Version	Word Count	Changes From Previous Version	Percent Change
Introduced in House	46,136	n/a	n/a
Reported in House	49,923	292	15%
Engrossed in House	51,808	257	18%
Placed on Calendar Senate	51,582	8 Show Changes Hide Changes	0%
Engrossed Amendment Senate	62,581	2,680	67%
Enrolled Bill	59,878	149	0%

Display Version Introduced in House Reported in House Engrossed in House Placed on Calendar Senate Engrossed Amendment Senate Enrolled Bill

HR 1388 EHPCSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

111th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

1st SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

H. R. 1388CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

AN ACTCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To reauthorize and reform the national service laws.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Table of Contents- The table of contents for this Act is as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

Sec. 1001. References.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

Sec. 1101. Purposes; sense of Congress.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1102. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

Sec. 1201. School-based allotments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1202. Higher education provisions and Campuses of Service.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1203. Innovative programs and research.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

Sec. 1301. Prohibition on grants to Federal agencies; limits on Corporation costs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1302. Required and eligible national service programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1303. Types of positions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1304. Prohibited activities and ineligible organizations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1305. Assistance to State Commissions; challenge grants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1306. Allocation of assistance to States and other eligible entities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1307. Additional authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1308. State selection of programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1309. National service program assistance requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1310. Consideration of applications.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1311. Description of participants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1312. Selection of national service participants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1313. Terms of service.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1314. Adjustments to living allowance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1402. Individuals eligible to receive a national service educational award from the Trust.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1403. Determination of the amount of national service educational awards.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1404. Disbursement of educational awards.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1405. Process of approval of national service positions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

Sec. 1501. Purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1502. Program components.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1503. Eligible participants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1504. Summer national service program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1505. Team leaders.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1506. Training.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1507. Consultation with State Commissions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1508. Authorized benefits for Corps members.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1509. Permanent cadre.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1510. Contract and grant authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1511. Other departments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1512. Advisory Board.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1513. Evaluation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1514. Repeal of funding limitation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1515. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1516. Terminology.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

Sec. 1601. Family and Medical Leave and Reports.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1602. Additional prohibitions on use of funds.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1603. Notice, hearing, and grievance procedures.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1604. Resolution of displacement complaints.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1605. State Commissions on National and Community Service.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1606. Evaluation and accountability.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1607. Technical amendment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1608. Partnerships with schools.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1609. Rights of access, examination, and copying.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1610. Additional administrative provisions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

Sec. 1701. Terms of office.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1702. Board of Directors authorities and duties.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1703. Chief executive officer compensation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1704. Authorities and duties of the Chief Executive Officer.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1705. Delegation to States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1706. Chief financial officer.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1707. Nonvoting members; personal services contracts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1708. Donated services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1709. Study to examine and increase service programs for displaced workers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1710. Study to evaluate the effectiveness of a centralized electronic citizenship verification system.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle H--Amendments to Subtitle H

Sec. 1801. Technical amendments to subtitle H.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1802. Repeals.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1803. New Fellowships.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1804. Innovative and model program support and National service reserve corps.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1805. Social innovation fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1806. Clearinghouses.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle I--Training and Technical Assistance

Sec. 1821. Training and technical assistance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1822. Volunteer Generation Fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

Sec. 1831. Repeal.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

Sec. 1841. Authorization of appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

Sec. 2001. References.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

Sec. 2101. Purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2102. Purpose of the VISTA program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2103. Applications.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2104. VISTA programs of national significance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2105. Terms and periods of service.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2106. Support Service.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2107. Sections repealed.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2108. Conforming amendment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2109. Financial assistance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

Sec. 2201. Change in name.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2202. Purpose.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2203. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2204. Foster Grandparent Program grants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2205. Senior Companion Program grants.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2206. Promotion of National Senior Service Corps.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2207. Technical amendments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2208. Programs of national significance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2209. Additional provisions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2210. Authority of Director.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

Sec. 2301. Nondisplacement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2302. Notice and hearing procedures.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2303. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2304. Protection against improper use.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

Sec. 2401. Authorization of appropriations for VISTA and other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2402. Authorization of appropriations for National Senior Service Corps.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS

Sec. 3101. Inspector General Act of 1978.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE IV--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TABLES OF CONTENTS

Sec. 4101. Table of contents for the National and Community Service Act of 1990.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 4102. Table of contents amendments for the Domestic Volunteer Service Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE V--EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 5101. Effective date.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 5102. Service assignments and agreements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

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.).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

SEC. 1101. PURPOSES; SENSE OF CONGRESS.

