[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1388 Engrossed in House (EH)]
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1388
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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 ``Generations
Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act'' or the ``GIVE Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 1990
Sec. 1001. References.
Subtitle A--Amendments to Subtitle A (General Provisions)
Sec. 1101. Purposes; sense of Congress.
Sec. 1102. Definitions.
Subtitle B--Amendments to Subtitle B (Learn and Serve America)
Sec. 1201. School-based allotments.
Sec. 1202. Higher education provisions and Campuses of Service.
Sec. 1203. Innovative programs and research.
Subtitle C--Amendments to Subtitle C (National Service Trust Program)
Sec. 1301. Prohibition on grants to Federal agencies; limits on
Corporation costs.
Sec. 1302. Required and eligible national service programs.
Sec. 1303. Types of positions.
Sec. 1304. Prohibited activities and ineligible organizations.
Sec. 1305. Assistance to State Commissions; challenge grants.
Sec. 1306. Allocation of assistance to States and other eligible
entities.
Sec. 1307. Additional authority.
Sec. 1308. State selection of programs.
Sec. 1309. National service program assistance requirements.
Sec. 1310. Consideration of applications.
Sec. 1311. Description of participants.
Sec. 1312. Selection of national service participants.
Sec. 1313. Terms of service.
Sec. 1314. Adjustments to living allowance.
Subtitle D--Amendments to Subtitle D (National Service Trust and
Provision of National Service Educational Awards)
Sec. 1401. Availability of funds in the National Service Trust.
Sec. 1402. Individuals eligible to receive a national service
educational award from the Trust.
Sec. 1403. Determination of the amount of national service educational
awards.
Sec. 1404. Disbursement of educational awards.
Sec. 1405. Process of approval of national service positions.
Subtitle E--Amendments to Subtitle E (National Civilian Community
Corps)
Sec. 1501. Purpose.
Sec. 1502. Program components.
Sec. 1503. Eligible participants.
Sec. 1504. Summer national service program.
Sec. 1505. Team leaders.
Sec. 1506. Training.
Sec. 1507. Consultation with State Commissions.
Sec. 1508. Authorized benefits for Corps members.
Sec. 1509. Permanent cadre.
Sec. 1510. Contract and grant authority.
Sec. 1511. Other departments.
Sec. 1512. Advisory Board.
Sec. 1513. Evaluation.
Sec. 1514. Repeal of funding limitation.
Sec. 1515. Definitions.
Sec. 1516. Terminology.
Subtitle F--Amendments to Subtitle F (Administrative Provisions)
Sec. 1601. Family and Medical Leave and Reports.
Sec. 1602. Additional prohibitions on use of funds.
Sec. 1603. Notice, hearing, and grievance procedures.
Sec. 1604. Resolution of displacement complaints.
Sec. 1605. State Commissions on National and Community Service.
Sec. 1606. Evaluation and accountability.
Sec. 1607. Technical amendment.
Sec. 1608. Partnerships with schools.
Sec. 1609. Rights of access, examination, and copying.
Sec. 1610. Additional administrative provisions.
Subtitle G--Amendments to Subtitle G (Corporation for National and
Community Service)
Sec. 1701. Terms of office.
Sec. 1702. Board of Directors authorities and duties.
Sec. 1703. Chief executive officer compensation.
Sec. 1704. Authorities and duties of the Chief Executive Officer.
Sec. 1705. Delegation to States.
Sec. 1706. Chief financial officer.
Sec. 1707. Nonvoting members; personal services contracts.
Sec. 1708. Donated services.
Sec. 1709. Study to examine and increase service programs for displaced
workers.
Sec. 1710. Study to evaluate the effectiveness of a centralized
electronic citizenship verification system.
Subtitle H--Amendments to Subtitle H
Sec. 1801. Technical amendments to subtitle H.
Sec. 1802. Repeals.
Sec. 1803. New Fellowships.
Sec. 1804. Innovative and model program support and National service
reserve corps.
Sec. 1805. Social innovation fund.
Sec. 1806. Clearinghouses.
Subtitle I--Training and Technical Assistance
Sec. 1821. Training and technical assistance.
Sec. 1822. Volunteer Generation Fund.
Subtitle J--Repeal of Title III (Points of Light Foundation)
Sec. 1831. Repeal.
Subtitle K--Amendments to Title V (Authorization of Appropriations)
Sec. 1841. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO THE DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 1973
Sec. 2001. References.
Subtitle A--Amendments to Title I (National Volunteer Antipoverty
Programs)
Sec. 2101. Purpose.
Sec. 2102. Purpose of the VISTA program.
Sec. 2103. Applications.
Sec. 2104. VISTA programs of national significance.
Sec. 2105. Terms and periods of service.
Sec. 2106. Support Service.
Sec. 2107. Sections repealed.
Sec. 2108. Conforming amendment.
Sec. 2109. Financial assistance.
Subtitle B--Amendments to Title II (National Senior Volunteer Corps)
Sec. 2201. Change in name.
Sec. 2202. Purpose.
Sec. 2203. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects.
Sec. 2204. Foster Grandparent Program grants.
Sec. 2205. Senior Companion Program grants.
Sec. 2206. Promotion of National Senior Service Corps.
Sec. 2207. Technical amendments.
Sec. 2208. Programs of national significance.
Sec. 2209. Additional provisions.
Sec. 2210. Authority of Director.
Subtitle C--Amendments to Title IV (Administration and Coordination)
Sec. 2301. Nondisplacement.
Sec. 2302. Notice and hearing procedures.
Sec. 2303. Definitions.
Sec. 2304. Protection against improper use.
Subtitle D--Amendments to Title V (Authorization of Appropriations)
Sec. 2401. Authorization of appropriations for VISTA and other
purposes.
Sec. 2402. Authorization of appropriations for National Senior Service
Corps.
TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS
Sec. 3101. Inspector General Act of 1978.
TITLE IV--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TABLES OF CONTENTS
Sec. 4101. Table of contents for the National and Community Service Act
of 1990.
Sec. 4102. Table of contents amendments for the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act.
TITLE V--EFFECTIVE DATE
Sec. 5101. Effective date.
Sec. 5102. Service assignments and agreements.
TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 1990
SEC. 1001. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this title
an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or
repeal of, a provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to
a provision of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12501 et seq.).
Subtitle A--Amendments to Subtitle A (General Provisions)
SEC. 1101. PURPOSES; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Purposes.--Section 2(b) (42 U.S.C. 12501(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``community throughout''
and inserting ``community and service throughout the varied and
diverse communities of'';
(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ``income,'' the
following: ``geographic location,'';
(3) in paragraph (6), by inserting after ``existing'' the
following: ``national'';
(4) in paragraph (7)--
(A) by striking ``programs and agencies'' and
inserting ``programs, agencies, and communities''; and
(B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(5) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting
a semicolon; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
``(9) recognize and increase the impact of social
entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community organizations in
addressing national and local challenges;
``(10) increase public and private investment in nonprofit
community organizations that are effectively addressing
national and local challenges and to encourage such
organizations to replicate and expand successful initiatives;
``(11) leverage Federal investments to increase State,
local, business, and philanthropic resources to address
national and local challenges;
``(12) expand and strengthen service-learning programs
through year-round opportunities, including during the summer
months, to improve the education of children and youth and to
maximize the benefits of national and community service, in
order to renew the ethic of civic responsibility and the spirit
of community to children and youth throughout the United
States;
``(13) assist in coordinating and strengthening Federal and
other service opportunities, including opportunities for
participation in emergency and disaster preparedness, relief,
and recovery;
``(14) increase service opportunities for our Nation's
retiring professionals, including such opportunities for those
retiring from the science, technical, engineering, and
mathematics professions to improve the education of our
Nation's youth and keep America competitive in the global
knowledge economy, and to further utilize the experience,
knowledge, and skills of older Americans;
``(15) encourage the continued service of the alumni of the
national service programs, including service in times of
national need;
``(16) support institutions of higher education that engage
students in community service activities, provide service-
learning courses, and encourage or assist graduates to pursue
careers in public service in the nonprofit or government
sector; and
``(17) encourage members of the Baby Boom generation to
partake in service opportunities.''.
(b) Sense of Congress.--The Act is amended by inserting after
section 2 the following:
``SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
``It is the sense of Congress that the number of participants in
approved national service positions, including the Volunteers in
Service to America (VISTA) and the National Civilian Community Corps
(NCCC), should grow to reach 250,000 participants by 2014.''.
SEC. 1102. DEFINITIONS.
Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 12511) is amended--
(1) by redesignating--
(A) paragraphs (21) through (29) as paragraphs (28)
through (36), respectively;
(B) paragraphs (9) through (20) as paragraphs (15)
through (26), respectively;
(C) paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs (10) and
(11), respectively; and
(D) paragraphs (3) through (6) as paragraphs (5)
through (8), respectively;
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Approved summer of service position.--The term
`approved summer of service position' means a position in a
program described under section 120(c)(8) for which the
Corporation has approved the provision of a summer of service
educational award as one of the benefits to be provided for
successful service in the position.
``(4) Baby boom generation.--The term `Baby Boom
generation' means the generation that consists of individuals
born during the period beginning with 1946 and ending with
1964.'';
(3) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by striking
``described in section 122'';
(4) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), by striking
``church or other'';
(5) by inserting after paragraph (8) (as so redesignated)
the following:
``(9) Disadvantaged youth.--The term `disadvantaged youth'
includes those youth who are economically disadvantaged and one
or more of the following:
``(A) Who are out-of-school youth, including out-
of-school youth who are unemployed.
``(B) Who are in or aging out of foster care.
``(C) Who have limited English proficiency.
``(D) Who are homeless or who have run away from
home.
``(E) Who are at-risk to leave school without a
diploma.
``(F) Who are former juvenile offenders or at risk
of delinquency.
``(G) Who are individuals with a disability.'';
(6) by inserting after paragraph (11) (as so redesignated)
the following:
``(12) Community-based entity.--The term `community-based
entity' means a public or private nonprofit entity that--
``(A) has experience with meeting unmet human,
educational, environmental, or public safety needs; and
``(B) meets other such criteria as the Chief
Executive Officer may establish.
``(13) Hispanic-serving institution.--The term `Hispanic-
serving institution' has the meaning given such term in section
502(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1101a(a)).
``(14) Historically black college or university.--The term
`historically black college or university' means a part B
institution, as defined in section 322 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)).'';
(7) in paragraph (19) (as so redesignated), by striking
``section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965'' and
inserting ``sections 101(a) and 102(a)(1) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965'';
(8) in paragraph (23)(B) (as so redesignated), by striking
``program in which the participant is enrolled'' and inserting
``organization receiving assistance under the national service
laws through which the participant is enrolled in an approved
national service position'';
(9) by inserting after paragraph (26) (as so redesignated)
the following:
``(27) Qualified organization.--The term `qualified
organization' means a public or private nonprofit organization
with experience working with school-age youth that meets such
criteria as the Chief Executive Officer may establish.'';
(10) in paragraph (28)(B) (as so redesignated)--
(A) by striking ``602'' and inserting ``602(3)'';
and
(B) by striking ``1401'' and inserting ``1401(3)'';
(11) in paragraph (33) (as so redesignated), strike the
last sentence; and
(12) by adding at the end the following:
``(37) Predominantly black institution.--The term
`predominantly black institution' has the meaning given such
term in section 318 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1059e).
``(38) 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 with principles of scientific research.
``(39) Principles if scientific research.--The term
`principles of scientific research' means principles of
research that--
``(A) applies rigorous, systematic, and objective
methodology to obtain reliable and valid knowledge
relevant to education activities and programs;
``(B) presents findings and makes claims that are
appropriate to and supported by methods that have been
employed; and
``(C) includes, as 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.
``(40) Severely economically distressed community.--The
term `severely economically distressed community' means an area
that has a mortgage foreclosure rate, home price decline, and
unemployment rate greater than the national mortgage
foreclosure rate, home price decline, and unemployment rate for
the last 12 months for which satisfactory data are available,
or a residential area that lacks basic living necessities, such
as water and sewer systems, electricity, paved roads, and safe
sanitary housing.
``(41) Tribally controlled college or university.--The term
`tribally controlled college or university' has the meaning
given such term in section 2 of the Tribally Controlled College
or University Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801).
``(42) Medically underserved population.--The term
`medically underserved population' has the meaning given that
term in section 330(b)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 254b(b)(3)).
``(43) Veteran.--The term `veteran' has the meaning given
the term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.''.
Subtitle B--Amendments to Subtitle B (Learn and Serve America)
SEC. 1201. SCHOOL-BASED ALLOTMENTS.
Part I of subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.) is
amended to read as follows:
``PART I--PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS
``SEC. 111. ASSISTANCE TO STATES, TERRITORIES, AND INDIAN TRIBES.
``(a) Purpose.--School-based service learning programs promote
service-learning as a strategy to--
``(1) support high-quality service-learning projects that
engage students in meeting community needs with demonstrable
results, while enhancing students' academic and civic learning;
and
``(2) support efforts to build institutional capacity,
including the professional developement of educators, and to
strengthen the service infrastructure to expand service
opportunities.
``(b) Allotments to States, Territories, and Indian Tribes.--The
Corporation, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, may make
allotments to State educational agencies, Territories, and Indian
tribes to pay for the Federal share of--
``(1) planning and building the capacity within the State,
Territory, or Indian tribe to implement service-learning
programs that are based principally in elementary and secondary
schools, including--
``(A) providing professional developement for
teachers, supervisors, personnel from community-based
agencies (particularly with regard to the recruitment,
utilization, and management of participants), and
trainers, to be conducted by qualified individuals or
organizations that have experience with service-
learning;
``(B) developing service-learning curricula,
consistent with State or local academic content
standards, to be integrated into academic programs,
including an age-appropriate learning component that
provides participants an opportunity to analyze and
apply their service experiences;
``(C) forming local partnerships described in
paragraph (2) or (4) to develop school-based service-
learning programs in accordance with this part;
``(D) devising appropriate methods for research and
evaluation of the educational value of service-learning
and the effect of service-learning activities on
communities;
``(E) establishing effective outreach and
dissemination of information to ensure the broadest
possible involvement of community-based agencies with
demonstrated effectiveness in working with school-age
youth in their communities; and
``(F) establishing effective outreach and
dissemination of information to ensure the broadest
possible participation of schools throughout the State,
with particular attention to schools identified for
school improvement under title I of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et
seq.);
``(2) implementing, operating, or expanding school-based
service-learning programs, which may include paying for the
cost of the recruitment, training, supervision, placement,
salaries, and benefits of service-learning coordinators,
through distribution of Federal funds by State educational
agencies, Territories, and Indian tribes made available under
this part to projects operated by local partnerships among--
``(A) local educational agencies; and
``(B) 1 or more community partners that--
``(i) shall include a public or private
nonprofit organization that--
``(I) has a demonstrated expertise
in the provision of services to meet
unmet human, education, environmental,
or public safety needs;
``(II) will make projects available
for participants, who shall be
students; and
``(III) was in existence at least 1
year before the date on which the
organization submitted an application
under section 113; and
``(ii) may include a private for-profit
business, private elementary or secondary
school, or Indian tribe (except that an Indian
tribe distributing funds to a project under
this paragraph is not eligible to be part of
the partnership operating that project);
``(3) planning of school-based service-learning programs,
through distribution by State educational agencies,
Territories, and Indian tribes of Federal funds made available
under this part to local educational agencies and Indian
tribes, which planning may include paying for the cost of--
``(A) the salaries and benefits of service-learning
coordinators; or
``(B) the recruitment, professional developement,
supervision, and placement of service-learning
coordinators who may be participants in a program under
subtitle C or receive a national service educational
award under subtitle D, who may be participants in a
project under section 201 of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5001), or who may
participate in a Youthbuild program under section 173A
of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
2918a),
who will identify the community partners described in paragraph
(2)(B) and assist in the design and implementation of a program
described in paragraph (2);
``(4) implementing, operating, or expanding school-based
service-learning programs to utilize adult volunteers in
service-learning to improve the education of students, through
distribution by State educational agencies, Territories, and
Indian tribes of Federal funds made available under this part
to--
``(A) local educational agencies;
``(B) Indian tribes (except that an Indian tribe
distributing funds under this paragraph is not eligible
to be a recipient of those funds);
``(C) public or private nonprofit organizations; or
``(D) partnerships or combinations of local
educational agencies and entities described in
subparagraph (B) or (C); and
``(5) developing civic engagement programs that promote a
better understanding of--
``(A) the principles of the Constitution, the
heroes of American history (including military heroes),
and the meaning of the Oath of Allegiance;
``(B) how the Nation's government functions; and
``(C) the importance of service in the Nation's
character.
``(c) Consultation With Secretary of Education.--From the amounts
appropriated under section 501(a)(4), the Corporation is authorized to
enter into agreements with the Secretary of Education for initiatives
that may include--
``(1) Identification and dissemination of research findings
on service-learning and scientifically-valid research based
practices; and
``(2) Provision of professional development opportunities
that--
``(A) improve the quality of service-learning
instruction and delivery for teachers both pre-service
and in-service, personnel from community-based agencies
and youth workers; and
``(B) create and sustain effective partnerships
between local education agencies, community-based
organizations, businesses, and other stakeholders.
``(d) Duties of Service-Learning Coordinator.--A service-learning
coordinator referred to in paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (b) shall
provide services that may include--
``(1) providing technical assistance and information to,
and facilitating the professional developement of, teachers and
assisting in the planning, development, execution, and
evaluation of service-learning in their classrooms;
``(2) assisting local partnerships described in subsection
(b) in the planning, development, and execution of service-
learning projects, including summer of service programs;
``(3) carrying out such other duties as the recipient of
assistance under this part may determine to be appropriate; and
``(4) assisting schools and school districts in developing
school policies and practices that support the integration of
service-learning into the curriculum.
``(e) Related Expenses.--An entity that receives financial
assistance under this part may, in carrying out the activities
described in subsection (b), use such assistance to pay for the Federal
share of reasonable costs related to the supervision of participants,
program administration, transportation, insurance, and evaluations and
for other reasonable expenses related to the activities.
``SEC. 112. ALLOTMENTS.
``(a) Indian Tribes and Territories.--Of the amounts appropriated
to carry out this part for any fiscal year, the Corporation shall
reserve an amount of not less than 2 percent and not more than 3
percent for payments to Indian tribes, the United States Virgin
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, to be allotted in accordance with their respective
needs.
``(b) Allotments Through States.--After reserving the amount under
subsection (a), the Corporation shall use the remainder of the funds
appropriated to carry out this part for any fiscal year as follows:
``(1) Allotments.--
``(A) School-age youth.--From 50 percent of such
remainder, the Corporation shall allot to each State an
amount that bears the same ratio to 50 percent of such
remainder as the number of school-age youth in the
State bears to the total number of school-age youth of
all States.
``(B) Allocation under elementary and secondary
education act of 1965.--From 50 percent of such
remainder, the Corporation shall allot to each State an
amount that bears the same ratio to 50 percent of such
remainder as the allocation to the State for the
previous fiscal year under title I of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et
seq.) or its successor authority bears to such
allocations to all States.
``(2) Definition.--Notwithstanding section 101, for
purposes of this subsection, the term `State' means each of the
several States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico.
``(c) Reallotment.--If the Corporation determines that the
allotment of a State, Territory, or Indian tribe under this section
will not be required for a fiscal year because the State, Territory, or
Indian tribe did not submit and receive approval of an application for
the allotment under section 113, the Corporation shall make the
allotment for such State, Territory, or Indian tribe available for
grants to community-based entity to carry out service-learning programs
as described in section 111(b) in such State, Territory, or Indian
tribe. After community-based entities apply for the allotment with an
application at such time and in such manner as the Corporation requires
and receive approval, the remainder of such allotment shall be
available for reallotment to such other States, Territories, or Indian
tribes with approved applications submitted under section 113 as the
Corporation may determine to be appropriate.
``(d) Minimum Amount.--For any fiscal year for which amounts
appropriated for this subtitle exceed $50,000,000, the minimum
allotment to each State (as defined in subsection (b)(2)) under this
section shall be $75,000.
``SEC. 113. APPLICATIONS.
``(a) In General.--To be eligible to receive an allotment under
section 112, a State, acting through the State educational agency,
Territory, or Indian tribe shall prepare, submit to the Corporation,
and obtain approval of, an application at such time and in such manner
as the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably require.
``(b) Contents.--An application for an allotment under this part
shall include--
``(1) a proposal for a 3-year plan promoting service-
learning, which shall contain such information as the Chief
Executive Officer may reasonably require, including how the
applicant will integrate service-learning opportunities into
the academic program of the participants;
``(2) information about the criteria the State educational
agency, Territory, or Indian tribe will use to evaluate and
grant approval to applications submitted under subsection (c),
including an assurance that the State educational agency,
Territory, or Indian tribe will comply with the requirement in
section 114(a);
``(3) assurances about the applicant's efforts to--
``(A) ensure that students of different ages,
races, sexes, ethnic groups, disabilities, and economic
backgrounds have opportunities to serve together;
``(B) include any opportunities for students
enrolled in schools or other programs of education
providing elementary or secondary education to
participate in service-learning programs and ensure
that such service-learning programs include
opportunities for such students to serve together;
``(C) involve participants in the design and
operation of the program;
``(D) promote service-learning in areas of greatest
need, including low-income or rural areas; and
``(E) otherwise integrate service opportunities
into the academic program of the participants; and
``(4) assurances that the applicant will comply with the
nonduplication and nondisplacement requirements of section 177
and the grievance procedures required by section 176.
``(c) Application to State, Territory, or Indian Tribe To Receive
Assistance To Carry Out School-Based Service-Learning Programs.--
``(1) In general.--Any--
``(A) qualified organization, Indian tribe,
Territory, local educational agency, for-profit
business, private elementary, middle, or secondary
school, or institution of higher education that desires
to receive financial assistance under this subpart from
a State, Territory, or Indian tribe for an activity
described in section 111(b)(1);
``(B) partnership described in section 111(b)(2)
that desires to receive such assistance from a State,
Territory, or Indian tribe or community-based
organization described in section 111(b)(2);
``(C) entity described in section 111(b)(3) that
desires to receive such assistance from a State,
Territory, or Indian tribe for an activity described in
such section; and
``(D) partnership described in section 111(b)(4)
that desires to receive such assistance from a State,
Territory, or Indian tribe for an activity described in
such section,
shall prepare, submit to the State educational agency,
Territory, community-based entity, or Indian tribe, and obtain
approval of, an application for the program.
``(2) Submission.--Such application shall be submitted at
such time and in such manner, and shall contain such
information, as the agency, Territory, Indian tribe, or entity
may reasonably require.
``SEC. 114. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS.
``(a) Priority.--In considering competitive applications under this
part, the Corporation shall give priority to innovation,
sustainability, capacity building, involvement of disadvantaged youth,
and quality of programs, as well as other criteria approved by the
Chief Executive Officer.
``(b) Rejection of Applications.--If the Corporation rejects an
application submitted by a State, Territory, or Indian tribe under
section 113 for an allotment, the Corporation shall promptly notify the
State, Territory, or Indian tribe of the reasons for the rejection of
the application. The Corporation shall provide the State, Territory, or
Indian tribe with a reasonable opportunity to revise and resubmit the
application and shall provide technical assistance, if needed, to the
State, Territory, or Indian tribe as part of the re-submission process.
The Corporation shall promptly reconsider such resubmitted application.
``SEC. 115. PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FROM PRIVATE
SCHOOLS.
``(a) In General.--To the extent consistent with the number of
students in the State, Territory, or Indian tribe or in the school
district of the local educational agency involved who are enrolled in
private nonprofit elementary and secondary schools, such State,
Territory, Indian tribe, or agency shall (after consultation with
appropriate private school representatives) make provision--
``(1) for the inclusion of services and arrangements for
the benefit of such students so as to allow for the equitable
participation of such students in the programs implemented to
carry out the objectives and provide the benefits described in
this part; and
``(2) for the professional development of the teachers of
such students so as to allow for the equitable participation of
such teachers in the programs implemented to carry out the
objectives and provide the benefits described in this part.
``(b) Waiver.--If a State, Territory, Indian tribe, or local
educational agency is prohibited by law from providing for the
participation of students or teachers from private nonprofit schools as
required by subsection (a), or if the Corporation determines that a
State, Territory, Indian tribe, or local educational agency
substantially fails or is unwilling to provide for such participation
on an equitable basis, the Chief Executive Officer shall waive such
requirements and shall arrange for the provision of services to such
students and teachers. Such waivers shall be subject to the
requirements of sections 9503 and 9504 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7883 and 7884).
``SEC. 116. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
``(a) Federal Share.--
``(1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of
carrying out a program for which assistance is provided under
this part--
``(A) for new grants, may not exceed 80 percent of
the total cost for the first year of the grant, 65
percent for the second year, and 50 percent for each
remaining year; and
``(B) for continuing grants, may not exceed 50
percent of the total cost of the program.
``(2) Non-federal contribution.--In providing for the
remaining share of the cost of carrying out such a program,
each recipient of assistance under this part--
``(A) shall provide for such share through a
payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including
facilities, equipment, or services; and
``(B) may provide for such share through State
sources or local sources, including private funds or
donated services.
``(b) Waiver.--
``(1) In general.--The Chief Executive Officer may, with
respect to any such program for any fiscal year, and upon
determination that such action would be equitable due to lack
of resources at the local level--
``(A) waive the requirements of subsection (a) in
whole or in part; or
``(B) allow a recipient to provide the non-Federal
contribution required under subsection (a)(2) from
funding available pursuant to title I of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et
seq.).
``(2) Rules.--The following rules apply to paragraph
(1)(B):
``(A) Paragraph (1)(B) applies only to recipients
that are schools receiving funding under title I of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).
``(B) The non-Federal contribution provided under
paragraph (1)(B) may only be used for activities
authorized under section 1114 or 1115 of title I of
such Act (as applicable) subject to the approval of the
local educational agency.
``SEC. 117. LIMITATIONS ON USES OF FUNDS.
``Not more than 6 percent of the amount of assistance received by
an applicant in a fiscal year may be used to pay, in accordance with
such standards as the Corporation may issue, for administrative costs,
incurred by--
``(1) the original recipient; or
``(2) the entity carrying out the service-learning program
supported with the assistance.''.
SEC. 1202. HIGHER EDUCATION PROVISIONS AND CAMPUSES OF SERVICE.
(a) Part Heading.--The heading relating to part II of subtitle B of
title I is amended to read as follows:
``PART II--HIGHER EDUCATION PROVISIONS AND CAMPUSES OF SERVICE''.
(b) Higher Education.--Section 119 (42 U.S.C. 12561) is
redesignated as section 118 and amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ``community
service programs'' the following: ``through service-learning'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``combination'' and inserting ``consortia'';
(B) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``and'' at the end;
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by adding ``and''
at the end; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) may coordinate with service-learning
curricula being offered in the academic curricula at
the institution of higher education or at one or more
members of the consortia;'';
(3) in subsection (b)(3)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ``teachers at the elementary, secondary, and
postsecondary levels'' and inserting ``institutions of
higher education and their faculty'';
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``education of
the institution; and'' and inserting ``curricula of the
institution to strengthen the instructional capacity of
service-learning at the elementary and secondary
levels;'';
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (E); and
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following:
``(B) including service-learning as a key component
of the health professionals curricula, including
nursing, pre-medicine, medicine, and dentistry
curricula of the institution;
``(C) including service-learning as a key component
of the criminal justice professionals curricula of the
institution;
``(D) including service-learning as a key component
of the public policy and public administration
curricula of the institution; and'';
(4) by striking subsections (c), (d), (e), and (g);
(5) by redesignating subsection (f) as (i); and
(6) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) Special Consideration.--To the extent practicable, the
Corporation shall give special consideration to applications submitted
by predominantly Black institutions, Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribal Colleges and
Universities, and community colleges serving predominantly minority
populations.
``(d) Federal, State, and Local Contributions.--
``(1) Federal share.--
``(A) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of
carrying out a program for which assistance is provided
under this part may not exceed 50 percent of the total
cost of the program.
``(B) Non-federal contribution.--In providing for
the remaining share of the cost of carrying out such a
program, each recipient of a grant under this part--
``(i) shall provide for such share through
a payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated,
including facilities, equipment, or services;
and
``(ii) may provide for such share through
State sources or local sources, including
private funds or donated services.
