veterans who are recently discharged, released,
or separated from the Armed Forces about the National
Service Reserve Corps.
``(6) Coordination.--In deploying National Service Reserve
Corps members under this subsection, the Corporation shall--
``(A) avoid duplication of activities directed by
the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and
``(B) consult and, as appropriate, partner with
Citizen Corps programs and other local disaster
agencies, including State and local emergency management
agencies, voluntary organizations active in disaster,
State Commissions, and similar organizations, in the
affected area.''.
SEC. 1807. SOCIAL INNOVATION FUNDS PILOT PROGRAM.

Subtitle H of title I (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.) is further amended
by adding at the end the following:

``PART III--SOCIAL INNOVATION FUNDS PILOT PROGRAM

``SEC. 198K. <>  FUNDS.

``(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.



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``(2) Increased public and private investment in replicating
and expanding proven effective solutions, and supporting new
solutions, developed by social entrepreneurs and other nonprofit
community organizations could allow those entrepreneurs and
organizations to replicate and expand proven initiatives, and
support new initiatives, in communities.
``(3) A network of Social Innovation Funds could leverage
Federal investments to increase State, local, business, and
philanthropic resources to replicate and expand proven solutions
and invest in supporting 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 network of Social
Innovation Funds 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 proven initiatives or
support new initiatives;
``(3) to assess the effectiveness of such Funds in--
``(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 focused on
improving outcomes in the areas described in subsection
(f)(3); and
``(4) to strengthen the infrastructure to identify, invest
in, replicate, and expand initiatives with effective solutions
to national and local challenges.

``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Community organization.--The term `community
organization' means a nonprofit organization that carries out
innovative, effective initiatives to address community
challenges.
``(2) Covered entity.--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.
``(3) Issue area.--The term `issue area' means an area
described in subsection (f)(3).

``(d) Program.--From the amounts appropriated to carry out this
section that are not reserved under subsections (l) and (m), the
Corporation shall establish a Social Innovation Funds grant program to
make grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for Social
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``(e) Periods; Amounts.--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.
``(f) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
subsection (d), an entity shall--
``(1) be a covered entity;
``(2) propose to focus on--
``(A) serving a specific local geographical area; or
``(B) addressing a specific issue area;
``(3) propose to focus on improving measurable outcomes
relating to--
``(A) education for economically disadvantaged
elementary or secondary school 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 services
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) have an evidence-based decisionmaking strategy,
including--
``(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)(I) replicate and expand research-proven
initiatives that have been shown to produce
sizeable, sustained benefits to participants or
society; or
``(II) support new initiatives with a
substantial likelihood of significant impact; or
``(ii) partner with a research organization to
carry out rigorous evaluations to assess the
effectiveness of such initiatives; and
``(5) 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 replicate or expand proven
initiatives, or support new initiatives, in low-income
communities;
``(B) 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 private, and for-
profit private sectors; and


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``(C) make subgrants of a sufficient size and scope
to enable the community organizations to build their
capacity to 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) the issue area referred to in subsection
(f)(2)(B) that the eligible entity will address, and the
geographical areas that the eligible entity is likely to
serve in addressing such issue area;
``(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 high 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--
``(i) with proven initiatives and a
demonstrated track record of achieving specific
outcomes related to the measurable outcomes for
the eligible entity; or
``(ii) that articulate a new solution with a
significant likelihood 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 replicate, expand, or
support their initiatives;
``(D) provide a well-defined plan for replicating,
expanding, or supporting 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
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``(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;
``(10) a commitment to use data and evaluations to improve
the eligible entity's own model and to improve the initiatives
funded by the eligible entity; 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 subsection (d), 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) 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;
``(4) select a geographically diverse set of eligible
entities; and
``(5) take into account broad community perspectives and
support.

``(i) Matching Funds for Grants.--
``(1) In general.--The Corporation may not make a grant to
an eligible entity under subsection (d) for a Social Innovation
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 equal to not less than $1
for every $1 of funds provided under the grant.
``(2) Additional requirements.--
``(A) Type and sources.--The eligible entity shall
provide the matching funds in cash. The eligible entity
shall provide the matching funds from State, local, or
private


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sources, which may include State or local agencies,
businesses, private philanthropic organizations, or
individuals.
``(B) Eligible entities including state commissions
or local government offices.--
``(i) In general.--In a case in which a State
Commission, a local government office, or both
entities are a part of the eligible entity, the
State involved, the local government involved, or
both entities, respectively, shall contribute not
less than 30 percent and not more than 50 percent
of the matching funds.
``(ii) Local government office.--
In <>  this subparagraph, the
term `local government office' means the office of
the chief executive officer of a unit of general
local government.
``(3) Reduction.--The Corporation may reduce by 50 percent
the matching funds required by paragraph (1) for an eligible
entity serving a community (such as a rural low-income
community) that the eligible entity can demonstrate is
significantly philanthropically underserved.

``(j) Subgrants.--
``(1) Subgrants authorized.--An eligible entity receiving a
grant under subsection (d) is authorized to use the funds made
available through the grant to award, on a competitive basis,
subgrants to expand or replicate proven initiatives, or support
new initiatives with a substantial likelihood of success, to--
``(A) community organizations serving low-income
communities within the specific local geographical area
described in the eligible entity's application in
accordance with subsection (g)(3)(A); or
``(B) community organizations addressing a specific
issue area described in the eligible entity's
application in accordance with subsection (g)(3)(B), in
low-income communities in the geographical areas
described in the application.
``(2) Periods; amounts.--The eligible entity shall make such
subgrants for periods of not less than 3 and not more than 5
years, and may renew the subgrants for such periods, in amounts
of not less than $100,000 per year.
``(3) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a subgrant
from an eligible entity under this section, including receiving
a payment for that subgrant each year, a community organization
shall submit an application to an eligible entity that serves
the specific local geographical area, or geographical areas,
that the community organization proposes to serve, at such time,
in such manner, and containing such information as the eligible
entity may require, including--
``(A) a description of the initiative the community
organization carries out and plans to replicate or
expand, or of the new initiative the community
organization intends to support, using funds received
from the eligible entity, and how the initiative relates
to the issue areas in which the eligible entity has
committed to work in the eligible entity's application,
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``(B) data on the measurable outcomes the community
organization has improved, and information on the
measurable outcomes the community organization seeks to
improve by replicating or expanding a proven initiative
or supporting a new initiative, which shall be among the
measurable outcomes that the eligible entity identified
in the eligible entity's application, in accordance with
subsection (g)(4)(C);
``(C) an identification of the community in which
the community organization proposes to carry out an
initiative, which shall be within a local geographical
area described in the eligible entity's application in
accordance with subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection
(g)(3), as applicable;
``(D) a description of the evidence-based
decisionmaking strategies the community organization
uses to improve the measurable outcomes, including--
``(i) use of evidence produced by prior
rigorous evaluations of program effectiveness
including, where available, well-implemented
randomized controlled trials; or
``(ii) a well-articulated plan to conduct, or
partner with a research organization to conduct,
rigorous evaluations to assess the effectiveness
of initiatives addressing national or local
challenges;
``(E) a description of how the community
organization uses data to analyze and improve its
initiatives;
``(F) specific evidence of how the community
organization will meet the requirements for providing
matching funds specified in subsection (k);
``(G) a description of how the community
organization will sustain the replicated or expanded
initiative after the conclusion of the subgrant period;
and
``(H) any other information the eligible entity may
require, including information necessary for the
eligible entity to fulfill the requirements of
subsection (g)(5).