(a) Purposes- Section 2(b) (42 U.S.C. 12501(b)) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘community throughout’ and inserting ‘community and service throughout the varied and diverse communities of’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ‘income,’ the following: ‘geographic location,’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) in paragraph (6), by inserting after ‘existing’ the following: ‘national’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) in paragraph (7)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking ‘programs and agencies’ and inserting ‘programs, agencies, and communities’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking ‘and’ at the end;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(9) recognize and increase the impact of social entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community organizations in addressing national and local challenges;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(11) leverage Federal investments to increase State, local, business, and philanthropic resources to address national and local challenges;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(13) assist in coordinating and strengthening Federal and other service opportunities, including opportunities for participation in emergency and disaster preparedness, relief, and recovery;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(15) encourage the continued service of the alumni of the national service programs, including service in times of national need;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(17) encourage members of the Baby Boom generation to partake in service opportunities.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Sense of Congress- The Act is amended by inserting after section 2 the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘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.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 1102. DEFINITIONS.

Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 12511) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by redesignating--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) paragraphs (21) through (29) as paragraphs (28) through (36), respectively;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) paragraphs (9) through (20) as paragraphs (15) through (26), respectively;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs (10) and (11), respectively; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) paragraphs (3) through (6) as paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘described in section 122’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘church or other’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) by inserting after paragraph (8) (as so redesignated) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(9) DISADVANTAGED YOUTH- The term ‘disadvantaged youth’ includes those youth who are economically disadvantaged and one or more of the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) Who are out-of-school youth, including out-of-school youth who are unemployed.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) Who are in or aging out of foster care.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) Who have limited English proficiency.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) Who are homeless or who have run away from home.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(E) Who are at-risk to leave school without a diploma.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(F) Who are former juvenile offenders or at risk of delinquency.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(G) Who are individuals with a disability.’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) by inserting after paragraph (11) (as so redesignated) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(12) COMMUNITY-BASED ENTITY- The term ‘community-based entity’ means a public or private nonprofit entity that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) has experience with meeting unmet human, educational, environmental, or public safety needs; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) meets other such criteria as the Chief Executive Officer may establish.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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)).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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)).’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) by inserting after paragraph (26) (as so redesignated) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(10) in paragraph (28)(B) (as so redesignated)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking ‘602’ and inserting ‘602(3)’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking ‘1401’ and inserting ‘1401(3)’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(11) in paragraph (33) (as so redesignated), strike the last sentence; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(12) by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(39) PRINCIPLES IF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH- The term ‘principles of scientific research’ means principles of research that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) applies rigorous, systematic, and objective methodology to obtain reliable and valid knowledge relevant to education activities and programs;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) presents findings and makes claims that are appropriate to and supported by methods that have been employed; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) includes, as appropriate to the research being conducted--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(I) use of systematic, empirical methods that draw on observation or experiment;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) use of data analyses that are adequate to support the general findings;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) reliance on measurements or observational methods that provide reliable and generalizable findings;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(vi) acceptance by a peer-reviewed journal or critique by a panel of independent experts through a comparably rigorous, objective, and scientific review; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(vii) consistency of findings across multiple studies or sites to support the generality of results and conclusions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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)).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(43) VETERAN- The term ‘veteran’ has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