``(2) Waiver.--The Chief Executive Officer may waive the
requirements of paragraph (1) in whole or in part with respect
to any such program for any fiscal year if the Corporation
determines that such a waiver would be equitable due to a lack
of available financial resources at the local level.
``(e) Application for Grant.--
``(1) Submission.--To receive a grant or enter into a
contract under this part, an applicant shall prepare, submit to
the Corporation, and obtain approval of, an application at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information and
assurances as the Corporation may reasonably require. In
requesting applications for assistance under this part, the
Corporation shall specify such required information and
assurances.
``(2) Contents.--An application submitted under paragraph
(1) shall contain, at a minimum--
``(A) assurances that--
``(i) prior to the placement of a
participant, the applicant will consult with
the appropriate local labor organization, if
any, representing employees in the area who are
engaged in the same or similar work as that
proposed to be carried out by such program, to
prevent the displacement and protect the rights
of such employees; and
``(ii) the applicant will comply with the
nonduplication and nondisplacement provisions
of section 177 and the grievance procedures
required by section 176; and
``(B) such other assurances as the Chief Executive
Officer may reasonably require.
``(f) Priority.--In making grants and entering into contracts under
subsection (b), the Corporation shall give priority to applicants or
institutions that submit applications containing proposals that--
``(1) demonstrate the commitment of the institution of
higher education, other than by demonstrating the commitment of
the students, to supporting the community service projects
carried out under the program;
``(2) specify the manner in which the institution will
promote faculty, administration, and staff participation in the
community service projects;
``(3) specify the manner in which the institution will
provide service to the community through organized programs,
including, where appropriate, clinical programs for students in
professional schools and colleges;
``(4) describe any partnership that will participate in the
community service projects, such as a partnership comprised
of--
``(A) the institution;
``(B)(i) a community-based agency;
``(ii) a local government agency; or
``(iii) a non-profit entity that serves or involves
school-age youth, older adults, or low-income
communities; and
``(C)(i) a student organization;
``(ii) a department of the institution; or
``(iii) a group of faculty comprised of different
departments, schools, or colleges at the institution;
``(5) demonstrate community involvement in the development
of the proposal and the extent to which the proposal will
contribute to the goals of its community partners;
``(6) describe research on effective strategies and methods
to improve service utilized in the design of the project;
``(7) demonstrate a commitment to perform service projects
in underserved urban and rural communities;
``(8) specify that the institution will use such assistance
to strengthen the service infrastructure in institutions of
higher education;
``(9) with respect to projects involving delivery of
services, specify projects that involve leadership development
of school aged youth; or
``(10) describe how service projects and activities are
associated with such ideas as housing, economic development,
infrastructure, health care, job training, education, crime
prevention, urban planning, transportation technology, and
child welfare.
``(g) Definition.--Notwithstanding section 101, as used in this
part, the term `student' means an individual who is enrolled in an
institution of higher education on a full- or part-time basis.
``(h) Federal Work-Study.--To be eligible for assistance under this
part, an institution of higher education must demonstrate that it meets
the minimum requirements under section 443(b)(2) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2753(b)(2)) relating to the
participation of Federal Work-Study students in community service
activities, or has received a waiver of those requirements from the
Secretary of Education.''.
(c) Campuses of Service.--Title I of the National and Community
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.) is amended by adding
after section 118 (as redesignated by subsection (a)) at the end the
following:
``SEC. 119. CAMPUSES OF SERVICE.
``(a) In General.--The Corporation, after consultation with the
Secretary of Education, may annually designate not more than 25
institutions of higher education as Campuses of Service, from among
institutions nominated by State Commissions.
``(b) Applications for Nomination.--
``(1) In general.--To be eligible for a nomination to
receive designation under subsection (a), and have an
opportunity to apply for funds under subsection (d) for a
fiscal year, an institution of higher education in a State
shall submit an application to the State Commission at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
State Commission may require.
``(2) Contents.--At a minimum, the application shall
include information specifying--
``(A)(i) the number of undergraduate and, if
applicable, graduate service-learning courses offered
at such institution for the most recent full academic
year preceding the fiscal year for which designation is
sought; and
``(ii) the number and percentage of undergraduate
students and, if applicable, the number and percentage
of graduate students at such institution who were
enrolled in the corresponding courses described in
clause (i), for such preceding academic year;
``(B) the percentage of undergraduate students
engaging in and, if applicable, the percentage of
graduate students engaging in activities providing
community services, as defined in section 441(c) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751(c)),
during such preceding academic year, the quality of
such activities, and the average amount of time spent,
per student, engaged in such activities;
``(C) for such preceding academic year, the
percentage of Federal work-study funds made available
to the institution under part C of title IV of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.)
that is used to compensate students employed in
providing community services, as so defined, and a
description of the efforts the institution undertakes
to make available to students opportunities to provide
such community services and be compensated through such
work-study funds;
``(D) at the discretion of the institution,
information demonstrating the degree to which recent
graduates of the institution, and all graduates of the
institution, have obtained full-time public service
employment in the nonprofit sector or government, with
a private nonprofit organization or a Federal, State,
or local public agency; and
``(E) any programs the institution has in place to
encourage or assist graduates of the institution to
pursue careers in public service in the nonprofit
sector or government.
``(c) Nominations and Designation.--
``(1) Nomination.--
``(A) In general.--A State Commission that receives
applications from institutions of higher education
under subsection (b) may nominate, for designation
under subsection (a), not more than 3 such institutions
of higher education, consisting of--
``(i) not more than one 4-year public
institution of higher education;
``(ii) not more than one 4-year private
institution of higher education; and
``(iii) not more than one 2-year
institution of higher education.
``(B) Submission.--The State Commission shall
submit to the Corporation the name and application of
each institution nominated by the State Commission
under subparagraph (A).
``(2) Designation.--The Corporation shall designate, under
subsection (a), not more than 25 institutions of higher
education from among the institutions nominated under paragraph
(1). In making the designations, the Corporation shall, if
feasible, designate various types of institutions, including
institutions from each of the categories of institutions
described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of paragraph (1)(A).
``(d) Awards.--
``(1) In general.--Using sums appropriated under section
501(a)(1)(C), the Corporation shall provide an award to
institutions designated under subsection (c), to be used by the
institutions to develop or disseminate service-learning models
and best practices regarding service-learning to other
institutions of higher education.
``(2) Plans.--To be eligible to receive funds under this
subsection, an institution designated under subsection (c)
shall submit a plan to the Corporation describing how the
institution intends to use the funds to encourage or assist
those students to pursue public service careers in the
nonprofit sector or government.
``(3) Allocation.--The Corporation shall determine how the
funds appropriated under section 501(a)(1)(C) for a fiscal year
will be allocated among the institutions submitting acceptable
plans under paragraph (2). In determining the amount of funds
to be allocated to such an institution, the Corporation shall
consider the number of students at the institution, and the
quality and scope of the plan submitted by the institution
under paragraph (2) and the institution's current (as of the
date of submission of the plan) strategies to encourage or
assist students to pursue public service careers in the
nonprofit sector or government.''.
SEC. 1203. INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH.
Subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.) is further amended
by adding after part II the following new part:
``PART III--INNOVATIVE DEMONSTRATION SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS AND
RESEARCH
``SEC. 120. INNOVATIVE DEMONSTRATION SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS AND
RESEARCH.
``(a) In General.--From the amounts appropriated to carry out this
part for a fiscal year, the Corporation may make grants and fixed-
amount grants (in accordance with section 129(l)) with eligible
entities for activities described in subsection (c).
``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this part, the following
definitions apply:
``(1) Eligible entities.--The term `eligible entity' means
a State education agency, a State Commission, a Territory, an
Indian tribe, an institution of higher education, or a public
or private nonprofit organization (including community-based
organizations), a public or private elementary or secondary
school, a local educational agency, or a consortia of such
entities, where a consortia of two or more such entities may
also include a for-profit organization.
``(2) Youth engagement zone.--The term `youth engagement
zone' means the area in which a youth engagement zone program
is carried out.
``(3) Youth engagement zone program.--The term `youth
engagement zone program' means a service learning program in
which members of an eligible partnership described in paragraph
(4) collaborate to provide coordinated school-based or
community-based service learning opportunities, to address a
specific community challenge, for an increasing percentage of
out-of-school youth and secondary school students served by
local educational agencies where--
``(A) not less than 90 percent of the students
participate in service-learning activities as part of
the program; or
``(B) service-learning is a mandatory part of the
curriculum in all of the secondary schools served by
the local educational agency.
``(4) Eligible partnership.--
``(A) In general.--The term `eligible partnership'
means--
``(i) one or more community-based agencies
that have demonstrated records of success in
carrying out service-learning programs with
disadvantaged students, and that meet such
criteria as the Chief Executive Officer may
establish; in combination with;
``(ii) (I) one or more local educational
agencies for which--
``(aa) a high number or percentage
of the students served by the agency,
as determined by the Corporation, are
disadvantaged students; and
``(bb) the graduation rate for the
secondary school students served by the
agency is less than 70 percent; or
``(II) a State Commission; or
``(III) a State educational agency.
``(B) Additional entities.--An eligible partnership
may also include--
``(i) a local government agency that is not
described in subparagraph (A);
``(ii) the office of the chief executive
officer of a unit of general local government;
or
``(iii) an institution of higher education.
``(c) Authorized Activities.--Funds under this part may be used
to--
``(1) integrate service-learning programs into the science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) curricula at
the elementary, secondary, or post-secondary, and post-
baccalaureate levels in coordination with practicing or retired
STEM professionals;
``(2) involve students in service-learning programs
focusing on energy conservation in their community, including
conducting educational outreach on energy conservation and
working to improve energy efficiency in low income housing and
in public spaces;
``(3) involve students in service-learning projects in
emergency and disaster preparedness;
``(4) involve students in service-learning projects aimed
at improving access to and obtaining benefits from computers
and other emerging technologies, including improving such
access to individuals with disabilities, in low income or rural
communities, in senior centers and communities, in schools, in
libraries, and in other public spaces;
``(5) involve high school age youth in the mentoring of
middle school youth while involving all participants in
service-learning to seek to meet unmet human, educational,
environmental, public safety, or emergency disaster
preparedness needs in their community;
``(6) conduct research and evaluations on service-learning,
including service-learning in middle schools, and disseminate
such research and evaluations widely;
``(7) conduct innovative and creative activities as
described in section 111(b);
``(8) establish or implement summer of service programs
(giving priority to programs that enroll youth in grades 6
through 9) during the summer months, including the cost of
recruitment, training, and placement of service-learning
coordinators--
``(A) for youth who will be enrolled in any grade
from grade 6 through grade 12 at the end of the summer
concerned;
``(B) for community-based service-learning projects
that--
``(i) shall--
``(I) meet unmet human,
educational, environmental (including
energy conservation and stewardship),
emergency and disaster preparedness,
and public service needs; and
``(II) be intensive, structured,
supervised, and designed to produce
identifiable improvements to the
community; and
``(ii) may include the extension of
academic year service-learning programs into
the summer months;
``(C) under which any student who completes 100
hours of service in an approved summer of service
position, as certified through a process determined by
the Corporation through regulations consistent with
section 138(f), shall be eligible for a summer of
service educational award of not more than $500 (or, at
the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer, not more
than $1,000 in the case of a participant who is
economically disadvantaged) from funds deposited in the
National Service Trust and distributed by the
Corporation as described in section 148; and
``(D) subject to the limitation that a student may
not receive more than 2 summer of service educational
awards from funds deposited in the National Service
Trust;
``(9) establish or implement youth engagement zone service
learning programs in youth engagement zones for students in
secondary school served by local educational agencies where a
majority of such students do not participate in service
learning activities carried out by eligible partnerships as
defined in paragraph (4) that are designed to--
``(A) involve all students in secondary school in
the local educational agency in service-learning to
address a specific community challenge;
``(B) improve student engagement, including student
attendance and student behavior, and student
achievement, graduation rates, and college-going rates
in secondary schools;
``(C) involve an increasing percentage of students
in secondary school and out-of-school youth in the
community in school-based or community based service-
learning activities each year, with the goal of
involving all students in secondary schools served by
the local educational agency and involving an
increasing percentage of the out-of-school youth in
service learning activities; and
``(D) encourage participants to engage in service
throughout their lives; and
``(10) carry out any other innovative service-learning
programs or research that the Corporation considers
appropriate.
``(d) Priority.--Priority shall be given to programs that--
``(1) involve students and community stakeholders in the
design and implementation of the service-learning program;
``(2) implement service-learning programs in low-income or
rural communities; and
``(3) utilize adult volunteers, including tapping the
resource of retired and retiring adults, in the planning and
implementation of the service-learning programs.
``(e) Requirements.--
``(1) Three-year term.--Each program funded under this part
shall be carried out over a period of three years, including
one planning year and two additional grant years, with a 1-year
extension possible, if the program meets performance measures
developed in accordance with section 179(a) and any other
criteria determined by the Corporation.
``(2) Collaboration encouraged.--Each program funded under
this part is encouraged to collaborate with other Learn and
Serve programs, AmeriCorps, VISTA, and the National Senior
Service Corps.
``(3) Evaluation.--Upon completion of the program, the
Corporation shall conduct an independent evaluation of the
program and widely disseminate the results to the service
community through multiple channels, including the
Corporation's Resource Center or a clearinghouse of effective
strategies and recommendations for improvement.
``(f) Matching Funds.--
``(1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of
carrying out a program for which a grant (that is not a fixed-
amount grant as described in section 129(l)) is made under this
part may not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the program
in the first year of the grant and 50 percent of the total cost
of the program in the remaining years of the grant, including
if the grant is extended for a fourth year.
``(2) Non-federal contribution.--In providing for the
remaining share of the cost of carrying out such a program,
each recipient of a grant under this part--
``(A) shall provide for such share through a
payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including
facilities, equipment, or services; and
``(B) may provide for such share through State
sources or local sources, including private funds or
donated services.
``(3) Waiver.--The Chief Executive Officer may waive the
requirements of paragraph (1) in whole or in part with respect
to any such program for any fiscal year if the Corporation
determines that such action would be equitable due to lack of
resources at the local level.
``(g) Applications.--To be eligible to carry out a program under
this part, an entity shall prepare, submit to the Corporation, and
obtain approval of, an application at such time and in such manner as
the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably require.''.
Subtitle C--Amendments to Subtitle C (National Service Trust Program)
SEC. 1301. PROHIBITION ON GRANTS TO FEDERAL AGENCIES; LIMITS ON
CORPORATION COSTS.
Section 121 (42 U.S.C. 12571) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by inserting after ``subdivisions of States,'' the
following: ``Territories,'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``Agreements With
Federal Agencies'' and inserting ``Restrictions on
Agreements With Federal Agencies'';
(B) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``a contract or cooperative
agreement'' and inserting ``an interagency
agreement other than a grant'';
(ii) by inserting ``or otherwise
supported'' after ``program carried out'';
(iii) by striking ``by the agency.'' and
inserting ``by the agency, and may approve
national service positions for a program
carried out or otherwise supported by the
agency.''; and
(iv) by striking the second sentence;
(C) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
``(2) Prohibition on grants.--The Corporation may not
provide a grant under this section to a Federal agency.''; and
(D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``receiving
assistance under this subsection'' and inserting
``operating a national service program''; and
(3) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking ``to be provided''
and inserting ``to be provided or otherwise approved'';
(4) in subsection (d)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Five''
and inserting ``Six''; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``5 percent'' and
inserting ``6 percent''; and
(5) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``section 140'' and
inserting ``paragraph (2)'';
(ii) by striking ``Federal share of the
cost'' and inserting ``Corporation share of the
cost, including member living allowances,
employment-related taxes, health care coverage,
and worker's compensation and other necessary
operation costs,'';
(iii) by striking ``may not exceed 75
percent of such cost.'' and inserting ``may not
exceed--''; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
``(A) for the first 3 years in which the recipient
receives such assistance, 76 percent of such cost;
``(B) for the fourth through ninth years in which
the recipient receives such assistance, a decreasing
share of such cost between 76 percent and 50 percent,
as established by the Corporation in regulation; and
``(C) for the tenth year (and each year thereafter)
in which the recipient receives such assistance, 50
percent of such cost.'';
(B) by striking paragraph (3);
(C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph
(3); and
(D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) Alternative corporation share for programs in rural
or severely economically distressed communities.--Upon approval
by the Corporation, the Corporation share of the cost,
including member living allowances, employment-related taxes,
health care coverage, and worker's compensation, of carrying
out a national service program that receives assistance under
subsection (a) and that is located in a rural or severely
economically distressed community may not exceed--
``(A) for the first 6 years in which the recipient
receives such assistance, 76 percent of such cost;
``(B) for the seventh through ninth years in which
the recipient receives such assistance, a decreasing
share of such cost between 76 and 65 percent as
established by the Corporation in regulation; and
``(C) for the tenth year (and each year thereafter)
in which the recipient receives such assistance, 65
percent of such cost.''; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Other federal funds.--
``(A) Recipient report.--A recipient of assistance
under section 121 (other than a recipient of assistance
of a fixed-amount grant) shall report to the
Corporation the amount and source of any Federal funds
used to carry out the program other than those provided
by the Corporation.
``(B) Corporation report.--The Corporation shall
report to the appropriate committees of Congress on an
annual basis information regarding each recipient under
subparagraph (A) that uses Federal funds other than
those provided by the Corporation to carry out the
program, including amounts and sources of other Federal
funds.''.
SEC. 1302. REQUIRED AND ELIGIBLE NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS.
Section 122 is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 122. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS ELIGIBLE FOR PROGRAM ASSISTANCE.
``(a) Required National Service Corps.--The recipient of a grant
under section 121(a) and each Federal agency operating or supporting a
national service program under section 121(b) shall, directly or
through grants or subgrants to other entities, carry out or support the
following national service corps, as full- or part-time corps,
including during the summer months, to address unmet educational,
health, veteran, or environmental needs:
``(1) Education corps.--An Education Corps that identifies
unmet educational needs within communities through activities
such as those described in subparagraph (A) and meets or
exceeds the performance indicators under subparagraph (B).
``(A) Activities.--An Education Corps described in
this paragraph may carry out activities such as--
``(i) tutoring, or providing other academic
support to students;
``(ii) mentoring students, including adult
or peer mentoring;
``(iii) linking needed integrated services
and comprehensive supports with students, their
families, and their public schools;
``(iv) improving school climate;
``(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, such as
through recruiting, placing, training and
supporting a full-time corps of Fellows who are
graduates of 4-year institutions of higher
education or 2-year institutions of higher
education with a certificate or degree in youth
development to administer the initiative or
program at high-need school;
``(vi) assisting schools and local
educational agencies in improving and expanding
high-quality service-learning programs that
keep students engaged in schools by providing
service-learning coordinators;
``(vii) assisting students in being
prepared for college-level work;
``(viii) involving family members of
students in supporting teachers and students;
``(ix) conducting a pre-professional
training program in which students enrolled in
an institution of higher education--
``(I) receive training in specified
fields, which may include classes
containing service-learning, including
early childhood education, elementary
and secondary education and other
professions such as those in health
care, criminal justice, environmental
stewardship and conservation or public
safety;
``(II) perform service related to
such training outside the classroom
during the school term and during
summer or other vacation periods; and
``(III) agree to provide service
upon graduation to meet unmet human,
educational, environmental, or public
safety needs related to such training;
``(x) A campus-based program that is
designed to provide substantial service in a
community during the school term and during
summer or other vacation periods through the
use of--
``(I) students who are attending an
institution of higher education,
including students participating in a
work-study program assisted under part
C of title IV of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.);
``(II) teams composed of such
students;
``(III) teams composed of a
combination of such students and
community residents; or
``(IV) students participating in
service-learning programs at an
institution of higher education;
``(xi) a program that provides specialized
training to individuals in service-learning and
places the individuals after such training in
positions, including positions as service-
learning coordinators, to facilitate service-
learning in programs eligible for funding under
part I of subtitle B;
``(xii) providing education or job training
services that are designed to meet the needs of
rural communities; and
``(xiii) other activities addressing unmet
educational needs as the Corporation may
designate.
``(B) Education corps indicators.--The corps
indicators for a corps described in this paragraph
are--
``(i) student engagement, including student
attendance and student behavior;
``(ii) student academic achievement;
``(iii) high school graduation rates;
``(iv) rate of college enrollment and
continued college enrollment for recipients of
a high school diploma;
``(v) an additional indicator relating to
improving education for students that the
Corporation, in consultation with the Secretary
of Education, establishes for a given year;
``(vi) a local indicator (applicable to a
particular eligible entity and on which an
improvement in performance is needed) relating
to improving education for students, proposed
by that eligible entity in an application
submitted to, and approved by, a State
Commission or the Corporation under this
section; and
``(vii) any additional local indicator
(applicable to a particular eligible entity and
on which an improvement in performance is
needed) that is approved by the Corporation.
``(2) Healthy futures corps.--A Healthy Futures Corps that
identifies unmet health needs within communities through
activities such as those described in subparagraph (A) and
meets or exceeds the performance indicators under subparagraph
(B).
``(A) Activities.--A Healthy Futures Corps
described in this paragraph may carry out activities
such as--
``(i) assisting economically disadvantaged
individuals in navigating the health care
system;
``(ii) assisting individuals in obtaining
access to health care for themselves or their
children;
``(iii) educating economically
disadvantaged individuals and individuals who
are members of medically underserved
populations about, and engaging individuals
described in this clause in, initiatives
regarding navigating the health care system and
regarding disease prevention and health
promotion, with a particular focus on common
health conditions, chronic diseases, and
conditions, for which disease prevention and
health promotion measures exist and for which
socioeconomic, geographic, and racial and
ethnic health disparities exist;
``(iv) improving health literacy of
patients;
``(v) providing translation services at
clinics and in emergency rooms to improve
health care;
``(vi) providing services designed to meet
the needs of rural communities including the
recruitment of youth to work in health
professions in such communities;
``(vii) addressing childhood obesity by
providing volunteers to organize and supervise
physical education classes and after school
physical activities at elementary and secondary
schools and providing nutrition education to
students;
``(viii) addressing issues faced by
homebound elderly citizens through food
deliveries, legal and medical services provided
in the home, and providing transportation;
``(ix) assisting in health promotion
interventions that improve health status, and
helping people adopt and maintain healthy
lifestyles and habits to improve health status;
and
``(x) other activities addressing unmet
health needs as the Corporation may designate.
``(B) Healthy futures corps indicators.--The corps
indicators for a corps described in this paragraph
are--
``(i) access to health care among
economically disadvantaged individuals and
individuals who are members of medically
underserved populations;
``(ii) access to health care for uninsured
individuals, including such individuals who are
economically disadvantaged children;
``(iii) participation, among economically
disadvantaged individuals and individuals who
are members of medically underserved
populations, in disease prevention and health
promotion initiatives, particularly those with
a focus on addressing common health conditions,
addressing chronic diseases, and decreasing
health disparities;
``(iv) health literacy of patients;
``(v) an additional indicator, relating to
improving or protecting the health of
economically disadvantaged individuals and
individuals who are members of medically
underserved populations, that the Corporation,
in consultation with the Secretary of Health
and Human Services and the Director of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
establishes for a given year;
``(vi) a local indicator (applicable to a
particular eligible entity and on which an
improvement in performance is needed) relating
to improving or protecting the health of
economically disadvantaged individuals and
individuals who are members of medically
underserved populations, proposed by that
eligible entity in an application submitted to,
and approved by, a State Commission or the
Corporation under this section; and
``(vii) any additional local indicator
(applicable to a particular eligible entity and
on which an improvement in performance is
needed) that is approved by the Corporation.
``(3) Clean energy corps.--A Clean Energy Corps that
identifies unmet environmental needs within communities through
activities such as those described in subparagraph (A) and
meets or exceeds the performance indicators under subparagraph
(B).
``(A) Activities.--A Clean Energy Corps described
in this paragraph may carry out activities such as--
``(i) weatherizing and retrofitting housing
units for low-income households to
significantly improve the energy efficiency and
reduce carbon emissions of such housing units;
``(ii) building energy efficient housing
units in low-income communities;
``(iii) conducting energy audits for low-
income households and recommending ways for the
households to improve energy efficiency;
``(iv) the enhancement of renewable energy
production by facilitating the installation or
repair of renewable energy technologies;
``(v) assisting in emergency operations,
such as disaster prevention and relief;
``(vi) the repair, renovation, or
rehabilitation of an existing infrastructure
facility including, but not limited to, rail,
mass transportation, ports, inland navigation,
schools and hospitals;
``(vii) working with schools and youth
programs to educate students and youth about
ways to reduce home energy use and improve the
environment, including conducting service-
learning projects to provide such education;
``(viii) assisting in the development of
local recycling programs;
``(ix) improving national and State parks,
city parks, county parks, forest preserves, and
trails owned or maintained by the Federal
Government or a State, including planting
trees, carrying out reforestation, and making
trail enhancements;
``(x) cleaning and improving rivers
maintained by the Federal Government or a
State;
``(xi) providing clean-energy-related
services designed to meet the needs of rural
communities;
``(xii) full-time, year-round youth corps
program or full-time summer youth corps
program, such as a conservation corps or youth
service corps that--
``(I) undertakes meaningful service
projects with visible public benefits,
including projects involving urban
renewal, sustaining natural resources,
or improving human services;
``(II) includes as participants
youths and young adults between the
ages of 16 and 25, inclusive, including
out-of-school youths and other
disadvantaged youths (such as youths
with limited basic skills, youths in
foster care who are becoming too old
for foster care, youths of limited-
English proficiency, homeless youths,
and youths who are individuals with
disabilities), who are between those
ages; and
``(III) provides those participants
who are youths and young adults with--
``(aa) crew-based, highly
structured, and adult-
supervised work experience,
life skills, education, career
guidance and counseling,
employment training, and
support services including
mentoring; and
``(bb) the opportunity to
develop citizenship values and
skills through service to their
community and the United
States;
``(xiii) 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, communities, and
schools; and
``(xiv) other activities addressing unmet
environmental needs as the Corporation may
designate.
``(B) Clean energy corps indicators.--The corps
indicators for a corps described in this paragraph
are--
``(i) the number of housing units of low-
income households weatherized or retrofitted to
significantly improve energy efficiency and
reduce carbon emissions;
``(ii) annual energy costs (to determine
savings in those costs) at facilities where
participants have provided service;
``(iii) the number of students and youth
receiving education or training in energy-
efficient and environmentally conscious
practices;
``(iv) the number of national parks, State
parks, city parks, county parks, forest
preserves, or trails or rivers owned or
maintained by the Federal Government or a
State, that are cleaned or improved;
``(v) another indicator relating to clean
energy that the Corporation, in consultation
with the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency and the Secretary of Energy
and the Department of Interior, as appropriate,
establishes for a given year;
``(vi) another indicator relating to
education or skill attainment for clean energy
jobs that the Corporation, in consultation with
the Secretary of Labor, establishes for a given
year;
``(vii) a local indicator (applicable to a
particular eligible entity and on which an
improvement in performance is needed) relating
to clean energy, or education or skill
attainment for clean energy jobs, proposed by
that eligible entity in an application
submitted to, and approved by, a State
Commission or the Corporation under this
section; and
``(viii) any additional local indicator
(applicable to a particular eligible entity and
on which improvement in performance is needed)
that is approved by the Corporation.
``(4) Veterans' corps.--A Veterans' Corps that identifies
unmet needs of veterans through activities such as those
described in subparagraph (A) and meets or exceeds the
performance indicators under subparagraph (B).
``(A) Activities.--A Veterans' Corps described in
this paragraph may carry out activities such as--
``(i) promoting community-based efforts to
meet the unique needs of military families
while a family member is deployed and upon that
family member's return home;
``(ii) recruiting veterans, particularly
returning veterans, into service opportunities,
including such opportunities that reflect their
military experience;
``(iii) working to assist veterans in
developing their educational opportunities,
including opportunities for professional
certification, licensure, and credentials,
including coordinating with and assisting State
and local agencies administering veterans
education benefits and programs for internships
and fellowships that could lead to employment
in the private and public sector;
``(iv) promoting efforts within the
community to serve the needs of veterans and
members of the Armed Forces serving on active
duty, including such efforts to help veterans
file benefits claims and assist Federal
agencies in providing services to veterans;
``(v) assisting veterans in developing
mentoring relationships with economically
disadvantaged students;
``(vi) developing projects to assist
disabled, rural, unemployed, and older
veterans, including such projects that assist
such veterans with transportation; and
``(vii) other activities addressing unmet
veterans' needs as the Corporation may
designate.