``(k) Matching Funds for Subgrants.--
``(1) In general.--An eligible entity may not make a
subgrant to a community organization under this section for an
initiative described in subsection (j)(3)(A) unless the
organization agrees that, with respect to the cost of carrying
out that initiative, the organization will make available, on an
annual basis, matching funds in an amount equal to not less than
$1 for every $1 of funds provided under the subgrant. If the
community organization fails to make such matching funds
available for a fiscal year, the eligible entity shall not make
payments for the remaining fiscal years of the subgrant period,
notwithstanding any other provision of this part.
``(2) Types and sources.--The community organization shall
provide the matching funds in cash. The community organization
shall provide the matching funds from State, local, or private
sources, which may include funds from State or local agencies or
private sector funding.

``(l) Direct Support.--
``(1) Program authorized.--The Corporation may use not more
than 10 percent of the funds appropriated for this section to
award grants to community organizations serving low-income
communities or addressing a specific issue area in geographical


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areas that have the highest need in that issue area, to enable
such community organizations to replicate or expand proven
initiatives or support new initiatives.
``(2) Terms and conditions.--A grant awarded under this
subsection shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as
a subgrant awarded under subsection (j).
``(3) Application; matching funds.--
Paragraphs <>  (2) and (3) of subsection
(j) and subsection (k) shall apply to a community organization
receiving or applying for a grant under this subsection in the
same manner as such subsections apply to a community
organization receiving or applying for a subgrant under
subsection (j), except that references to a subgrant shall mean
a grant and references to an eligible entity shall mean the
Corporation.

``(m) Research and Evaluation.--
``(1) In general.--The Corporation may reserve not more than
5 percent of the funds appropriated for this section for a
fiscal year to support, directly or through contract with an
independent entity, research and evaluation activities to
evaluate the eligible entities and community organizations
receiving grants under subsections (d) and (l) and the
initiatives supported by the grants.
``(2) Research and evaluation activities.--
``(A) Research and reports.--
``(i) In general.--The entity carrying out
this subsection shall collect data and conduct or
support research with respect to the eligible
entities and community organizations receiving
grants under subsections (d) and (l), and the
initiatives supported by such eligible entities
and community organizations, to determine the
success of the program carried out under this
section in replicating, expanding, and supporting
initiatives, including--
``(I) the success of the initiatives
in improving measurable outcomes; and
``(II) the success of the program in
increasing philanthropic investments in
philanthropically underserved
communities.
``(ii) Reports.--The Corporation shall submit
periodic reports to the authorizing committees
including--
``(I) the data collected and the
results of the research under this
subsection;
``(II) information on lessons
learned about best practices from the
activities carried out under this
section, to improve those activities;
and
``(III) a list of all eligible
entities and community organizations
receiving funds under this section.
``(iii) <>  Public
information.--The Corporation shall annually post
the list described in clause (ii)(III) on the
Corporation's website.
``(B) <>  Technical assistance.--
The Corporation shall, directly or through contract,
provide technical assistance to the eligible entities
and community organizations that receive grants under
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``(C) <>  Knowledge management.--
The Corporation shall, directly or through contract,
maintain a clearinghouse for information on best
practices resulting from initiatives supported by the
eligible entities and community organizations.
``(D) Reservation.--Of the funds appropriated under
section 501(a)(4)(E) for a fiscal year, not more than 5
percent may be used to carry out this subsection.''.
SEC. 1808. CLEARINGHOUSES.

Subtitle H of title I (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.) is further amended
by adding at the end the following:

``PART IV--NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS CLEARINGHOUSES; VOLUNTEER
GENERATION FUND

``SEC. 198O. <>  NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS
CLEARINGHOUSES.

``(a) In General.--The <>  Corporation
shall provide assistance, by grant, contract, or cooperative agreement,
to entities with expertise in the dissemination of information through
clearinghouses to establish 1 or more clearinghouses for information
regarding the national service laws, which shall include information on
service-learning and on service through other programs receiving
assistance under 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, except that such clearinghouse may not conduct
such research and evaluations if the recipient of the grant,
contract, or cooperative agreement establishing the
clearinghouse under this section is receiving funds for such
purpose under part III of subtitle B or under this subtitle (not
including this section);
``(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--
``(A) entities carrying out service-learning
programs and programs offered under the national service
laws; and
``(B) 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;


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``(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 in working with
such youth; and
``(12) carry out such other activities as the Chief
Executive Officer determines to be appropriate.
``SEC. 198P. <>  VOLUNTEER GENERATION FUND.

``(a) Grants Authorized.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations for this section, the Corporation may make grants to
State Commissions and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of
assisting the State Commissions and nonprofit organizations to--
``(1) develop and carry out volunteer programs described in
subsection (c); and
``(2) make subgrants to support and create new local
community-based entities that recruit, manage, or support
volunteers as described in such subsection.

``(b) Application.--
``(1) In general.--Each State Commission or nonprofit
organization desiring a grant under this section shall submit an
application to the Corporation at such time, in such manner, and
accompanied by such information as the Corporation may
reasonably require.
``(2) Contents.--Each application submitted pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall contain--
``(A)(i) a description of the program that the
applicant will provide;
``(B) an assurance that the applicant will annually
collect information on--
``(i) the number of volunteers recruited for
activities carried out under this section, using
funds received under this section, and the type
and amount of activities carried out by such
volunteers; and
``(ii) the number of volunteers managed or
supported using funds received under this section,
and the type and amount of activities carried out
by such volunteers;
``(C) a description of the outcomes the applicant
will use to annually measure and track performance with
regard to--
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``(ii) volunteers recruited, managed, or
supported; and
``(D) such additional assurances as the Corporation
determines to be essential to ensure compliance with the
requirements of this section.

``(c) Eligible Volunteer Programs.--A State Commission or nonprofit
organization receiving a grant under this section shall use the
assistance--
``(1) directly to carry out volunteer programs or to develop
and support community-based entities that recruit, manage, or
support volunteers, by carrying out activities consistent with
the goals of the subgrants described in paragraph (2); or
``(2) through subgrants to community-based entities to carry
out volunteer programs or develop and support such entities that
recruit, manage, or support volunteers, through 1 or more of the
following types of subgrants:
``(A) A subgrant to a community-based entity for
activities that are consistent with the priorities set
by the State's national service plan as described in
section 178(e), or by the Corporation.
``(B) A subgrant to recruit, manage, or support
volunteers to a community-based entity such as a
volunteer coordinating agency, a nonprofit resource
center, a volunteer training clearinghouse, an
institution of higher education, or a collaborative
partnership of faith-based and community-based
organizations.
``(C) A subgrant to a community-based entity that
provides technical assistance and support to--
``(i) strengthen the capacity of local
volunteer infrastructure organizations;
``(ii) address areas of national need (as
defined in section 198B(a)); and
``(iii) expand the number of volunteers
nationally.

``(d) Allocation of Funds.--
``(1) In general.--Of the funds allocated by the Corporation
for provision of assistance under this section for a fiscal
year--
``(A) the Corporation shall use 50 percent of such
funds to award grants, on a competitive basis, to State
Commissions and nonprofit organizations for such fiscal
year; and
``(B) the Corporation shall use 50 percent of such
funds make an allotment to the State Commissions of each
of the several States, the District of Columbia, and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico based on the formula
described in subsections (e) and (f) of section 129,
subject to paragraph (2).
``(2) Minimum grant amount.--In order to ensure that each
State Commission is able to improve efforts to recruit, manage,
or support volunteers, the Corporation may determine a minimum
grant amount for allotments under paragraph (1)(B).