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:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) support high-quality service-learning projects that engage students in meeting community needs with demonstrable results, while enhancing students’ academic and civic learning; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) support efforts to build institutional capacity, including the professional developement of educators, and to strengthen the service infrastructure to expand service opportunities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) forming local partnerships described in paragraph (2) or (4) to develop school-based service-learning programs in accordance with this part;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) devising appropriate methods for research and evaluation of the educational value of service-learning and the effect of service-learning activities on communities;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) local educational agencies; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) 1 or more community partners that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) shall include a public or private nonprofit organization that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(I) has a demonstrated expertise in the provision of services to meet unmet human, education, environmental, or public safety needs;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(II) will make projects available for participants, who shall be students; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(III) was in existence at least 1 year before the date on which the organization submitted an application under section 113; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) the salaries and benefits of service-learning coordinators; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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),CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





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);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) local educational agencies;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) Indian tribes (except that an Indian tribe distributing funds under this paragraph is not eligible to be a recipient of those funds);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) public or private nonprofit organizations; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) partnerships or combinations of local educational agencies and entities described in subparagraph (B) or (C); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(5) developing civic engagement programs that promote a better understanding of--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) the principles of the Constitution, the heroes of American history (including military heroes), and the meaning of the Oath of Allegiance;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) how the Nation’s government functions; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) the importance of service in the Nation’s character.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) Identification and dissemination of research findings on service-learning and scientifically-valid research based practices; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) Provision of professional development opportunities that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) create and sustain effective partnerships between local education agencies, community-based organizations, businesses, and other stakeholders.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) assisting local partnerships described in subsection (b) in the planning, development, and execution of service-learning projects, including summer of service programs;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) carrying out such other duties as the recipient of assistance under this part may determine to be appropriate; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) assisting schools and school districts in developing school policies and practices that support the integration of service-learning into the curriculum.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) ALLOTMENTS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Contents- An application for an allotment under this part shall include--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) assurances about the applicant’s efforts to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) ensure that students of different ages, races, sexes, ethnic groups, disabilities, and economic backgrounds have opportunities to serve together;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) involve participants in the design and operation of the program;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) promote service-learning in areas of greatest need, including low-income or rural areas; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(E) otherwise integrate service opportunities into the academic program of the participants; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) assurances that the applicant will comply with the nonduplication and nondisplacement requirements of section 177 and the grievance procedures required by section 176.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(c) Application to State, Territory, or Indian Tribe To Receive Assistance To Carry Out School-Based Service-Learning Programs-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) IN GENERAL- Any--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





shall prepare, submit to the State educational agency, Territory, community-based entity, or Indian tribe, and obtain approval of, an application for the program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