``(B) Veterans' corps indicators.--The corps
indicators for a corps described in this paragraph
are--
``(i) the number of housing units created
for veterans;
``(ii) the number of veterans who pursue
educational opportunities;
``(iii) the number of veterans receiving
professional certification;
``(iv) outreach efforts to service
organizations serving the needs to veterans;
``(v) the number of veterans engaged in
service opportunities;
``(vi) the number of military families
assisted by organizations while the family
member is deployed and when the family member
returns from deployment;
``(vii) the number of economically
disadvantaged students engaged in mentoring
relationships with veterans;
``(viii) projects designed to meet
identifiable public needs with a specific
emphasis on projects in support of veterans,
especially disabled and older veterans;
``(ix) another indicator relating to
education or skill attainment that assists in
providing veterans with the skills to address
identifiable public needs, that is approved by
the Corporation;
``(x) other additional indicators that
improve the lives of veterans and families of
individuals deployed in service, that the
Corporation, in consultation with the
Department of Veterans Affairs, establishes for
a given year; and
``(xi) any additional local indicator
(applicable to a particular eligible entity and
on which an improvement in performance is
needed) that is approved by the Corporation.
``(5) Program models for service corps.--In addition to any
activities described in paragraphs (1) through (4), 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 through the following
program models:
``(A) A community corps program that meets unmet
human, educational, heath, veteran, 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 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 such students; 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
educational, human, environmental, or public
safety needs in communities with an inadequate
number of such professionals;
``(ii) that may include a salary in excess
of the maximum living allowance authorized in
subsection (a)(3) of section 140, as provided
in subsection (c) of such section; and
``(iii) that are sponsored by public or
private employers who agree to pay 100 percent
of the salaries and benefits (other than any
national service educational award under
subtitle D) of the participants.
``(E) Such other program models as approved by the
Corporation or a State commission, as appropriate.
``(b) Eligible Opportunity Corps Programs.--The recipient of a
grant under section 121(a) and each Federal agency operating or
supporting a national service program under section 121(b) shall,
directly or through grants or subgrants to other entities, carry out or
support full-or part-time national service programs, including summer
programs, to address unmet community needs.
``(1) Eligible programs.--National service programs under
this subsection shall be known as `Opportunity Corps' and may
include the following types of national service programs:
``(A) A community corps program that meets unmet
human, educational, environmental, or public safety
needs and promotes greater community unity through the
use of organized teams of participants of varied social
and economic backgrounds, skill levels, physical and
developmental capabilities, ages, ethnic backgrounds,
or genders.
``(B) A professional corps program that recruits
and places qualified participants in positions--
``(i) such as teachers, nurses and other
health care providers, police officers, early
childhood development staff, engineers, or
other professionals providing service to meet
educational, human, environmental, or public
safety needs in communities with an inadequate
number of such professionals;
``(ii) that may include a salary in excess
of the maximum living allowance authorized in
subsection (a)(3) of section 140, as provided
in subsection (c) of such section; and
``(iii) that are sponsored by public or
private employers who agree to pay 100 percent
of the salaries and benefits (other than any
national service educational award under
subtitle D) of the participants.
``(C) A community service program designed to meet
the needs of rural communities, using teams or
individual placements to address the development needs
of rural communities, including the issues of rural
poverty, health care, education, and job training.
``(D) A program that seeks to eliminate hunger and
improve nutrition in communities and rural areas
through service in projects--
``(i) involving food banks, food pantries,
faith-based entities, and nonprofit
organizations that provide food during
emergencies;
``(ii) involving the gleaning of prepared
and unprepared food that would otherwise be
discarded as unusable so that the usable
portion of such food may be donated to food
banks, food pantries, faith-based entities, and
other nonprofit organizations;
``(iii) increasing access to and
participation in federally supported nutrition
programs;
``(iv) involving the preparation and
delivery of nutritious food and the
dissemination of nutrition education to
critically and chronically ill individuals;
``(v) seeking to address the long-term
causes of hunger through education and the
delivery of appropriate services; or
``(vi) providing training in basic health,
nutrition, and life skills necessary to
alleviate hunger in communities and rural
areas.
``(E) An E-Corps program that involves participants
who provide services in a community by developing and
assisting in carrying out technology programs which
seek to increase access to technology and the benefits
thereof in such community.
``(F) A program that engages citizens in public
safety, public health, and emergency and disaster
preparedness, and may include the recruitment and
placing of qualified participants in positions to be
trainees as law enforcement officers, firefighters,
search and rescue personnel, and emergency medical
service workers, and may engage Federal, State, and
local stakeholders in collaboration to organize more
effective responses to issues of public safety and
public health, emergencies, and disasters.
``(G) A program, initiative, or partnership that
seeks to expand the number of mentors for youths
(including by recruiting high-school and college-aged
individuals to enter into mentoring relationships),
including mentors for disadvantaged youths, either
through provision of direct mentoring services,
provision of supportive services to direct mentoring
service organizations (in the case of a partnership),
or through the creative utilization of current and
emerging technologies to connect youth with mentors.
``(H) A program that has the primary purpose of re-
engaging court-involved youth and adults with the goal
of reducing recidivism.
``(I) Programs to support the needs of veterans or
active duty service members and their families,
including providing opportunities to participate in
service projects, such as sending care packages to
members of the Armed Forces deployed in combat zones
overseas.
``(J) 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.
``(K) Assisting in building, improving, and
preserving affordable housing and in the construction
and rehabilitation of housing units, including energy
efficient homes, for economically disadvantaged
individuals.
``(L) Assisting individuals in obtaining access to
health care for themselves or their children.
``(M) 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.
``(N) Facilitating enrollment in and completion of
job training for economically disadvantaged
individuals.
``(O) Assisting economically disadvantaged
individuals in obtaining access to job placement
assistance.
``(P) Promoting community-based efforts to reduce
crime and recruiting public safety officers into
service opportunities to work with disadvantaged youth.
``(Q) A musician and artist corps program that
trains and deploys 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, education, healthcare and
therapeutic settings, and other work in the public
domain with citizens of all ages.
``(R) Such other national service programs
addressing unmet human, educational, environmental, or
public safety needs as the Corporation may designate.
``(2) Opportunity corps indicators.--The corps indicators
for programs under this subsection are--
``(A) financial literacy among economically
disadvantaged individuals;
``(B) housing units built or improved for
economically disadvantaged individuals or low-income
families;
``(C) economically disadvantaged individuals with
access to job training and other skill enhancement;
``(D) economically disadvantaged individuals with
access to information about job placement services;
``(E) a reduced crime rate in the community where
service is provided;
``(F) established or improved access to technology
in the community where service is provided;
``(G) mentor relationships among disadvantaged
youth;
``(H) food security among economically
disadvantaged individuals;
``(I) service opportunities through the programs
described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (F) for
economically disadvantaged individuals;
``(J) an additional indicator relating to improving
economic opportunity for economically disadvantaged
individuals that the Corporation, in consultation with
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the
Secretary of Labor, and the Attorney General,
establishes for a given year;
``(K) a local indicator (applicable to a particular
eligible entity and on which an improvement in
performance is needed) relating to improving economic
opportunity for economically disadvantaged individuals,
proposed by that eligible entity in an application
submitted to, and approved by, a State Commission or
the Corporation under this section;
``(L) increase capacity of local nonprofit
organizations to meet the needs of disadvantaged people
and communities;
``(M) any additional indicator proposed by a
Governor or State Commission that is approved by the
Corporation; and
``(N) any additional local indicator (applicable to
a particular eligible entity and on which an
improvement in performance is needed) that is approved
by the Corporation.
``(c) Priorities for Certain Required Corps.--In awarding financial
assistance and approved national service positions to eligible entities
proposed to carry out the required corps described in subsection (a)--
``(1) in the case of a corps described in subsection
(a)(2)--
``(A) the Corporation may give priority to such
eligible entities that propose to develop policies to
provide, and provide, support for participants who,
after completing service under this section, will
undertake careers to improve performance on health
indicators; and
``(B) the Corporation shall give priority to such
eligible entities that propose to carry out national
service programs in medically underserved areas (as
designated by the Secretary of Health and Human
Services as an area with a shortage of personal health
services); and
``(2) in the case of a corps described in subsection
(a)(3), the Corporation shall give priority to such eligible
entities that propose to recruit individuals for the Clean
Energy Corps so that significant percentages of participants in
the Corps are economically disadvantaged individuals, and
provide to such individuals support services and education and
training to develop skills needed for clean energy jobs for
which there is current demand or projected future demand.
``(d) Consultation on Performance Indicators.--The Corporation
shall consult with the Secretaries of Education, Health and Human
Services, Energy, Veterans Affairs, Department of Interior, the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Attorney
General, as appropriate, in developing additional performance
indicators for the corps and programs described in subsections (a) and
(b).
``(e) Qualification Criteria To Determine Eligibility.--
``(1) Establishment by corporation.--The Corporation shall
establish qualification criteria for different types of
national service programs for the purpose of determining
whether a particular national service program should be
considered to be a national service program eligible to receive
assistance or approved national service positions under this
subtitle.
``(2) Consultation.--In establishing qualification criteria
under paragraph (1), the Corporation shall consult with
organizations and individuals with extensive experience in
developing and administering effective national service
programs or regarding the delivery of human, educational,
environmental, or public safety services to communities or
persons.
``(3) Application to subgrants.--The qualification criteria
established by the Corporation under paragraph (1) shall also
be used by each recipient of assistance under section 121(a)
that uses any portion of the assistance to conduct a grant
program to support other national service programs.
``(4) Encouragement of intergenerational components of
programs.--The Corporation shall encourage national service
programs eligible to receive assistance or approved national
service positions under this subtitle to establish, if
consistent with the purposes of the program, an
intergenerational component of the program that combines
students, out-of-school youths, disadvantaged youth, and older
adults as participants to provide services to address unmet
human, educational, environmental, or public safety needs.
``(f) National Service Priorities.--
``(1) Establishment.--
``(A) By corporation.--In order to concentrate
national efforts on meeting certain human, educational,
environmental, or veterans' needs and to achieve the
other purposes of this Act, the Corporation, consistent
with the strategic plan approved under section
192A(g)(1), shall establish (and may periodically
alter) priorities regarding the types of national
service programs and corps to be assisted under section
129 and the purposes for which such assistance may be
used. In establishing such priorities, the
Corporation--
``(i) shall select 2 or more of the corps
described in subsection (a) to receive
assistance under section 129(d); and
``(ii) may select other programs described
in subsection (b) to receive assistance under
such section.
``(B) By states.--Consistent with paragraph (4),
States shall establish, and through the national
service plan process described in section 178(e)(1),
periodically alter priorities as appropriate regarding
the national service programs to be assisted under
section 129(d) and 129(e). The State priorities shall
be subject to Corporation review as part of the
application process under section 130.
``(2) Notice to applicants.--The Corporation shall provide
advance notice to potential applicants of any national service
priorities to be in effect under this subsection for a fiscal
year. The notice shall specifically include--
``(A) a description of any alteration made in the
priorities since the previous notice; and
``(B) a description of the national service
programs that are designated by the Corporation under
section 133(d)(2) as eligible for priority
consideration in the next competitive distribution of
assistance under section 121(a).
``(3) Regulations.--The Corporation shall by regulation
establish procedures to ensure the equitable treatment of
national service programs that--
``(A) receive funding under this subtitle for
multiple years; and
``(B) would be adversely affected by annual
revisions in such national service priorities.
``(4) Application to subgrants.--Any national service
priorities established by the Corporation under this subsection
shall also be used by each recipient of funds under section
121(a) that uses any portion of the assistance to conduct a
grant program to support other national service programs.
``(g) Requirements for Tutors.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
Corporation shall require that each recipient of assistance
under the national service laws that operates a tutoring
program involving elementary or secondary school students
certifies that individuals serving in approved national service
positions as tutors in such program have--
``(A) either--
``(i) obtained their high school diploma;
or
``(ii) passed a proficiency test
demonstrating that such individuals have the
skills necessary to achieve program goals; and
``(B) have successfully completed pre- and in-
service training for tutors.
``(2) Exception.--The requirements in paragraph (1) do not
apply to an individual serving in an approved national service
position who is enrolled in an elementary or secondary school
and is providing tutoring services through a structured,
school-managed cross-grade tutoring program.
``(h) Requirements for Tutoring Programs.--Each tutoring program
that receives assistance under the national service laws shall--
``(1) offer a curriculum that is high quality, research-
based, and consistent with the State academic content standards
required by section 1111 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311) and the instructional
program of the local educational agency; and
``(2) offer high quality, research-based pre- and in-
service training for tutors.
``(i) Citizenship Training.--The Corporation shall establish
requirements for recipients of assistance under the national service
laws relating to the promotion of citizenship and civic engagement,
that are consistent with the principles on which citizenship programs
administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are based and
are appropriate to the age, education, and experience of the
participants enrolled in approved national service positions and
approved summer of service positions.
``(j) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal
year for which the Corporation makes grants under section 121(a), the
Corporation shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report containing--
``(1) information describing how the Corporation allocated
financial assistance and approved national service positions
among eligible entities proposed to carry out national service
corps described in that subsection (a) for that fiscal year;
and
``(2) information describing the amount of financial
assistance and the number of approved national service
positions the Corporation provided to each national service
corps described in subsection (a) for that fiscal year;
``(3) a measure of the extent to which the national service
corps improved performance on the corresponding indicators; and
``(4) information describing how the Corporation is
coordinating--
``(A) the national service corps funded under
subsection (a); with
``(B) applicable programs, as determined by the
Corporation, carried out under subtitles B of this
title, and part A of title I and parts A and B of title
II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42
U.S.C. 4951 et seq., 5001, 5011) that improve
performance on those indicators or otherwise address
identified community needs.''.
SEC. 1303. TYPES OF POSITIONS.
Section 123 (42 U.S.C. 12573) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(A) by inserting after ``subdivision of
a State,'' the following: ``a Territory,''; and
(2) in paragraph (5)--
(A) by inserting ``National'' before ``Civilian
Community Corps''; and
(B) by inserting before the period ``the Summer of
Service program under section 120(c)(8), the
ServeAmerica Fellowship under 198B or the Silver
Scholarship under section 198C(a)''.
SEC. 1304. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES AND INELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Section 125 (42 U.S.C. 12575) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 125. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES AND INELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.
``(a) Prohibited Activities.--A participant in an approved national
service position under this subtitle may not engage in 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
any 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 religious proselytization.
``(8) Providing a direct benefit to--
``(A) a business organized for profit;
``(B) a labor organization;
``(C) a partisan political organization;
``(D) a nonprofit organization that fails to comply
with the restrictions contained in section 501(c)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 except that nothing
in this section shall be construed to prevent
participants from engaging in advocacy activities
undertaken at their own initiative; and
``(E) an organization engaged in the religious
activities described in paragraph (7), unless
Corporation assistance is not used to support those
religious activities.
``(9) Conducting a voter registration drive or using
Corporation funds to conduct a voter registration drive.
``(10) Such other activities as the Corporation may
prohibit.
``(b) Ineligible Organizations.--No assistance provided under this
subtitle may be provided to the following types of organizations
(including the participation of a participant in an approved national
service position under this subtitle in activities conducted by such
organizations) or to organizations that are co-located on the same
premises as the following organizations:
``(1) Organizations that provide or promote abortion
services, including referral for such services.
``(2) For-profit organizations, political parties, labor
organizations, or organizations engaged in political or
legislative advocacy.
``(3) Organizations that have been indicted for voter
fraud.
``(c) Nondisplacement of Employed Workers or Other Volunteers.--A
participant in an approved national service position under this
subtitle may not perform any services or duties or engage in activities
which--
``(1) would otherwise be performed by an employed worker as
part of his or her assigned duties as an employee or by another
volunteer who is not a participant in an approved national
service position; or
``(2) will supplant the hiring of employed workers or work
of such other volunteers.''.
SEC. 1305. ASSISTANCE TO STATE COMMISSIONS; CHALLENGE GRANTS.
Section 126 (42 U.S.C. 12576) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$125,000 and
$750,000'' and inserting ``$250,000 and $1,000,000'';
and
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
``(2) Matching requirement.--In making grants to a State
under this subsection, the Corporation shall require the State
to provide matching funds of $1 from non-Federal sources for
every $1 provided by the Corporation.
``(3) Alternative.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the
Chief Executive Officer may permit a State that demonstrates
hardship or a new State Commission to use an alternative match
as follows:
``(A) First $100,000.--For the first $100,000 of
grant amounts provided by the Corporation, a State
shall not be required to provide matching funds.
``(B) Amounts greater than $100,000.--For grant
amounts of more than $100,000 and not exceeding
$250,000 provided by the Corporation, a State shall
provide $1 from non-Federal sources 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, a State shall provide $1 from non-Federal
sources for every $1 provided by the Corporation in
excess of $250,000.
``(4) Reservation of funds.--From the amounts appropriated
to carry out this subsection each fiscal year, the corporation
shall ensure that it reserves funds for assistance provided
under this subsection at an aggregate amount equal to that of
at least 150 percent allocated in fiscal year 2004 for the
first full fiscal year after the date of enactment of the GIVE
Act. Each subsequent year the corporation shall increase the
amount reserved proportionately including minimum and maximum
amounts described in paragraph (1) to the amount of program
funding allocated in subtitle C.'';
(2) in subsection (b), by striking the period and inserting
``and to support, including through mission-assignments under
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 5147), nonprofit organizations and public
agencies responding to the needs of communities in
disasters.''; and
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``to national
service programs that receive assistance under section
121'' and inserting ``to programs supported under the
national service laws''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the
following:
``(3) Amount of assistance.--A challenge grant under this
subsection may provide, for an initial 3-year grant period, not
more than $1 of assistance under this subsection for each $1 in
cash raised from private sources by the program supported under
the national service laws in excess of amounts required to be
provided by the program to satisfy matching funds requirements.
After an initial 3-year grant period, grants under this
subsection may provide not more than $1 of assistance for each
$2 in cash raised from private sources by the program in excess
of amounts required to be provided by the program to satisfy
matching funds requirements. The Corporation may permit the use
of local or State funds as matching funds if the Corporation
determines that such use would be equitable due to a lack of
available private funds at the local level. The Corporation
shall establish a ceiling on the amount of assistance that may
be provided to a national service program under this
subsection.''.
SEC. 1306. ALLOCATION OF ASSISTANCE TO STATES AND OTHER ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES.
Section 129 (42 U.S.C. 12581) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 129. PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE AND APPROVED NATIONAL SERVICE
POSITIONS.
``(a) 1-Percent Allotment for Certain Territories.--Of the funds
allocated by the Corporation for provision of assistance under section
121(a) for a fiscal year, the Corporation shall reserve 1 percent for
grants to the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands upon approval by the
Corporation of an application submitted under section 130. The amount
allotted as a grant to each such Territory under this subsection for a
fiscal year shall be equal to the amount that bears the same ratio to 1
percent of the allocated funds for that fiscal year as the population
of the Territory bears to the total population of such Territories.
``(b) Allotment for Indian Tribes.--Of the funds allocated by the
Corporation for provision of assistance under section 121(a) for a
fiscal year, the Corporation shall reserve at least 1 percent for
grants to Indian tribes, 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
Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program under subtitle E shall
receive the national service educational award described in subtitle D
if the individual satisfies the eligibility requirements for the award.
Funds for approved national service positions required by this
paragraph for a fiscal year shall be deducted from the total funding
for approved national service positions to be available for
distribution under subsections (d) and (e) for that fiscal year.
``(d) Allotment for Competitive Grants.--Of the funds allocated by
the Corporation for provision of assistance under section 121(a) for a
fiscal year and subject to section 133(d)(3), the Corporation shall
reserve up to 62.7 percent for grants awarded on a competitive basis to
States for national service programs and to nonprofit organizations
seeking to operate a national service program in 2 or more States.
``(e) Allotment to Certain States on Formula Basis.--
``(1) Grants.--Of the funds allocated by the Corporation
for provision of assistance under subsection (a) of section 121
for a fiscal year, the Corporation shall make a grant to each
of the several States, the District of Columbia, and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico that submits an application under
section 130 that is approved by the Corporation.
``(2) Allotments.--The amount allotted as a grant to each
such State under this subsection for a fiscal year shall be
equal to the amount that bears the same ratio to 35.3 percent
of the allocated funds for that fiscal year as the population
of the State bears to the total population of the several
States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, in compliance with paragraph (3).
``(3) Minimum amount.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the
minimum grant made available to each State approved by the
Corporation under paragraph (1) for each fiscal year must be at
least $600,000, or 0.5 percent of the amount allocated for the
State formula under this section, whichever is greater.
``(f) Effect of Failure To Apply.--If a State or Territory fails to
apply for, or fails to give notice to the Corporation of its intent to
apply for an allotment under this section, or the Corporation does not
approve the application consistent with section 133, the Corporation
may use the amount that would have been allotted under this section to
the State or Territory to--
``(1) make grants (and provide approved national service
positions in connection with such grants) to other community-
based entities under section 121 that propose to carry out
national service programs in such State or Territory; and
``(2) make a reallotment to other States or Territories
with approved applications submitted under section 130, to the
extent community-based organizations do not apply as described
in paragraph (1).
``(g) Application Required.--The allotment of assistance and
approved national service positions to a recipient under this section
shall be made by the Corporation only pursuant to an application
submitted by a State or other applicant under section 130.
``(h) Approval of Positions Subject to Available Funds.--The
Corporation may not approve positions as approved national service
positions under this subtitle for a fiscal year in excess of the number
of such positions for which the Corporation has sufficient available
funds in the National Service Trust for that fiscal year, taking into
consideration funding needs for national service educational awards
under subtitle D based on completed service. If appropriations are
insufficient to provide the maximum allowable national service
educational awards under subtitle D for all eligible participants, the
Corporation is authorized to make necessary and reasonable adjustments
to program rules.
``(i) Sponsorship of Approved National Service Positions.--
``(1) Sponsorship authorized.--The Corporation may enter
into agreements with persons or entities who offer to sponsor
national service positions for which the person or entity will
be responsible for supplying the funds necessary to provide a
national service educational award. The distribution of these
approved national service positions shall be made pursuant to
the agreement, and the creation of these positions shall not be
taken into consideration in determining the number of approved
national service positions to be available for distribution
under this section.
``(2) Deposit of contribution.--Funds provided pursuant to
an agreement under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the
National Service Trust established in section 145 until such
time as the funds are needed.
``(j) Reservation of Funds for Special Assistance.--From amounts
appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in section 501(a)(2) and subject to the limitation in
such section, the Corporation may reserve such amount as the
Corporation considers to be appropriate for the purpose of making
assistance available under subsections (b) and (c) of section 126.
``(k) Reservation of Funds To Increase the Participation of
Individuals With Disabilities.--
``(1) Reservation.--To make grants to public or private
nonprofit organizations to increase the participation of
individuals with disabilities in national service and for
demonstration activities in furtherance of this purpose, and
subject to the limitation in paragraph (2), the Chief Executive
Officer shall reserve not less than 1 percent from the amount
allocated to carry out program grants under the national
service laws.
``(2) Limitation.--The amount reserved in paragraph (1) may
not exceed $10,000,000.
``(3) Remainder.--After making grants under subsection (k),
excess funds may be used by the Chief Executive Officer for
other activities under section 501(a)(2).
``(l) Authority for Fixed-Amount Grants.--
``(1) In general.--
``(A) Authority.--From amounts appropriated for a
fiscal year to provide financial assistance under the
national service laws, the Corporation, subject to the
limitation in subparagraph (B) may provide assistance
in the form of fixed-amount grants in an amount
determined by the Corporation under paragraph (2)
rather than on the basis of actual costs incurred by a
program.
``(B) Limitation.--Other than fixed-amount grants
to support programs described in section 129A, for the
1-year period beginning on the date of enactment of the
GIVE Act, the Corporation may provide assistance in the
form of fixed-amount grants only to support full-time
positions.
``(2) Determination of amount of fixed-amount grants.--A
fixed-amount grant authorized by this subsection shall be in an
amount determined by the Corporation that is--
``(A) significantly less than the reasonable and
necessary costs of administering the program receiving
the grant; and
``(B) based on the amount per individual enrolled
in the program receiving the grant, taking into
account--
``(i) the program's capacity to manage
funds and achieve programmatic results;
``(ii) the number of national service
positions approved for the program;
``(iii) the proposed design of the program;
``(iv) whether the program provides service
to or involves the participation of
disadvantaged youth or otherwise would
reasonably incur a relatively higher level of
costs; and
``(v) such other factors as the Corporation
may consider under section 133 in considering
applications for assistance.
``(3) Requirements for grant recipients.--In awarding a
fixed-amount grant under this subsection, the Corporation--
``(A) shall require the grant recipient--
``(i) to return a pro rata amount of the
grant funds based upon the difference between
the number of hours served by a participant and
the minimum number of hours for completion of a
term of service (as established by the
Corporation);
``(ii) to report on standardized and other
performance measures established by the
Corporation;
``(iii) to cooperate with any evaluation
activities undertaken by the Corporation; and
``(iv) to provide assurances that
additional funds shall be raised in support of
the proposed program, in addition to those
received under the national service laws; and
``(B) may adopt other terms and conditions as it
considers necessary or appropriate based on the
relative risks (as determined by the Corporation)
associated with any application for a fixed-amount
grant.
``(4) Other requirements not applicable.--Limitations on
administrative costs and matching fund documentation
requirements shall not apply to fixed-amount grants provided in
accordance with this subsection.
``(5) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection
shall relieve a grant recipient of the responsibility to comply
with the requirements of the Single Audit Act (31 U.S.C. 7501
et seq.) or other requirements of Office of Management and
Budget Circular A-133.
``(m) No Matching Funds Requirement for Severely Economically
Distressed Communities.--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 requirement to provide matching funds for
any such program, and the Federal share of such assistance for such a
community may be 100 percent.''.
SEC. 1307. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.
Part II of subtitle C of title I is amended by inserting after
section 129 (42 U.S.C. 12581) the following:
``SEC. 129A. EDUCATION AWARDS ONLY PROGRAM.
``(a) In General.--From amounts appropriated for a fiscal year to
provide financial assistance under this subtitle and consistent with
the restriction in subsection (b), the Corporation may, through fixed-
amount grants (in accordance with section 129(l)), provide operational
assistance to programs that receive approved national service positions
but do not receive funds under section 121(a).
``(b) Limit on Corporation Grant Funds.--Operational support under
this section may not exceed $800 per individual enrolled in an approved
national service position and may reach $1000 per individual if the
program supports at least 50 percent disadvantaged youth.
``(c) Adjustments for Inflation.--For each year after 2009, the
amounts specified in subsection (b) shall be adjusted for inflation as
measured by the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers published
by the Secretary of Labor.
``(d) Inapplicable Provisions.--The provisions under section
129(l)(4) and the living allowances and other benefits under sections
131(e) and section 140 (other than individualized support services for
disabled members under section 140(f)) shall not apply to programs that
receive assistance under this section.''.
SEC. 1308. STATE SELECTION OF PROGRAMS.
Section 130 (42 U.S.C. 12582) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting after ``State,'' the following:
``Territory,''; and
(B) by striking ``institution of higher education,
or Federal agency'' and inserting ``or institution of
higher education'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (9), by striking ``section
122(c)'' and inserting ``section 122(f)''; and
(B) in paragraph (12), by inserting
``municipalities and county governments in the areas
being served,'' after ``services,''.