``(e) Limitation on Administrative Costs.--Not more than 5 percent
of the amount of any grant provided under this section for a fiscal year
may be used to pay for administrative costs incurred by either the
recipient of the grant or any community-based entity receiving
assistance or a subgrant under such grant.
``(f) Matching Fund Requirements.--The Corporation share of the cost
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under this section, whether the assistance is provided directly or as a
subgrant from the original recipient of the assistance, may not exceed--
``(1) 80 percent of such cost for the first year in which
the recipient receives such assistance;
``(2) 70 percent of such cost for the second year in which
the recipient receives such assistance;
``(3) 60 percent of such cost for the third year in which
the recipient receives such assistance; and
``(4) 50 percent of such cost for the fourth year in which
the recipient receives such assistance and each year
thereafter.''.
SEC. 1809. NONPROFIT CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM.

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

``PART V--NONPROFIT CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM

``SEC. 198S. <>  NONPROFIT CAPACITY
BUILDING.

``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Intermediary nonprofit grantee.--The term
`intermediary nonprofit grantee' means an intermediary nonprofit
organization that receives a grant under subsection (b).
``(2) Intermediary nonprofit organization.--The term
`intermediary nonprofit organization' means an experienced and
capable nonprofit entity with meaningful prior experience in
providing organizational development assistance, or capacity
building assistance, focused on small and midsize nonprofit
organizations.
``(3) Nonprofit.--The term `nonprofit', used with respect to
an entity or organization, means--
``(A) an entity or organization described in section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and
exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code;
and
``(B) an entity or organization described in
paragraph (1) or (2) of section 170(c) of such Code.
``(4) State.--The term `State' means each of the several
States, and the District of Columbia.

``(b) Grants.--The Corporation shall establish a Nonprofit Capacity
Building Program to make grants to intermediary nonprofit organizations
to serve as intermediary nonprofit grantees. The Corporation shall make
the grants to enable the intermediary nonprofit grantees to pay for the
Federal share of the cost of delivering organizational development
assistance, including training on best practices, financial planning,
grantwriting, and compliance with the applicable tax laws, for small and
midsize nonprofit organizations, especially those nonprofit
organizations facing resource hardship challenges. Each of the grantees
shall match the grant funds by providing a non-Federal share as
described in subsection (f).
``(c) Amount.--To the extent practicable, the Corporation shall make
such a grant to an intermediary nonprofit organization in each State,
and shall make such grant in an amount of not less than $200,000.


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``(d) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this
section, an intermediary nonprofit organization shall submit an
application to the Corporation at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Corporation may require. The
intermediary nonprofit organization shall submit in the application
information demonstrating that the organization has secured sufficient
resources to meet the requirements of subsection (f).
``(e) Preference and Considerations.--
``(1) Preference.--In making such grants, the Corporation
shall give preference to intermediary nonprofit organizations
seeking to become intermediary nonprofit grantees in areas where
nonprofit organizations face significant resource hardship
challenges.
``(2) Considerations.--In determining whether to make a
grant the Corporation shall consider--
``(A) the number of small and midsize nonprofit
organizations that will be served by the grant;
``(B) the degree to which the activities proposed to
be provided through the grant will assist a wide number
of nonprofit organizations within a State, relative to
the proposed amount of the grant; and
``(C) the quality of the organizational development
assistance to be delivered by the intermediary nonprofit
grantee, including the qualifications of its
administrators and representatives, and its record in
providing services to small and midsize nonprofit
organizations.

``(f) Federal Share.--
``(1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost as
referenced in subsection (b) shall be 50 percent.
``(2) Non-federal share.--
``(A) In general.--The non-Federal share of the cost
as referenced in subsection (b) shall be 50 percent and
shall be provided in cash.
``(B) Third party contributions.--
``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
clause (ii), an intermediary nonprofit grantee
shall provide the non-Federal share of the cost
through contributions from third parties. The
third parties may include charitable grantmaking
entities and grantmaking vehicles within existing
organizations, entities of corporate philanthropy,
corporations, individual donors, and regional,
State, or local government agencies, or other non-
Federal sources.
``(ii) Exception.--If the intermediary
nonprofit grantee is a private foundation (as
defined in section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986), a donor advised fund (as defined in
section 4966(d)(2) of such Code), an organization
which is described in section 4966(d)(4)(A)(i) of
such Code, or an organization which is described
in section 4966(d)(4)(B) of such Code, the grantee
shall provide the non-Federal share from within
that grantee's own funds.
``(iii) Maintenance of effort, prior year
third-party funding levels.--For purposes of
maintaining private sector support levels for the
activities specified by this program, a non-
Federal share that includes donations by third
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that does not decrease prior levels of funding
from the same third parties granted to the
nonprofit intermediary grantee in the preceding
year.

``(g) Reservation.--Of the amount authorized to provide financial
assistance under this subtitle, there shall be made available to carry
out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through
2014.''.

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, directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements
(including through State Commissions), conduct appropriate training for
and provide technical assistance to--
``(1) programs receiving assistance under the national
service laws; and
``(2) entities (particularly entities in rural areas and
underserved communities) that desire to--
``(A) carry out or establish national service
programs; or
``(B) apply for assistance (including subgrants)
under the national service laws.

``(b) Activities Included.--Such training and technical assistance
activities may include--
``(1) providing technical assistance to entities applying to
carry out national service programs or entities 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
individuals operating or overseeing national service programs,
including developing skills 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 individuals
participating in national service programs in risk management
procedures, including the training of participants in
appropriate risk management practices;
``(7) training individuals operating or overseeing national
service programs--
``(A) in volunteer recruitment, management, and
retention to improve the abilities of such individuals
to use


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participants and other volunteers in an effective
manner, which training results in high-quality service
and the desire of participants and volunteers to
continue to serve in other capacities after the program
is completed;
``(B) in program evaluation and performance measures
to inform practices to augment the capacity and
sustainability of the national service programs; or
``(C) to effectively accommodate individuals with
disabilities to increase the participation of
individuals with disabilities in national service
programs, which training may utilize funding from the
reservation of funds under section 129(k) to increase
the participation of individuals with disabilities;
``(8) establishing networks and collaboration among
employers, educators, and other key stakeholders in the
community to further leverage resources to increase local
participation in national service programs, and to coordinate
community-wide planning and service with respect to national
service programs;
``(9) 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 (42
U.S.C. 5001); and
``(10) carrying out such other activities as the Chief
Executive Officer determines to be appropriate.

``(c) Priority.--In carrying out this section, the Corporation shall
give priority to programs under the national service laws and entities
eligible to establish such programs that seek training or technical
assistance and 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 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) seek to 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.

(a) In General.--Title III <>  (42 U.S.C. 12661 et seq.) is repealed.

(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 401 (42 U.S.C. 12671) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``term'' and all that
follows through the period and inserting the following: ``term
`administrative organization' means a nonprofit private
organization that enters into an agreement with the Corporation
to carry out this section.''; and
(2) by striking ``Foundation'' each place it appears and
inserting ``administrative organization''.


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

SEC. 1841. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Section 501 (42 U.S.C. 12681) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:

``(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) Part iv reservation.--Of the amount
appropriated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year,
the Corporation may reserve such sums as may be
necessary to carry out part IV of subtitle B of title I.
``(C) Section 118a.--Of the amount appropriated
under subparagraph (A) and not reserved under
subparagraph (B) for a fiscal year, not more than
$7,000,000 shall be made available for awards to
Campuses of Service under section 118A.
``(D) Section 119(c)(8).--Of the amount appropriated
under subparagraph (A) and not reserved under
subparagraph (B) for a fiscal year, not more than
$10,000,000 shall be made available for summer of
service program grants under section 119(c)(8), and not
more than $10,000,000 shall be deposited in the National
Service Trust to support summer of service educational
awards, consistent with section 119(c)(8).
``(E) Section 119(c)(9).--Of the amount appropriated
under subparagraph (A) and not reserved under
subparagraph (B) for a fiscal year, not more than
$20,000,000 shall be made available for youth engagement
zone programs under section 119(c)(9).
``(F) General programs.--Of the amount remaining
after the application of subparagraphs (A) through (E)
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.
``(2) Subtitles c and d.--There are authorized to be
appropriated, for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014, such
sums as may be necessary to provide financial assistance under
subtitle C of title I and to provide national service
educational awards under subtitle D of title I for the number of
participants described in section 121(f)(1) for each such fiscal
year.
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123 STAT. 1580

``(A) In general.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to operate the National Civilian Community
Corps and provide financial assistance under subtitle E
of title I, 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 this
paragraph, priority shall be given to programs carrying
out activities 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), including a major disaster as a consequence of
Hurricane Katrina or Rita.
``(4) Subtitle h.--
``(A) Authorization.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of
fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to provide financial
assistance under subtitle H of title I.
``(B) Section 198b.--Of the amount authorized under
subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, such sums as may be
necessary shall be made available to provide financial
assistance under section 198B and to provide national
service educational awards under subtitle D of title I
to the number of participants in national service
positions established or increased as provided in
section 198B(b)(3) for such year.
``(C) Section 198c.--Of the amount authorized under
subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, $12,000,000 shall be
made available to provide financial assistance under
section 198C.
``(D) Section 198h.--Of the amount authorized under
subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, such sums as may be
necessary shall be made available to provide financial
assistance under section 198H.
``(E) Section 198k.--Of the amount authorized under
subparagraph (A), there shall be made available to carry
out section 198K--
``(i) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
``(ii) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
``(iii) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
``(iv) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and
``(v) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.
``(F) Section 198p.--Of the amount authorized under
subparagraph (A), there shall be made available to carry
out section 198P--
``(i) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
``(ii) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
``(iii) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
``(iv) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and
``(v) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.
``(5) Administration.--
``(A) In general.--There are authorized to be
appropriated for the administration of this Act,
including financial assistance under section 126(a),
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years
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``(B) Corporation.--Of the amounts appropriated
under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, a portion
shall be made available to provide financial assistance
under section 126(a).
``(6) Evaluation, training, and technical assistance.--
Notwithstanding paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) and any other
provision of law, 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 not more than 2.5 percent to carry
out sections 112(e) and 179A and subtitle J, of which $1,000,000
shall be used by the Corporation to carry out section 179A.
Notwithstanding subsection (b), amounts so reserved shall be
available only for the fiscal year for which the amounts are
reserved.'';
(2) by striking subsections (b) and (d); and
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).

TITLE II--DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 1973

SEC. 2001. REFERENCES.

Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to
be made to a section or other provision of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.).
SEC. 2002. VOLUNTEERISM POLICY.

Section 2 (42 U.S.C. 4950) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``both young'' and all
that follows through the period and inserting ``individuals of
all ages and backgrounds.''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ``State, and local
agencies'' the following: ``, expand relationships with, and
support for, the efforts of civic, community, and educational
organizations,''.

Subtitle A--National Volunteer Antipoverty Programs

CHAPTER 1--VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA

SEC. 2101. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 4951) is amended--
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ``exploit'' and all
that follows through the period and inserting ``increase
opportunities for self-advancement by persons affected by such
problems.''; and
(2) in the third sentence, by striking ``at the local
level'' and all that follows through the period and inserting
``at the local level, to support efforts by local agencies and
community organizations to achieve long-term sustainability of
projects, and to strengthen local agencies and community
organizations to carry out the objectives of this part.''.



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SEC. 2102. SELECTION AND ASSIGNMENT OF VOLUNTEERS.

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,'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``handicapped
individuals'' and all that follows through the semicolon
and inserting ``individuals with disabilities,
especially individuals with severe disabilities;'';
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the jobless, the
hungry,'' and inserting ``unemployed individuals,'';
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``prevention,
education,'' and inserting ``through prevention,
education, rehabilitation, treatment,'';
(E) in paragraph (5), by striking ``chronic and
life-threatening illnesses'' and inserting ``mental
illness, chronic and life-threatening illnesses,'';
(F) in paragraph (6)--
(i) by striking ``Headstart act'' and
inserting ``Head Start Act''; and
(ii) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon
at the end;
(G) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the
end and inserting a semicolon; and
(H) by adding at the end the following:
``(8) in assisting with the reentry and reintegration of
formerly incarcerated youth and adults into society, including
providing training and counseling in education, employment, and
life skills;
``(9) in developing and carrying out financial literacy,
financial planning, budgeting, saving, and reputable credit
accessibility programs in low-income communities, including
those programs that educate individuals about financing home
ownership and higher education;
``(10) in initiating and supporting before-school and after-
school programs, serving children in low-income communities,
that may engage participants in mentoring, tutoring, life skills
and study skills programs, service-learning, physical,
nutrition, and health education programs, and other activities
addressing the needs of the children;
``(11) in establishing and supporting community economic
development initiatives, with a priority on work on such
initiatives in rural areas and the other areas where such
initiatives are needed most;
``(12) in assisting veterans and their family members
through establishing or augmenting programs that assist such
persons with access to legal assistance, health care (including
mental health care), employment counseling or training,
education counseling or training, affordable housing, and other
support services; and
``(13) in addressing the health and wellness of individuals
in low-income communities and individuals in underserved
communities, including programs to increase access to preventive
services, insurance, and health services.'';
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(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), by striking
``Community Service Trust Act of 1993'' and all
that follows through the period at the end of the
fourth sentence and inserting ``Community Service
Act of 1990.'';
(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), in the second
sentence, by inserting ``and management'' after
``the recruitment''; and
(C) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ``information
system'' and inserting ``database'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``the
Internet and related technologies,'' before
``radio,'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting
``Internet and related technologies,'' before
``print media,'';
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting
``State or local offices of economic development,
State employment security agencies, employment
offices,'' before ``and other institutions''; and
(iv) in subparagraph (F), by striking
``Community Service Trust Act of 1993'' and
inserting ``Community Service Act of 1990''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (4);
(4) in subsection (d), in the second sentence, by striking
``private industry council established under the Job Training
Partnership Act or'';
(5) in subsection (g), in the first sentence, by striking
``, and such'' and all that follows through the period 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 part.''.
SEC. 2103. SUPPORT SERVICE.

Section 105(a)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 4955(a)(1)(B)) is amended--
(1) by striking the first sentence and inserting the
following: ``Such stipend shall be set at a rate that is not
less than a minimum of $125 per month and not more than a
maximum of $150 per month, subject to the availability of funds
to provide such a maximum rate.''; and
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ``stipend of a
maximum of $200 per month'' and inserting ``stipend set at a
rate that is not more than a maximum of $250 per month''.
SEC. 2104. REPEAL.

Section 109 (42 U.S.C. 4959) is repealed.
SEC. 2105. REDESIGNATION.

Section 110 (42 U.S.C. 4960) is redesignated as section 109.


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CHAPTER 2--UNIVERSITY YEAR FOR VISTA

SEC. 2121. UNIVERSITY YEAR FOR VISTA.

Part B of title I (42 U.S.C. 4971 et seq.) <>  is repealed.

CHAPTER 3--SPECIAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS

SEC. 2131. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

Section 121 (42 U.S.C. 4991) is amended in the second sentence by
striking ``situations'' and inserting ``organizations''.
SEC. 2132. LITERACY CHALLENGE GRANTS.

Section 124 (42 U.S.C. 4995) is repealed.

Subtitle B--National Senior Service Corps

SEC. 2141. TITLE.

Title II (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.) is amended by striking the title
heading and inserting the following:

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

SEC. 2142. STATEMENT OF 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; and
``(5) opportunities for low-income people 55 years of age or
older, through the Senior Companion Program, to provide support
services and companionship to other older individuals through
volunteer service.''.
SEC. 2143. RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.

Section 201 (42 U.S.C. 5001(a)) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``avail'' and all that follows through
``community,'' and inserting ``share their experiences,
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improve their communities and themselves through service
in their communities,'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, and
individuals 60 years of age or older will be given
priority for enrollment,''; and
(C) in paragraph (4)--
(i) by striking ``established and will be
carried out'' and inserting ``designed and
implemented''; and
(ii) by striking ``field of service'' and all
that follows through the period at the end and
inserting ``field of service to be provided, as
well as persons who have expertise in the
management of volunteers and the needs of older
individuals.''; and
(2) <>  by adding
at the end the following:

``(e)(1) Beginning with fiscal year 2013 and for each fiscal year
thereafter, each grant or contract awarded under this section, for such
a year, shall be--
``(A) awarded for a period of 3 years, with an option for a
grant renewal of 3 years if the grantee meets the performances
measures established under subsection (g); and
``(B) awarded through a competitive process described in
paragraph (2).

``(2)(A) <>  The
Corporation shall promulgate regulations establishing the competitive
process required under paragraph (1)(B), and make such regulations
available to the public, not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of the Serve America Act. <>  The
Corporation shall consult with the directors of programs receiving
grants under this section during the development and implementation of
the competitive process.

``(B) The competitive process required by subparagraph (A) shall--
``(i) include the use of a peer review panel, including
members with expertise in senior service and aging, to review
applications;
``(ii) include site inspections of programs assisted under
this section, as appropriate;
``(iii) in the case of an applicant who has previously
received a grant or contract for a program under this section,
include an evaluation of the program conducted by a review team,
as described in subsection (f);
``(iv) ensure that--
``(I) the grants or contracts awarded under this
section through the competitive process for a grant or
contract cycle support an aggregate number of volunteer
service years for a given geographic service area that
is not less than the aggregate number of volunteer
service years supported under this section for such
service area for the previous grant or contract cycle;
``(II) the grants or contracts awarded under this
section through the competitive process for a grant or
contract cycle maintain a similar program distribution,
as compared to the program distribution for the previous
grant or contract cycle; and
``(III) every effort is made to minimize the
disruption to volunteers; and
``(v) include the use of performance measures, outcomes, and
other criteria established under subsection (g).


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``(f)(1) <>
Notwithstanding section 412, and effective beginning 180 days after the
date of enactment of the Serve America Act, each grant or contract under
this section that expires in fiscal year 2011, 2012, or 2013 shall be
subject to an evaluation process conducted by a review team described in
paragraph (4). The evaluation process shall be carried out, to the
maximum extent practicable, in fiscal year 2010, 2011, and 2012,
respectively.

``(2) <>  The Corporation shall promulgate
regulations establishing the evaluation process required under paragraph
(1), and make such regulations available to the public, not later than
18 months after the date of enactment of the Serve America Act. The
Corporation shall consult with the directors of programs receiving
grants under this section during the development and implementation of
the evaluation process.

``(3) The evaluation process required under paragraph (1) shall--
``(A) include performance measures, outcomes, and other
criteria established under subsection (g); and
``(B) evaluate the extent to which the recipient of the
grant or contract meets or exceeds such performance measures,
outcomes, and other criteria through a review of the recipient.

``(4) To the maximum extent practicable, the Corporation shall
provide that each evaluation required by this subsection is conducted by
a review team that--
``(A) includes individuals who are knowledgeable about
programs assisted under this section;
``(B) includes current or former employees of the
Corporation who are knowledgeable about programs assisted under
this section;
``(C) includes representatives of communities served by
volunteers of programs assisted under this section; and
``(D) shall receive periodic training to ensure quality and
consistency across evaluations.

``(5) The findings of an evaluation described in this subsection of
a program described in paragraph (1) shall--
``(A) be presented to the recipient of the grant or contract
for such program in a timely, transparent, and uniform manner
that conveys information of program strengths and weaknesses and
assists with program improvement; and
``(B) be used as the basis for program improvement, and for
the provision of training and technical assistance.

``(g)(1) <>  The Corporation
shall, with particular attention to the different needs of rural and
urban programs assisted under this section, develop performance
measures, outcomes, and other criteria for programs assisted under this
section that--
``(A) include an assessment of the strengths and areas in
need of improvement of a program assisted under this section;
``(B) include an assessment of whether such program has
adequately addressed population and community-wide needs;
``(C) include an assessment of the efforts of such program
to collaborate with other community-based organizations, units
of government, and entities providing services to seniors,
taking into account barriers to such collaboration that such
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``(D) include a protocol for fiscal management that shall be
used to assess such program's compliance with the program
requirements for the appropriate use of Federal funds;
``(E) include an assessment of whether the program is in
conformity with the eligibility, outreach, enrollment, and other
requirements for programs assisted under this section; and
``(F) contain other measures of performance developed by the
Corporation, in consultation with the review teams described in
subsection (f)(4).

``(2)(A) The performance measures, outcomes, and other criteria
established under this subsection may be updated or modified as
necessary, in consultation with directors of programs under this
section, but not earlier than fiscal year 2014.
``(B) For <>  each fiscal year preceding fiscal
year 2014, the Corporation may, after consulting with directors of the
programs under this section, determine that a performance measure,
outcome, or criterion established under this subsection is operationally
problematic, and may, in consultation with such directors and after
notifying the authorizing committees--
``(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.

``(3) In the event that a program does not meet one or more of the
performance measures, outcome, or criteria established under this
subsection, the Corporation shall initiate procedures to terminate the
program in accordance with section 412.
``(h) <>  The Chief Executive Officer shall
develop procedures by which programs assisted under this section may
receive training and technical assistance, which may include regular
monitoring visits to assist programs in meeting the performance
measures, outcomes, and criteria.