‘(a) Federal Share-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) IN GENERAL- The Federal share of the cost of carrying out a program for which assistance is provided under this part--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) for continuing grants, may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) shall provide for such share through a payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including facilities, equipment, or services; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) may provide for such share through State sources or local sources, including private funds or donated services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Waiver-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) waive the requirements of subsection (a) in whole or in part; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) RULES- The following rules apply to paragraph (1)(B):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) the original recipient; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) the entity carrying out the service-learning program supported with the assistance.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ‘community service programs’ the following: ‘through service-learning’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in subsection (b)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘combination’ and inserting ‘consortia’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in paragraph (1)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘and’ at the end;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) in subparagraph (B), by adding ‘and’ at the end; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(iii) by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) in subsection (b)(3)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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;’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (E); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) including service-learning as a key component of the health professionals curricula, including nursing, pre-medicine, medicine, and dentistry curricula of the institution;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) including service-learning as a key component of the criminal justice professionals curricula of the institution;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) including service-learning as a key component of the public policy and public administration curricula of the institution; and’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) by striking subsections (c), (d), (e), and (g);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) by redesignating subsection (f) as (i); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(d) Federal, State, and Local Contributions-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) shall provide for such share through a payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including facilities, equipment, or services; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) may provide for such share through State sources or local sources, including private funds or donated services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(e) Application for Grant-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) CONTENTS- An application submitted under paragraph (1) shall contain, at a minimum--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) assurances that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) the applicant will comply with the nonduplication and nondisplacement provisions of section 177 and the grievance procedures required by section 176; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) such other assurances as the Chief Executive Officer may reasonably require.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) specify the manner in which the institution will promote faculty, administration, and staff participation in the community service projects;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) describe any partnership that will participate in the community service projects, such as a partnership comprised of--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) the institution;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B)(i) a community-based agency;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) a local government agency; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) a non-profit entity that serves or involves school-age youth, older adults, or low-income communities; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C)(i) a student organization;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) a department of the institution; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) a group of faculty comprised of different departments, schools, or colleges at the institution;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(6) describe research on effective strategies and methods to improve service utilized in the design of the project;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(7) demonstrate a commitment to perform service projects in underserved urban and rural communities;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(8) specify that the institution will use such assistance to strengthen the service infrastructure in institutions of higher education;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(9) with respect to projects involving delivery of services, specify projects that involve leadership development of school aged youth; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Applications for Nomination-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) CONTENTS- At a minimum, the application shall include information specifying--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(c) Nominations and Designation-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) NOMINATION-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) not more than one 4-year public institution of higher education;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) not more than one 4-year private institution of higher education; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) not more than one 2-year institution of higher education.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(d) Awards-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘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).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Definitions- For purposes of this part, the following definitions apply:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) YOUTH ENGAGEMENT ZONE- The term ‘youth engagement zone’ means the area in which a youth engagement zone program is carried out.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) not less than 90 percent of the students participate in service-learning activities as part of the program; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) service-learning is a mandatory part of the curriculum in all of the secondary schools served by the local educational agency.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) IN GENERAL- The term ‘eligible partnership’ means--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) (I) one or more local educational agencies for which--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(aa) a high number or percentage of the students served by the agency, as determined by the Corporation, are disadvantaged students; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(bb) the graduation rate for the secondary school students served by the agency is less than 70 percent; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(II) a State Commission; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(III) a State educational agency.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) ADDITIONAL ENTITIES- An eligible partnership may also include--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) a local government agency that is not described in subparagraph (A);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) the office of the chief executive officer of a unit of general local government; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) an institution of higher education.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(c) Authorized Activities- Funds under this part may be used to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) involve students in service-learning projects in emergency and disaster preparedness;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(6) conduct research and evaluations on service-learning, including service-learning in middle schools, and disseminate such research and evaluations widely;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(7) conduct innovative and creative activities as described in section 111(b);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) for youth who will be enrolled in any grade from grade 6 through grade 12 at the end of the summer concerned;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) for community-based service-learning projects that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(I) meet unmet human, educational, environmental (including energy conservation and stewardship), emergency and disaster preparedness, and public service needs; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(II) be intensive, structured, supervised, and designed to produce identifiable improvements to the community; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) may include the extension of academic year service-learning programs into the summer months;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) involve all students in secondary school in the local educational agency in service-learning to address a specific community challenge;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) improve student engagement, including student attendance and student behavior, and student achievement, graduation rates, and college-going rates in secondary schools;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) encourage participants to engage in service throughout their lives; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(10) carry out any other innovative service-learning programs or research that the Corporation considers appropriate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(d) Priority- Priority shall be given to programs that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) involve students and community stakeholders in the design and implementation of the service-learning program;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) implement service-learning programs in low-income or rural communities; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) utilize adult volunteers, including tapping the resource of retired and retiring adults, in the planning and implementation of the service-learning programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(e) Requirements-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(f) Matching Funds-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) shall provide for such share through a payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including facilities, equipment, or services; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) may provide for such share through State sources or local sources, including private funds or donated services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