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``jobs or positions'' and
inserting ``proposed positions''; and
(ii) by striking ``, including'' and all
that follows through the period at the end and
inserting a period;
(B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``proposed''
before ``minimum''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) In the case of a nonprofit organization operating
programs in 2 or more States, a description of the manner and
extent to which the State Commissions of each State in which
the nonprofit organization intends to operate were consulted
and the nature of the consultation.'';
(4) by redesignating subsections (d) through (g) as
subsections (e) through (h), respectively and inserting after
subsection (c) the following:
``(d) Additional Required Application Information.--An application
submitted under subsection (a) for programs described in 122(a) shall
also contain--
``(1) measurable goals, to be used for annual measurements
of the program on 1 or more of the corresponding performance
indicators;
``(2) information describing how the applicant proposes to
utilize funds to improve performance on the corresponding
performance indicators utilizing participants, including the
activities in which such participants will engage to improve
performance on those indicators;
``(3) information identifying the geographical area in
which the eligible entity proposed to carry out the program
proposes to use funds to improve performance on the
corresponding performance indicators including demographic
information on the students or individuals, as appropriate, in
such area, and statistics demonstrating the need to improve
such indicators in such area; and
``(4) if applicable, information on how the eligible entity
will work with other community-based agencies to carry out
activities to improve performance on the corresponding
performance indicators using such funds.'';
(5) in subsection (f)(2) (as so redesignated) by striking
``were selected'' and inserting ``were or will be selected'';
(6) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``a program
applicant'' and inserting ``an applicant''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the heading, by striking ``Program
applicant'' and inserting ``Applicant'';
(ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``program applicant'' and
inserting ``applicant'';
(iii) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by inserting after
``subdivision of a State,'' the
following: ``Territory,''; and
(II) by striking ``institution of
higher education, or Federal agency''
and inserting ``or institution of
higher education''; and
(iv) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) by inserting after
``subdivision of a State,'' the
following: ``Territory,''; and
(II) by striking ``institution of
higher education, or Federal agency''
and inserting ``or institution of
higher education''; and
(7) 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 to support the same
project.''.
SEC. 1309. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS.
Section 131(c) (42 U.S.C. 12583(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as
follows:
``(A) the community served, including, if
appropriate, municipal and county governments in the
area served, and potential participants in the
program;'';
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and'' after
``program;''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) municipalities and county governments in the
areas being served;''; and
(2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
``(3) in the case of a program that is not funded through a
State, including programs operated by nonprofit organizations
seeking to operate a national service program in 2 or more
States--
``(A) consult with and coordinate with the State
Commission for the State in which the program operates;
and
``(B) obtain confirmation from the State Commission
that the applicant seeking assistance under this Act
has consulted with and coordinated with the State
Commission when seeking to operate a program in that
State.''.
SEC. 1310. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS.
Section 133 (42 U.S.C. 12585) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(6), insert after subparagraph (E) the
following:
``(F) Areas that have a mortgage foreclosure rate
or home price decline greater than the national average
mortgage foreclosure rate or home price decline for the
most recent 12 months for which satisfactory data are
available.'';
(2) in paragraph (5)--
(A) by inserting ``National before'' ``Civilian
Community Corps''; and
(B) by inserting before the period ``the Summer of
Service program under section 120(c)(8), the
ServeAmerica Fellowship under 198B or the Silver
Scholarship under section 198C(a)''; and
(3) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Diversity in program size.--The Corporation shall
ensure that recipients of assistance provided under section 121
are diverse in terms of program size, as reflected in the
number of participants.''.
SEC. 1311. DESCRIPTION OF PARTICIPANTS.
Section 137 (42 U.S.C. 12591) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking paragraph (3); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6)
as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively;
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (4)''
and inserting ``paragraph (3)''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``between the
ages of 16 and 25'' and inserting ``a 16-year-old out
of school youth or an individual between the ages of 17
and 25''; and
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ``(a)(5)'' and inserting
``(a)(4)''.
SEC. 1312. SELECTION OF NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS.
Section 138 (42 U.S.C. 12592) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ``conducted by the
State'' and all that follows through ``or other entity'' and
inserting ``conducted by the entity''; and
(2) in subsection (e)(2)(C) by inserting before the
semicolon at the end the following: ``, particularly those who
were considered at the time of their service disadvantaged
youth''.
SEC. 1313. TERMS OF SERVICE.
Section 139 (42 U.S.C. 12593) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``not less than 9
months and'';
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``during a period
of--'' and all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting ``during a period of not more than 2 years.''; and
(3) in subsection (b) by inserting at the end the
following:
``(4) Extension of term for disaster purposes.--
``(A) An individual in an approved national service
position performing service directly related to
disaster relief efforts may continue in a term of
service for a period of 90 days beyond the period
otherwise specified in sections 139(b) and 153 (e) or
in section 104 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of
1973.
``(B) Service performed by an individual in an
originally-agreed to term of service and service
performed under this paragraph shall constitute a
single term of service for purposes of sections 146(b)
and (c) but may not receive an additional education
award under section 141.'';
(4) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``as
demonstrated by the participant'' and inserting ``as
determined by the organization responsible for granting
a release, if the participant has otherwise performed
satisfactorily and has completed at least 15 percent of
the original term of service'';
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``provide to
the participant that portion of the national service
educational award'' and inserting ``certify the
participant's eligibility for that portion of the
national service educational award''; and
(C) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``to allow
return to the program with which the individual was
serving in order''.
SEC. 1314. ADJUSTMENTS TO LIVING ALLOWANCE.
Section 140 (42 U.S.C. 12594) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (3)''
and inserting ``paragraphs (2) and (3)'';
(B) by striking paragraph (2);
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as (2);
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so
redesignated) the following:
``(3) Federal work-study students.--The living allowance
that may be provided to an individual whose term of service
includes hours for which the individual receives Federal work
study wages shall be reduced by the amount of the individual's
Federal work study award.''; and
(E) in paragraph (4), by striking ``a reduced term
of service under section 139(b)(3)'' and inserting ``a
term of service that is less than 12 months'';
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``shall include an
amount sufficient to cover 85 percent of such taxes'' and all
that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``may
be used to pay such taxes.'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1) by adding ``and'' at the end;
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as (2);
(4) in subsection (d)(1), by striking the second sentence;
and
(5) by striking subsections (g) and (h).
Subtitle D--Amendments to Subtitle D (National Service Trust and
Provision of National Service Educational Awards)
SEC. 1401. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS IN THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST.
Section 145 (42 U.S.C. 12601) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``section
148(e)'' and inserting ``section 148(f)''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``pursuant to
section 196(a)(2)'' and inserting ``pursuant to section
196(a)(2), if the terms of such donations direct that
they be deposited in the National Service Trust''; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``for payments of
national service educational awards in accordance with section
148.'' and inserting ``for--
``(1) payments of summer of service educational awards and
national service educational awards in accordance with section
148; and
``(2) payments of interest in accordance with section
148(f).''.
SEC. 1402. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A NATIONAL SERVICE
EDUCATIONAL AWARD FROM THE TRUST.
Section 146 (42 U.S.C. 12602) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``if the individual'' and inserting ``if the
organization responsible for an individual's
supervision certifies that the individual'';
(B) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and
inserting the following:
``(1) met the applicable eligibility requirements for the
position, including in the Summer of Service program under
section 120(c)(8), the ServeAmerica program under section 198B,
or the Silver Scholarship program under section 198E; and
``(2)(A) for a full-time or part-time educational award,
successfully completed the required term of service described
in subsection (b) in an approved national service position; or
``(B) for a partial educational award--
``(i) satisfactorily performed prior to being
granted a release for compelling personal circumstances
under section 139(c); and
``(ii) served at least 15 percent of the required
term of service described in subsection (b); and''; and
(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph
(3);
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
``(c) Limitation on Receipt of National Service Educational
Awards.--An individual may not receive, in national service educational
awards, more than an amount equal to the aggregate value of 2 such
awards for full-time service. The aggregate value of summer of service
educational awards that an individual receives shall have no effect on
the aggregate value of national service educational awards the
individual may receive.'';
(3) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``Seven-year requirement''
and inserting ``In general'';
(ii) by striking ``An'' and inserting
``Subject to paragraph (2), an''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``or''
at the end;
(ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) is an individual eligible to receive a summer
of service educational award, in which case the
individual shall have a 10-year period to use such
educational award beginning on the date that the
individual completes the term of service that is the
basis of such educational award.''; and
(4) in subsection (e)(1)--
(A) by inserting after ``qualifying under this
section'' the following: ``or under section
120(c)(8)''; and
(B) by inserting after ``to receive a national
service educational award'' the following: ``or a
summer of service educational award''.
SEC. 1403. DETERMINATION OF THE AMOUNT OF NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL
AWARDS.
Section 147 (42 U.S.C. 12603) is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
``(a) Amount for Full-Time National Service.--Except as provided in
subsection (c), an individual described in section 146(a) who
successfully completes a required term of full-time national service in
an approved national service position shall receive a national service
educational award having a value equal to the maximum amount of a
Federal Pell Grant that a student eligible under section 401(b)(2)(A)
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 may receive for the award year for
which the national service position is approved by the Corporation.'';
and
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ``for each of not
more than 2 of such terms of service'' the following: ``in the
period of one year''.
SEC. 1404. DISBURSEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.
Section 148 (42 U.S.C. 12604) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``cost of
attendance'' and inserting ``cost of attendance or
other educational expenses'';
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'';
(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph
(5); and
(D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4) to pay expenses incurred in enrolling in an
educational institution or training establishment that meets
the requirements of chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code
(38 U.S.C. 3451 et seq.); and'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting after ``the national
service educational award of the individual'' the following:
``, or an eligible individual under section 120(c)(8) who
received a summer of service educational award'';
(3) in subsection (b)(2) by inserting after ``the national
service educational award'' the following: ``or the summer of
service educational award, as applicable,'';
(4) in subsection (b)(5) by inserting after ``the national
service educational award'' the following: ``or the summer of
service educational award, as applicable'';
(5) in subsection (b)(7)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``, other than
a loan to a parent of a student pursuant to section
428B of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1078-2); and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) any loan (other than a loan described in
subparagraph (A) or (B)) determined by an institution
of higher education to be necessary to cover a
student's educational expenses and made, insured, or
guaranteed by--
``(i) an eligible lender, as defined in
section 435 of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1085);
``(ii) the direct student loan program
under part D of title IV of such Act;
``(iii) a State agency; or
``(iv) a lender otherwise determined by the
Corporation to be eligible to receive
disbursements from the National Service
Trust.'';
(6) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting after ``national
service educational award'' the following: ``, or an eligible
individual under section 120(c)(8) who desires to apply the
individual's summer of service educational award,'';
(7) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by inserting after ``national
service educational award'' the following: ``or summer of
service educational award, as applicable,'';
(8) in subsection (c)(2)(C)(iii), by inserting after
``national service educational awards received under this
subtitle'' the following: ``or summer of service educational
awards received under section 120(c)(8)'';
(9) in subsection (c)(3), by inserting after ``national
service educational awards'' the following: ``and summer of
service educational awards'';
(10) in subsection (c)(5)--
(A) by inserting after ``national service
educational award'' the following: ``, or summer of
service educational award, as applicable,''; and
(B) by inserting after ``additional'' the
following: ``summer of service educational awards and
additional'';
(11) in section (c)(6)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
inserting after ``national service educational award''
the following: ``and summer of service educational
award''; and
(B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as
follows:
``(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.).'';
(12) in subsection (d), by inserting after ``national
service educational awards'' the following: ``and summer of
service educational awards'';
(13) in subsection (e), by striking ``subsection (b)(6)''
and inserting ``subsection (b)(7)''; and
(14) in subsection (f), by striking ``Director'' and
inserting ``Chief Executive Officer''.
SEC. 1405. PROCESS OF APPROVAL OF NATIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of title I (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.) is
further amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 149. PROCESS OF APPROVAL OF NATIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS.
``(a) Timing and Recording Requirements.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subtitles C, D, and H,
and any other provision of law, in approving a position as an
approved national service position, the Corporation--
``(A) shall approve the position at the time the
Corporation--
``(i) enters into an enforceable agreement
with an individual participant to serve in a
program carried out under subtitle E of title I
of this Act or under title I of the Domestic
Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951
et seq.), or a summer of service educational
award; or
``(ii) except as provided in clause (i),
awards a grant to (or enters into a contract or
cooperative agreement with) an entity to carry
out a program for which such a position is
approved under section 123; and
``(B) shall record as an obligation an estimate of
the net present value of the national service
educational award associated with the position, based
on a formula that takes into consideration historical
rates of enrollment in such a program, and of earning
and using national service educational awards for such
a program and remain available.
``(2) Formula.--In determining the formula described in
paragraph (1)(B), the Corporation shall consult with the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
``(3) Certification report.--The Chief Executive Officer of
the Corporation shall annually prepare and submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report that contains a
certification that the Corporation is in compliance with the
requirements of paragraph (1).
``(4) Approval.--The requirements of this subsection shall
apply to each approved national service position that the
Corporation approves--
``(A) during fiscal year 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.
``(B) Contents.--To ensure the availability of
adequate funds to support the awards of approved
national service positions for each fiscal year, the
Corporation shall place in the account--
``(i) during fiscal year 2010, a portion of
the funds that were appropriated for fiscal
year 2010 or a previous fiscal year under
section 501(a)(2), were made available to carry
out subtitle C, D, E, or H of this title,
subtitle A of title I of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973, summer of service under
section 120(c)(8), Silver Scholarship under
section 198C, or ServeAmerica Fellowship under
section 198B and remain available; and
``(ii) during fiscal year 2010 or a
subsequent fiscal year, a portion of the funds
that were appropriated for that fiscal year
under section 501(a)(2) and were made available
to carry out subtitle C, D, E, or H of this
title, subtitle A of title I of the Domestic
Volunteer Service Act of 1973, summer of
service under section 111(a)(5), Silver
Scholarship under section 198C, or ServeAmerica
Fellowship under section 198B and remain
available.
``(2) Obligation.--The Corporation shall not obligate the
funds in the reserve account until the Corporation--
``(A) determines that the funds will not be needed
for the payment of national service educational awards
associated with previously approved national service
positions and summer of service educational awards; or
``(B) obligates the funds for the payment of
national service educational awards for such previously
approved national service positions or summer of
service educational awards, as applicable.
``(c) Audits.--The accounts of the Corporation relating to the
appropriated funds for approved national service positions, and the
records demonstrating the manner in which the Corporation has recorded
estimates described in subsection (a)(1)(B) as obligations, shall be
audited annually by independent certified public accountants or
independent licensed public accountants certified or licensed by a
regulatory authority of a State or other political subdivision of the
United States in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
A report containing the results of each such independent audit shall be
included in the annual report required by subsection (a)(3).
``(d) Availability of Amounts.--Except as provided in subsection
(b), all amounts included in the National Service Trust under
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 145(a) shall be available for
payments of national service educational awards or summer of service
educational awards under section 148.''.
(b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 2 of the Strengthen AmeriCorps
Program Act (Public Law 108-145; 117 Stat. 844; 42 U.S.C. 12605) is
repealed.
Subtitle E--Amendments to Subtitle E (National Civilian Community
Corps)
SEC. 1501. PURPOSE.
Section 151 (42 U.S.C. 12611) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 151. PURPOSE.
``It is the purpose of this subtitle to authorize the operation of,
and support for, residential and other service programs that combine
the best practices of civilian service with the best aspects of
military service, including leadership and team building, to meet
national and community needs. Such needs to be met under such programs
include those related to--
``(1) natural and other disasters;
``(2) infrastructure improvement;
``(3) environmental stewardship and conservation;
``(4) energy conservation;
``(5) urban and rural development; and
``(6) other unmet needs consistent with the purpose as
described in this section.''.
SEC. 1502. PROGRAM COMPONENTS.
Section 152 (42 U.S.C. 12612) is amended--
(1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:
``SEC. 152. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS
PROGRAM.''.
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ``Civilian Community
Corps Demonstration Program'' and inserting ``National Civilian
Community Corps Program'';
(3) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``Civilian Community Corps
Demonstration Program'' and inserting ``National
Civilian Community Corps Program''; and
(B) by striking ``a Civilian Community Corps'' and
inserting ``a National Civilian Community Corps'';
(4) in the heading of subsection (c), by striking
``Programs'' and inserting ``Components''; and
(5) in subsection (c), by striking ``program components are
residential programs'' and all that follows and inserting
``programs referred to in subsection (b) may include a
residential component.''.
SEC. 1503. ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS.
Section 153 (42 U.S.C. 12613) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``Civilian Community Corps
Demonstration Program'' and inserting ``National
Civilian Community Corps Program''; and
(B) by striking ``on Civilian Community Corps'' and
inserting ``on National Civilian Community Corps'';
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``if the person'' and
all that follows through the period at the end and inserting
``if the person will be at least 18 years of age on or before
December 31 in the calendar year in which the individual
enrolls in the program.'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking ``Backrounds'' and inserting
``Backgrounds''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following: ``The
Director shall take appropriate steps, including
through outreach and recruitment activities carried out
by the chief executive officer, to increase the
percentage of participants in the program who are
disadvantaged youth toward 50 percent of all
participants by year 2012. The Director shall report to
the appropriate committees of Congress biennially on
such efforts, any challenges faced, and the annual
participation rates of disadvantaged youth in the
program.''; and
(4) by striking subsection (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. TEAM LEADERS.
Section 155 (42 U.S.C. 12615) is amended--
(1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:
``SEC. 155. NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS.'';
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``Civilian Community Corps
Demonstration Program'' and inserting ``National
Civilian Community Corps Program''; and
(B) by striking ``the Civilian Community Corps
shall'' and inserting ``the National Civilian Community
Corps shall'';
(3) in subsection (b)--
(A) by amending the subsection heading to read as
follows:
``(b) Membership in National Civilian Community Corps.--'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``National''
before ``Civilian Community Corps'';
(C) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by striking ``superintendent'' and
inserting ``campus director''; and
(ii) by striking ``camp'' and inserting
``campus''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Team leaders.--The Director may select individuals
with prior supervisory or service experience to be team leaders
within units in the National Civilian Community Corps to
perform service that includes leading and supervising teams of
Corps members. Team leaders shall--
``(A) be selected without regard to the age
limitation under section 153(b);
``(B) be members of the National Civilian Community
Corps; and
``(C) be provided the rights and benefits
applicable to Corps members, except that the Director
may establish a separate living allowance amount
consistent with the limitation in section 158(b).'';
(4) in subsection (d)--
(A) by amending the subsection heading to read as
follows:
``(d) Campuses.--'';
(B) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by amending the paragraph heading to
read as follows:
``(1) Units to be assigned to campuses.--'';
(ii) by striking ``in camps'' and inserting
``in campuses'';
(iii) by striking ``camp'' and inserting
``campus''; and
(iv) by striking ``in the camps'' and
inserting ``in the campuses'';
(C) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
``(2) Campus director.--There shall be a campus director
for each campus. The campus director is the head of the
campus.'';
(D) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by amending the paragraph heading to
read as follows:
``(3) Eligible site for campus.--'';
(ii) by striking ``A camp may be located''
and inserting ``A campus must be cost-effective
and may, upon the completion of a feasibility
study, be located'';
(5) in subsection (e)--
(A) by amending the paragraph heading to read as
follows:
``(e) Distribution of Units and Campuses.--'';
(B) by striking ``camps are distributed'' and
inserting ``campuses are cost-effective and are
distributed''; and
(C) by striking ``rural areas'' and all that
follows through the period at the end and inserting
``rural areas such that each Corps unit in a region can
be easily deployed for disaster and emergency response
to such region.''; and
(6) in subsection (f)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``superintendent'' and
inserting ``campus director''; and
(ii) by striking ``camp'' both places such
term appears and inserting ``campus'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``superintendent of a camp''
and inserting ``campus director of a campus'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by striking ``superintendent''
and inserting ``campus director'';
(II) by striking
``superintendent's'' and inserting
``campus director's''; and
(III) by striking ``camp'' each
place such term appears and inserting
``campus''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``superintendent'' and inserting ``campus
director''; and
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``camp
superintendent'' and inserting ``campus director''.
SEC. 1506. TRAINING.
Section 156 (42 U.S.C. 12616) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``National'' before ``Civilian
Community Corps''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following: ``The
Director shall ensure that to the extent practicable,
each member of the Corps is trained in CPR, first aid,
and other skills related to disaster preparedness and
response.'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting before the period at
the end the following: ``, including a focus on energy
conservation, environmental stewardship or conservation,
infrastructure improvement, urban and rural development, or
disaster preparedness needs''; and
(3) by amending subsection (c)(2) to read as follows:
``(2) Coordination with other entities.--Members of the
cadre may provide, either directly or through grants,
contracts, or cooperative agreements, the advanced service
training referred to in subsection (b)(1) in coordination with
vocational or technical schools, other employment and training
providers, existing youth service programs, other qualified
individuals, or organizations with expertise in training youth,
including disadvantaged youth, in the skill areas described in
such subsection.''.
SEC. 1507. CONSULTATION WITH STATE COMMISSIONS.
Section 157 (42 U.S.C. 12617) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
inserting ``National'' before ``Civilian Community
Corps'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the
semicolon the following: ``with specific emphasis on
projects in support of infrastructure improvement,
disaster relief and recovery, the environment, energy
conservation, and urban and rural development''; and
(C) in paragraph (2) by striking ``service
learning'' and inserting ``service-learning'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``and the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development'' and
inserting ``the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development, the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, the Administrator of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, the Secretary of Energy,
the Secretary of Transportation, and the Chief of the
United States Forest Service'';
(B) in paragraph (1)(B)--
(i) by inserting ``community-based
organizations and'' before ``representatives of
local communities''; and
(ii) by striking ``camp'' both places such
term appears and inserting ``campus''; and
(C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``State
Commissions,'' before ``and persons involved in other
youth service programs.''; and
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``superintendent'' both
places such term appears and inserting ``campus
director''; and
(ii) by striking ``camp'' both places such
term appears and inserting ``campus''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``camp
superintendents'' and inserting ``campus directors''.
SEC. 1508. AUTHORIZED BENEFITS FOR CORPS MEMBERS.
Section 158 (42 U.S.C. 12618) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by inserting ``National'' before
``Civilian Community Corps''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
(i) by inserting ``National'' before
``Civilian Community Corps''; and
(ii) by inserting before the colon the
following: ``, as the Director determines
appropriate'';
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``Clothing'' and
inserting ``Uniforms''; and
(C) in paragraph (7), by striking ``Recreational
services and supplies'' and inserting ``Supplies''.
SEC. 1509. PERMANENT CADRE.
Section 159 (42 U.S.C. 12619) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``Civilian Community Corps Demonstration
Program'' and inserting ``National Civilian Community
Corps Program''; and
(B) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by inserting ``including those'' before
``recommended''; and
(ii) by inserting ``National'' before
``Civilian Community Corps'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``National'' before
``Civilian Community Corps'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by inserting
``National'' before ``Civilian Community Corps''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by striking ``The Director
shall establish a permanent cadre of''
and inserting ``The Chief Executive
Officer shall establish a permanent
cadre that includes the Director and
other appointed''; and
(II) by inserting ``National''
before ``Civilian Community Corps'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``The
Director shall appoint the members'' and
inserting ``The Chief Executive Officer shall
consider the recommendations of the Director in
appointing the other members'';
(iii) in subparagraph (C)--
(I) in the matter preceding clause
(i), by striking ``the Director'' and
inserting ``the Chief Executive
Officer'';
(II) in clause (iii) by striking
``and'' at the end;
(III) by redesignating clause (iv)
as (v); and
(IV) by inserting after clause
(iii) the following:
``(iv) give consideration to retired and
other former law enforcement, fire, rescue, and
emergency personnel, and other individuals with
backgrounds in disaster preparedness, relief,
and recovery; and''; and
(iv) in subparagraph (E)--
(I) by inserting after
``techniques'' the following: ``,
including techniques for working with
and enhancing the development of
disadvantaged youth,''; and
(II) by striking ``service
learning'' and inserting ``service-
learning''; and
(C) in the first sentence of paragraph (3), by
striking ``the members'' and inserting ``other
members''.
SEC. 1510. CONTRACT AND GRANT AUTHORITY.
Section 161 (42 U.S.C. 12621) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``perform any program
function under this subtitle'' and inserting ``carry out the
National Civilian Community Corps program''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``National'' before
``Civilian Community Corps''.
SEC. 1511. OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
Section 162 (42 U.S.C. 12622) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting
``National'' before ``Civilian Community
Corps''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking
``the registry established by'' and all that
follows through the semicolon and inserting
``the registry established by section 1143a of
title 10, United States Code;'';
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``to be
recommended for appointment'' and inserting ``from
which individuals may be selected for appointment by
the Director''; and
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``National''
before ``Civilian Community Corps''; and
(2) by striking subsection (b).
SEC. 1512. ADVISORY BOARD.
Section 163 (42 U.S.C. 12623) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``Upon the establishment of the
Program, there shall also be'' and inserting ``There
shall be'';
(B) by inserting ``National'' before ``Civilian
Community Corps Advisory Board''; and
(C) by striking ``to assist'' and all that follows
through the period at the end and inserting ``to assist
the Corps in responding rapidly and efficiently in
times of natural and other disasters. Consistent with
the needs outlined in section 151, the Advisory Board
members shall help coordinate activities with the Corps
as appropriate, including the mobilization of
volunteers and coordination of volunteer centers to
help local communities recover from the effects of
natural and other disasters.'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as
paragraphs (13) and (14), respectively;
(B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
``(8) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency.
``(9) The Secretary of Transportation.
``(10) The Chief of the United States Forest Service.
``(11) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency.
``(12) The Secretary of Energy.''; and
(C) in paragraph (13), as so redesignated, by
striking ``industry,'' and inserting ``public and
private organizations,''.
SEC. 1513. EVALUATION.
Section 164 (42 U.S.C. 12624) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``National'' before ``Civilian Community
Corps''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following: ``Upon completing
each such evaluation, the Corporation shall transmit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report on the
evaluation.''.
SEC. 1514. REPEAL OF FUNDING LIMITATION.
Section 165 (42 U.S.C. 12625) is repealed.
SEC. 1515. DEFINITIONS.
Section 166 (42 U.S.C. 12626) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (9);
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as
paragraphs (5) through (9), respectively;
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) Campus director.--The term `campus director', with
respect to a Corps campus, means the head of the campus under
section 155(d).
``(3) Corps.--The term `Corps' means the National Civilian
Community Corps required under section 155 as part of the
Civilian Community Corps Program.
``(4) Corps campus.--The term `Corps campus' means the
facility or central location established as the operational
headquarters and boarding place for particular Corps units.'';
(4) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by striking
``Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program'' and
inserting ``National Civilian Community Corps Program'';
(5) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), by inserting
``National'' before ``Civilian Community Corps'';
(6) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated), by striking
``The terms'' and all that follows through ``Demonstration
Program'' the first place such term appears and inserting ``The
term `Program' means the National Civilian Community Corps
Program''; and
(7) in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated)--
(A) in the heading by striking ``Service learning''
and inserting ``Service-learning''; and
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by
striking ``service learning'' and inserting ``service-
learning''.
SEC. 1516. TERMINOLOGY.
Subtitle E of title I (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by striking the subtitle heading and inserting the
following:
``Subtitle E--National Civilian Community Corps'';
and
(2) in section 160(a) (42 U.S.C. 12620(a)) by inserting
``National'' before ``Civilian Community Corps''.
Subtitle F--Amendments to Subtitle F (Administrative Provisions)
SEC. 1601. FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE AND REPORTS.
(a) 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''.
(b) Reports.--Section 172 (42 U.S.C. 12632) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(d) Evaluation Using Program Assessment Rating Tool.--
``(1) Study.--The Director of the Office of Management and
Budget shall conduct a study to evaluate the programs
authorized by this Act, including the amendments made by this
Act, under the Program Assessment Rating Tool or a successor
performance assessment tool that is developed by the Office of
Management and Budget.
``(2) Report.--The Director shall transmit to Congress a
report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph
(1) within 1 year of the date of enactment of this subsection.
``(e) GAO Study.--
``(1) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study
of the National Civilian Community Corps program authorized
under subtitle E of title I.
``(2) Components of study.--The study conducted under
paragraph (1) shall consist of--
``(A) a comprehensive examination of the program;
``(B) an examination of the programs cost-
effectiveness, particularly in relation to other
comparable AmeriCorps service programs;
``(C) whether the program has data and quantifiable
measures to adequately assess the program's progress
toward achieving its strategic goals;
``(D) a review of the Office of Management and
Budget's 2005 Program Assessment Rating Tool assessment
of the program; and
``(E) recommendations for future Congressional
treatment of the program, particularly assessing
whether the program is duplicative or could be more
efficiently managed.
``(3) Submission.--The results of the study conducted under
paragraph (1) shall be submitted within 6 months of the date of
enactment of this subsection.''.
SEC. 1602. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.
Section 174 (42 U.S.C. 12634) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(d) Referrals for Federal Assistance.--A program may not receive
assistance under the national service laws for the sole purpose of
referring individuals to Federal assistance programs or State
assistance programs funded in part by the Federal Government.''.
SEC. 1603. NOTICE, HEARING, AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES.