``(i)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (g)(3) or section 412, the
Corporation shall continue to fund a program assisted under this section
that has failed to meet or exceed the performance measures, outcomes,
and other criteria established under this subsection for not more than
12 months if the competitive process established under subsection (e)
does not result in a successor grant or contract for such program, in
order to minimize the disruption to volunteers and the disruption of
services.
``(2) In the case where a program is continued under paragraph (1),
the Corporation shall conduct outreach regarding the availability of a
grant under this section for the area served by such program and
establish a new competition for awarding the successor program to the
continued program. The recipient operating the continued program shall
remain eligible for the new competition.
``(3) The Corporation may monitor the recipient of a grant or
contract supporting a program continued under paragraph (1) during this
period and may provide training and technical assistance to assist such
recipient in meeting the performance measures for such program.
``(j) <>  The Corporation shall
develop and disseminate an online resource guide for programs under this
section not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Serve
America Act, which shall include--
``(1) examples of high-performing programs assisted under
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``(2) corrective actions for underperforming programs; and
``(3) examples of meaningful outcome-based performance
measures, outcomes, and criteria that capture a program's
mission and priorities.''.
SEC. 2144. FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM.

Section 211 (42 U.S.C. 5011) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the first sentence--
(i) by striking ``aged sixty'' and inserting
``age 55''; and
(ii) by striking ``children having exceptional
needs'' and inserting ``children having special or
exceptional needs or circumstances identified as
limiting their academic, social, or emotional
development''; and
(B) in the second sentence--
(i) by striking ``any of a variety of''; and
(ii) by striking ``children with special or
exceptional needs'' and inserting ``children
having special or exceptional needs 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'' and all that follows
through ``(2) of the subsection'' and inserting
``may determine'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and''
after the semicolon at the end;
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) whether it is in the best interest of the child
receiving, and the particular foster grandparent providing,
services in such a project, to continue the relationship between
the child and the grandparent under this part after the child
reaches the age of 21, if such child is an individual with a
disability who was receiving such services prior to attaining
the age of 21.''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:

``(2) If an assignment of a foster grandparent under this part is
suspended or discontinued, the replacement of that foster grandparent
shall be determined in a manner consistent with paragraph (3).'';
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ``$2.45 per hour'' and
all that follows through ``five cents, except'' and inserting
``$3.00 per hour, except'';
(4) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``125 per centum''
and inserting ``200 percent''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``per centum'' and
inserting ``percent''; and
(5) in subsection (f)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subparagraphs
(B) and (C)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (B)''; and
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SEC. 2145. SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM.

Section 213(a) (42 U.S.C. 5013(a)) is amended by striking ``aged 60
or over'' and inserting ``age 55 or older''.
SEC. 2146. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

(a) 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 striking ``participation of
volunteers'' and inserting ``participation of volunteers of all
ages and backgrounds, living in urban or rural communities''.

(b) Minority Population Participation.--Section 223 (42 U.S.C. 5023)
is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``group'' and
inserting ``population''; and
(2) by striking ``sixty years and older from minority
groups'' and inserting ``age 55 years or older from minority
populations''.

(c) Use of Locally Generated Contributions in National Senior
Service Corps.--Section 224 (42 U.S.C. 5024) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``volunteer'' and
inserting ``service''; and
(2) by striking ``Volunteer Corps'' and inserting ``Service
Corps''.

(d) National Problems of Local Concern.--Section 225 (42 U.S.C.
5025) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``(10),
(12), (15), and (16)'' and inserting ``(9), (11),
and (14)''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``(10)''
and inserting ``(9)'';
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:

``(2) An applicant for a grant under paragraph (1) shall determine
whether the program to be supported by the grant is a program under part
A, B, or C, and shall submit an application as required for such
program.''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:

``(4) To the maximum extent practicable, the Director shall ensure
that not less than 25 percent of the funds appropriated under this
section are used to award grants--
``(A) to applicants for grants under this section that are
not receiving assistance from the Corporation at the time of
such grant award; or
``(B) to applicants from locations where no programs
supported under part A, B, or C are in effect at the time of
such grant award.

``(5) Notwithstanding paragraph (4), if, for a fiscal year, less
than 25 percent of the applicants for grants under this section are
applicants described in paragraph (4), the Director may use an amount
that is greater than 75 percent of the funds appropriated under this
subsection to award grants to applicants that are already receiving
assistance from the Corporation at the time of such grant award.'';
(2) in subsection (b)--


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(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``through
education, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation''
before the period at the end;
(B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the
following:
``(4) Programs that establish and support mentoring programs
for low-income youth, including mentoring programs that match
such youth with mentors and match such youth with employment and
training programs, including apprenticeship programs.'';
(C) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``, including
literacy programs that serve youth, and adults, with
limited English proficiency'' before the period at the
end;
(D) by striking paragraphs (6) and (7) and inserting
the following:
``(6) Programs that provide respite care, including care for
elderly individuals and for children and individuals with
disabilities or chronic illnesses who are living at home.
``(7) Programs that provide before-school and after-school
activities, serving children in low-income communities, that may
engage participants in mentoring relationships, tutoring, life
skills, and study skills programs, service-learning, physical,
nutrition, and health education programs, and other activities
addressing the needs of the children in the communities,
including children of working parents.'';
(E) by striking paragraph (8);
(F) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (15) as
paragraphs (8) through (14), respectively;
(G) in paragraph (10) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (F))--
(i) by striking ``educationally disadvantaged
children'' and inserting ``students''; and
(ii) by striking ``the basic skills of such
children'' and inserting ``the academic
achievement of such students'';
(H) by striking paragraph (11) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (F)) and inserting the following:
``(11) Programs that engage older individuals with children
and youth to complete service in energy conservation,
environmental stewardship, or other environmental needs of a
community, including service relating to conducting energy
audits, insulating homes, or conducting other activities to
promote energy efficiency.'';
(I) by striking paragraph (14) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (F)) and inserting the following:
``(14) Programs in which the grant recipients involved
collaborate with criminal justice professionals and
organizations in order to provide prevention programs that serve
low-income youth or youth reentering society after incarceration
and their families, which prevention programs may include
mentoring, counseling, or employment counseling.'';
(J) by striking paragraph (16); and
(K) by redesignating paragraphs (17) and (18) as
paragraphs (15) and (16), respectively;
(3) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``and that such
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program for which the applicant is requesting the grant'' before
the period at the end; and
(4) in subsection (e), by inserting ``widely'' after
``shall''.

(e) Acceptance of Donations.--Part D of title II (42 U.S.C. 5021 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 228. <>  ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS.

``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), an entity
receiving assistance under this title may accept donations, including
donations in cash or in kind fairly evaluated, including plant,
equipment, or services.
``(b) Exception.--An entity receiving assistance under this title to
carry out an activity shall not accept donations from the beneficiaries
of the activity.''.

Subtitle C--Administration and Coordination

SEC. 2151. SPECIAL LIMITATIONS.

Section 404(a) (42 U.S.C. 5044(a)) is amended by inserting ``or
other volunteers (not including participants under this Act and the
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.)),''
after ``employed workers'' both places such term appears.
SEC. 2152. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL LAW.

Section 415 (42 U.S.C. 5055) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c), by inserting ``(as such part was in
effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Serve
America Act)'' after ``part B''; and
(2) in subsection (e), by inserting ``(as such part was in
effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Serve
America Act)'' after ``A, B''.
SEC. 2153. EVALUATION.

Section 416 (42 U.S.C. 5056) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by striking
``(including'' and all that follows through ``3 years)''; and
(2) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ``Committee on
Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate'' and
inserting ``authorizing committees''.
SEC. 2154. 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) by striking paragraph (7);
(3) in paragraph (13), by striking ``Volunteer Corps'' and
inserting ``Service Corps'';
(4) in paragraph (14), by striking ``Volunteer Corps'' and
inserting ``Service Corps'';
(5) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (20) as
paragraphs (7) through (19), respectively;
(6) in paragraph (18) (as redesignated by paragraph (5)), by
striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end;


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(7) in paragraph (19) (as redesignated by paragraph (5)), by
striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(8) by adding at the end the following:
``(20) the term `authorizing committees' means the Committee
on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the
Senate.''.
SEC. 2155. PROTECTION AGAINST IMPROPER USE.

Section 425 (42 U.S.C. 5065) is amended, in the matter following
paragraph (2), by striking ``Volunteer Corps'' and inserting ``Service
Corps''.
SEC. 2156. PROVISIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT
OF 1990.

Title IV (42 U.S.C. 5043 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``SEC. 426. <>  PROVISIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL
AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 1990.

``The Corporation shall carry out this Act in accordance with the
provisions of this Act and the relevant provisions of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.), particularly
the provisions of section 122 and subtitle F of title I of the National
and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12572, 12631 et seq.)
relating to the national service laws.''.

Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 2161. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) National Volunteer Antipoverty Programs.--Section 501 (42 U.S.C.
5081) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and
inserting the following:
``(1) Volunteers in service to america.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out part A of title I
$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may be
necessary for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
``(2) Special volunteer programs.--There are authorized to
be appropriated to carry out part C of title I such sums as may
be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.''; and
(B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (3);
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``part B or C'' and
inserting ``part C''; and
(3) by striking subsection (e).

(b) 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 the fiscal
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``(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 the 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 the 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 the fiscal years 2010 through 2014.''.
(c) Administration and Coordination.--Section 504 (42 U.S.C. 5084)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``fiscal years 1994
through 1996'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2010 through 2014'';
and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``fiscal years 1994
through 1996'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2010 through 2014''.

TITLE III--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TABLES OF CONTENTS

SEC. 3101. TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
ACT OF 1990.

Section 1(b) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 is
amended to read as follows:
``(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 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--Programs for Elementary and Secondary School Students

``Sec. 111. Purpose.
``Sec. 111A. Definitions.
``Sec. 112. Assistance to States, territories, and Indian tribes.
``Sec. 112A. 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. Limitations on uses of funds.

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

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

``Part III--Innovative and Community-Based Service-Learning Programs and
Research

``Sec. 119. Innovative and community-based service-learning programs and
research.

``Part IV--Service-Learning Impact Study

``Sec. 120. Study and report.


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``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. 126. Other special assistance.

``Part II--Application and Approval Process

``Sec. 129. Provision of assistance and approved national service
positions.
``Sec. 129A. Educational 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. 132A. Prohibited activities and ineligible organizations.
``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 Educational Awards

``Sec. 145. Establishment of the National Service Trust.
``Sec. 146. Individuals eligible to receive an educational award from
the Trust.
``Sec. 146A. Certifications of successful completion of terms of
service.
``Sec. 147. Determination of the amount of the educational award.
``Sec. 148. Disbursement of educational awards.
``Sec. 149. Approval process for approved 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 Department of Defense.
``Sec. 163. Advisory board.
``Sec. 164. Evaluations.
``Sec. 165. 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. 179A. Civic Health Assessment and volunteering research and
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. 184A. Availability of assistance.
``Sec. 185. Consolidated application and reporting requirements.
``Sec. 186. Sustainability.


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``Sec. 187. Grant periods.
``Sec. 188. Generation of volunteers.
``Sec. 189. Limitation on program grant costs.
``Sec. 189A. Matching requirements for severely economically distressed
communities.
``Sec. 189B. Audits and reports.
``Sec. 189C. Restrictions on Federal Government and uses of Federal
funds.
``Sec. 189D. Criminal history checks.

``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.
``Sec. 196B. Assignment to State Commissions.
``Sec. 196C. Study of involvement of veterans.

``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--National Service Reserve Corps

``Sec. 198H. National Service Reserve Corps.

``Part III--Social Innovation Funds Pilot Program

``Sec. 198K. Funds.

``Part IV--National Service Programs Clearinghouses; Volunteer
Generation Fund

``Sec. 198O. National service programs clearinghouses.
``Sec. 198P. Volunteer generation fund.

`` ``PART V--Nonprofit Capacity Building Program

`` ``Sec. 198S. Nonprofit capacity building.

``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.


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``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. 3102. TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT
OF 1973.

Section 1(b) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 is
amended to read as follows:
``(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:

``Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
``Sec. 2. Volunteerism policy.

``TITLE I--NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS

``Part A--Volunteers in Service to America

``Sec. 101. Statement of purpose.
``Sec. 102. Authority to operate VISTA program.
``Sec. 103. Selection and assignment of volunteers.
``Sec. 104. Terms and periods of service.
``Sec. 105. Support service.
``Sec. 106. Participation of beneficiaries.
``Sec. 107. Participation of younger and older persons.
``Sec. 108. Limitation.
``Sec. 109. Applications for assistance.

``Part C--Special Volunteer Programs

``Sec. 121. Statement of purpose.
``Sec. 122. Authority to establish and operate special volunteer and
demonstration programs.
``Sec. 123. Technical and financial assistance.

``TITLE II--NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS

``Sec. 200. Statement of purpose.

``Part A--Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

``Sec. 201. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects.

``Part B--Foster Grandparent Program

``Sec. 211. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects.

``Part C--Senior Companion Program

``Sec. 213. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects.

``Part D--General Provisions

``Sec. 221. Promotion of National Senior Service Corps.
``Sec. 222. Payments.
``Sec. 223. Minority population participation.
``Sec. 224. Use of locally generated contributions in National Senior
Service Corps.
``Sec. 225. Programs of national significance.
``Sec. 226. Adjustments to Federal financial assistance.
``Sec. 227. Multiyear grants or contracts.
``Sec. 228. Acceptance of donations.



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``Part E--Demonstration Programs

``Sec. 231. Authority of Director.

``TITLE IV--ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION

``Sec. 403. Political activities.
``Sec. 404. Special limitations.
``Sec. 406. Labor standards.
``Sec. 408. Joint funding.
``Sec. 409. Prohibition of Federal control.
``Sec. 410. Coordination with other programs.
``Sec. 411. Prohibition.
``Sec. 412. Notice and hearing procedures for suspension and termination
of financial assistance.
``Sec. 414. Distribution of benefits between rural and urban areas.
``Sec. 415. Application of Federal law.
``Sec. 416. Evaluation.
``Sec. 417. Nondiscrimination provisions.
``Sec. 418. Eligibility for other benefits.
``Sec. 419. Legal expenses.
``Sec. 421. Definitions.
``Sec. 422. Audit.
``Sec. 423. Reduction of paperwork.
``Sec. 424. Review of project renewals.
``Sec. 425. Protection against improper use.
``Sec. 426. Provisions under the National and Community Service Act of
1990.

``TITLE V--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

``Sec. 501. National volunteer antipoverty programs.
``Sec. 502. National Senior Service Corps.
``Sec. 504. Administration and coordination.
``Sec. 505. Availability of appropriations.

``TITLE VI--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS AND REPEALERS

``Sec. 601. Supersedence of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of July 1, 1971.
``Sec. 602. Creditable service for civil service retirement.
``Sec. 603. Repeal of title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act.
``Sec. 604. Repeal of title VI of the Older Americans Act.''.