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

Section 121 (42 U.S.C. 12571) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting after ‘subdivisions of States,’ the following: ‘Territories,’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in subsection (b)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in the heading, by striking ‘Agreements With Federal Agencies’ and inserting ‘Restrictions on Agreements With Federal Agencies’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in paragraph (1)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) by striking ‘a contract or cooperative agreement’ and inserting ‘an interagency agreement other than a grant’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) by inserting ‘or otherwise supported’ after ‘program carried out’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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.’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(iv) by striking the second sentence;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) PROHIBITION ON GRANTS- The Corporation may not provide a grant under this section to a Federal agency.’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘receiving assistance under this subsection’ and inserting ‘operating a national service program’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking ‘to be provided’ and inserting ‘to be provided or otherwise approved’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) in subsection (d)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘Five’ and inserting ‘Six’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘5 percent’ and inserting ‘6 percent’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) in subsection (e)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in paragraph (1)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) by striking ‘section 140’ and inserting ‘paragraph (2)’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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,’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(iii) by striking ‘may not exceed 75 percent of such cost.’ and inserting ‘may not exceed--’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(iv) by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) for the first 3 years in which the recipient receives such assistance, 76 percent of such cost;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) for the tenth year (and each year thereafter) in which the recipient receives such assistance, 50 percent of such cost.’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking paragraph (3);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) for the first 6 years in which the recipient receives such assistance, 76 percent of such cost;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) for the tenth year (and each year thereafter) in which the recipient receives such assistance, 65 percent of such cost.’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(E) by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(5) OTHER FEDERAL FUNDS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 1302. REQUIRED AND ELIGIBLE NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS.