Section 176 (42 U.S.C. 12636) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ``30 days'' and
inserting ``1 or more periods of 30 days not to exceed 90 days
in total''; and
(2) in subsection (f)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``A State or
local applicant'' and inserting ``An entity''; and
(B) in paragraph (6)--
(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking
``and'';
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
subparagraph (E); and
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (C)
the following:
``(D) in a grievance filed by an individual
applicant or participant--
``(i) the applicant's selection or the
participant's reinstatement, as the case may
be; and
``(ii) other changes in the terms and
conditions of service; and''.
SEC. 1604. RESOLUTION OF DISPLACEMENT COMPLAINTS.
Section 177 (42 U.S.C. 12637) is amended--
(1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking ``under this
title'' each place it appears and inserting ``under the
national service laws'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``employee or
position'' and inserting ``employee, position, or volunteer
(other than a participant under the national service laws)'';
and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Parental Involvement.--
``(1) In general.--Programs that receive assistance under
the national service laws shall consult with the parents or
legal guardians of children in developing and operating
programs that include and serve children.
``(2) Parental permission.--Programs that receive
assistance under the national service laws shall, consistent
with State law, before transporting minor children, provide the
reason for and obtain written permission of the children's
parents.''.
SEC. 1605. STATE COMMISSIONS ON NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.
Section 178 (42 U.S.C. 12638) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by adding at the end the
following:
``(J) A representative of the volunteer sector.'';
(2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``, unless the State
permits the representative to serve as a voting member of the
State Commission or alternative administrative entity'';
(3) by striking subsection (e)(1) and inserting the
following:
``(1) Preparation of a national service plan for the State
that--
``(A) is developed through an open and public
process (such as through regional forums, hearings, and
other means) that provides for maximum participation
and input from companies, organizations, and public
agencies using service and volunteerism as a strategy
to meet critical community needs, including programs
funded under the national service laws;
``(B) covers a 3-year period, the beginning of
which may be set by the State;
``(C) is subject to approval by the chief executive
officer of the State;
``(D) includes measurable goals and outcomes for
the State consistent with those for national service
programs as described in section 179(a)(1)(A);
``(E) ensures outreach to diverse community-based
agencies that serve under-represented populations, by
using established networks and registries at the State
level, or establishing such networks and registries;
``(F) provides for effective coordination of
funding applications submitted by the State and others
within the State under the national service laws;
``(G) is updated annually, reflecting changes in
practices and policies that will improve the
coordination and effectiveness of Federal, State, and
local resources for service and volunteerism within the
State;
``(H) contains such information as the State
Commission considers to be appropriate or as the
Corporation may require; and
``(I) ensures outreach to and coordination with
municipalities and county governments, including large
cities.'';
(4) by redesignating subsections (f) through (j) as
subsections (h) through (l), respectively;
(5) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
``(f) Relief From Administrative Requirements.--Upon approval of a
State plan submitted under subsection (e)(1), the Chief Executive
Officer may waive, or specify alternatives to, administrative
requirements (other than statutory provisions) otherwise applicable to
grants made to States under the national service laws, including those
requirements identified by a State as impeding the coordination and
effectiveness of Federal, State, and local resources for service and
volunteerism within a State.
``(g) State Plan for Baby Boomer and Older Adult Volunteer and Paid
Service.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this section, to be eligible to receive a grant or allotment
under subtitle C or to receive a distribution of approved
national service positions under subtitle C, a State must work
with appropriate State agencies and private entities to develop
a comprehensive State plan for volunteer and paid service by
members of the Baby Boom generation and older adults.
``(2) Matters included.--The State plan shall include--
``(A) recommendations for public policy
initiatives, including how to best tap the population
of members of the Baby Boom generation and older adults
as sources of social capital and as ways to address
community needs;
``(B) recommendations to the State unit on aging
on--
``(i) a marketing outreach plan to
businesses;
``(ii) outreach to--
``(I) non-profit organizations;
``(II) the State's Department of
Education;
``(III) institutions of higher
education; and
``(IV) other State agencies; and
``(C) recommendations for civic engagement and
multigenerational activities, such as--
``(i) early childhood education, family
literacy, and after school programs;
``(ii) respite services for older adults
and caregivers; and
``(iii) transitions for members of the Baby
Boom generation and older adults to purposeful
work in their post career lives.
``(3) Knowledge incorporated.--The State plan shall
incorporate the current knowledge base regarding--
``(A) the economic impact of older workers' roles
in the economy;
``(B) the social impact of older workers' roles in
the community; and
``(C) the health and social benefits of active
engagement for members of the Baby Boom generation and
older adults.
``(4) Publication.--The State plan must be made public and
be transmitted to the Chief Executive Officer.''; and
(6) in subsection (k)(1) (as redesignated by this section),
by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, consistent
with section 174(d).''.
SEC. 1606. EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
Section 179 (42 U.S.C. 12639) is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
``(a) In General.--The Corporation shall provide, directly or
through grants or contracts, for the continuing evaluation of programs
that receive assistance under the national service laws, including
evaluations that measure the impact of such programs, to determine--
``(1) the effectiveness of programs receiving assistance
under the national service laws in achieving stated goals and
the costs associated with such, including--
``(A) an evaluation of performance measures, as
established by the Corporation in consultation with
each grantee receiving assistance under the national
service laws, which may include--
``(i) number of participants enrolled and
completing terms of service compared to the
stated goals of the program;
``(ii) number of volunteers recruited from
the community in which the program was
implemented;
``(iii) if applicable based on the program
design, the number of individuals receiving or
benefitting from the service conducted;
``(iv) number of disadvantaged and under-
represented youth participants;
``(v) sustainability of project or program,
including measures to ascertain the level of
community support for the project or program;
``(vi) measures to ascertain the change in
attitude toward civic engagement among the
participants and the beneficiaries of the
service; and
``(vii) other quantitative and qualitative
measures as determined to be appropriate by the
recipient of assistance; and
``(B) review of the implementation plan for
reaching such measures described in subparagraph (A);
and
``(2) the effectiveness of the structure and mechanisms for
delivery of services, such as the effective utilization of the
participants' time, the management of the participants, and the
ease with which recipients were able to receive services, to
maximize the cost-effectiveness and the impact of such
programs.'';
(2) in subsection (g)--
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``National Senior
Volunteer Corps'' and inserting ``National Senior
Service Corps''; and
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking ``to public
service'' and all that follows through the period at
the end and inserting ``to engage in service that
benefits the community.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(j) Reserved Program Funds for Accountability.--In addition to
amounts appropriated to carry out this section, the Corporation may
reserve up to 1 percent of total program funds appropriated for a
fiscal year under the national service laws to support program
accountability activities under this section.
``(k) Corrective Plans.--
``(1) In general.--A grantee that fails to reach the
performance measures in subsection (a)(1)(A) as determined by
the Corporation, shall reach an agreement with the Corporation
on a corrective action plan to achieve the agreed upon
performance measures.
``(2) Assistance.--
``(A) New program.--For a program that has received
assistance for less than 3 years and is failing to
achieve the performance measures agreed upon under
subsection (a)(1)(A), the Corporation shall--
``(i) provide technical assistance to the
grantee to address targeted performance
problems relating to the performance measures
in subsection (a)(1)(A); and
``(ii) require quarterly reports from the
grantee on the program's progress toward
achieving the performance measures in
subsection (a)(1)(A) to the appropriate State,
Territory, or Indian tribe and the Corporation.
``(B) Established programs.--For a program that has
received assistance for 3 years or more and is failing
to achieve the performance measures agreed upon under
subsection (a)(1)(A), the Corporation shall require
quarterly reports from the grantee on the program's
progress towards achieving performance measures in
subsection (a)(1)(A) to the appropriate State,
Territory, or Indian tribe and the Corporation.
``(l) Failure To Meet Performance Levels.--If, after a period for
correction as approved by the Corporation, a grantee or subgrantee
fails to achieve the established levels of performance, the Corporation
shall--
``(1) reduce the annual amount of the grant award
attributable to the underperforming grantee or subgrantee by at
least 25 percent; or
``(2) terminate assistance to the underperforming grantee
or subgrantee, consistent with section 176(a).
``(m) Reports.--The Corporation shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress not later than two years after the date of the
enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, a report
containing information on the number of--
``(1) grantees implementing corrective action plans;
``(2) grantees for which the Corporation offers technical
assistance under subsection (k);
``(3) grantees for which the Corporation terminates
assistance for a program under subsection (l);
``(4) entities whose application was rejected; and
``(5) grantees meeting or exceeding their performance
measures in subsection (a).''.
SEC. 1607. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.
Section 181 (42 U.S.C. 12641) is amended by striking ``Section
414'' and inserting ``Section 422''.
SEC. 1608. PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS.
Section 182(b) (42 U.S.C. 12642(b)) is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Report.--
``(1) Federal agency submission.--The head of each Federal
agency shall prepare and submit to Corporation for Community
and National Service a report concerning the implementation of
this section, including an evaluation of the performance goals
and benchmarks of the partnership programs.
``(2) Report to congress.--The Corporation for National and
Community Service shall prepare and submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a compilation of the information
received under paragraph (1).''.
SEC. 1609. RIGHTS OF ACCESS, EXAMINATION, AND COPYING.
Section 183 (42 U.S.C. 12643) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``The'' and inserting ``Consistent with
otherwise applicable law, the''; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``local
government,'' the following: ``Territory,'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``The'' and inserting ``Consistent with
otherwise applicable law, the''; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``local
government,'' the following: ``Territory,''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Inspector General.--Consistent with otherwise applicable law,
the Inspector General of the Corporation shall have access to, and the
right to examine and copy, any books, documents, papers, records, and
other recorded information in any form--
``(1) within the possession or control of the Corporation
or any State or local government, Territory, Indian tribe, or
public or private nonprofit organization receiving assistance
directly or indirectly under this Act that relates to the
assistance received, directly or indirectly, under this Act;
and
``(2) that relates to the duties of the Inspector General
under the Inspector General Act of 1978.''.
SEC. 1610. ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
Subtitle F of title I (42 U.S.C. 12631 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 185. SUSTAINABILITY.
``(a) Goals.--To ensure that recipients of assistance under the
national service laws are carrying out sustainable projects or
programs, the Corporation, after collaboration with State Commissions
and consultation with recipients of assistance under the national
service laws, may set sustainability goals supported by policies and
procedures to--
``(1) build the capacity of the projects that receive
assistance under the national service laws to meet community
needs and lessen the dependence on Federal dollars to do so,
taking into consideration challenges that programs in
underserved rural or urban areas may face;
``(2) provide technical assistance to aid the recipients of
assistance under the national service laws in acquiring and
leveraging non-Federal funds for the projects; and
``(3) implement measures to ascertain whether the projects
are generating sufficient community support.
``(b) Enforcement.--If a recipient does not meet the sustainability
goals in subsection (a) for a project, the Corporation may take action
as described in sections 176 and 179.
``SEC. 186. GRANT PERIODS.
``Unless otherwise specifically provided, the Corporation has
authority to make a grant under the national service laws for a period
of 3 years.
``SEC. 187. GENERATION OF VOLUNTEERS.
``In making decisions on applications for assistance or approved
national service positions under the national service laws, the
Corporation shall take into consideration the extent to which the
applicant's proposal will increase the involvement of volunteers in
meeting community needs. In reviewing the application for this purpose,
the Corporation may take into account the mission of the applicant.
``SEC. 188. LIMITATION ON PROGRAM GRANT COSTS.
``(a) Limitation on Grant Amounts.--Except as otherwise provided by
this section, the amount of funds approved by the Corporation in a
grant to operate a program authorized under the national service laws
supporting individuals serving in approved national service positions
may not exceed $17,000 per full-time equivalent position.
``(b) Costs Subject to Limitation.--The limitation in subsection
(a) applies to the Corporation's share of member support costs, staff
costs, and other costs borne by the grantee or subgrantee to operate a
program.
``(c) Costs Not Subject to Limitation.--The limitation in
subsection (a) and (e)(1) shall not apply to expenses that are not
included in the program operating grant award.
``(d) Adjustments for Inflation.--The amount specified in
subsections (a) and (e)(1) shall be adjusted each year after 2008 for
inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers published by the Secretary of Labor.
``(e) Waiver Authority and Reporting Requirement.--
``(1) Waiver.--The Chief Executive Officer may waive the
requirements of this section, up to a maximum of $19,500, if
necessary to meet the compelling needs of a particular program,
such as exceptional training needs for a program serving
disadvantaged youth, increased costs relating to the
participation of individuals with disabilities, tribal programs
or programs located in the Territories and start-up costs
associated with a first-time grantee, and up to a maximum of
$22,000 for Tribal residential programs.
``(2) Reports.--The Chief Executive Officer shall report to
the appropriate committees of Congress annually on all waivers
granted under this section, with an explanation of the
compelling needs justifying such waivers.
``SEC. 189. AUDITS AND REPORTS.
``The Corporation shall comply with applicable audit and reporting
requirements as provided in the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990
(31 U.S.C. 501 et seq.) and the Government Corporation Control Act of
1945 (31 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.). The Corporation shall report to the
appropriate committees of Congress any failure to comply with the
requirements of such audits.
``SEC. 189A. RESTRICTIONS ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND USE OF FEDERAL
FUNDS.
``(a) General Prohibition.--Nothing in this Act 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, specific instructional
content, academic achievement standards, assessments, 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.--No funds provided
to the Chief Executive Officer 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.--No 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. 190. CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS.
``(a) In General.--Entities selecting individuals to serve in a
position in which the individual receives a Corporation grant-funded
living allowance, stipend, education award, salary, or other
remuneration in a program receiving assistance under the national
service laws, shall, subject to regulations and requirements
established by the Corporation, conduct criminal history checks for
such individuals.
``(b) Requirements.--A criminal history check shall, except in
cases approved for good cause by the Corporation, include a name-based
search of the National Sex Offender Registry established under the Adam
Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.)
and--
``(1) a search of the State criminal registry or repository
in the State in which the program is operating and the State in
which the individual resides at the time of application; or
``(2) a Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint check.
``(c) Eligibility Prohibition.--An individual shall be ineligible
to serve in a position described under subsection (a) if such
individual--
``(1) refuses to consent to the criminal history check
described in subsection (b);
``(2) makes a false statement in connection with such
criminal history check;
``(3) is registered, or is required to be registered, on a
State sex offender registry or the National Sex Offender
Registry established under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and
Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); or
``(4) has been convicted of murder, as described in section
1111 of title 18, United States Code.
``SEC. 190A. REPORT ON PARTICIPANT INFORMATION.
``(a) In General.--The Corporation shall annually collect and
report to the appropriate committees of Congress any demographic and
socioeconomic information on the participants of all programs or
projects receiving assistance under the national service laws.
``(b) Information Collected and Reported.--
``(1) Participants ages 18 and older.--The information
collected and reported under this section for participants ages
18 and older shall include age, gender, race, ethnicity, annual
income, employment status, disability status, veteran status,
marital status, educational attainment, and household size,
type, and income.
``(2) Participants under age 18.--The information collected
and reported under this section for participants under age 18
shall only include age, gender, race, ethnicity, and
eligibility for free or reduced price lunch under the Richard
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.).
``(c) Public Availability.--The information collected and reported
under this section shall be available to the public.
``(d) Confidentiality.--The information collected and reported
under this section shall not contain any personally identifiable
information of any participant.''.
Subtitle G--Amendments to Subtitle G (Corporation for National and
Community Service)
SEC. 1701. TERMS OF OFFICE.
Section 192 (42 U.S.C. 12651a) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
``(c) Terms.--Subject to subsection (e), each appointed member
shall serve for a term of 5 years.'';
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Service Until Appointment of Successor.--A voting member of
the Board whose term has expired may continue to serve for one year
beyond expiration of the term if no successor is appointed or until the
date on which a successor has taken office.''.
SEC. 1702. BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES.
Section 192A(g) (42 U.S.C. 12651b(g)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking
``shall--'' and inserting ``shall have responsibility for
setting overall policy for the Corporation and shall--'';
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the semicolon at
the end the following: ``, and review the budget proposal in
advance of submission to the Office of Management and Budget
and to Congress'';
(3) in paragraph (5)--
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ``and'' at the
end; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) review the performance of the Chief Executive
Officer annually and forward a report on that review to
the President;'';
(4) by amending paragraph (10) to read as follows:
``(10) notwithstanding any other provision of law--
``(A) make grants to or contracts with Federal and
other public departments or agencies, and private
nonprofit organizations for the assignment or referral
of volunteers under the provisions of Title I of the
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (except as
provided in section 108 of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973) which may provide that the agency
or organization shall pay all or a part of the costs of
the program; and
``(B) enter into agreements with other Federal
agencies for the support of programs under the national
service laws which--
``(i) may provide that the agency or
organization shall pay all or a part of the
costs of the program; and
``(ii) shall provide that the program
(including any program operated by another
Federal agency) will comply with all
requirements related to evaluation,
performance, and other goals applicable to
similar programs under the national service
laws, as determined by the Corporation; and'';
and
(5) in paragraph (11), by striking ``September 30, 1995''
and inserting ``January 1, 2012''.
SEC. 1703. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION.
Section 193(b) (42 U.S.C. 12651c(b)) is amended by striking the
period and inserting ``, plus 3 percent.''.
SEC. 1704. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
Section 193A (42 U.S.C. 12651d) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``shall--'' and inserting ``, in collaboration
with State Commissions, shall--'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``a
strategic plan'' the following: ``, including a plan
for achieving 50 percent full-time approved national
service positions by 2012,'';
(C) in paragraph (10)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``June 30, 1995,'' and
inserting ``June 30 of each even-numbered
year,''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking
``section 122(c)(1)'' and inserting ``section
122(c)''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(12) bolster the public awareness of and recruitment
efforts for the wide range of service opportunities for
citizens of all ages, regardless of socioeconomic status or
geographic location, through a variety of methods, including--
``(A) print media;
``(B) the Internet and related emerging
technologies;
``(C) television;
``(D) radio;
``(E) presentations at public or private forums;
``(F) other innovative methods of communication;
and
``(G) outreach to offices of economic development,
State employment security agencies, labor unions and
trade associations, local education agencies,
institutions of higher education, agencies and
organizations serving veterans and people with
disabilities, cultural institutions, and other
institutions or organizations from which participants
for programs receiving assistance from the national
service laws can be recruited;
``(13) identify and implement methods of recruitment to--
``(A) increase the diversity of participants in the
programs receiving assistance under the national
service laws; and
``(B) increase the diversity of service sponsors of
programs desiring to receive assistance under the
national service laws;
``(14) coordinate with organizations of former participants
of national service programs for service opportunities that may
include capacity building, outreach, and recruitment for
programs receiving assistance under the national service laws;
``(15) collaborate with organizations with demonstrated
expertise in supporting and accommodating individuals with
disabilities, including institutions of higher education, to
identify and implement methods of recruitment to increase the
number of participants with disabilities in the programs
receiving assistance under the national service laws;
``(16) identify and implement recruitment strategies and
training programs for bilingual volunteers in the National
Senior Service Corps under title II of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973;
``(17) collaborate with organizations which have
established volunteer recruitment programs, including those on
the Internet, to increase the recruitment capacity of the
Corporation;
``(18) where practicable, provide application materials in
languages other than English for those with limited English
proficiency who wish to participate in a national service
program;
``(19) collaborate with the training and technical
assistance programs described in subtitle J and in appropriate
paragraphs of section 199N(b);
``(20) coordinate the clearinghouses described in section
198G;
``(21) identify and implement strategies to increase
awareness among Indian tribes of the types and availability of
assistance under the national service laws, increase Native
American participation in national service, and collect
information on challenges facing Native American communities;
``(22) conduct outreach to ensure the inclusion of low-
income persons in national service programs and activities
authorized under the National Senior Service Corps; and
``(23) ensure that outreach, awareness, and recruitment
efforts are consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794).'';
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (9), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph
(11); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
``(10) obtain the opinions of peer reviewers in evaluating
applications to the Corporation for assistance under this
title; and''; and
(3) in subsection (f)--
(A) by inserting ``and Studies'' after
``Evaluations'' in the subsection heading; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
``(3) Evaluation on reaching 50 percent goal.--The
Corporation shall submit a report to the appropriate committees
of Congress, not later than 18 months after the enactment of
this section on actions taken to achieve the goal of 50 percent
full-time approved national service positions as described in
193A(b)(1), including an assessment of the progress made toward
achieving that goal and the actions to be taken in the coming
year toward achieving that goal.
``(4) Consolidated application.--To promote efficiency and
eliminate duplicative requirements, the Corporation shall
consolidate or modify application procedures and reporting
requirements for programs and activities funded under the
national service laws.
``(5) Evaluation on applications.--The Corporation shall
submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress, not
later than 18 months after the enactment of this section a
report on the actions taken to modify the application
procedures and reporting requirements for programs and
activities funded under then national service laws, including a
description of the consultation procedures with grantees.
``(6) Study of involvement of veterans.--The Corporation
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, not
later than 3 years after the enactment of this section, on--
``(A) the number of veterans serving in national
service programs historically by year;
``(B) strategies being undertaken to identify the
specific areas of need of veterans, including any goals
set by the Corporation for veterans participating in
the service programs;
``(C) the impact of the strategies described in
paragraph (2) and the Veterans Corps on enabling
greater participation by veterans in the national
service programs carried out under the national service
laws;
``(D) how existing programs and activities carried
out under the national service laws could be improved
to serve veterans, veterans service organizations,
families of active-duty military, including gaps in
services to veterans;
``(E) the extent to which existing programs and
activities carried out under the national service laws
are coordinated and recommendations to improve such
coordination including the methods for ensuring the
efficient financial organization of services directed
towards veterans; and
``(F) how to improve utilization of veterans as
resources and volunteers.
``(7) Consultation.--In conducting the studies and
preparing the reports required under this subsection, the
Corporation shall consult with veterans' service organizations,
the Department of Veterans Affairs, State veterans agencies,
the Department of Defense, as appropriate, and other
individuals and entities the Corporation considers
appropriate.'';
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Authority To Contract With a Business.--The Chief Executive
Officer may, through contracts or cooperative agreements, carry out the
marketing duties described in subsection (b)(13), with priority given
to those entities who have established expertise in the recruitment of
disadvantaged youth, members of Indian tribes, and members of the Baby
Boom generation.
``(i) Campaign To Solicit Funds.--The Chief Executive Officer may
conduct a campaign to solicit non-Federal funds to support outreach and
recruitment of a diverse population of service sponsors of and
participants in programs and projects receiving assistance under the
national service laws.''.
SEC. 1705. DELEGATION TO STATES.
Consistent with section 193A(c)(1) (42 U.S.C. 12651d(c)(1)), the
Chief Executive Officer may delegate to States specific programmatic
authority upon a determination that such a delegation will increase
efficiency in the operation or oversight of a program under the
national service laws. In carrying out this section and before
executing any delegation of authority, the Chief Executive Officer
shall seek input from and consult with Corporation employees, State
commissions on national and community service, State educational
agencies, and other interested stakeholders.
SEC. 1706. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
Section 194(c) (42 U.S.C. 12651e(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting:
``(1) In general.--The Corporation shall have a chief
financial officer appointed pursuant to sections 195(a) and
195(b) of this Act.''; and
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
SEC. 1707. NONVOTING MEMBERS; PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS.
Section 195 (42 U.S.C. 12651f) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting after
``subdivision of a State,'' the following:
``Territory,''; and
(B) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in the heading, by striking ``Member''
and inserting ``Non-voting member''; and
(ii) by inserting ``non-voting'' before
``member''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(g) Personal Services Contracts.--The Corporation may enter into
personal services contracts to carry out research, evaluation, and
public awareness related to the national service laws.''.
SEC. 1708. DONATED SERVICES.
Section 196(a) (42 U.S.C. 12651g(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the
following:
``(A) Organizations and individuals.--
Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States
Code, the Corporation may solicit and accept the
services of organizations and individuals (other than
participants) to assist the Corporation in carrying out
the duties of the Corporation under the national
service laws, and may provide to such individuals the
travel expenses described in section 192A(d).'';
(B) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
striking ``Such a volunteer'' and inserting ``A
person who is a member of an organization or is
an individual covered by subparagraph (A)'';
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ``a
volunteer'' and inserting ``such a person'';
(iii) in clause (ii), by striking
``volunteers'' and inserting ``such a person'';
and
(iv) in clause (iii), by striking ``such a
volunteer'' and inserting ``such a person'';
and
(C) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ``Such a
volunteer'' and inserting ``Such a person''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (3).
SEC. 1709. STUDY TO EXAMINE AND INCREASE SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR DISPLACED
WORKERS.
(a) Planning Study.--The Corporation for National and Community
Service shall conduct a study to identify--
(1) specific areas of need for displaced workers;
(2) how existing programs and activities carried out under
the national service laws could better serve displaced workers
and communities that have been adversely affected by plant
closings and job losses;
(3) prospects for better utilization of skilled workers as
resources and volunteers; and
(4) methods for ensuring the efficient financial
organization of services directed towards displaced workers.
(b) Consultation.--The study shall be carried out in consultation
with the Department of Labor, State labor agencies, and other
individuals and entities the Corporation considers appropriate.
(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Corporation shall submit to the appropriate committees
of Congress a report on the results of the planning study required by
subsection (a), together with a plan for implementation of a pilot
program using promising strategies and approaches for better targeting
and serving displaced workers.
(d) Pilot Program.--From amounts made available to carry out this
section, the Corporation shall develop and carry out a pilot program
based on the findings in the report submitted under subsection (c).
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary
for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
SEC. 1710. STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A CENTRALIZED
ELECTRONIC CITIZENSHIP VERIFICATION SYSTEM.
(a) Study.--The Corporation for National and Community Service
shall conduct a study to determine the effectiveness of a centralized
electronic citizenship verification system which would allow the
Corporation to share employment eligibility information with the
Department of Education in order to reduce administrative burden and
lower costs for member programs. This study shall identify--
(1) the costs associated with establishing this program
both for the Corporation and for the Department of Education;
(2) the benefits or detriments of such a system both for
the Corporation and for the Department of Education;
(3) strategies for ensuring the privacy and security of
member information that is shared between agencies and member
organizations;
(4) the information that needs to be shared in order to
fulfill employment eligibility requirements; and
(5) recommendations for implementation of such a program.
(b) Consultation.--The study shall be carried out in consultation
with the Department of Education and other individuals and entities the
Corporation considers appropriate.
(c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a report on the results of the study required by
subsection (a), together with a plan for implementation of a pilot
program using promising strategies and approaches identified in such
study, if the Corporation determines such program to be feasible.
(d) Pilot Program.--From amounts made available to carry out this
section, the Corporation may develop and carry out a pilot program
based on the findings in the report submitted under subsection (c).
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary
for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
Subtitle H--Amendments to Subtitle H
SEC. 1801. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO SUBTITLE H.
(a) Additional Corporation Activities To Support National
Service.--Subtitle H is amended by inserting after the subtitle heading
and before section 198 the following:
``PART I--ADDITIONAL CORPORATION ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL
SERVICE''.
(b) Technical Amendments.--Section 198 (42 U.S.C. 12653) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection (r)'' and
inserting ``subsection (g)'';
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``to improve the
quality'' and all that follows through ``including'' the first
place such term appears and inserting ``to address emergent
needs through summer programs and other activities, and to
support service-learning programs and national service
programs, including''; and
(3) by striking subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (h), (i),
(j), (l), (m), and (p) and redesignating subsections (g), (k),
(n), (o), (q), (r), and (s) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f),
(g), (h), and (i), respectively.
(c) Call to Service Campaign and September 11th Day of Service.--
Section 198 (as amended by subsection (b) (42 U.S.C. 12653) is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(j) Call to Service Campaign.--Not less than 180 days after
enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall conduct a nationwide `Call
To Service' campaign, to encourage all people of the United States,
regardless of age, race, ethnicity, religion, or economic status, to
engage in full- or part-time national service, long- or short-term
public service in the nonprofit sector or government, or volunteering.
In conducting the campaign, the Corporation may collaborate with other
Federal agencies and entities, State Commissions, Governors, nonprofit
and faith-based organizations, businesses, institutions of higher
education, elementary schools, and secondary schools.
``(k) September 11th Day of Service.--
``(1) Federal activities.--The Corporation may organize and
carry out appropriate ceremonies and activities, which may
include activities that are part of the broader Call to Service
Campaign, in order to observe September 11th National Day of
Service and Remembrance at the Federal level.
``(2) Activities.--The Corporation may make grants and
provide other support to community-based organizations to
assist in planning and carrying out appropriate service,
charity, and remembrance opportunities in conjunction with the
September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance.
``(3) Consultation.--The Corporation may consult with and
make grants or provide other forms of support to nonprofit
organizations with expertise in representing September 11th
families and other impacted constituencies, in promoting the
establishment of September 11th as an annually recognized
National Day of Service and Remembrance.''.
SEC. 1802. REPEALS.
(a) Repeals.--The following provisions are repealed:
(1) Clearinghouses.--Section 198A (42 U.S.C. 12653a).
(2) Military installation conversion demonstration
programs.--Section 198C (42 U.S.C. 12653c).
(3) Special demonstration project.--Section 198D (42 U.S.C.
12653d).
(b) Redesignation.--Section 198B is redesignated as section 198A.
SEC. 1803. NEW FELLOWSHIPS.
Subtitle H is further amended by adding at the end the following
new sections:
``SEC. 198B. SERVE AMERICA FELLOWSHIPS.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Area of national need.--The term `area of national
need' means an area involved in efforts to--
``(A) improve education in schools for economically
disadvantaged students;
``(B) expand and improve access to health care;
``(C) improve energy efficiency and conserve
natural resources;
``(D) improve economic opportunities for
economically disadvantaged individuals; or
``(E) improve disaster preparedness and response.
``(2) Eligible fellowship recipient.--The term `eligible
fellowship recipient' means an individual who is selected by a
State Commission under subsection (c), as a result of such
selection, is eligible for a ServeAmerica Fellowship.
``(3) Fellow.--The term `fellow' means an eligible
fellowship recipient who is awarded a ServeAmerica Fellowship
and is designated a fellow under subsection (e).
``(b) Grants.--
``(1) In general.--From the amounts appropriated under
section 501(a)(2) and allotted under paragraph (2)(A), the
Corporation shall make grants (including financial assistance
and a corresponding allotment of approved national service
positions), to the State Commission of each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico with an application approved under this section, to enable
such State Commission to award ServeAmerica Fellowships under
subsection (e).
``(2) Allotment; rules.--
``(A) Allotment.--The amount allotted to a State
Commission for a fiscal year shall be equal to an
amount that bears the same ratio to the amount
appropriated under section 501(a)(2), as the population
of the State bears to the total population of the
several States, the District of Columbia, and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
``(B) Rules.--Of the amount allotted to a State
Commission under subparagraph (A)--
``(i) \1/3\ of such amount shall be awarded
to Fellows serving in organizations that
maintain not more than 10 full-time staff and
not more than 10 part-time staff; and
``(ii) not more than 1.5 percent of such
amount may be used for administrative costs.
``(C) Reallotment.--If a State Commission does not
apply for an allotment under this subsection, or if a
State Commission's application is not approved, the
Corporation shall reallot the amount of the State
Commission's allotment to the remaining State
Commissions in accordance with subparagraph (A).
``(3) Number of positions.--The Corporation shall--
``(A) establish or increase the number of approved
national service positions under this subsection during
each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014;
``(B) establish the number of approved positions at
500 for fiscal year 2010; and
``(C) increase the number of the approved positions
to--
``(i) 750 for fiscal year 2011;
``(ii) 1,000 for fiscal year 2012;
``(iii) 1,250 for fiscal year 2013; and
``(iv) 1,500 for fiscal year 2014.
``(4) Uses of grant funds.--
``(A) Required uses.--A grant awarded under this
subsection shall be used to enable fellows to carry out
service projects in areas of national need.
``(B) Permitted uses.--A grant awarded under this
subsection may be used for--
``(i) oversight activities and mechanisms
for the service sites as determined by the
State Commission or the Corporation, which may
include site visits;
``(ii) activities to augment the experience
of participants in approved national service
positions under this section, including
activities to engage such participants in
networking opportunities with other national
service participants; and
``(iii) recruitment or training activities
for participants in approved national service
positions under this section.
``(5) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant
under this subsection, a State Commission shall submit an
application to the Corporation at such time, in such manner,
and containing such information as the Corporation may require,
including information on the criteria and procedures that the
State Commission will use for overseeing ServeAmerica
Fellowship placements for service projects, under subsection
(e).
``(c) Eligible Fellowship Recipients.--
``(1) Application.--
``(A) In general.--An applicant desiring to become
an eligible fellowship recipient shall submit an
application to a State Commission, at such time and in
such manner as the Commission may require, and
containing the information described in subparagraph
(B) and such additional information as the Commission
may require. An applicant may submit such application
to only one State Commission for a fiscal year.
``(B) Contents.--The Corporation shall specify
information to be provided in an application submitted
under this subsection, which shall include--
``(i) a description of the area of national
need that the applicant intends to address in
the service project;
``(ii) a description of the skills and
experience the applicant has to address the
area of national need;
``(iii) a description of the type of
service the applicant plans to provide as a
fellow; and
``(iv) information identifying the local
area in which the applicant plans to serve, for
the service project.
``(2) Selection.--Each State Commission shall select the
applicants received by the State Commission for a fiscal year,
the number of eligible fellowship recipients that may be
supported for that fiscal year based on the grant received by
the State Commission under subsection (b).
``(d) Service Sponsor Organizations.--
``(1) In general.--Each service sponsor organization
shall--
``(A) be a nonprofit organization;
``(B) satisfy qualification criteria established by
the Corporation or the State Commission, including
standards relating to organizational capacity,
financial management, and programmatic oversight;
``(C) not be a recipient of other national service
awards; and
``(D) at the time of registration with a State
Commission, enter into an agreement providing that the
service sponsor organization shall--
``(i) abide by all program requirements;
``(ii) provide an amount described in
subsection (e)(3)(b) for each fellow serving
with the organization through the ServeAmerica
Fellowship;
``(iii) be responsible for certifying
whether each fellow serving with the
organization successfully completed the
ServeAmerica Fellowship, and record and certify
in a manner specified by the Corporation the
number of hours served by a fellow for purposes
of determining the fellow's eligibility for
benefits; and
``(iv) provide timely access to records
relating to the ServeAmerica Fellowship to the
State Commission, the Corporation, and the
Corporation's Inspector General.
``(2) Registration.--
``(A) Requirement.--No service sponsor organization
may receive a fellow under this subsection until the
organization registers with the State Commission;
``(B) Clearinghouse.--The State Commission shall
maintain a list of registered service sponsor
organizations on a public website;
``(C) Revocation.--If a State Commission determines
that a service sponsor organization is in violation of
any of the applicable provisions of this section--
``(i) the State Commission shall revoke the
registration of the organization;
``(ii) the organization shall not be
eligible to receive a national service award
under this title, for not less than 5 years;
and
``(iii) the State Commission shall have the
right to remove a fellow from the organization
and relocate the fellow to another site.
``(e) Fellows.--
``(1) In general.--To be eligible to participate in a
service project as a fellow and receive a ServeAmerica
Fellowship, an eligible fellowship recipient shall--
``(A) within 3 months after being selected as an
eligible fellowship recipient, select a registered
service sponsor organization described in subsection
(d) with which the recipient is interested in serving
under this section; and
``(B) enter into an agreement with the
organization--
``(i) that specifies the service the
recipient will provide if the placement is
approved;
``(ii) in which the recipient agrees to
serve for 1 year on a full-time or part-time
basis (as determined by the Corporation); and
``(iii) submit such agreement to the State
Commission.
``(2) Award.--Upon receiving the eligible fellowship
recipient's agreement under paragraph (1), the State Commission
shall award a ServeAmerica Fellowship to the recipient and
designate the recipient as a fellow.
``(3) Fellowship amount.--
``(A) In general.--From amounts received under
subsection (b), each State Commission shall award each
of the State's fellows a ServeAmerica Fellowship amount
that is equal to 50 percent of the amount of the total
average annual subsistence allowance provided to VISTA
volunteers under section 105 of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955).
``(B) Amount from service sponsor organization.--
Except as provided in subsection (C), the service
sponsor organization shall award to the fellow serving
such organization an amount that will ensure that the
total award received by the fellow for service in the
service project (consisting of such amount and the
ServeAmerica Fellowship amount the fellow receives
under subparagraph (A)) is equal to or greater than 70
percent of the average annual subsistence allowance
provided to VISTA volunteers under section 105 of the
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C.
4955).
``(C) Maximum living allowance.--
``(i) In general.--The total amount that
may be provided to a fellow under this
subparagraph shall not exceed 100 percent of
the average annual subsistence allowance
provided to VISTA volunteers under section 105
of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973
(42 U.S.C. 4955).
``(ii) Small organizations.--A service
sponsor organization meeting the requirements
of subsection (b)(2)(B)(i) shall award to the
fellow serving such organization an amount that
will ensure that the total award received by
the fellow for service in the service project
(consisting of that amount and the ServeAmerica
Fellowship amount that fellows receive under
clause (i) is equal to or greater than 60
percent of the average annual subsistence
allowance provided to VISTA volunteers under
section 105 of the Domestic Volunteers Service
Act of 1973.
``(D) Proration of amount.--In the case of a fellow
who is authorized to serve a part-time term of service
under the agreement described in subparagraph
(1)(B)(ii), the amount provided to a fellow under this
subparagraph shall be prorated accordingly.
``(E) Waiver.--The Corporation may allow a State
Commission to waive the amount required under
subparagraph (B) from the service sponsor organization
for a fellow serving the organization if--
``(i) such requirement is inconsistent with
the objectives of the ServeAmerica Fellowship
program; and
``(ii) the amount provided to the fellow
under subparagraph (A) is sufficient to meet
the necessary costs of living (including food,
housing, and transportation) in the area in
which the ServeAmerica Fellowship program is
located.
``(f) Compliance With Ineligible Service Categories.--Service under
a ServeAmerica Fellowship shall comply with section 132(a). For
purposes of applying that section to this subsection, a reference to
assistance shall be considered to be a reference to assistance provided
under this section.
``(g) Reports.--Each service sponsor organization that receives a
fellow under this subsection shall, on a biweekly basis, report to the
State Commission on the number of hours served and the services
provided by that fellow. The Corporation shall establish a web portal
for the organizations to use in reporting the information.
``(h) Educational Awards.--A fellow who serves in a service project
under this section shall be considered to have served in an approved
national service position and, upon meeting the requirements of section
147 for full-time or part-time national service, shall be eligible for
a national service educational award described in such section. The
Corporation shall transfer an appropriate amount of funds to the
National Service Trust to provide for the national service educational
awards for such fellow.
``SEC. 198C. SILVER SCHOLARSHIPS AND ENCORE FELLOWSHIPS.
``(a) Silver Scholarship.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Corporation may award grants,
including fixed-amount grants (in accordance with section
129(l)) to community-based entityto carry out a Silver
Scholarship Grant Program for individuals age 55 and older to
complete not less than 500 hours of service in a year carrying
out projects of national need and to receive a Silver
Scholarship in the form of a $1,000 education award. Under such
a program--
``(A) the Corporation shall establish criteria for
the types of the service required to be performed to
receive such award; and
``(B) the individual receiving the award shall use
such award in accordance with sections 146(c), 146(d),
and 148(c).
``(2) Term.--Each program funded under this subsection
shall be carried out over a period of 3 years, which may
include 1 planning year and 2 additional grant years, with a 1-
year extension possible, if the program meets performance
measures developed in accordance with section 179(a) and any
other criteria determined by the Corporation.
``(3) Applications.--To be eligible to carry out a program
under this subsection, a community-based entity shall submit to
the Corporation an application at such time and in such manner
as the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably require. A
community-based entity approved by the Corporation shall be a
listed organization as described in subsection (b)(2)(D).
``(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 in carrying out this program.
``(5) Eligibility for scholarship.--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 500 hours of service under this
section.
``(6) Support services.--A community-based entity receiving
a 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) to receive training and development in order
to transition to full- or part-time public service in
the nonprofit sector or government.
``(2) Program.--In carrying out the program, the
Corporation shall--
``(A) maintain a list of eligible organizations for
which Encore Fellows may be placed to carry out service
projects through the program and shall provide the list
to all Fellowship recipients; and
``(B) at the request of a Fellowship recipient--
``(i) determine whether the requesting
recipient is able to meet the service needs of
a listed organization, or another organization
that the recipient requests in accordance with
subparagraph (E), for a service project; and
``(ii) upon making a favorable
determination under clause (i), award the
recipient with an Encore Fellowship, and place
the recipient with the organization as an
Encore Fellow under subparagraph (E).
``(C) Eligible recipients.--
``(i) In general.--An individual desiring
to be selected as a Fellowship recipient
shall--
``(I) be an individual who--
``(aa) is at least 55 years
of age as of the time the
individual applies for the
program; and
``(bb) is not engaged in,
but who wishes to engage in,
full- or part-time public
service in the nonprofit sector
or government; and
``(II) submit an application to the
Corporation, at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information
as the Corporation may require,
including--
``(aa) a description of the
area of national need that the
applicant hopes to address
through the service project;
``(bb) a description of the
skills and experience the
applicant has to address an
area of national need; and
``(cc) information
identifying the region of the
United States in which the
applicant wishes to serve.
``(ii) Selection basis.--In determining
which individuals to select as Fellowship
recipients, the Corporation shall--
``(I) select not more than 10
individuals from each State; and
``(II) give priority to individuals
with skills and experience for which
there is an ongoing high demand in the
nonprofit sector and government.
``(D) Listed organizations.--To be listed under
subparagraph (A), an organization shall--
``(i) be a nonprofit organization; and
``(ii) submit an application to the
Corporation at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Corporation
may require, including--
``(I) a description of--
``(aa) the services and
activities the organization
carries out generally;
``(bb) the area of national
need that the organization
seeks to address through a
service project; and
``(cc) the services and
activities the organization
seeks to carry out through the
proposed service project;
``(II) a description of the skills
and experience that an eligible Encore
Fellowship recipient needs to be placed
with the organization as an Encore
Fellow for the service project;
``(III) a description of the
training and leadership development the
organization shall provide an Encore
Fellow placed with the organization to
assist the Encore Fellow in obtaining a
public service job in the nonprofit
sector or government after the period
of the Encore Fellowship; and
``(IV) evidence of the
organization's financial stability.
``(E) Placement.--
``(i) Request for placement with listed
organizations.--To be placed with a listed
organization in accordance with subparagraph
(B)(ii) for a service project, an eligible
Encore Fellowship recipient shall submit an
application for such placement to the
Corporation at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Corporation
may require.
``(ii) Request for placement with other
organization.--An eligible Encore Fellowship
recipient may apply to the Corporation to serve
the recipient's Encore Fellowship year with a
nonprofit organization that is not a listed
organization. Such application shall be
submitted to the Corporation at such time, in
such manner, and containing such information as
the Corporation shall require, and shall
include--
``(I) an identification and
description of--
``(aa) the organization;
``(bb) the area of national
need the organization seeks to
address; and
``(cc) the services or
activities the organization
carries out to address such
area of national need;
``(II) a description of the
services the eligible Encore Fellowship
recipient shall provide for the
organization as an Encore Fellow; and
``(III) a letter of support from
the leader of the organization,
including--
``(aa) a description of the
organization's need for the
eligible Encore Fellowship
recipient's services;
``(bb) evidence that the
organization is financially
sound;
``(cc) an assurance that
the organization will provide
training and leadership
development to the eligible
Encore Fellowship recipient if
placed with the organization as
an Encore Fellow, to assist the
Encore Fellow in obtaining a
public service job in the
nonprofit sector or government
after the period of the Encore
Fellowship; and
``(dd) a description of the
training and leadership
development to be provided to
the Encore Fellowship recipient
if so placed.
``(iii) Placement and award of
fellowship.--If the Corporation determines that
the eligible Encore Fellowship recipient is
able to meet the service needs (including
skills and experience to address an area of
national need) of the organization that the
eligible fellowship recipient requests under
clause (ii) or (iii), the Corporation shall--
``(I) approve the placement of the
eligible Encore Fellowship recipient
with the organization;
``(II) award the eligible Encore
Fellowship recipient an Encore
Fellowship for a period of 1 year and
designate the eligible Encore
Fellowship recipient as an Encore
Fellow; and
``(III) in awarding the Encore
Fellowship, make a payment, in the
amount of $11,000, to the organization
to enable the organization to provide
living expenses to the Encore Fellow
for the year in which the Encore Fellow
agrees to serve.
``(F) Matching funds.--An organization that
receives an Encore Fellow under this subsection shall
agree to provide, for the living expenses of the Encore
Fellow during the year of service, non-Federal
contributions in an amount equal to not less than $1
for every $1 of Federal funds provided to the
organization for the Encore Fellow through the
fellowship.
``(G) Training and assistance.--Each organization
that receives an Encore Fellow under this subsection
shall provide training, leadership development, and
assistance to the Encore Fellow, and conduct oversight
of the service provided by the Encore Fellow.
``(H) Leadership development.--Each year, the
Corporation shall convene current and former Encore
Fellows to discuss the Encore Fellows' experiences
related to service under this subsection and discuss
strategies for increasing leadership and careers in
public service in the nonprofit sector or government.
``(c) Evaluations.--The Corporation shall conduct an independent
evaluation of the programs authorized under subsections (a) and (b) and
widely disseminate the results, including recommendations for
improvement, to the service community through multiple channels,
including the Corporation's Resource Center or a clearinghouse of
effective strategies.''.
SEC. 1804. INNOVATIVE AND MODEL PROGRAM SUPPORT AND NATIONAL SERVICE
RESERVE CORPS.
Subtitle H is further amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART II--INNOVATIVE AND MODEL PROGRAM SUPPORT AND NATIONAL SERVICE
RESERVE CORPS
``SEC. 198D. INNOVATIVE AND MODEL PROGRAM SUPPORT.
``(a) Methods of Conducting Activities.--The Corporation may,
through grants and fixed-amount grants (in accordance with section
129(l)), carry out the following programs:
``(1) Programs for disadvantaged youth.--A program selected
from among those listed in 122(a) where no less than 75 percent
of the participants are disadvantaged youth.
``(A) Components of programs.--Such programs may
include life skills training, employment training,
educational counseling, program to complete a high-
school diploma or GED, counseling, or a mentoring
relationship with an adult volunteer.
``(B) Priority.--Priority shall be given to
programs that engage retirees to serve as mentors.
``(2) Programs that engage youth under the age of 17.--
Programs that engage youth under the age of 17 in service to
the community to meet unmet human, educational, environmental,
emergency and disaster preparedness, or public safety needs and
may be a summer program or a year-round program. Priority shall
be given to programs that collaborate with the RSVP Program and
the AmeriCorps programs.
``(3) Programs that reduce recidivism.--Programs that re-
engage court-involved youth and adults with the goal of
reducing recidivism. Priority shall be given to such programs
that create support systems beginning in corrections
facilities, and programs that have life skills training,
employment training, an education program, including a program
to complete a high-school diploma or GED, educational and
career counseling, post program placement, and support
services, which could begin in corrections facilities. The
program may include health and wellness programs, including but
not limited to drug and alcohol treatment, mental health
counseling, and smoking cessation.
``(4) Programs that recruit certain individuals.--
Demonstration projects for programs that have as one of their
primary purposes the recruitment and acceptance of court-
involved youth and adults as participants, volunteers, or
members. Such a program may serve any purpose otherwise
permitted under this Act.
``(5) Programs that support mentoring.--Programs to support
mentoring partnerships, including statewide and local
partnerships that strengthen direct-service youth mentoring
programs by increasing State resources dedicated to mentoring,
assisting direct-service mentoring programs through subgrants,
promoting quality standards for mentoring programs, expanding
mentoring opportunities tailored to the needs and circumstances
of youth, and increasing the number of at-risk youth in the
State receiving mentoring from screened and trained adult
mentors, as well as programs to support the creation of
statewide mentoring partnerships and programs of national scope
through collaborative efforts between entities such as local
mentoring partnerships, units of State or local government, or
direct service mentoring programs.
``(6) Other innovative and model programs.--Any other
innovative and model programs that the Corporation considers
appropriate.
``(b) Requirements.--
``(1) Three-year term.--Each program funded under this part
shall be carried out over a period of three years, which may
include one planning year and two additional grant years, with
a 1-year extension possible, if the program meets performance
measures developed in accordance with section 179(a) and any
other criteria determined by the Corporation.
``(2) Matching funds.--
``(A) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of
carrying out a program for which a grant is made under
this part may not exceed 76 percent of the total cost
of the program in the first year and may not exceed 50
percent of the total cost of the program for the
remaining years of the grant, including if the grant is
extended for 1 year.
``(B) Non-federal contribution.--In providing for
the remaining share of the cost of carrying out such a
program, each recipient of a grant under this part--
``(i) shall provide for such share through
a payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated,
including facilities, equipment, or services;
and
``(ii) may provide for such share through
State sources or local sources, including
private funds or donated services.
``(3) Collaboration encouraged.--Each program funded under
this part is encouraged to collaborate with Learn and Serve,
AmeriCorps, VISTA, and the National Senior Service Corps.
``(4) Evaluation.--Upon completion of the program, the
Corporation shall conduct an independent evaluation of the
program and widely disseminate the results, including
recommendations for improvement, to the service community
through multiple channels, including the Corporation's Resource
Center or a clearinghouse of effective strategies.
``(c) Applications.--To be eligible to carry out a program under
this part, an entity shall prepare, submit to the Corporation, and
obtain approval of, an application at such time and in such manner as
the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably require.
``SEC. 198E. NATIONAL SERVICE RESERVE CORPS.
``(a) Definitions.-- In this section--
``(1) the term `term of national service' means a term or
period of service--
``(A) under subtitle C, E, or G or sections 198B or
198F 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.); or
``(B) under an annual service requirement, which
may include an annual training session under subsection
(b), as determined by the Corporation of not less than
10 hours.
``(2) the term `National Service Reserve Corps member'
means an individual who--
``(A) has completed a term of national service;
``(B) has successfully completed training described
in subsection (b) within the previous 2 years; and
``(C) has indicated interest to the Corporation in
responding to national disasters and other emergencies
in a timely manner through the National Service Reserve
Corps.
``(3) Establishment of national service reserve corps.--The
Corporation shall establish a National Service Reserve Corps to
prepare and deploy National Service Reserve Corps. In carrying
out this section, the Corporation may work with organizations
representing individuals who have completed a term of national
service, as well as directly with such individuals.
``(b) Annual Training.--The Corporation shall, in consultation with
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, conduct
or coordinate annual training sessions for individuals who have
completed a term of national service, and who wish to join the National
Service Reserve Corps.
``(c) Certification of Organizations.--
``(1) On a biannual basis, the Corporation shall certify
organizations with demonstrated experience in responding to
disasters, including through using volunteers, for
participation in the program under this section.
``(2) The Corporation shall ensure that every certified
organization is--
``(A) prepared to respond to major disasters or
emergencies;
``(B) prepared and able to utilize National Service
Reserve Members in responding; and
``(C) willing to respond in a timely manner when
notified by the Corporation of a disaster or emergency.
``(d) 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 certified by the Corporation under subsection (c).
``(e) Deployment of National Service Reserve Corps.--
``(1) In general.--If a major disaster or emergency
designated by the President under the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et
seq.) occurs and the Corporation, in consultation with the
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency,
determines is an incident for which National Service Reserve
Corps members are prepared to assist, the Corporation shall--
``(A) deploy interested National Service Reserve
Corps members on 30-day assignments to assist with
local needs related to preparing or recovering from the
incident in the affected area, through organizations
certified under subsection (c);
``(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.
``(2) Allowance.--Any amounts that are utilized by the
Corporation from funds appropriated under section 501(a)(2)(F)
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 help
organizations pay Reserve Corps Members an allowance,
determined by the Corporation, for out-of-pocket expenses.
``(3) Information.--The Corporation, the State Commissions,
and entities receiving financial assistance for programs under
subtitle C, E, or G or section 198F 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 of those
programs of the National Service Reserve Corps upon the
participants' completion of their term of national service.
``(4) Coordination.-- In deploying National Service Reserve
Corps members under this subsection, the Corporation may
consult and, as appropriate, partner with Citizen Corps
programs in the affected area.''.
SEC. 1805. SOCIAL INNOVATION FUND.
Subtitle H is further amended by adding after Part II (as added by
section 1804) the following new part:
``PART III--SOCIAL INNOVATION FUND
``SEC. 198F. SOCIAL INNOVATION FUND.
``(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
``(1) Social entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community
organizations are developing innovative and effective solutions
to national and local challenges.
``(2) Increased public and private investment in
replicating and expanding proven effective solutions developed
by social entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community
organizations, could allow those entrepreneurs and
organizations to replicate and expand proven initiatives in
communities.
``(3) Increased public and private investment to seed new
solutions to our nation's most serious challenges will create a
pipeline of new social innovations.
``(4) A Social Innovation Fund could leverage Federal
investments to increase State, local, business, and
philanthropic resources to replicate and expand proven
solutions, and invest in seeding new innovations, to tackle
specific identified community challenges.
``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
``(1) to recognize and increase the impact of social
entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community organizations in
tackling national and local challenges;
``(2) to stimulate the development of a Social Innovation
Fund that will increase private and public investment in
nonprofit community organizations that are effectively
addressing national and local challenges to allow such
organizations to replicate and expand successful initiatives;
``(3) to assess the effectiveness of--
``(A) leveraging Federal investments to increase
State, local, business, and philanthropic resources to
address national and local challenges;
``(B) providing resources to replicate and expand
effective initiatives; and
``(C) seeding experimental initiatives; and
``(4) to strengthen the infrastructure to identify, invest
in, and replicate and expand, initiatives with effective
solutions to national and local challenges.
``(c) Program.--The Corporation shall establish a Social Innovation
Fund grant program to make grants on a competitive basis to eligible
entities.
``(d) Periods; Amounts.--
``(1) For covered entities described in subsection
(c)(2)(A) and (B), the Corporation shall make such grants for
periods of 5 years, and may renew the grants for additional
periods of 5 years, in amounts of not less than $1,000,000 and
not more than $10,000,000 per year.
``(2) For covered entities described in subsection
(c)(2)(C), the Corporation shall make grants for up to 3 years,
and may renew the grants for additional periods of 3 years, in
amounts up to $500,000 per year.
``(e) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this
section, an entity shall--
``(1) be a covered entity;
``(2) be focused on--
``(A) serving a specific local geographical area;
or
``(B) addressing a specific issue area, in
geographical areas that have the highest need in that
issue area, as demonstrated by statistics concerning
that need.
``(3) be focused on improving measurable outcomes relating
to--
``(A) education for economically disadvantaged
students;
``(B) child and youth development;
``(C) reductions in poverty or increases in
economic opportunity for economically disadvantaged
individuals;
``(D) health, including access to health care and
health education;
``(E) resource conservation and local environmental
quality;
``(F) individual or community energy efficiency;
``(G) civic engagement; or
``(H) reductions in crime;
``(4) For covered entities described in subsection
(c)(2)(A) and (B), have an evidence-based decision-making
strategy including, but not limited to--
``(A) use of evidence produced by prior rigorous
evaluations of program effectiveness including, where
available, well-implemented randomized controlled
trials; and
``(B) a well-articulated plan to--
``(i) replicate and expand research-proven
initiatives that have been shown to produce
sizeable, sustained benefits to participants or
society; or
``(ii) partner with a research organization
to carry out rigorous evaluations to assess the
effectiveness of approaches.
``(5) For covered entities described in subsection
(c)(2)(C), have an evidence-based decision-making strategy
including, but not limited to--
``(A) use of evidence produced by prior rigorous
evaluations of program effectiveness including, where
available, well-implemented randomized controlled
trials; or
``(B) a well-articulated plan to--
``(i) conduct rigorous evaluations to
assess the effectiveness of approaches; or
``(ii) partner with a research organization
to carry out rigorous evaluations to assess the
effectiveness of approaches to addressing
national or local challenges.
``(6) For covered entities described in subsection
(c)(2)(A) and (B), have a well-articulated process for
assessing community organizations for subgrants; and
``(7) have appropriate policies, as determined by the
Corporation, that protect against conflict of interest, self-
dealing, and other improper practices.