TITLE IV--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS

SEC. 4101. 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 V--VOLUNTEERS FOR PROSPERITY PROGRAM

SEC. 5101. <>  FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Americans engaged in international volunteer service,
and the organizations deploying them--
(A) play critical roles in responding to the needs
of people living throughout the developing world; and
(B) advance the international public diplomacy of
the United States.
(2) The Volunteers for Prosperity Program has successfully
promoted international volunteer service by skilled American
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(3) In its first 4 years, the VfP Program helped to mobilize
74,000 skilled Americans, including doctors, nurses, engineers,
businesspeople, and teachers, through a network of 250 nonprofit
organizations and companies in the United States, to carry out
development and humanitarian efforts for those affected by great
global challenges in health, the environment, poverty,
illiteracy, financial literacy, disaster relief, and other
challenges.
(4) The VfP Program has undertaken activities, including--
(A) direct outreach to leading nonprofit
organizations and companies in the United States;
(B) promotion of the work of skilled Americans and
nonprofit organizations and companies in the United
States as it relates to international volunteer service;
(C) public recognition of skilled American
volunteers;
(D) support for organizations that utilize skilled
Americans as volunteers;
(E) participation in the development of special
initiatives to further opportunities for skilled
Americans; and
(F) leadership of an innovative public-private
partnership to provide eligible skilled with financial
assistance for volunteer assignments.
SEC. 5102. <>  DEFINITIONS.

In this title:
(1) VfP office.--The term ``VfP Office'' means the Office of
Volunteers for Prosperity of the United States Agency for
International Development.
(2) VfP program.--The term ``VfP Program'' means the
Volunteers for Prosperity Program established through Executive
Order 13317.
(3) Vfpserve.--The term ``VfPServe'' means a program
established by the VfP Office, in cooperation with the USA
Freedom Corps, to provide eligible skilled professionals with
fixed amount stipends to offset the travel and living costs of
volunteering abroad.
SEC. 5103. OFFICE <>  OF VOLUNTEERS FOR
PROSPERITY.

(a) Functions.--The VfP Office shall pursue the objectives of the
VfP Program described in subsection (b) by--
(1) implementing the VfPServe Program to provide eligible
skilled professionals with matching grants to offset the travel
and living expenses of volunteering abroad with nonprofit
organizations;
(2) otherwise promoting short- and long-term international
volunteer service by skilled American professionals, including
connecting such professionals with nonprofit organizations, to
achieve such objectives;
(3) helping nonprofit organizations in the United States
recruit and effectively manage additional skilled American
professionals for volunteer assignments throughout the
developing world;
(4) providing recognition for skilled American volunteers
and the organizations deploying them;
(5) helping nonprofit organizations and corporations in the
United States to identify resources and opportunities in
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(6) encouraging the establishment of international volunteer
programs for employees of United States corporations; and
(7) encouraging international voluntary service by highly
skilled Americans to promote health and prosperity throughout
the world.

(b) VfP Program Objectives.--The objectives of the VfP Program
should include--
(1) eliminating extreme poverty;
(2) reducing world hunger and malnutrition;
(3) increasing access to safe potable water;
(4) enacting universal education;
(5) reducing child mortality and childhood diseases;
(6) combating the spread of preventable diseases, including
HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis;
(7) providing educational and work skill support for girls
and empowering women to achieve independence;
(8) creating sustainable business and entrepreneurial
opportunities; and
(9) increasing access to information technology.

(c) Volunteers for Prosperity Service Incentive Program.--
(1) In general.--The VfP Office may provide matching grants
to offset the travel and living costs of volunteering abroad to
any eligible organization that--
(A) has members who possess skills relevant to
addressing any objective described in subsection (b);
and
(B) provides a dollar-for-dollar match for such
grant--
(i) through the organization with which the
individual is serving; or
(ii) by raising private funds.
(2) Nondiscrimination requirement.--
The <>  VfP Office may not provide a
stipend to an individual under paragraph (1) unless the
nonprofit organization to which the individual is assigned has
certified to the VfP Office that it does not discriminate with
respect to any project or activity receiving Federal financial
assistance, including a stipend under this title, because of
race, religion, color, national origin, sex, political
affiliation, or beliefs.
(3) Compliance with ineligible service categories.--Service
carried out by a volunteer receiving funds under this section
may not provide a direct benefit to any--
(A) business organized for profit;
(B) labor union;
(C) partisan political organization; or
(D) religious or faith-based organization for the
purpose of proselytization, worship or any other
explicitly religious activity.

(d) Funding.--
(1) In general.--The Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development shall make available the
amounts appropriated pursuant to section 5104 to the VfP Office
to pursue the objectives described in subsection (b) by carrying
out the functions described in subsection (a).
(2) Use of funds.--Amounts made available under paragraph
(1) may be used by the VfP Office to provide personnel and other
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Program, under the supervision of the United States Agency for
International Development.

(e) Coordination.--The VfP Office shall coordinate its efforts with
other public and private efforts that aim to send skilled professionals
to serve in developing nations.
(f) Report.--The VfP Office shall submit an annual report to
Congress on the activities of the VfP Office.
SEC. 5104. AUTHORIZATION <>  OF
APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this title $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be
necessary for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
(b) Allocation of Funds.--Not more than 10 percent of the amounts
appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) may be expended for the
administrative costs of the United States Agency for International
Development to manage the VfP Program.

TITLE VI--EFFECTIVE DATE

SEC. 6101. EFFECTIVE DATE.

(a) <>  In General.--This Act, and the
amendments made by this Act, take effect on October 1, 2009.

(b) Regulations.--Effective <>  on the
date of enactment of this Act, the Chief Executive Officer of the
Corporation for National and Community Service may issue such
regulations as may be necessary to carry out this Act and the amendments
made by this Act.
SEC. 6102. SENSE OF THE SENATE.

(a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
(1) President John F. Kennedy said, ``The raising of
extraordinarily large sums of money, given voluntarily and
freely by millions of our fellow Americans, is a unique American
tradition . . . Philanthropy, charity, giving voluntarily and
freely . . . call it what you like, but it is truly a jewel of
an American tradition''.
(2) Americans gave more than $300,000,000,000 to charitable
causes in 2007, an amount equal to roughly 2 percent of the
gross domestic product.
(3) The vast majority of those donations, roughly 75 percent
or $229,000,000,000, came from individuals.
(4) Studies have shown that Americans give far more to
charity than the people of any other industrialized nation--more
than twice as much, measured as a share of gross domestic
product, than the citizens of Great Britain, and 10 times more
than the citizens of France.
(5) 7 out of 10 American households donate to charities to
support a wide range of religious, educational, cultural, health
care, and environmental goals.
(6) These charities provide innumerable valuable public
services to society's most vulnerable citizens during difficult
economic times.
(7) Congress has provided incentives through the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage charitable giving by allowing
individuals to deduct contributions made to tax-exempt
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(8) 41,000,000 American households, constituting 86 percent
of taxpayers who itemize deductions, took advantage of this
deduction to give to the charities of their choice.

(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that
Congress should preserve the income tax deduction for charitable
contributions through the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and look for
additional ways to encourage charitable giving.

Approved April 21, 2009.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 1388 (S. 277):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 111-37 (Comm. on Education and Labor).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 155 (2009):
Mar. 18, considered and passed House.
Mar. 24-26, considered and passed Senate, amended.
Mar. 31, House concurred in Senate amendments.
DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2009):
Apr. 21, Presidential remarks.