Section 122 is amended to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘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:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) ACTIVITIES- An Education Corps described in this paragraph may carry out activities such as--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) tutoring, or providing other academic support to students;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) mentoring students, including adult or peer mentoring;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) linking needed integrated services and comprehensive supports with students, their families, and their public schools;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iv) improving school climate;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(vii) assisting students in being prepared for college-level work;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(viii) involving family members of students in supporting teachers and students;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ix) conducting a pre-professional training program in which students enrolled in an institution of higher education--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(II) perform service related to such training outside the classroom during the school term and during summer or other vacation periods; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(III) agree to provide service upon graduation to meet unmet human, educational, environmental, or public safety needs related to such training;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(II) teams composed of such students;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(III) teams composed of a combination of such students and community residents; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(IV) students participating in service-learning programs at an institution of higher education;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(xii) providing education or job training services that are designed to meet the needs of rural communities; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(xiii) other activities addressing unmet educational needs as the Corporation may designate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) EDUCATION CORPS INDICATORS- The corps indicators for a corps described in this paragraph are--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) student engagement, including student attendance and student behavior;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) student academic achievement;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) high school graduation rates;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iv) rate of college enrollment and continued college enrollment for recipients of a high school diploma;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) ACTIVITIES- A Healthy Futures Corps described in this paragraph may carry out activities such as--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) assisting economically disadvantaged individuals in navigating the health care system;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) assisting individuals in obtaining access to health care for themselves or their children;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iv) improving health literacy of patients;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(v) providing translation services at clinics and in emergency rooms to improve health care;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(vi) providing services designed to meet the needs of rural communities including the recruitment of youth to work in health professions in such communities;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(viii) addressing issues faced by homebound elderly citizens through food deliveries, legal and medical services provided in the home, and providing transportation;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ix) assisting in health promotion interventions that improve health status, and helping people adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles and habits to improve health status; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(x) other activities addressing unmet health needs as the Corporation may designate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) HEALTHY FUTURES CORPS INDICATORS- The corps indicators for a corps described in this paragraph are--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) access to health care among economically disadvantaged individuals and individuals who are members of medically underserved populations;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) access to health care for uninsured individuals, including such individuals who are economically disadvantaged children;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iv) health literacy of patients;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) ACTIVITIES- A Clean Energy Corps described in this paragraph may carry out activities such as--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) weatherizing and retrofitting housing units for low-income households to significantly improve the energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions of such housing units;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) building energy efficient housing units in low-income communities;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) conducting energy audits for low-income households and recommending ways for the households to improve energy efficiency;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iv) the enhancement of renewable energy production by facilitating the installation or repair of renewable energy technologies;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(v) assisting in emergency operations, such as disaster prevention and relief;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(viii) assisting in the development of local recycling programs;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(x) cleaning and improving rivers maintained by the Federal Government or a State;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(xi) providing clean-energy-related services designed to meet the needs of rural communities;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(I) undertakes meaningful service projects with visible public benefits, including projects involving urban renewal, sustaining natural resources, or improving human services;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(III) provides those participants who are youths and young adults with--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘(aa) crew-based, highly structured, and adult-supervised work experience, life skills, education, career guidance and counseling, employment training, and support services including mentoring; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘(bb) the opportunity to develop citizenship values and skills through service to their community and the United States;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(xiv) other activities addressing unmet environmental needs as the Corporation may designate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) CLEAN ENERGY CORPS INDICATORS- The corps indicators for a corps described in this paragraph are--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) the number of housing units of low-income households weatherized or retrofitted to significantly improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) annual energy costs (to determine savings in those costs) at facilities where participants have provided service;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) the number of students and youth receiving education or training in energy-efficient and environmentally conscious practices;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) ACTIVITIES- A Veterans’ Corps described in this paragraph may carry out activities such as--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) recruiting veterans, particularly returning veterans, into service opportunities, including such opportunities that reflect their military experience;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(v) assisting veterans in developing mentoring relationships with economically disadvantaged students;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(vi) developing projects to assist disabled, rural, unemployed, and older veterans, including such projects that assist such veterans with transportation; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(vii) other activities addressing unmet veterans’ needs as the Corporation may designate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) Veterans’ CORPS INDICATORS- The corps indicators for a corps described in this paragraph are--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) the number of housing units created for veterans;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) the number of veterans who pursue educational opportunities;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) the number of veterans receiving professional certification;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iv) outreach efforts to service organizations serving the needs to veterans;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(v) the number of veterans engaged in service opportunities;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(vi) the number of military families assisted by organizations while the family member is deployed and when the family member returns from deployment;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(vii) the number of economically disadvantaged students engaged in mentoring relationships with veterans;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(viii) projects designed to meet identifiable public needs with a specific emphasis on projects in support of veterans, especially disabled and older veterans;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) A service program that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) teams composed of such students; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) teams composed of a combination of such students and community residents.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) A professional corps program that recruits and places qualified participants in positions--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(E) Such other program models as approved by the Corporation or a State commission, as appropriate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) A professional corps program that recruits and places qualified participants in positions--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) A program that seeks to eliminate hunger and improve nutrition in communities and rural areas through service in projects--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) involving food banks, food pantries, faith-based entities, and nonprofit organizations that provide food during emergencies;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) increasing access to and participation in federally supported nutrition programs;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iv) involving the preparation and delivery of nutritious food and the dissemination of nutrition education to critically and chronically ill individuals;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(v) seeking to address the long-term causes of hunger through education and the delivery of appropriate services; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(vi) providing training in basic health, nutrition, and life skills necessary to alleviate hunger in communities and rural areas.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(H) A program that has the primary purpose of re-engaging court-involved youth and adults with the goal of reducing recidivism.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(L) Assisting individuals in obtaining access to health care for themselves or their children.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(N) Facilitating enrollment in and completion of job training for economically disadvantaged individuals.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(O) Assisting economically disadvantaged individuals in obtaining access to job placement assistance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(P) Promoting community-based efforts to reduce crime and recruiting public safety officers into service opportunities to work with disadvantaged youth.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(R) Such other national service programs addressing unmet human, educational, environmental, or public safety needs as the Corporation may designate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) OPPORTUNITY CORPS INDICATORS- The corps indicators for programs under this subsection are--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) financial literacy among economically disadvantaged individuals;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) housing units built or improved for economically disadvantaged individuals or low-income families;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) economically disadvantaged individuals with access to job training and other skill enhancement;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) economically disadvantaged individuals with access to information about job placement services;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(E) a reduced crime rate in the community where service is provided;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(F) established or improved access to technology in the community where service is provided;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(G) mentor relationships among disadvantaged youth;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(H) food security among economically disadvantaged individuals;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(I) service opportunities through the programs described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (F) for economically disadvantaged individuals;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(L) increase capacity of local nonprofit organizations to meet the needs of disadvantaged people and communities;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(M) any additional indicator proposed by a Governor or State Commission that is approved by the Corporation; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) in the case of a corps described in subsection (a)(2)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(e) Qualification Criteria To Determine Eligibility-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(f) National Service Priorities-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) shall select 2 or more of the corps described in subsection (a) to receive assistance under section 129(d); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) may select other programs described in subsection (b) to receive assistance under such section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) a description of any alteration made in the priorities since the previous notice; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) REGULATIONS- The Corporation shall by regulation establish procedures to ensure the equitable treatment of national service programs that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) receive funding under this subtitle for multiple years; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) would be adversely affected by annual revisions in such national service priorities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(g) Requirements for Tutors-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) either--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) obtained their high school diploma; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) passed a proficiency test demonstrating that such individuals have the skills necessary to achieve program goals; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) have successfully completed pre- and in-service training for tutors.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(h) Requirements for Tutoring Programs- Each tutoring program that receives assistance under the national service laws shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) offer high quality, research-based pre- and in-service training for tutors.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) a measure of the extent to which the national service corps improved performance on the corresponding indicators; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) information describing how the Corporation is coordinating--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) the national service corps funded under subsection (a); withCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 1303. TYPES OF POSITIONS.