``(f) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
subsection (d) for national leveraging capital, an eligible entity
shall submit an application to the Corporation at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the Corporation may specify,
including, at a minimum--
``(1) an assurance that the eligible entity will--
``(A) use the funds received through that capital
in order to make subgrants to community organizations
that will use the funds to test new initiatives, or
replicate or expand proven initiatives in low-income
communities;
``(B) use the funds for growth capital or to test
new initiatives;
``(C) in making decisions about subgrants for
communities, consult with a diverse cross section of
community representatives in the decisions, including
individuals from the public, nonprofit, and for-profit
private sectors; and
``(D) make subgrants of a sufficient size and scope
to enable the community organizations to build their
capacity to test or manage initiatives, and sustain
replication or expansion of the initiatives;
``(2) an assurance that the eligible entity will not make
any subgrants to the parent organizations of the eligible
entity, a subsidiary organization of the parent organization,
or, if the eligible entity applied for funds under this section
as a partnership, any member of the partnership;
``(3) an identification of, as appropriate--
``(A) the specific local geographical area referred
to in subsection (f)(2)(A) that the eligible entity is
proposing to serve; or
``(B) geographical areas referred to in subsection
(f)(2)(B) that the eligible entity is likely to serve;
``(4)(A) information identifying the issue areas in which
the eligible entity will work to improve measurable outcomes;
``(B) statistics on the needs related to those issue areas
in, as appropriate--
``(i) the specific local geographical area
described in paragraph (3)(A); or
``(ii) the geographical areas described in
paragraph (3)(B), including statistics demonstrating
that those geographical areas have the highest need in
the specific issue area that the eligible entity is
proposing to address; and
``(C) information on the specific measurable outcomes
related to the issue areas involved that the eligible entity
will seek to improve;
``(5) information describing the process by which the
eligible entity selected, or will select, community
organizations to receive the subgrants, to ensure that the
community organizations--
``(A) are institutions with proven initiatives,
with track records of achieving specific outcomes
related to the measurable outcomes for the eligible
entity, or are institutions that articulate a new
solution with potential for substantial impact;
``(B) articulate measurable outcomes for the use of
the subgrant funds that are connected to the measurable
outcomes for the eligible entity;
``(C) will use the funds to test, replicate or
expand their initiatives;
``(D) provide a well-defined plan for testing,
replicating or expanding the initiatives funded;
``(E) can sustain the initiatives after the
subgrant period concludes through reliable public
revenues, earned income, or private sector funding;
``(F) have strong leadership and financial and
management systems;
``(G) are committed to the use of data collection
and evaluation for improvement of the initiatives;
``(H) will implement and evaluate innovative
initiatives, to be important contributors to knowledge
in their fields; and
``(I) will meet the requirements for providing
matching funds specified in subsection (k);
``(6) information about the eligible entity, including its
experience managing collaborative initiatives, or assessing
applicants for grants and evaluating the performance of grant
recipients for outcome-focused initiatives, and any other
relevant information;
``(7) a commitment to meet the requirements of subsection
(i) and a plan for meeting the requirements, including
information on any funding that the eligible entity has secured
to provide the matching funds required under that subsection;
``(8) a description of the eligible entity's plan for
providing technical assistance and support, other than
financial support, to the community organizations that will
increase the ability of the community organizations to achieve
their measurable outcomes;
``(9) information on the commitment, institutional
capacity, and expertise of the eligible entity concerning--
``(A) collecting and analyzing data required for
evaluations, compliance efforts, and other purposes;
``(B) supporting relevant research; and
``(C) submitting regular reports to the
Corporation, including information on the initiatives
of the community organizations, and the replication or
expansion of such initiatives; and
``(10) a commitment to use data and evaluations to improve
their model and be more transparent about its challenges; and
``(11) a commitment to cooperate with any evaluation
activities undertaken by the Corporation.
``(g) Selection Criteria.--In selecting eligible entities to
receive grants under this section, the Corporation shall--
``(1) select eligible entities on a competitive basis;
``(2) select eligible entities on the basis of the quality
of their selection process, as described in subsection (g)(5),
the capacity of the eligible entities to manage Social
Innovation Funds, and the potential of the eligible entities to
sustain the Funds after the conclusion of the grant period;
``(3) solicit broad community perspectives that inform
grant-making decisions;
``(4) include among the grant recipients eligible entities
that propose to provide subgrants to serve communities (such as
rural low-income communities) that the eligible entities can
demonstrate are significantly philanthropically underserved;
and
``(5) select a geographically diverse set of eligible
entities.
``(h) Matching Funds for Grants.--
``(1) In general.--The Corporation may not make a grant to
an eligible entity under this section for a Community Solutions
Fund unless the entity agrees that, with respect to the cost
described in subsection (d) for that Fund, the entity will make
available matching funds in an amount not less than $1 for
every $1 of funds provided under the grant.
``(2) Non-federal share.--The eligible entity shall provide
the matching funds in cash.
``(i) Reserved Program Funds for Research and Evaluation.--The
Corporation may reserve up to 5 percent of total program funds
appropriated to carry out this section for a fiscal year to support
research and evaluation related to this section.
``(j) Advisory Panel.--
``(1) In general.--Under authority of section 195 (f) of
the National and Community Service Act of 1990, the Chief
Executive Officer, in consultation with the Board, shall
establish an Advisory Panel to provide advice and input about
carrying out this section. The Advisory Panel may collectively
have experience in--
``(A) social entrepreneurship and social
enterprise;
``(B) the management and operation of small
nonprofit organizations and large nonprofit
organizations;
``(C) business, including a business with
experience working with a startup enterprises,
experience growing businesses, experience with
corporate social responsibility or a business with
experience working with the nonprofit sector;
``(D) philanthropy, including an understanding of
philanthropic challenges in urban and rural areas and
in areas that are philanthropically underserved;
``(E) qualitative and quantitative social science
research, including scientifically-rigorous evaluations
of program effectiveness; data driven decision making
and evidence-based policymaking;
``(F) volunteering, including effective volunteer
management; and
``(G) government, including the management of
government agencies and the role of government programs
in providing services.
``(2) Other qualifications.--The Advisory Panel shall
include a diverse range of individuals, including young people,
and individuals from diverse economic, racial, ethnic, and
religious backgrounds, and individuals from diverse geographic
areas.
``(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
section.''.
SEC. 1806. CLEARINGHOUSES.
Subtitle H is further amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART IV--NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS CLEARINGHOUSE
``SEC. 198G. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS CLEARINGHOUSE.
``(a) In General.--The Corporation shall provide assistance, either
by grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, to entities with
expertise in the dissemination of information through clearinghouses to
establish one or more clearinghouses for the national service laws.
``(b) Function of Clearinghouse.--Such a clearinghouse may--
``(1) assist entities carrying out State or local service-
learning and national service programs with needs assessments
and planning;
``(2) conduct research and evaluations concerning service-
learning or programs receiving assistance under the national
service laws unless the recipient is receiving funds for such
purpose under part III of subtitle B and under subtitle H;
``(3)(A) provide leadership development and training to
State and local service-learning program administrators,
supervisors, service sponsors, and participants; and
``(B) provide training to persons who can provide the
leadership development and training described in subparagraph
(A);
``(4) facilitate communication among entities carrying out
service-learning programs and programs offered under the
national service laws and participants in such programs;
``(5) provide and disseminate information and curriculum
materials relating to planning and operating service-learning
programs and programs offered under the national service laws,
to States, Territories, Indian tribes, and local entities
eligible to receive financial assistance under the national
service laws;
``(6) provide and disseminate information regarding methods
to make service-learning programs and programs offered under
the national service laws accessible to individuals with
disabilities;
``(7) disseminate applications in languages other than
English;
``(8)(A) gather and disseminate information on successful
service-learning programs and programs offered under the
national service laws, components of such successful programs,
innovative curricula related to service-learning, and service-
learning projects; and
``(B) coordinate the activities of the Clearinghouse with
appropriate entities to avoid duplication of effort;
``(9) make recommendations to State and local entities on
quality controls to improve the quality of service-learning
programs and programs offered under the national service laws;
``(10) assist organizations in recruiting, screening, and
placing a diverse population of service-learning coordinators
and program sponsors;
``(11) disseminate effective strategies for working with
disadvantaged youth in national service programs as determined
by organizations with an established expertise working with
such youth;
``(12) collaborate with State and local Mentoring
Partnerships and directly with youth mentoring organizations to
disseminate effective strategies for the recruiting, training,
and screening of responsible adult mentors and best practices
for building quality relationships between adult mentors and
youth mentees; and
``(13) carry out such other activities as the Chief
Executive Officer determines to be appropriate.''.
Subtitle I--Training and Technical Assistance
SEC. 1821. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
Title I is further amended by adding at the end the following new
subtitle:
``Subtitle J--Training and Technical Assistance
``SEC. 199N. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
``(a) In General.--The Corporation shall conduct, either directly
or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, including
through State Commissions on National and Community Service,
appropriate training and technical assistance to--
``(1) programs receiving assistance under the national
service laws; and
``(2) entities (particularly those in rural areas and
underserved communities)--
``(A) that desire to carry out or establish
national service programs;
``(B) that desire to apply for assistance under the
national service laws; or
``(C) that desire to apply for a subgrant under the
national service laws.
``(b) Activities Included.--Such training and technical assistance
activities may include--
``(1) providing technical assistance to those applying to
carry out national service programs or those carrying out
national service programs;
``(2) promoting leadership development in national service
programs;
``(3) improving the instructional and programmatic quality
of national service programs;
``(4) developing the management and budgetary skills of
those operating or overseeing national service programs,
including to increase the cost effectiveness of the programs
under the national service laws;
``(5) providing for or improving the training provided to
the participants in programs under the national service laws;
``(6) facilitating the education of national service
programs in risk management procedures, including the training
of participants in appropriate risk management practices;
``(7) training of those operating or overseeing national
service programs in volunteer recruitment, management, and
retention to improve the abilities of such individuals to use
participants and other volunteers in an effective manner which
results in high quality service and the desire of participants
or volunteers to continue to serve in other capacities after
the program is completed;
``(8) training of those operating or overseeing national
service programs in program evaluation and performance measures
to inform practices to augment the capacity and sustainability
of the program;
``(9) training of those operating or overseeing national
service programs to effectively accommodate people with
disabilities to increase the participation of people with
disabilities in national service programs. Such activities may
utilize funding from the reservation of funds to increase the
participation of individuals with disabilities as described in
section 129(j);
``(10) establishing networks and collaboration among
employers, educators, and other key stakeholders in the
community to further leverage resources to increase local
participation and to coordinate community-wide planning and
service;
``(11) providing training and technical assistance for the
National Senior Service Corps, including providing such
training and technical assistance to programs receiving
assistance under section 201 of the Domestic Volunteer Service
Act of 1973; and
``(12) carrying out such other activities as the Chief
Executive Officer determines to be appropriate.
``(c) Priority.--The Corporation shall give priority to programs
under the national service laws and those entities eligible to
establish programs under the national service laws seeking training or
technical assistance that--
``(1) seek to carry out high quality programs where the
services are needed most;
``(2) seek to carry out high quality programs where
national service programs do not currently exist or where the
programs are too limited to meet community needs;
``(3) seek to carry out high quality programs that focus on
and provide service opportunities for underserved rural and
urban areas and populations; and
``(4) assist programs in developing a service component
that combines students, out-of-school youths, and older adults
as participants to provide needed community services.''.
SEC. 1822. VOLUNTEER GENERATION FUND.
Title I is further amended by adding at the end the following new
subtitle:
``Subtitle K--Volunteer Generation Fund
``SEC. 199P. VOLUNTEER GENERATION FUND.
``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to--
``(1) assist nonprofit, faith-based, and other civic
organizations in the United States and State Commissions in
expanding the supply of volunteers and improving the capacity
of such organizations and State Commissions to utilize new
volunteers;
``(2) spur innovation in volunteer recruitment and
management practices, with a goal of increasing the number of
volunteers in the United States; and
``(3) enable the people of the United States to effect
change throughout the United States by participating in active
volunteer and citizen service.
``(b) Grants Authorized.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations for this purpose, the Corporation may make grants to
State commissions and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of
assisting the recipients of the grants to--
``(1) develop and carry out volunteer programs described in
this section;
``(2) make subgrants to support and create new local
organizations that generate volunteers as described in this
section.
``(c) Eligible Volunteer Programs.-- The recipient of a grant under
this section shall use the assistance, directly or through subgrants to
other entities, to carry out volunteer programs and develop and support
organizations that generate volunteers through the following types of
grants:
``(1) Grants to community based organizations for
activities that are consistent with the priorities set by the
State's national service plan as described in section 178(e).
``(2) Grants to nonprofit organizations that recruit,
manage, and support volunteers, such as a volunteer
coordinating agency, a nonprofit resource center, a volunteer
training clearinghouse, an institution of higher learning, or
collaborative partnerships of faith-based and community
organizations.
``(3) Grants to develop strong volunteer infrastructure
organizations in communities without such a resource or to
strengthen struggling volunteer infrastructure organizations.
``(4) Grants to nonprofit organizations whose activities
are consistent with national volunteer generating priorities
set by the President and the Corporation.
``(5) Grants to nonprofit organizations that provide
technical assistance and support to--
``(A) strengthen the capacity of local volunteer
infrastructure organizations;
``(B) address areas of national need; and
``(C) expand the number of volunteers nationally.
``(d) Allocation of Funds.--Of the funds allocated by the
Corporation for provision of assistance under this section for a fiscal
year, the Corporation shall reserve 50 percent to be allotted on a
competitive basis. Of the remaining 50 percent of funds, the
Corporation shall make a grant to each of the several States, the
District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in accordance
with the formula in section 129(e) and (f). The corporation may
designate a minimum amount to ensure that each State is able to improve
efforts to generate volunteers.
``(e) Limitation on Administrative Costs.--Not more than 6 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 organization receiving
assistance from such grant.
``(f) Matching Fund Requirements.--The Corporation share of the
cost of carrying out a program that receives assistance 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.
``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section--
``(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
``(2) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
``(3) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
``(4) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and
``(5) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.''.
Subtitle J--Repeal of Title III (Points of Light Foundation)
SEC. 1831. REPEAL.
Title III (42 U.S.C. 12661 et seq.) is repealed.
Subtitle K--Amendments to Title V (Authorization of Appropriations)
SEC. 1841. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 501 (42 U.S.C. 12681) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``(a) Title I.--
``(1) Subtitle b.--
``(A) In general.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to provide financial assistance under
subtitle B of title I--
``(i) $97,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
``(ii) such sums as may be necessary for
each of fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
``(B) Programs.--Of the amount appropriated under
subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year--
``(i) not more than 60 percent shall be
available to provide financial assistance under
part I of subtitle B of title I;
``(ii) not more than 25 percent shall be
available to provide financial assistance under
part II of such subtitle; and
``(iii) not less than 15 percent shall be
available to provide financial assistance under
part III of such subtitle.
``(C) Special allocations.--Of the amount
appropriated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year,
up to $10,000,000 shall be for summer of service
grants, $20,000,000 for youth engagement zones,
$7,000,000 for Campuses of Service, and up to
$10,000,000 shall be deposited in the National Service
Trust to support summer of service educational awards,
consistent with section 120(c)(8).
``(2) Subtitles c, d, and h.--
``(A) In general.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to provide financial assistance under
subtitles C and H of title I, to administer the
National Service Trust and disburse national service
educational awards and scholarships under subtitle D of
title I, and to carry out such audits and evaluations
as the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation may
determine to be necessary, such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
``(B) Priority.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Act, in obligating the amounts made
available pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in subparagraph (A), priority shall be
given to programs carried out in areas for which the
President has declared the existence of a major
disaster, in accordance with section 401 of the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 5170), as a consequence of Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita, and disasters of similar magnitude.
``(3) Subtitle e.--There are authorized to be appropriated
to operate the National Civilian Community Corps and provide
financial assistance under subtitle E of title I, $30,000,000
for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for each
of fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
``(4) Administration.--
``(A) Corporation.--There are authorized to be
appropriated for the Corporation's administration of
the national service laws such sums as may be necessary
for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
``(B) State commissions.--There are authorized to
be appropriated for assistance to State Commissions
under section 126(a), such sums as may be necessary for
each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
``(5) Training and technical assistance.--Of the amounts
appropriated for a fiscal year under subtitles B, C, and H of
title I of this Act and under titles I and II of the Domestic
Volunteer Service Act of 1973, the Corporation shall reserve up
to 2.5 percent to carry out subtitle J of this Act.
Notwithstanding subsection (b), amounts so reserved shall be
available only for the fiscal year for which they are reserved.
``(b) Availability of Appropriations.--Funds appropriated under
this section shall remain available until expended.''.
TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO THE DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 1973
SEC. 2001. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this title
an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or
repeal of a provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to
a provision of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C.
4950 et seq.).
Subtitle A--Amendments to Title I (National Volunteer Antipoverty
Programs)
SEC. 2101. PURPOSE.
Section 2 (42 U.S.C. 4950) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``both young and older
citizens'' and inserting ``citizens of all ages and
backgrounds''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``local agencies'' and
all that follows through the period at the end and inserting
``local agencies, expand relationships with, and support for,
the efforts of civic, community, and educational organizations,
and utilize the energy, innovative spirit, experience, and
skills of all Americans.''.
SEC. 2102. PURPOSE OF THE VISTA PROGRAM.
Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 4951) is amended--
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ``afflicted with''
and inserting ``affected by''; and
(2) in the third sentence, by striking ``local level'' and
all that follows through the period at the end and inserting
``local level, to support efforts by local agencies and
organizations to achieve long-term sustainability of projects,
consistent with section 185 of the National and Community
Service Act of 1990, initiated or expanded under the VISTA
program activities, and to strengthen local agencies and
community organizations to carry out the purpose of this
part.''.
SEC. 2103. APPLICATIONS.
Section 103 (42 U.S.C. 4953) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,'' after
``American Samoa,''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking ``handicapped'' and
inserting ``disabled''; and
(ii) by striking ``handicaps'' and
inserting ``disabilities'';
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``jobless, the
hungry, and low-income'' and inserting ``unemployed,
the hungry, and low-income'';
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``prevention,
education,'' and inserting ``through prevention,
education, rehabilitation, and treatment,'';
(E) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``, mental
illness,'' after ``including'';
(F) in paragraph (6), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(G) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and
inserting a semicolon; and
(H) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
``(8) in the re-entry and re-integration of formerly
incarcerated youth and adults into society, including life
skills training, employment training, counseling, educational
training, and educational counseling;
``(9) in developing and carrying out financial literacy,
financial planning, budgeting, savings, and reputable credit
accessibility programs in low-income communities, including
those programs which educate on financing home ownership and
higher education;
``(10) in initiating and supporting before-school and
after-school programs servicing children in low-income
communities that may engage participants in mentoring
relationships, tutoring, life skills, or study skills programs,
service-learning, physical, nutrition, and health education
programs, including programs aimed at fighting childhood
obesity, and other activities addressing the needs of the
community's children;
``(11) in establishing and supporting community economic
development initiatives, including micro-enterprises, with a
priority on such programs in rural areas and other areas where
such programs are needed most;
``(12) in assisting veterans and their families through
establishing or augmenting programs which assist such persons
with access to legal assistance, health care (including mental
health), employment counseling or training, education
counseling or training, affordable housing, and other support
services; and
``(13) in addressing the health and wellness of low-income
and underserved communities, including programs to increase
access to preventive services, insurance, and health care.'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``recruitment and
placement procedures'' and inserting ``placement
procedures that involve sponsoring organizations and'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by striking ``related to the
recruitment and'' and inserting
``related to the'';
(II) by striking ``in conjunction
with recruitment and'' and inserting
``in conjunction with the''; and
(III) by striking ``1993. Upon''
and all that follows through the period
at the end and inserting ``1993.'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``central information system that shall, on
request, promptly provide'' and inserting
``database that provides''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (C)--
(I) by striking ``timely and
effective'' and inserting ``timely and
cost-effective''; and
(II) by striking ``the recruitment
of volunteers'' and inserting
``recruitment and management of
volunteers''; and
(C) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the
following: ``The Director shall give priority to--
``(A) disadvantaged youth (as defined in section 101 of the
National and Community Service Act of 1990) and low-income
adults; and
``(B) retired adults of any profession, but with an
emphasis on those professions whose services and training are
most needed in a community, such as the health care
professions, teaching, counseling, and engineering and other
professions requiring a high level of technical and project
management skills, to utilize their experience, including
professional skills, in the VISTA program.'';
(D) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ``information
system'' and inserting ``database'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``personnel described in
subsection (b)(2)(C)'' and inserting
``personnel described in subsection (b)(2)(C)
and sponsoring organizations'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting
``the Internet and related technologies,''
after ``television,'';
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting
``Internet and related technologies,'' after
``through the'';
(iv) in subparagraph (C), by inserting
after ``senior citizens organizations,'' the
following: ``offices of economic development,
State employment security agencies, employment
offices,'';
(v) in subparagraph (F), by striking
``National and Community Service Trust Act of
1993'' and inserting ``National and Community
Service Act of 1990''; and
(vi) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``,
on request,''; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``this
subsection'' and inserting ``this subsection and
related public awareness and recruitment activities
under the national service laws'';
(4) by amending the second sentence of subsection (d) to
read as follows: ``Whenever feasible, such efforts shall be
coordinated with an appropriate local workforce investment
board established under section 117 of the Workforce Investment
Act of 1998.'';
(5) in subsection (g) by striking ``and has been submitted
to the Governor'' and all that follows and inserting a period;
and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
``(i) The Director may enter into agreements under which public and
private nonprofit organizations, with sufficient financial capacity and
size, pay for all or a portion of the costs of supporting the service
of volunteers under this title, consistent with the provisions of
section 186 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990.''.
SEC. 2104. VISTA PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.
Part A of title I is amended by inserting after section 103 (42
U.S.C. 4953) the following:
``SEC. 103A. VISTA PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.
``(a) In General.--With not less than one-third of the funds made
available under subsection (d) in each fiscal year, the Director shall
make grants for VISTA positions to support programs of national
significance. Each program for which a grant is received under this
subsection shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements
applicable to that program.
``(b) Activities Supported.--The Director shall make grants under
subsection (a) to support one or more of the following programs to
address problems that concern low-income and rural communities in the
Nation:
``(1) In the re-entry and re-integration of formerly
incarcerated youth and adults into society, including life
skills training, employment training, counseling, educational
training, and educational counseling.
``(2) In developing and carrying-out financial literacy,
financial planning, budgeting, savings, and reputable credit
accessibility programs in low-income communities, including
those programs which educate on financing home ownership and
higher education.
``(3) In initiating and supporting before-school and after-
school programs in low-income communities that may include such
activities as establishing mentoring relationships, physical
education, tutoring, instruction in 21st century thinking
skills, life skills, and study skills, community service,
service-learning, nutrition and health education, and other
activities aimed at keeping children, safe, educated, and
healthy, which serve the children in such community.
``(4) In establishing and supporting community economic
development initiatives, including micro-enterprises, with a
priority on such programs in rural areas and areas where such
programs are needed most.
``(5) In assisting veterans and their families through
establishing or augmenting programs which assist such persons
with access to legal assistance, health care (including mental
health), employment counseling or training, education
counseling or training, affordable housing, and other support
services.
``(6) In addressing the health and wellness of low-income
and underserved communities across our Nation, including
programs to fight childhood obesity through nutrition, physical
fitness, and other associated life skills education programs
and programs to increase access to preventive services,
insurance, and health care.
``(c) Requirements.--
``(1) Eligibility.--In order to receive a grant under
subsection (a), an applicant shall submit an application to the
Director at such time and in such manner as the Director
requires and receive approval of the application. Such
application shall, at a minimum, demonstrate to the Director a
level of expertise in carrying out such a program.
``(2) Supplement not supplant.--Funds made available under
subsection (d) shall be used to supplement and not supplant the
number of VISTA volunteers engaged in programs addressing the
problem for which such funds are awarded unless such sums are
an extension of funds previously provided under this title.
``(d) Funding.--
``(1) In general.--From the amounts appropriate under
section 501 for each fiscal year there shall be available to
the Director such sums as may be necessary to make grants under
subsection (a).
``(2) Limitation.--No funds shall be made available to the
Director to make grants under subsection (a) unless the amounts
appropriated under section 501 available for such fiscal year
to carry out part A are sufficient to maintain the number of
projects and volunteers funded under part A in the preceding
fiscal year.
``(e) Information.--The Director shall widely disseminate
information on grants that may be made under this section, including
through volunteer recruitment programs being carried out by public or
private non-profit organizations.''.
SEC. 2105. TERMS AND PERIODS OF SERVICE.
Section 104(d) (42 U.S.C. 4954(d)) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ``with the terms and
conditions of their service.'' and inserting ``with the terms
and conditions of their service or any adverse action, such as
termination, proposed by the sponsoring organization. The
procedure shall provide for an appeal to the Director of any
proposed termination.''; and
(2) in the third sentence (as amended by this section), by
striking ``and the terms and conditions of their service''.
SEC. 2106. SUPPORT SERVICE.
Section 105(a)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 4955(a)(1)(B)) is amended by
striking ``Such stipend'' and all that follows through ``in the case of
persons'' and inserting ``Such stipend shall be set at a minimum of
$125 per month and a maximum of $150 per month, subject to the
availability of funds to accomplish such a maximum. The Director may
provide a stipend of $250 per month in the case of persons''.
SEC. 2107. SECTIONS REPEALED.
The following provisions are repealed:
(1) VISTA literacy corps.--Section 109 (42 U.S.C. 4959).
(2) University year for vista.--Part B of title I (42
U.S.C. 4971 et seq.).
(3) Literacy challenge grants.--Section 124 (42 U.S.C.
4995).
SEC. 2108. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.
Section 121 (42 U.S.C. 4991) is amended in the second sentence by
striking ``situations'' and inserting ``organizations''.
SEC. 2109. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Section 123 (42 U.S.C. 4993) is amended--
(1) in the section heading by striking ``technical and'';
and
(2) by striking ``technical and''.
Subtitle B--Amendments to Title II (National Senior Volunteer Corps)
SEC. 2201. CHANGE IN NAME.
Title II (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.) is amended in the title heading
by striking ``NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS'' and inserting
``NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS''.
SEC. 2202. PURPOSE.
Section 200 (42 U.S.C. 5000) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 200. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
``It is the purpose of this title to provide--
``(1) opportunities for senior service to meet unmet local,
State, and national needs in the areas of education, public
safety, emergency and disaster preparedness, relief, and
recovery, health and human needs, and the environment;
``(2) for the National Senior Service Corps, comprised of
the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, the Foster
Grandparent Program, and the Senior Companion Program, and
demonstration and other programs to empower people 55 years of
age or older to contribute to their communities through
service, enhance the lives of those who serve and those whom
they serve, and provide communities with valuable services;
``(3) opportunities for people 55 years of age or older,
through the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, to share
their knowledge, experiences, abilities, and skills for the
betterment of their communities and themselves;
``(4) opportunities for low-income people 55 years of age
or older, through the Foster Grandparents Program, to have a
positive impact on the lives of children in need;
``(5) opportunities for low-income people 55 years of age
or older, through the Senior Companion Program, to provide
critical support services and companionship to adults at risk
of institutionalization and who are struggling to maintain a
dignified independent life; and
``(6) for research, training, demonstration, and other
program activities to increase and improve opportunities for
people 55 years of age or older to meet unmet needs, including
those related to public safety, public health, and emergency
and disaster preparedness, relief, and recovery, in their
communities.''.
SEC. 2203. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROJECTS.
Section 201 (42 U.S.C. 5001) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``avail themselves of opportunities for
volunteer service in their community'' and inserting
``share their experiences, abilities, and skills for
the betterment of their communities and themselves
through service'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, and
individuals 60 years of age or older will be given
priority for enrollment,'';
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``either prior
to or during the volunteer service'' after ``may be
necessary''; and
(D) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the
following:
``(4) the project is being designed and implemented with
the advice of experts in the field of service to be delivered
as well as with those who have expertise in the recruitment and
management of volunteers, particularly those of the Baby Boom
generation.'';
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
``(c) The Director shall give priority to projects--
``(1) utilizing retired scientists, technicians, engineers,
and mathematicians (the STEM professionals) to improve Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education
through activities such as assisting teachers in classroom
demonstrations or laboratory experiences, running after-school,
weekend, or summer programs designed to engage disadvantaged
youth (as defined in section 101 of the National and Community
Service Act of 1990) or low-income, minority youth in the STEM
fields and to improve mastery of the STEM content, providing
field trips to businesses, institutions of higher education,
museums, and other locations where the STEM professions are
practiced or illuminated;
``(2) utilizing retired health care professionals to
improve the health and wellness of low income or rural
communities;
``(3) utilizing retired criminal justice professionals for
programs designed to prevent disadvantaged youth (as defined in
section 101 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990)
from joining gangs or committing crimes;
``(4) utilizing retired military and emergency
professionals for programs to improve public safety, emergency
and disaster preparedness, relief, and recovery, search and
rescue, and homeland security efforts; and
``(5) utilizing retired computer science professionals,
technicians of related technologies, business professionals,
and others with relevant knowledge to increase, for low income
individuals and families, access to and obtaining the benefits
from computers and other existing and emerging technologies.'';
and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Competitive Grant Awards Required.--
``(1) In general.--Effective for fiscal year 2014 and each
fiscal year thereafter, each grant or contract awarded under
this section in such a year shall be--
``(A) awarded for a period of 3 years; and
``(B) awarded through a competitive process.
``(2) Elements of competitive process.--The competitive
process required by paragraph (1)(B)--
``(A) shall include the use of a peer review panel,
including members with expertise in senior service and
aging;
``(B) shall ensure that--
``(i) the resulting grants (or contracts)
support no less than the volunteer service
years of the previous grant (or contract) cycle
in a given geographic service area;
``(ii) the resulting grants (or contracts)
maintain a similar program distribution; and
``(iii) every effort is made to minimize
the disruption to volunteers; and
``(C) shall include the performance measures,
outcomes, and other criteria established under
subsection (f).
``(3) Establishment of competitive process.--The
Corporation shall establish and make available the competitive
process required by paragraph (1)(B) no later than 18 months
after the date of the enactment of this subsection. The
Corporation shall consult with the program directors of the
Retired Senior Volunteer Program during development and
implementation of the competitive process.
``(f) Evaluation Process Required.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 412, and
effective beginning 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this subsection, each grant or contract under this section that
expires in fiscal year 2011, 2012, and 2013 shall be subject to
an evaluation process. The evaluation process shall be carried
out, to the maximum extent practicable, in fiscal year 2010,
2011, and 2012, respectively.
``(2) Elements of evaluation process.--The evaluation
process required by paragraph (1)--
``(A) shall include performance measures, outcomes,
and other criteria; and
``(B) shall evaluate the extent to which the
recipient of the grant or contract meets or exceeds
such performance measures, outcomes, and other
criteria.
``(3) Establishment of evaluation process.--The Corporation
shall, in collaboration and consultation with program directors
of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, establish and make
available the evaluation process required by paragraph (1),
including the performance measures, outcomes, and other
criteria required by paragraph (2)(A), with particular
attention to the different needs of rural and urban programs.
The processes shall be established and made available,
including notification of the available training and technical
assistance, no later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this subsection.
``(4) Effect of failing to meet performance measures.--If
the evaluation process determines that the recipient has failed
to meet or exceed the performance measures, outcomes, and other
criteria established under this subsection, the grant or
contract shall not be renewed. Any successor grant or contract
shall be awarded through the competitive process described in
subsection (e)(1).
``(5) Special rule.--The Corporation may continue to fund a
program which has failed to meet or exceed the performance
measures, outcomes, and other criteria established under this
subsection for up to 12 months if competition does not result
in a successor grant or contract for such program, in order to
minimize the disruption to volunteers and disruption of
services. In such a case, outreach shall be conducted and a new
competition shall be established. The previous recipient shall
remain eligible for the new competition.
``(6) Performance measures.--
``(A) In general.--The performance measures,
outcomes, and other criteria established under this
subsection may be updated or modified as necessary, in
consultation with program directors for the Retired
Senior Volunteer Program, but no earlier than fiscal
year 2014.
``(B) Operational problems.--Effective for fiscal
years before fiscal year 2014, the Corporation may,
after consulting with program directors of the Retired
Senior Volunteer Program, determine that a performance
measure, outcome, or criterion established under this
subsection is operationally problematic, and may, in
consultation with program directors of the Retired
Senior Volunteer Program and after notifying the
appropriate committees of Congress--
``(i) eliminate the use of that performance
measure, outcome, or criterion; or
``(ii) modify that performance measure,
outcome, or criterion as necessary to render it
no longer operationally problematic.
``(g) Online Resource Guide.--The Corporation shall develop and
disseminate an online resource guide for the Retired Senior Volunteer
Program within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
subsection, which shall include, but not be limited to--
``(1) examples of high performing programs;
``(2) corrective actions for underperforming programs; and
``(3) examples of meaningful outcome-based performance
measures that capture a program's mission and priorities.
``(h) Report to Congress.--Not later than September 30, 2013, the
Corporation shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a
report on--
``(1) the number of programs that did not meet or exceed
the established performance measures, outcomes, and other
criteria established under subsection (f);
``(2) the number of new grants awarded;
``(3) the challenges to the implementation of evaluation
and competition, including but not limited to geographic
distribution and the minimization of disruption to volunteers;
and
``(4) how the current program geographic distribution
affects recruitment for the Retired Senior Volunteer
Program.''.
SEC. 2204. FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM GRANTS.
Section 211 (42 U.S.C. 5011) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``low-income persons aged sixty or
over'' and inserting ``low-income and other persons
aged 55 or over''; and
(B) by striking ``children having exceptional
needs'' and inserting ``children having special or
exceptional needs or with conditions or circumstances
identified as limiting their academic, social, or
emotional development'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``shall have the exclusive
authority to determine, pursuant to the
provisions of paragraph (2) of this
subsection--'' and inserting ``may determine--
'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``and'';
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the
period and inserting ``; and''; and
(iv) by adding after subparagraph (B) the
following:
``(C) whether it is in the best interests of a child
receiving, and of a particular foster grandparent providing,
services in such a project, to continue such relationship after
the child reaches the age of 21, if such child was receiving
such services prior to attaining the age of 21.'';
(B) by striking paragraph (2);
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
(2);
(D) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by this
section), by striking ``paragraphs (1) and (2)'' and
inserting ``paragraph (1)''; and
(E) by adding after paragraph (2) (as redesignated
by this section) the following:
``(3) If an assignment of a foster grandparent is suspended or
discontinued, the replacement of that foster grandparent shall be
determined through the mutual agreement of all parties involved in the
provision of services to the child.'';
(3) in subsection (d), in the second sentence, by striking
``Any stipend'' and all that follows through ``inflation,'' and
inserting ``Any stipend or allowance provided under this part
shall not exceed 75 percent of the minimum wage under section 6
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206), and the
Federal share shall not be less than $2.65 per hour, provided
that the Director shall adjust the Federal share once prior to
December 31, 2012, to account for inflation,'';
(4) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``125'' and
inserting ``200''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, as so
adjusted'' and all that follows through ``local
situations'';
(5) by striking subsection (f) and inserting:
``(f)(1) Subject to the restrictions in paragraph (3), individuals
who are not low-income persons may serve as volunteers under this part.
The regulations issued by the Director to carry out this part (other
than regulations relating to stipends or allowances to individuals
authorized by subsection (d)) shall apply to all volunteers under this
part, without regard to whether such volunteers are eligible to receive
a stipend or allowance under subsection (d).
``(2) Except as provided under paragraph (1), each recipient of a
grant or contract to carry out a project under this part shall give
equal treatment to all volunteers who participate in such project,
without regard to whether such volunteers are eligible to receive a
stipend or allowance under subsection (d).
``(3) An individual who is not a low-income person may not become a
volunteer under this part if allowing that individual to become a
volunteer under this part would prevent a low-income person from
becoming a volunteer under this part or would displace a low-income
person from being a volunteer under this part.''; and
(6) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
``(g) The Director may also provide a stipend or allowance in an
amount not to exceed 10 percent more than the amount established under
subsection (d) to leaders who, on the basis of past experience as
volunteers, special skills, and demonstrated leadership abilities, may
coordinate activities, including training, and otherwise support the
service of volunteers under this part.
``(h) The program may accept up to 15 percent of volunteers serving
in a project under this part for a fiscal year who do not meet the
definition of `low-income' under subsection (e), upon certification by
the recipient of a grant or contract that it is unable to effectively
recruit and place low-income volunteers in the number of placements
approved for the project.''.
SEC. 2205. SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM GRANTS.
Section 213 (42 U.S.C. 5013) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``low-income persons
aged 60 or over'' and inserting ``low-income and other persons
aged 55 or over'';
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``Subsections (d), (e),
and (f)'' and inserting ``Subsections (d) through (h)''; and
(3) by striking subsection (c)(2)(B) and inserting the
following:
``(B) Senior companion volunteer trainers and leaders may receive a
stipend or allowance consistent with subsection (g) authorized under
subsection (d) of section 211, as approved by the Director.''.
SEC. 2206. PROMOTION OF NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS.
Section 221 (42 U.S.C. 5021) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``volunteer'' and
inserting ``service''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``of all ages and
backgrounds living in rural, suburban, and urban localities''
after ``greater participation of volunteers''.
SEC. 2207. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) Change in Age Eligibility.--Section 223 (42 U.S.C. 5023) is
amended by striking ``sixty years and older from minority groups'' and
inserting ``55 years and older from minority and underserved
populations''.
(b) Name Change.--Section 224 (42 U.S.C. 5024) is amended in the
heading by striking ``volunteer'' and inserting ``service''.
SEC. 2208. PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.
Section 225 (42 U.S.C. 5025) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
``(2) Applicants for grants under paragraph (1) shall determine
which program under part A, B, or C the program shall be carried out
and submit an application as required for programs under part A, B, or
C.''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) To the maximum extent practicable, the Director shall ensure
that at least 25 percent of the funds under this subsection are made to
applicants not receiving assistance from the Corporation at the time of
such grant and, when possible, from locations where no programs under
part A, B, or C are in effect at the time of such grant. In a fiscal
year where less than 25 percent of the applicants are applicants not
receiving such assistance, the Director may make more than 75 percent
of such funds available to applicants receiving such assistance.'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the
period at the end the following: ``or Alzheimer's
disease, with an intent of allowing those served to age
in place'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the
period at the end the following: ``through education,
prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation'';
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the
period at the end the following: ``, including programs
that teach parenting skills, life skills, and family
management skills'';
(D) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
``(4) Programs that establish and support mentoring
programs for disadvantaged youth (as defined in section 101 of
the National and Community Service Act of 1990), including
those mentoring programs that match youth with volunteer
mentors leading to apprenticeship programs and employment
training.'';
(E) in paragraph (5), by inserting before the
period at the end the following: ``, including those
programs that serve youth and adults with limited
English proficiency'';
(F) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' and all
that follows through the period and insert ``and for
individuals and children with disabilities or chronic
illnesses living at home.'';
(G) in paragraph (7), by striking ``after-school
activities'' and all that follows through the period at
the end and inserting ``after-school programs serving
children in low-income communities that may engage
participants in mentoring relationships, tutoring, life
skills or study skills programs, service-learning,
physical, nutrition, and health education programs,
including programs aimed at fighting childhood obesity,
and other activities addressing the needs of the
community's children, including those of working
parents.'';
(H) by striking paragraphs (8), (9), (12), (13),
(14), (15), (16), and (18);
(I) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) as
paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively;
(J) by inserting after paragraph (9) (as so
redesignated) the following:
``(10) Programs that engage older adults with children and
youth to complete service in energy conservation, environmental
stewardship, or other environmental needs of a community,
including conducting energy audits, insulating homes, or
conducting other activities to promote energy efficiency.
``(11) Programs that collaborate with criminal justice
professionals and organizations in prevention programs aimed at
disadvantaged youth (as defined in section 101 of the National
and Community Service Act of 1990) or youth re-entering society
after incarceration and their families, which may include
mentoring and counseling, which many include employment
counseling.'';
(K) by redesignating paragraph (17) as paragraph
(12); and
(L) by adding at the end the following:
``(13) Programs that strengthen community efforts in
support of homeland security.'';
(3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``shall demonstrate
to the Director'' and all that follows through the period at
the end and inserting ``shall demonstrate to the Director a
level of expertise in carrying out such a program.''; and
(4) in subsection (e)--
(A) by inserting ``widely'' before ``disseminate'';
and
(B) by striking ``to field personnel'' and all that
follows through the period at the end and inserting ``,
including through volunteer recruitment programs being
carried out by public or private non-profit
organizations.''.
SEC. 2209. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.
Part D of title II (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.) is amended by adding
after section 227 the following:
``SEC. 228. CONTINUITY OF SERVICE.
``To ensure the continued service of individuals in communities
served by the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program prior to enactment
of this section, in making grants under this title the Corporation
shall take actions it considers necessary to maintain service
assignments for such seniors and to ensure continuity of service for
communities.
``SEC. 229. ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS.
``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a program
receiving assistance under this title may accept donations, including
donations in cash or in kind.
``(b) Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), a program
receiving assistance under this title shall not accept donations from
the beneficiaries of the program.''.
SEC. 2210. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR.
Section 231 (42 U.S.C. 5028) is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
``(a) In General.--
``(1) Activities authorized.--The Director is authorized
to--
``(A) make grants to or enter into contracts with
public or nonprofit organizations, including
organizations funded under part A, B, or C, for the
purposes of demonstrating innovative activities
involving older Americans as volunteers; and
``(B) make incentive grants under subsection (d).
``(2) Support of volunteers.--The Director may support
under this part both volunteers receiving stipends and
volunteers not receiving stipends.'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``subsection (a)'' and inserting ``subsection
(a)(1)(A)'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``activities;''
and inserting ``activities described in section 225(b)
and carried out through programs described in parts A,
B, and C;''; and
(C) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and
inserting the following:
``(2) programs that support older Americans in aging in
place while augmenting the capacity of members of a community
to serve each other through reciprocal service centers, service
credit banking, community economic scripts, barter services,
timebanking, and other similar programs where services are
exchanged and not paid for; or
``(3) grants to non-profit organizations to establish sites
or programs to--
``(A) assist retiring or retired individuals in
locating opportunities for--
``(i) public service roles, including
through paid or volunteer service;
``(ii) participating in life-planning
programs, including financial planning and
issues revolving around health and wellness;
and
``(iii) continuing education, including
leadership development, health and wellness,
and technological literacy; and
``(B) connect retiring or retired individuals with
members of the community to serve as leaders and
mentors in life planning, relationships, employment
counseling, education counseling, and other areas of
expertise as developed by the retiring or retired
adults.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Priority.--For purposes of subsection (b)(2), priority shall
be given to--
``(1) programs with established experience in carrying out
such a program and engaging the entire community in service
exchange;
``(2) programs with the capacity to connect to similar
programs throughout a city or region to augment the available
services to older Americans and for members of the community to
serve each other;
``(3) programs seeking to establish in an area where needs
of older Americans are left unmet and older Americans are
unable to consider aging in place without such service exchange
in place; and
``(4) programs that integrate participants in or
collaborate with service-learning programs, AmeriCorps State
and National programs, the VISTA program, the Retired and
Senior Volunteer Program, Foster Grandparents program, and the
Senior Companion programs, and programs described in section
411 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3032).
``(d) Incentive Grants.--The incentive grants referred to in
subsection (a)(1)(B) are incentive grants to programs receiving
assistance under this title, subject to the following:
``(1) Such grants (which may be fixed-amount grants) shall
be grants in an amount equal to $300 per volunteer enrolled in
the program, except that such amount shall be reduced as
necessary to meet the goals of this section.
``(2) Such a grant shall be awarded to a program only if
the program--
``(A) exceeds performance measures established
under section 179 of the National and Community Service
Act of 1990;
``(B) provides non-Federal matching funds in an
amount that is not less than 50 percent of the amount
received by the program under this title;
``(C) enrolls more than 50 percent of the
volunteers in outcome-based service programs with
measurable objectives meeting community needs, as
determined by the Corporation; and
``(D) enrolls more volunteers from among members of
the Baby Boom generation, as defined in section 101 of
the National and Community Service Act of 1990, than
were enrolled in the program during the previous fiscal
year.
``(3) For each such grant, the Corporation shall require
the recipient to provide matching funds of 70 cents from non-
Federal sources for every $1 provided under the grant.
``(4) Such a grant shall be awarded to a program only if
the program submits, at such time and in such manner as the
Corporation may reasonably require, an application that
contains--
``(A) a demonstration that the program has met the
requirements of paragraph (2);
``(B) if applicable, a plan for innovative programs
as described in paragraph (6)(B)(ii);
``(C) a sustainability plan that describes how the
program will maintain the activities described in
paragraph (6) when the grant terminates; and
``(D) other information that the Corporation may
require.
``(5) Such grants shall be awarded for a period of 3 years,
except that the grant shall be reviewed by the Corporation at
the end of the first and second fiscal years and revoked if the
Corporation finds that the program has failed to continue to
meet the requirements of paragraph (2) for those fiscal years.
``(6) Such grants--
``(A) shall be used to increase the number of
volunteers in outcome-based service with measurable
objectives meeting community needs as determined by the
Corporation; and
``(B) may be used--
``(i) for activities for which the program
is authorized to receive assistance under this
title; and
``(ii) for innovative programs focused on
the Baby Boom generation, as defined in section
101 of the National and Community Service Act
of 1990, that have been accepted by the
Corporation through the application process in
paragraph (4) and are outcome-based programs
with measurable objectives meeting community
needs as determined by the Corporation.
``(7) The Director shall, in making such grants, give high
priority to programs receiving assistance under section 201.''.
Subtitle C--Amendments to Title IV (Administration and Coordination)
SEC. 2301. NONDISPLACEMENT.
Section 404(a) (42 U.S.C. 5044(a)) is amended by striking
``displacement of employed workers'' and inserting ``displacement of
employed workers or volunteers (other than participants under the
national service laws)''.
SEC. 2302. NOTICE AND HEARING PROCEDURES.
Section 412(a) (42 U.S.C. 5052(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ``75'' and inserting ``60''; and
(B) by adding ``and'' at the end;
(2) by striking paragraph (3); and
(3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
SEC. 2303. DEFINITIONS.
Section 421 (42 U.S.C. 5061) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands'' after ``American Samoa'';
(2) in paragraph (13), by striking ``National Senior
Volunteer Corps'' and inserting ``National Senior Service
Corps''; and
(3) in paragraph (14)--
(A) by striking ``National Senior Volunteer Corps''
and inserting ``National Senior Service Corps''; and
(B) by striking ``parts A, B, C, and E of''.
SEC. 2304. PROTECTION AGAINST IMPROPER USE.
Section 425 (42 U.S.C. 5065) is amended by striking ``National
Senior Volunteer Corps'' and inserting ``National Senior Service
Corps''.
Subtitle D--Amendments to Title V (Authorization of Appropriations)
SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR VISTA AND OTHER
PURPOSES.
Section 501 (42 U.S.C. 5081) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, excluding
section 109'' and all that follows and inserting
``$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as
may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 through
2014.'';
(B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4) and
redesignating paragraphs (3) and (5) as paragraphs (2)
and (3); and
(C) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by this
section), by striking ``, excluding section 125'' and
all that follows and inserting ``such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through
2014.''; and
(2) by striking subsection (e).
SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE
CORPS.
Section 502 (42 U.S.C. 5082) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 502. NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS.
``(a) Retired and Senior Volunteer Program.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out part A of title II, $70,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal
years 2011 through 2014.
``(b) Foster Grandparent Program.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out part B of title II, $115,000,000 for fiscal
year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years
2011 through 2014.
``(c) Senior Companion Program.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out part C of title II, $55,000,000 for fiscal
year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years
2011 through 2014.
``(d) Demonstration Programs.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out part E of title II such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2014.''.
TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS
SEC. 3101. INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.
Section 8F(a)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
App.) is amended by striking ``National and Community Service Trust Act
of 1993'' and inserting ``National and Community Service Act of 1990''.
TITLE IV--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TABLES OF CONTENTS
SEC. 4101. TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT
OF 1990.
Section 1(b) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12501 note) is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
``Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
``Sec. 2. Findings and purpose.
``Sec. 3. Sense of Congress.
``TITLE I--NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM
``Subtitle A--General Provisions
``Sec. 101. Definitions.
``Sec. 102. Authority to make State grants.
``Subtitle B--School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning
Programs
``Part I--Programs For Elementary and Secondary Students
``Sec. 111. Assistance to States, Territories, and Indian tribes.
``Sec. 112. Allotments.
``Sec. 113. Applications.
``Sec. 114. Consideration of applications.
``Sec. 115. Participation of students and teachers from private
schools.
``Sec. 116. Federal, State, and local contributions.
``Sec. 117. Limitation on uses of funds.
``Part II--Higher Education Provisions and Campuses of Service
``Sec. 118. Higher education innovative programs for community service.
``Sec. 119. Campuses of Service.
``Part III--Innovative Demonstration Service-Learning Programs and
Research
``Sec. 120. Innovative demonstration service-learning programs and
research.
``Subtitle C--National Service Trust Program
``Part I--Investment in National Service
``Sec. 121. Authority to provide assistance and approved national
service positions.
``Sec. 122. National service programs eligible for program assistance.
``Sec. 123. Types of national service positions eligible for approval
for national service educational awards.
``Sec. 124. Types of program assistance.
``Sec. 125. Prohibited activities and ineligible organizations.
``Sec. 126. Other special assistance.
``Part II--Application and Approval Process
``Sec. 129. Provision of assistance and approved national service
positions.
``Sec. 129A. Education awards only program.
``Sec. 130. Application for assistance and approved national service
positions.
``Sec. 131. National service program assistance requirements.
``Sec. 132. Ineligible service categories.
``Sec. 133. Consideration of applications.
``Part III--National Service Participants
``Sec. 137. Description of participants.
``Sec. 138. Selection of national service participants.
``Sec. 139. Terms of service.
``Sec. 140. Living allowances for national service participants.
``Sec. 141. National service educational awards.
``Subtitle D--National Service Trust and Provision of National Service
Educational Awards
``Sec. 145. Establishment of the National Service Trust.
``Sec. 146. Individuals eligible to receive a national service
educational award from the Trust.
``Sec. 147. Determination of the amount of the national service
educational award.
``Sec. 148. Disbursement of national service educational awards.
``Sec. 149. Process of approval of national service positions.
``Subtitle E--National Civilian Community Corps
``Sec. 151. Purpose.
``Sec. 152. Establishment of National Civilian Community Corps program.
``Sec. 153. National service program.
``Sec. 154. Summer national service program.
``Sec. 155. National Civilian Community Corps.
``Sec. 156. Training.
``Sec. 157. Service projects.
``Sec. 158. Authorized benefits for Corps members.
``Sec. 159. Administrative provisions.
``Sec. 160. Status of Corps members and Corps personnel under Federal
law.
``Sec. 161. Contract and grant authority.
``Sec. 162. Responsibilities of other departments.
``Sec. 163. Advisory board.
``Sec. 164. Evaluation.
``Sec. 165. [Repealed]
``Sec. 166. Definitions.
``Subtitle F--Administrative Provisions
``Sec. 171. Family and medical leave.
``Sec. 172. Reports.
``Sec. 173. Supplementation.
``Sec. 174. Prohibition on use of funds.
``Sec. 175. Nondiscrimination.
``Sec. 176. Notice, hearing, and grievance procedures.
``Sec. 177. Nonduplication and nondisplacement.
``Sec. 178. State Commissions on National and Community Service.
``Sec. 179. Evaluation.
``Sec. 180. Engagement of participants.
``Sec. 181. Contingent extension.
``Sec. 182. Partnerships with schools.
``Sec. 183. Rights of access, examination, and copying.
``Sec. 184. Drug-free workplace requirements.
``Sec. 185. Sustainability.
``Sec. 186. Grant periods.
``Sec. 187. Generation of volunteers.
``Sec. 188. Limitation on program grant costs.
``Sec. 189. Audits and reports.
``Sec. 189A. Restrictions on Federal Government and use of Federal
funds.
``Sec. 190. Criminal history checks.
``Sec. 190A. Report on participant information.
``Subtitle G--Corporation for National and Community Service
``Sec. 191. Corporation for National and Community Service.
``Sec. 192. Board of Directors.
``Sec. 192A. Authorities and duties of the Board of Directors.
``Sec. 193. Chief Executive Officer.
``Sec. 193A. Authorities and duties of the Chief Executive Officer.
``Sec. 194. Officers.
``Sec. 195. Employees, consultants, and other personnel.
``Sec. 196. Administration.
``Sec. 196A. Corporation State offices.
``Subtitle H--Investment for Quality and Innovation
``Part I--Additional Corporation Activities to Support National Service
``Sec. 198. Additional corporation activities to support national
service.
``Sec. 198A. Presidential awards for service.
``Sec. 198B. ServeAmerica Fellowships.
``Sec. 198C. Silver Scholarships and Encore Fellowships.
``Part II--Innovative and Model Program Support and National Service
Reserve Corps
``Sec. 198D. Innovative and model program support.
``Sec. 198E. National Service Reserve Corps.
``Part III--Social Innovation Fund
``Sec. 198F. Social innovation fund.
``Part IV--National Service Programs Clearinghouse
``Sec. 198G. National service programs clearinghouse.
``Subtitle I--American Conservation and Youth Corps
``Sec. 199. Short title.
``Sec. 199A. General authority.
``Sec. 199B. Limitation on purchase of capital equipment.
``Sec. 199C. State application.
``Sec. 199D. Focus of programs.
``Sec. 199E. Related programs.
``Sec. 199F. Public lands or Indian lands.
``Sec. 199G. Training and education services.
``Sec. 199H. Preference for certain projects.
``Sec. 199I. Age and citizenship criteria for enrollment.
``Sec. 199J. Use of volunteers.
``Sec. 199K. Living allowance.
``Sec. 199L. Joint programs.
``Sec. 199M. Federal and State employee status.
``Subtitle J--Training and Technical Assistance
``Sec. 199N. Training and technical assistance.
``Subtitle K--Volunteer Generation Fund
``Sec. 199P. Volunteer generation fund.
``TITLE II--MODIFICATIONS OF EXISTING PROGRAMS
``Subtitle A--Publication
``Sec. 201. Information for students.
``Sec. 202. Exit counseling for borrowers.
``Sec. 203. Department information on deferments and cancellations.
``Sec. 204. Data on deferments and cancellations.
``Subtitle B--Youthbuild Projects
``Sec. 211. Youthbuild projects.
``Subtitle C--Amendments to Student Literacy Corps
``Sec. 221. Amendments to Student Literacy Corps.
``TITLE IV--PROJECTS HONORING VICTIMS OF TERRORIST ATTACKS
``Sec. 401. Projects.
``TITLE V--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
``Sec. 501. Authorization of appropriations.
``TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
``Sec. 601. Amtrak waste disposal.
``Sec. 602. Exchange program with countries in transition from
totalitarianism to Democracy.''.
SEC. 4102. TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENTS FOR THE DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER
SERVICE ACT.
The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 is amended as follows:
(1) By inserting after the item relating to section 103 the
following new item:
``Sec. 103A. VISTA programs of national significance.''.
(2) By striking the item relating to section 123 and
inserting the following new item:
``Sec. 123. Financial assistance.''.
(3) By amending the item relating to title II to read as
follows:
``TITLE II--NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS''.
(4) By striking the item relating to section 224 and
inserting the following new item:
``Sec. 224. Use of locally generated contributions in National Senior
Service Corps.''.
(5) By inserting after the item relating to section 227 the
following new items:
``Sec. 228. Continuity of service.
``Sec. 229. Acceptance of donations.''.
(6) By striking the item relating to section 502 and
inserting the following new item:
``Sec. 502. National Senior Service Corps.''.
TITLE V--EFFECTIVE DATE
SEC. 5101. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Unless specifically provided otherwise, the amendments made by this
Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 5102. SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS AND AGREEMENTS.
(a) Service Assignments.--Changes pursuant to this Act in the terms
and conditions of terms of service and other service assignments under
the national service laws (including the amount of the education award)
shall apply only to individuals who enroll or otherwise begin service
assignments after 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
except when agreed upon by all interested parties.
(b) Agreements.--Changes pursuant to this Act in the terms and
conditions of grants, contracts, or other agreements under the national
service laws shall apply only to such agreements entered into after 90
days after the date of enactment of this Act, except when agreed upon
by the parties to such agreements.
(c) Exception.--Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to the
amendments made by this Act to section 201 of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5001). Any changes pursuant to those
amendments apply as specified in those amendments.
Passed the House of Representatives March 18, 2009.
Attest:
Clerk.
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1388
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AN ACT
To reauthorize and reform the national service laws.