Section 123 (42 U.S.C. 12573) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in paragraph (2)(A) by inserting after ‘subdivision of a State,’ the following: ‘a Territory,’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in paragraph (5)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by inserting ‘National’ before ‘Civilian Community Corps’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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)’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 1304. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES AND INELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.

Section 125 (42 U.S.C. 12575) is amended to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘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:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) Attempting to influence legislation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) Organizing or engaging in protests, petitions, boycotts, or strikes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) Assisting, promoting, or deterring union organizing.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) Impairing existing contracts for services or collective bargaining agreements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(5) Engaging in partisan political activities, or other activities designed to influence the outcome of an election to any public office.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(8) Providing a direct benefit to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) a business organized for profit;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) a labor organization;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) a partisan political organization;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(E) an organization engaged in the religious activities described in paragraph (7), unless Corporation assistance is not used to support those religious activities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(9) Conducting a voter registration drive or using Corporation funds to conduct a voter registration drive.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(10) Such other activities as the Corporation may prohibit.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) Organizations that provide or promote abortion services, including referral for such services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) For-profit organizations, political parties, labor organizations, or organizations engaged in political or legislative advocacy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) Organizations that have been indicted for voter fraud.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) will supplant the hiring of employed workers or work of such other volunteers.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

Section 126 (42 U.S.C. 12576) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subsection (a)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘$125,000 and $750,000’ and inserting ‘$250,000 and $1,000,000’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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.’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) in subsection (c)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

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

‘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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(e) Allotment to Certain States on Formula Basis-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) Sponsorship of Approved National Service Positions-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(k) Reservation of Funds To Increase the Participation of Individuals With Disabilities-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) LIMITATION- The amount reserved in paragraph (1) may not exceed $10,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(l) Authority for Fixed-Amount Grants-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) IN GENERAL-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) significantly less than the reasonable and necessary costs of administering the program receiving the grant; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) based on the amount per individual enrolled in the program receiving the grant, taking into account--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) the program’s capacity to manage funds and achieve programmatic results;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) the number of national service positions approved for the program;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) the proposed design of the program;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(v) such other factors as the Corporation may consider under section 133 in considering applications for assistance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANT RECIPIENTS- In awarding a fixed-amount grant under this subsection, the Corporation--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) shall require the grant recipient--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) to report on standardized and other performance measures established by the Corporation;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) to cooperate with any evaluation activities undertaken by the Corporation; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘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).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 1308. STATE SELECTION OF PROGRAMS.

Section 130 (42 U.S.C. 12582) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subsection (a)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by inserting after ‘State,’ the following: ‘Territory,’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking ‘institution of higher education, or Federal agency’ and inserting ‘or institution of higher education’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in subsection (b)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘section 122(c)’ and inserting ‘section 122(f)’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in paragraph (12), by inserting ‘municipalities and county governments in the areas being served,’ after ‘services,’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) in subsection (c)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in paragraph (1)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) by striking ‘jobs or positions’ and inserting ‘proposed positions’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) by striking ‘, including’ and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting a period;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘proposed’ before ‘minimum’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) by redesignating subsections (d) through (g) as subsections (e) through (h), respectively and inserting after subsection (c) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(d) Additional Required Application Information- An application submitted under subsection (a) for programs described in 122(a) shall also contain--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) measurable goals, to be used for annual measurements of the program on 1 or more of the corresponding performance indicators;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) in subsection (f)(2) (as so redesignated) by striking ‘were selected’ and inserting ‘were or will be selected’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘a program applicant’ and inserting ‘an applicant’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in paragraph (2)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) in the heading, by striking ‘PROGRAM APPLICANT’ and inserting ‘APPLICANT’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘program applicant’ and inserting ‘applicant’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(iii) in subparagraph (A)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(I) by inserting after ‘subdivision of a State,’ the following: ‘Territory,’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(II) by striking ‘institution of higher education, or Federal agency’ and inserting ‘or institution of higher education’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(iv) in subparagraph (B)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(I) by inserting after ‘subdivision of a State,’ the following: ‘Territory,’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(II) by striking ‘institution of higher education, or Federal agency’ and inserting ‘or institution of higher education’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) by amending subsection (h) (as so redesignated) to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 1309. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS.

Section 131(c) (42 U.S.C. 12583(c)) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in paragraph (1)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) the community served, including, if appropriate, municipal and county governments in the area served, and potential participants in the program;’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘and’ after ‘program;’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) municipalities and county governments in the areas being served;’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) consult with and coordinate with the State Commission for the State in which the program operates; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 1310. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS.

Section 133 (42 U.S.C. 12585) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subsection (c)(6), insert after subparagraph (E) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in paragraph (5)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by inserting ‘National before’ ‘Civilian Community Corps’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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)’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 1311. DESCRIPTION OF PARTICIPANTS.

Section 137 (42 U.S.C. 12591) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subsection (a)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking paragraph (3); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in subsection (b)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘paragraph (4)’ and inserting ‘paragraph (3)’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘(a)(5)’ and inserting ‘(a)(4)’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 1312. SELECTION OF NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS.

Section 138 (42 U.S.C. 12592) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘conducted by the State’ and all that follows through ‘or other entity’ and inserting ‘conducted by the entity’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 1313. TERMS OF SERVICE.

Section 139 (42 U.S.C. 12593) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘not less than 9 months and’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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.’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) in subsection (b) by inserting at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) EXTENSION OF TERM FOR DISASTER PURPOSES-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) in subsection (c)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘to allow return to the program with which the individual was serving in order’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 1314. ADJUSTMENTS TO LIVING ALLOWANCE.

Section 140 (42 U.S.C. 12594) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subsection (a)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘paragraph (3)’ and inserting ‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking paragraph (2);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as (2);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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.’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) in subsection (c)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in paragraph (1) by adding ‘and’ at the end;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking paragraph (2); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as (2);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) in subsection (d)(1), by striking the second sentence; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) by striking subsections (g) and (h).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

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

Section 145 (42 U.S.C. 12601) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subsection (a)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘section 148(e)’ and inserting ‘section 148(f)’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘for payments of national service educational awards in accordance with section 148.’ and inserting ‘for--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) payments of summer of service educational awards and national service educational awards in accordance with section 148; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) payments of interest in accordance with section 148(f).’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

Section 146 (42 U.S.C. 12602) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subsection (a)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) for a partial educational award--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) satisfactorily performed prior to being granted a release for compelling personal circumstances under section 139(c); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) served at least 15 percent of the required term of service described in subsection (b); and’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) in subsection (d)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in paragraph (1)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) by striking ‘SEVEN-YEAR REQUIREMENT’ and inserting ‘IN GENERAL’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) by striking ‘An’ and inserting ‘Subject to paragraph (2), an’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in paragraph (2)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘or’ at the end;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘; or’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(iii) by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) in subsection (e)(1)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by inserting after ‘qualifying under this section’ the following: ‘or under section 120(c)(8)’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by inserting after ‘to receive a national service educational award’ the following: ‘or a summer of service educational award’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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

Section 147 (42 U.S.C. 12603) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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.’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 1404. DISBURSEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.

Section 148 (42 U.S.C. 12604) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subsection (a)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘cost of attendance’ and inserting ‘cost of attendance or other educational expenses’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘and’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink