[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1388 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.1388
One Hundred Eleventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the sixth day of January, two thousand and nine
An Act
Entitled The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, an Act to reauthorize
and reform the national service laws
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Serve America
Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:

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

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TITLE I

-AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 1990

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

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

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

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

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

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

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workers in services corps and community service and to develop
pilot program planning study.

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

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Subtitle I--Training and Technical Assistance

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

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

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Subtitle A--National Volunteer Antipoverty Programs
Chapter 1--Volunteers in Service to America

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TITLE II

-DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 1973

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Subtitle B--National Senior Service Corps

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Subtitle C--Administration and Coordination

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1990.
Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations

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TITLE III

-TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TABLES OF CONTENTS

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

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Section 2(b) (42 U.S.C. 12501(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``community throughout'' and
inserting ``community and service throughout the varied and diverse
communities of'';
(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ``income,'' the
following: ``geographic location,'';
(3) in paragraph (6), by inserting after ``existing'' the
following: ``national'';
(4) in paragraph (7)--
(A) by striking ``programs and agencies'' and inserting
``programs, agencies, and communities''; and
(B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(5) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting a
semicolon; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
``(9) expand and strengthen service-learning programs through
year-round opportunities, including opportunities during the summer
months, to improve the education of children and youth and to
maximize the benefits of national and community service, in order
to renew the ethic of civic responsibility and the spirit of
community for children and youth throughout the United States;
``(10) assist in coordinating and strengthening Federal and
other service opportunities, including opportunities for
participation in emergency and disaster preparedness, relief, and
recovery;
``(11) increase service opportunities for the Nation's retiring
professionals, including such opportunities for those retiring from
the science, technical, engineering, and mathematics professions,
to improve the education of the Nation's youth and keep America
competitive in the global knowledge economy, and to further utilize
the experience, knowledge, and skills of older individuals;
``(12) encourage the continued service of the alumni of the
national service programs, including service in times of national
need;
``(13) encourage individuals age 55 or older to partake of
service opportunities;
``(14) focus national service on the areas of national need
such service has the capacity to address, such as improving
education, increasing energy conservation, improving the health
status of economically disadvantaged individuals, and improving
economic opportunity for economically disadvantaged individuals;
``(15) recognize and increase the impact of social
entrepreneurs and other nonprofit community organizations in
addressing national and local challenges;
``(16) increase public and private investment in nonprofit
community organizations that are effectively addressing national
and local challenges and encourage such organizations to replicate
and expand successful initiatives;
``(17) leverage Federal investments to increase State, local,
business, and philanthropic resources to address national and local
challenges;
``(18) support institutions of higher education that engage
students in community service activities and provide high-quality
service-learning opportunities; and
``(19) recognize the expertise veterans can offer to national
service programs, expand the participation of the veterans in the
national service programs, and assist the families of veterans and
members of the Armed Forces on active duty.''.

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(a) In General.--Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 12511) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``described in section 122'';
(2) in paragraph (13), by striking ``section 101(a) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965'' and inserting ``sections 101(a) and
102(a)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965'';
(3) in paragraph (17)(B), by striking ``program in which the
participant is enrolled'' and inserting ``organization receiving
assistance under the national service laws through which the
participant is engaging in service'';
(4) in paragraph (19)--
(A) by striking ``section 111(a)'' and inserting ``section
112(a)'';
(B) by striking ``117A(a),'';
(C) by striking ``119(b)(1), or 122(a),'' and inserting
``118A, or 118(b)(1), or subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section
122,'';
(D) by inserting ``section 198B, 198C, 198G, 198H, or
198K,'' after ``section 152(b),''; and
(E) by striking ``198, 198C, or 198D'' and inserting
``179A, 198, 198O, 198P, or 199N'';
(5) in paragraph (21)(B)--
(A) by striking ``602'' and inserting ``602(3)''; and
(B) by striking ``1401'' and inserting ``1401(3)'';
(6) in paragraph (24), by striking ``section 111'' and
inserting ``section 112'';
(7) in paragraph (26), by striking the second sentence; and
(8) by adding at the end the following:
``(30) Alaska native-serving institution.--The term `Alaska
Native-serving institution' has the meaning given the term in
section 317(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1059d(b)).
``(31) Approved silver scholar position.--The term `approved
silver scholar position' means a position, in a program described
in section 198C(a), for which the Corporation has approved the
provision of a silver scholarship educational award as one of the
benefits to be provided for successful service in the position.
``(32) Approved summer of service position.--The term `approved
summer of service position' means a position, in a program
described in section 119(c)(8), for which the Corporation has
approved the provision of a summer of service educational award as
one of the benefits to be provided for successful service in the
position.
``(33) Asian american and native american pacific islander-
serving institution.--The term `Asian American and Native American
Pacific Islander-serving institution' has the meaning given the
term in section 320(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1059g(b)).
``(34) Authorizing committees.--The term `authorizing
committees' means the Committee on Education and Labor of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions of the Senate.
``(35) Community-based entity.--The term `community-based
entity' means a public or private nonprofit organization that--
``(A) has experience with meeting unmet human, educational,
environmental, or public safety needs; and
``(B) meets other such criteria as the Chief Executive
Officer may establish.
``(36) Disadvantaged youth.--The term `disadvantaged youth'
includes those youth who are economically disadvantaged and 1 or
more of the following:
``(A) Who are out-of-school youth, including out-of-school
youth who are unemployed.
``(B) Who are in or aging out of foster care.
``(C) Who have limited English proficiency.
``(D) Who are homeless or who have run away from home.
``(E) Who are at-risk to leave secondary school without a
diploma.
``(F) Who are former juvenile offenders or at risk of
delinquency.
``(G) Who are individuals with disabilities.
``(37) Encore service program.--The term `encore service
program' means a program, carried out by an eligible entity as
described in subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 122, that--
``(A) involves a significant number of participants age 55
or older in the program; and
``(B) takes advantage of the skills and experience that
such participants offer in the design and implementation of the
program.
``(38) Hispanic-serving institution.--The term `Hispanic-
serving institution' has the meaning given such term in section
502(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)).
``(39) Historically black college or university.--The term
`historically black college or university' means a part B
institution, as defined in section 322 of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).
``(40) Medically underserved population.--The term `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)).
``(41) Native american-serving, nontribal institution.--The
term `Native American-serving, nontribal institution' has the
meaning given the term in section 319(b) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059f(b)).
``(42) Native hawaiian-serving institution.--The term `Native
Hawaiian-serving institution' has the meaning given the term in
section 317(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1059d(b)).
``(43) Predominantly black institution.--The term
`Predominantly Black Institution' has the meaning given the term in
section 318 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059e).
``(44) Principles of scientific research.--The term `principles
of scientific research' means principles of research that--
``(A) apply rigorous, systematic, and objective methodology
to obtain reliable and valid knowledge relevant to the subject
matter involved;
``(B) present findings and make claims that are appropriate
to, and supported by, the methods that have been employed; and
``(C) include, appropriate to the research being
conducted--
``(i) use of systematic, empirical methods that draw on
observation or experiment;
``(ii) use of data analyses that are adequate to
support the general findings;
``(iii) reliance on measurements or observational
methods that provide reliable and generalizable findings;
``(iv) strong claims of causal relationships, only with
research designs that eliminate plausible competing
explanations for observed results, such as, but not limited
to, random-assignment experiments;
``(v) presentation of studies and methods in sufficient
detail and clarity to allow for replication or, at a
minimum, to offer the opportunity to build systematically
on the findings of the research;
``(vi) acceptance by a peer-reviewed journal or
critique by a panel of independent experts through a
comparably rigorous, objective, and scientific review; and
``(vii) consistency of findings across multiple studies
or sites to support the generality of results and
conclusions.
``(45) Qualified organization.--The term `qualified
organization' means a public or private nonprofit organization with
experience working with school-age youth that meets such criteria
as the Chief Executive Officer may establish.
``(46) Scientifically valid research.--The term `scientifically
valid research' includes applied research, basic research, and
field-initiated research in which the rationale, design, and
interpretation are soundly developed in accordance with principles
of scientific research.
``(47) Territory.--The term `territory' means the United States
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands.
``(48) Tribally controlled college or university.--The term
`tribally controlled college or university' has the meaning given
such term in section 2 of the Tribally Controlled Colleges and
Universities Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801).
``(49) Veteran.--The term `veteran' has the meaning given the
term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.''.
(b) Redesignation.--Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 12511) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (49) as paragraphs
(1), (3), (8), (9), (10), (12), (14), (15), (19), (20), (21), (22),
(23), (24), (26), (29), (30), (31), (34), (35), (37), (39), (40),
(41), (42), (43), (44), (45), (46), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (11),
(13), (16), (17), (18), (25), (27), (28), (32), (33), (36), (38),
(47), (48), and (49); and
(2) so that paragraphs (1) through (49), as so redesignated in
paragraph (1), appear in numerical order.
Subtitle B--Amendments to Subtitle B (Learn and Serve America)

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(a) Redesignation.--Section 119 (42 U.S.C. 12561) is redesignated
as section 118.
(b) Higher Education Innovative Programs.--Section 118 (as so
redesignated) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ``community service
programs'' the following: ``through service-learning'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``combination'' and inserting ``consortium'';
(B) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by adding ``and'' at the end;
and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) the institution or partnership may coordinate with
service-learning curricula being offered in the academic
curricula at the institution of higher education or at 1 or
more members of the partnership;''; and
(C) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ``teachers at the elementary, secondary, and
postsecondary levels'' and inserting ``institutions of
higher education and their faculty'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``education of
the institution; and'' and inserting ``curricula of the
institution to strengthen the instructional capacity of
teachers to provide service-learning at the elementary and
secondary levels;'';
(iii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph
(C); and
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
``(B) including service-learning as a component of other
curricula or academic programs (other than education curricula
or programs), such as curricula or programs relating to
nursing, medicine, criminal justice, or public policy; and'';
(3) by striking subsections (c), (d), (e), and (g);
(4) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (i); and
(5) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) Federal, State, and Local Contributions.--
``(1) Federal share.--
``(A) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of
carrying out a program for which assistance is provided under
this part may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the
program.
``(B) Non-federal contribution.--In providing for the
remaining share of the cost of carrying out such a program,
each recipient of a grant or contract under this part--
``(i) shall provide for such share through a payment in
cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including facilities,
equipment, or services; and
``(ii) may provide for such share through State sources
or local sources, including private funds or donated
services.
``(2) Waiver.--The Chief Executive Officer may waive the
requirements of paragraph (1) in whole or in part with respect to
any such program for any fiscal year if the Corporation determines
that such a waiver would be equitable due to a lack of available
financial resources at the local level.
``(d) Application for Grant.--
``(1) Submission.--To receive a grant or enter into a contract
under this part, an institution or partnership shall prepare and
submit to the Corporation, an application at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information and assurances as the
Corporation may reasonably require, and obtain approval of the
application. In requesting applications for assistance under this
part, the Corporation shall specify such required information and
assurances.
``(2) Contents.--An application submitted under paragraph (1)
shall contain, at a minimum--
``(A) assurances that--
``(i) prior to the placement of a participant, the
applicant will consult with the appropriate local labor
organization, if any, representing employees in the area
who are engaged in the same or similar work as that
proposed to be carried out by such program, to prevent the
displacement and protect the rights of such employees; and
``(ii) the applicant will comply with the
nonduplication and nondisplacement provisions of section
177 and the notice, hearing, and grievance procedures
required by section 176; and
``(B) such other assurances as the Chief Executive Officer
may reasonably require.
``(e) Special Consideration.--To the extent practicable, in making
grants and entering into contracts under subsection (b), the
Corporation shall give special consideration to applications submitted
by, or applications from partnerships including, institutions serving
primarily low-income populations, including--
``(1) Alaska Native-serving institutions;
``(2) Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-
serving institutions;
``(3) Hispanic-serving institutions;
``(4) historically black colleges and universities;
``(5) Native American-serving, nontribal institutions;
``(6) Native Hawaiian-serving institutions;
``(7) Predominantly Black Institutions;
``(8) tribally controlled colleges and universities; and
``(9) community colleges serving predominantly minority
populations.
``(f) Considerations.--In making grants and entering into contracts
under subsection (b), the Corporation shall take into consideration
whether the applicants submit applications containing proposals that--
``(1) demonstrate the commitment of the institution of higher
education involved, other than by demonstrating the commitment of
the students, to supporting the community service projects carried
out under the program;
``(2) specify the manner in which the institution will promote
faculty, administration, and staff participation in the community
service projects;
``(3) specify the manner in which the institution will provide
service to the community through organized programs, including,
where appropriate, clinical programs for students in professional
schools and colleges;
``(4) describe any partnership that will participate in the
community service projects, such as a partnership comprised of--
``(A) the institution;
``(B)(i) a community-based agency;
``(ii) a local government agency; or
``(iii) a nonprofit entity that serves or involves school-
age youth, older adults, or low-income communities; and
``(C)(i) a student organization;
``(ii) a department of the institution; or
``(iii) a group of faculty comprised of different
departments, schools, or colleges at the institution;
``(5) demonstrate community involvement in the development of
the proposal and the extent to which the proposal will contribute
to the goals of the involved community members;
``(6) demonstrate a commitment to perform community service
projects in underserved urban and rural communities;
``(7) describe research on effective strategies and methods to
improve service utilized in the design of the projects;
``(8) specify that the institution or partnership will use the
assistance provided through the grant or contract to strengthen the
service infrastructure in institutions of higher education;
``(9) with respect to projects involving delivery of services,
specify projects that involve leadership development of school-age
youth; or
``(10) describe the needs that the proposed projects are
designed to address, such as housing, economic development,
infrastructure, health care, job training, education, crime
prevention, urban planning, transportation, information technology,
or child welfare.
``(g) Federal Work-Study.--To be eligible for assistance under this
part, an institution of higher education shall demonstrate that it
meets the minimum requirements under section 443(b)(2)(A) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2753(b)(2)(A)) relating to the
participation of students employed under part C of title IV of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) (relating to
Federal Work-Study programs) in community service activities, or has
received a waiver of those requirements from the Secretary of
Education.
``(h) Definition.--Notwithstanding section 101, as used in this
part, the term `student' means an individual who is enrolled in an
institution of higher education on a full- or part-time basis.''.

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Subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 118 (as redesignated by section 1202) the
following:
``SEC. 118A. CAMPUSES OF SERVICE.
``(a) In General.--The Corporation, after consultation with the
Secretary of Education, may annually designate not more than 25
institutions of higher education as Campuses of Service, from among
institutions nominated by State Commissions.
``(b) Applications for Nomination.--
``(1) In general.--To be eligible for a nomination to receive
designation under subsection (a), and have an opportunity to apply
for funds under subsection (d) for a fiscal year, an institution of
higher education in a State shall submit an application to the
State Commission at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the State Commission may require.
``(2) Contents.--At a minimum, the application shall include
information specifying--
``(A)(i) the number of undergraduate and, if applicable,
graduate service-learning courses offered at such institution
for the most recent full academic year preceding the fiscal
year for which designation is sought; and
``(ii) the number and percentage of undergraduate students
and, if applicable, the number and percentage of graduate
students at such institution who were enrolled in the
corresponding courses described in clause (i), for such
preceding academic year;
``(B) the percentage of undergraduate students engaging in
and, if applicable, the percentage of graduate students
engaging in activities providing community services, as defined
in section 441(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (42
U.S.C. 2751(c)), during such preceding academic year, the
quality of such activities, and the average amount of time
spent, per student, engaged in such activities;
``(C) for such preceding academic year, the percentage of
Federal work-study funds made available to the institution
under part C of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) that is used to compensate students
employed in providing community services, as so defined, and a
description of the efforts the institution undertakes to make
available to students opportunities to provide such community
services and be compensated through such work-study funds;
``(D) at the discretion of the institution, information
demonstrating the degree to which recent graduates of the
institution, and all graduates of the institution, have
obtained full-time public service employment in the nonprofit
sector or government, with a private nonprofit organization or
a Federal, State, or local public agency; and
``(E) any programs the institution has in place to
encourage or assist graduates of the institution to pursue
careers in public service in the nonprofit sector or
government.
``(c) Nominations and Designation.--
``(1) Nomination.--
``(A) In general.--A State Commission that receives
applications from institutions of higher education under
subsection (b) may nominate, for designation under subsection
(a), not more than 3 such institutions of higher education,
consisting of--
``(i) not more than one 4-year public institution of
higher education;
``(ii) not more than one 4-year private institution of
higher education; and
``(iii) not more than one 2-year institution of higher
education.
``(B) Submission.--The State Commission shall submit to the
Corporation the name and application of each institution
nominated by the State Commission under subparagraph (A).
``(2) Designation.--The Corporation shall designate, under
subsection (a), not more than 25 institutions of higher education
from among the institutions nominated under paragraph (1). In
making the designations, the Corporation shall, if feasible,
designate various types of institutions, including institutions
from each of the categories of institutions described in clauses
(i), (ii), and (iii) of paragraph (1)(A).
``(d) Awards.--
``(1) In general.--Using sums reserved under section
501(a)(1)(C) for Campuses of Service, the Corporation shall provide
an award of funds to institutions designated under subsection (c),
to be used by the institutions to develop or disseminate service-
learning models and information on best practices regarding
service-learning to other institutions of higher education.
``(2) Plan.--To be eligible to receive funds under this
subsection, an institution designated under subsection (c) shall
submit a plan to the Corporation describing how the institution
intends to use the funds to develop or disseminate service-learning
models and information on best practices regarding service-learning
to other institutions of higher education.
``(3) Allocation.--The Corporation shall determine how the
funds reserved under section 501(a)(1)(C) for Campuses of Service
for a fiscal year will be allocated among the institutions
submitting acceptable plans under paragraph (2). In determining the
amount of funds to be allocated to such an institution, the
Corporation shall consider the number of students at the
institution, the quality and scope of the plan submitted by the
institution under paragraph (2), and the institution's current (as
of the date of submission of the plan) strategies to encourage or
assist students to pursue public service careers in the nonprofit
sector or government.''.

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Subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.), as amended by
section 1203, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART III--INNOVATIVE AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS
AND RESEARCH
``SEC. 119. INNOVATIVE AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE-LEARNING
PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH.
``(a) Definitions.--In this part:
``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means a
State educational agency, a State Commission, a territory, an
Indian tribe, an institution of higher education, or a public or
private nonprofit organization (including community-based
entities), a public or private elementary school or secondary
school, a local educational agency, a consortium of such entities,
or a consortium of 2 or more such entities and a for-profit
organization.
``(2) Eligible partnership.--The term `eligible partnership'
means a partnership that--
``(A) shall include--
``(i) 1 or more community-based entities that have
demonstrated records of success in carrying out service-
learning programs with economically disadvantaged students,
and that meet such criteria as the Chief Executive Officer
may establish; and
``(ii) a local educational agency for which--
``(I) a high number or percentage, as determined by
the Corporation, of the students served by the agency
are economically disadvantaged students; and
``(II) the graduation rate (as defined in section
1111(b)(2)(C)(vi) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(C)(vi)) and
as clarified in applicable regulations promulgated by
the Department of Education for the secondary school
students served by the agency is less than 70 percent;
and
``(B) may also include--
``(i) a local government agency that is not described
in subparagraph (A);
``(ii) the office of the chief executive officer of a
unit of general local government;
``(iii) an institution of higher education;
``(iv) a State Commission or State educational agency;
or
``(v) more than 1 local educational agency described in
subclause (I).
``(3) Youth engagement zone.--The term `youth engagement zone'
means the area in which a youth engagement zone program is carried
out.
``(4) Youth engagement zone program.--The term `youth
engagement zone program' means a service-learning program in which
members of an eligible partnership collaborate to provide
coordinated school-based or community-based service-learning
opportunities--
``(A) in order to address a specific community challenge;
``(B) for an increasing percentage of out-of-school youth
and secondary school students served by a local educational
agency; and
``(C) in circumstances under which--
``(i) not less than 90 percent of such students
participate in service-learning activities as part of the
program; or
``(ii) service-learning is a part of the curriculum in
all of the secondary schools served by the local
educational agency.
``(b) General Authority.--From the amounts appropriated to carry
out this part for a fiscal year, the Corporation may make grants (which
may include approved summer of service positions in the case of a grant
for a program described in subsection (c)(8)) and fixed-amount grants
(in accordance with section 129(l)) to eligible entities or eligible
partnerships, as appropriate, for programs and activities described in
subsection (c).
``(c) Authorized Activities.--Funds under this part may be used
to--
``(1) integrate service-learning programs into the science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (referred to in this part
as `STEM') curricula at the elementary, secondary, postsecondary,
or postbaccalaureate levels in coordination with practicing or
retired STEM professionals;
``(2) involve students in service-learning programs focusing on
energy conservation in their community, including conducting
educational outreach on energy conservation and working to improve
energy efficiency in low-income housing and in public spaces;
``(3) involve students in service-learning programs in
emergency and disaster preparedness;
``(4) involve students in service-learning programs aimed at
improving access to and obtaining the benefits from computers and
other emerging technologies, including improving such access for
individuals with disabilities, in low-income or rural communities,
in senior centers and communities, in schools, in libraries, and in
other public spaces;
``(5) involve high school age youth in the mentoring of middle
school youth while involving all participants in service-learning
to seek to meet unmet human, educational, environmental, public
safety, or emergency and disaster preparedness needs in their
community;
``(6) conduct research and evaluations on service-learning,
including service-learning in middle schools, and disseminate such
research and evaluations widely;
``(7) conduct innovative and creative activities as described
in section 112(a);
``(8) establish or implement summer of service programs (giving
priority to programs that enroll youth who will be enrolled in any
of grades 6 through 9 at the end of the summer concerned) during
the summer months (including recruiting, training, and placing
service-learning coordinators)--
``(A) for youth who will be enrolled in any of grades 6
through 12 at the end of the summer concerned; and
``(B) for community-based service-learning projects--
``(i) that shall--
``(I) meet unmet human, educational, environmental
(including energy conservation and stewardship), and
emergency and disaster preparedness and other public
safety needs; and
``(II) be intensive, structured, supervised, and
designed to produce identifiable improvements to the
community;
``(ii) that may include the extension of academic year
service-learning programs into the summer months; and
``(iii) under which a student who completes 100 hours
of service as described in section 146(b)(2), shall be
eligible for a summer of service educational award of $500
or $750 as described in sections 146(a)(2)(C) and 147(d);
``(9) establish or implement youth engagement zone programs in
youth engagement zones, for students in secondary schools served by
local educational agencies for which a majority of such students do
not participate in service-learning activities that are--
``(A) carried out by eligible partnerships; and
``(B) designed to--
``(i) involve all students in secondary schools served
by the local educational agency in service-learning to
address a specific community challenge;
``(ii) improve student engagement, including student
attendance and student behavior, and student achievement,
graduation rates, and college-going rates at secondary
schools; and
``(iii) involve an increasing percentage of students in
secondary school and out-of-school youth in the community
in school-based or community-based service-learning
activities each year, with the goal of involving all
students in secondary schools served by the local
educational agency and involving an increasing percentage
of the out-of-school youth in service-learning activities;
and
``(10) conduct semester of service programs that--
``(A) provide opportunities for secondary school students
to participate in a semester of coordinated school-based or
community-based service-learning opportunities for a minimum of
70 hours (of which at least a third will be spent participating
in field-based activities) over a semester, to address specific
community challenges;
``(B) engage as participants high percentages or numbers of
economically disadvantaged students;
``(C) allow participants to receive academic credit, for
the time spent in the classroom and in the field for the
program, that is equivalent to the academic credit for any
class of equivalent length and with an equivalent time
commitment; and
``(D) ensure that the classroom-based instruction component
of the program is integrated into the academic program of the
local educational agency involved; and
``(11) carry out any other innovative service-learning programs
or research that the Corporation considers appropriate.
``(d) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant to carry out
a program or activity under this part, an entity or partnership, as
appropriate, shall prepare and submit to the Corporation an application
at such time and in such manner as the Chief Executive Officer may
reasonably require, and obtain approval of the application.
``(e) Priority.--In making grants under this part, the Corporation
shall give priority to applicants proposing to--
``(1) involve students and community stakeholders in the design
and implementation of service-learning programs carried out using
funds received under this part;
``(2) implement service-learning programs in low-income or
rural communities; and
``(3) utilize adult volunteers, including tapping the resources
of retired and retiring adults, in the planning and implementation
of service-learning programs.
``(f) Requirements.--
``(1) Term.--Each program or activity funded under this part
shall be carried out over a period of 3 years, which may include 1
planning year. In the case of a program funded under this part, the
3-year period may be extended by 1 year, if the program meets
performance levels established in accordance with section 179(k)
and any other criteria determined by the Corporation.
``(2) Collaboration encouraged.--Each entity carrying out a
program or activity funded under this part shall, to the extent
practicable, collaborate with entities carrying out programs under
this subtitle, subtitle C, and titles I and II of the Domestic
Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq., 5001 et
seq.).
``(3) Evaluation.--Not later than 4 years after the effective
date of the Serve America Act, the Corporation shall conduct an
independent evaluation of the programs and activities carried out
using funds made available under this part, and determine best
practices relating to service-learning and recommendations for
improvement of those programs and activities. The Corporation shall
widely disseminate the results of the evaluations, and information
on the best practices and recommendations to the service community
through multiple channels, including the Corporation's Resource
Center or a clearinghouse of effective strategies.''.

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Subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.), as amended by
section 1204, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART IV--SERVICE-LEARNING IMPACT STUDY
``SEC. 120. STUDY AND REPORT.
``(a) Study.--
``(1) In general.--From the sums reserved under section
501(a)(1)(B) for this section, the Corporation shall enter into a
contract with an entity that is not otherwise a recipient of
financial assistance under this subtitle, to conduct a 10-year
longitudinal study on the impact of the activities carried out
under this subtitle.
``(2) Contents.--In conducting the study, the entity shall
consider the impact of service-learning activities carried out
under this subtitle on students participating in such activities,
including in particular examining the degree to which the
activities--
``(A) improved student academic achievement;
``(B) improved student engagement;
``(C) improved graduation rates, as defined in section
1111(b)(2)(C)(vi) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(C)(vi)) and as clarified in
applicable regulations promulgated by the Department of
Education; and
``(D) improved the degree to which the participants in the
activities engaged in subsequent national service,
volunteering, or other service activities, or pursued careers
in public service, in the nonprofit sector or government.
``(3) Analysis.--In carrying out such study, the entity shall
examine the impact of the service-learning activities on the 4
factors described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph
(2), analyzed in terms of how much time participants were engaged
in service-learning activities.
``(4) Best practices.--The entity shall collect information on
best practices concerning using service-learning activities to
improve the 4 factors.
``(b) Interim Reports.--The entity shall periodically submit
reports to the Corporation containing the interim results of the study
and the information on best practices. The Corporation shall submit
such reports to the authorizing committees.
``(c) Final Report.--The entity shall submit a report to the
Corporation containing the results of the study and the information on
best practices. The Corporation shall submit such report to the
authorizing committees, and shall make such report available to the
public on the Corporation's website.
``(d) Consultation and Dissemination.--On receiving the report
described in subsection (c), the Corporation shall consult with the
Secretary of Education to review the results of the study, and to
identify best practices concerning using service-learning activities to
improve the 4 factors described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of
subsection (a)(2). The Corporation shall disseminate information on the
identified best practices.''.
Subtitle C--Amendments to Subtitle C (National Service Trust Program)

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CORPORATION COSTS.
Section 121 (42 U.S.C. 12571) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting
after ``subdivisions of States,'' the following:
``territories,''; and
(B) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ``section
122(a)'' and inserting ``subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section
122'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``Agreements With Federal
Agencies'' and inserting ``Restrictions on Agreements With
Federal Agencies'';
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(1) Agreements authorized.--The Corporation may enter into an
interagency agreement (other than a grant agreement) with another
Federal agency to support a national service program carried out or
otherwise supported by the agency. The Corporation, in entering
into the interagency agreement may approve positions as approved
national service positions for a program carried out or otherwise
supported by the agency.'';
(C) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(2) Prohibition on grants.--The Corporation may not provide a
grant under this section to a Federal agency.'';
(D) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by striking ``receiving assistance under this
subsection'' and inserting ``carrying out or supporting a
national service program''; and
(ii) by striking ``using such assistance'' and
inserting ``through that program'';
(E) in paragraph (4), by striking ``a contract or
cooperative agreement'' the first place it appears and
inserting ``an interagency agreement''; and
(F) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Application of requirements.--A requirement under this
Act that applies to an entity receiving assistance under section
121 (other than a requirement limited to an entity receiving
assistance under section 121(a)) shall be considered to apply to a
Federal agency that enters into an interagency agreement under this
subsection, even though no Federal agency may receive financial
assistance under such an agreement.'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``subsections (a) and (b),'' and inserting ``subsection (a),
and in providing approved national service positions under
subsection (b),''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``to be provided'' and
inserting ``to be provided or otherwise approved'';
(4) in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (d), by striking
``or (b)'';
(5) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Federal share of the
cost'' and inserting ``Corporation share of the cost (including
the costs of member living allowances, employment-related
taxes, health care coverage, and workers' compensation and
other necessary operation costs)''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Other federal funds.--
``(A) Recipient report.--A recipient of assistance under
this section (other than a recipient of assistance through a
fixed-amount grant in accordance with section 129(l)) shall
report to the Corporation the amount and source of any Federal
funds used to carry out the program for which the assistance is
made available other than those provided by the Corporation.
``(B) Corporation report.--The Corporation shall report to
the authorizing committees on an annual basis information
regarding each recipient of such assistance that uses Federal
funds other than those provided by the Corporation to carry out
such a program, including the amounts and sources of the other
Federal funds.''; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Plan for Approved National Service Positions.--The
Corporation shall--
``(1) develop a plan to--
``(A) establish the number of the approved national service
positions as 88,000 for fiscal year 2010;
``(B) increase the number of the approved positions to--
``(i) 115,000 for fiscal year 2011;
``(ii) 140,000 for fiscal year 2012;
``(iii) 170,000 for fiscal year 2013;
``(iv) 200,000 for fiscal year 2014;
``(v) 210,000 for fiscal year 2015;
``(vi) 235,000 for fiscal year 2016; and
``(vii) 250,000 for fiscal year 2017;
``(C) ensure that the increases described in subparagraph
(B) are achieved through an appropriate balance of full- and
part-time service positions;
``(2) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the
Serve America Act, submit a report to the authorizing committees on
the status of the plan described in paragraph (1); and
``(3) subject to the availability of appropriations and quality
service opportunities, implement the plan described in paragraph
(1).''.

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Section 123 (42 U.S.C. 12573) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``section 122(a)'' and inserting
``subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 122''; and
(B) by striking ``or (b)'';
(2) in paragraph (2)(A)--
(A) by inserting after ``subdivision of a State,'' the
following: ``a territory,''; and
(B) by striking ``Federal agency'' and inserting ``Federal
agency (under an interagency agreement described in section
121(b))'';
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``section 122(a)(3)'' and
inserting ``section 122(a)(1)(B)(vi)'';
(4) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``National'' before
``Civilian Community Corps'';
(5) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
(6) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
``(7) A position involving service in the ServeAmerica
Fellowship program carried out under section 198B.''.

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

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Section 126 (42 U.S.C. 12576) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``$125,000 and $750,000'' and inserting
``$250,000 and $1,000,000''; and
(ii) by striking ``501(a)(4)'' and inserting
``501(a)(5)''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(2) Matching requirement.--In making a grant to a State under
this subsection, the Corporation shall require the State to agree
to provide matching funds from non-Federal sources of not less than
$1 for every $1 provided by the Corporation through the grant.
``(3) Alternative.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the Chief
Executive Officer may permit a State that demonstrates hardship or
a new State Commission to meet alternative matching requirements
for such a grant as follows:
``(A) First $100,000.--For the first $100,000 of grant
funds provided by the Corporation, the State involved shall not
be required to provide matching funds.
``(B) Amounts greater than $100,000.--For grant amounts of
more than $100,000 and not more than $250,000 provided by the
Corporation, the State shall agree to provide matching funds
from non-Federal sources of not less than $1 for every $2
provided by the Corporation, in excess of $100,000.
``(C) Amounts greater than $250,000.--For grant amounts of
more than $250,000 provided by the Corporation, the State shall
agree to provide matching funds from non-Federal sources of not
less than $1 for every $1 provided by the Corporation, in
excess of $250,000.'';
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
``(b) Disaster Service.--The Corporation may undertake activities,
including activities carried out through part A of title I of the
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.), to
involve programs that receive assistance under the national service
laws in disaster relief efforts, and to support, including through
mission assignments under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), nonprofit
organizations and public agencies responding to the needs of
communities experiencing disasters.''; and
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``to national service
programs that receive assistance under section 121'' and
inserting ``to programs supported under the national service
laws''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
``(3) Amount of assistance.--A challenge grant under this
subsection may provide, for an initial 3-year grant period, not
more than $1 of assistance under this subsection for each $1 in
cash raised from private sources by the program supported under the
national service laws in excess of amounts required to be provided
by the program to satisfy matching funds requirements. After an
initial 3-year grant period, a grant under this subsection may
provide not more than $1 of assistance under this subsection for
each $2 in cash raised from private sources by the program in
excess of amounts required to be provided by the program to satisfy
matching funds requirements. The Corporation may permit the use of
local or State funds under this paragraph in lieu of cash raised
from private sources if the Corporation determines that such use
would be equitable due to a lack of available private funds at the
local level. The Corporation shall establish a ceiling on the
amount of assistance that may be provided to a national service
program under this subsection.''.

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ENTITIES.
Section 129 (42 U.S.C. 12581) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 129. PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE AND APPROVED NATIONAL SERVICE
POSITIONS.
``(a) One Percent Allotment for Certain Territories.--Of the funds
allocated by the Corporation for provision of assistance under section
121(a) for a fiscal year, the Corporation shall reserve 1 percent for
grants to the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands upon approval by the
Corporation of an application submitted under section 130. The
Corporation shall allot for a grant to each such territory under this
subsection for a fiscal year an amount that bears the same ratio to 1
percent of the allocated funds for that fiscal year as the population
of the territory bears to the total population of all such territories.
``(b) Allotment for Indian Tribes.--Of the funds allocated by the
Corporation for provision of assistance under section 121(a) for a
fiscal year, the Corporation shall reserve at least 1 percent for
grants to Indian tribes to be allotted by the Corporation on a
competitive basis.
``(c) Reservation of Approved Positions.--The Corporation shall
ensure that each individual selected during a fiscal year for
assignment as a VISTA volunteer under title I of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) or as a participant in the
National Civilian Community Corps Program under subtitle E shall
receive the national service educational award described in subtitle D
if the individual satisfies the eligibility requirements for the award.
Funds for approved national service positions required by this
paragraph for a fiscal year shall be deducted from the total funding
for approved national service positions to be available for
distribution under subsections (d) and (e) for that fiscal year.
``(d) Allotment for Competitive Grants.--
``(1) In general.--Of the funds allocated by the Corporation
for provision of assistance under section 121(a) for a fiscal year
and subject to section 133(d)(3), the Corporation shall reserve not
more than 62.7 percent for grants awarded on a competitive basis to
States specified in subsection (e)(1) for national service
programs, to nonprofit organizations seeking to operate a national
service program in 2 or more of those States, and to Indian tribes.
``(2) Equitable treatment.--In the consideration of
applications for such grants, the Corporation shall ensure the
equitable treatment of applicants from urban areas, applicants from
rural areas, applicants of diverse sizes (as measured by the number
of participants served), applicants from States, and applicants
from national nonprofit organizations.
``(3) Encore service programs.--In making grants under this
subsection for a fiscal year, the Corporation shall make an effort
to allocate not less than 10 percent of the financial assistance
and approved national service positions provided through the grants
for that fiscal year to eligible entities proposing to carry out
encore service programs, unless the Corporation does not receive a
sufficient number of applications of adequate quality to justify
making that percentage available to those eligible entities.
``(4) Corps programs.--In making grants under this subsection
for a fiscal year, the Corporation--
``(A) shall select 2 or more of the national service corps
described in section 122(a) to receive grants under this
subsection; and
``(B) may select national service programs described in
section 122(b) to receive such grants.
``(e) Allotment to Certain States on Formula Basis.--
``(1) Grants.--Of the funds allocated by the Corporation for
provision of assistance under section 121(a) for a fiscal year, the
Corporation shall make a grant to each of the several States, the
District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico that
submits an application under section 130 that is approved by the
Corporation.
``(2) Allotments.--The Corporation shall allot for a grant to
each such State under this subsection for a fiscal year an amount
that bears the same ratio to 35.3 percent of the allocated funds
for that fiscal year as the population of the State bears to the
total population of the several States, the District of Columbia,
and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in compliance with paragraph
(3).
``(3) Minimum amount.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the
minimum grant made available to each State approved by the
Corporation under paragraph (1) for each fiscal year shall be at
least $600,000, or 0.5 percent of the amount allocated for the
State formula under this subsection for the fiscal year, whichever
is greater.
``(f) Effect of Failure To Apply.--If a State or territory fails to
apply for, or fails to give notice to the Corporation of its intent to
apply for, an allotment under this section, or the Corporation does not
approve the application consistent with section 133, the Corporation
may use the amount that would have been allotted under this section to
the State or territory to--
``(1) make grants (and provide approved national service
positions in connection with such grants) to other community-based
entities under section 121 that propose to carry out national
service programs in such State or territory; and
``(2) make reallotments to other States or territories with
approved applications submitted under section 130, from the
allotment funds not used to make grants as described in paragraph
(1).
``(g) Application Required.--The Corporation shall make an
allotment of assistance (including the provision of approved national
service positions) to a recipient under this section only pursuant to
an application submitted by a State or other applicant under section
130.
``(h) Approval of Positions Subject to Available Funds.--The
Corporation may not approve positions as approved national service
positions under this subtitle for a fiscal year in excess of the number
of such positions for which the Corporation has sufficient available
funds in the National Service Trust for that fiscal year, taking into
consideration funding needs for national service educational awards
under subtitle D based on completed service. If appropriations are
insufficient to provide the maximum allowable national service
educational awards under subtitle D for all eligible participants, the
Corporation is authorized to make necessary and reasonable adjustments
to program rules.
``(i) Sponsorship of Approved National Service Positions.--
``(1) Sponsorship authorized.--The Corporation may enter into
agreements with persons or entities who offer to sponsor national
service positions for which the person or entity will be
responsible for supplying the funds necessary to provide a national
service educational award. The distribution of those approved
national service positions shall be made pursuant to the agreement,
and the creation of those positions shall not be taken into
consideration in determining the number of approved national
service positions to be available for distribution under this
section.
``(2) Deposit of contribution.--Funds provided pursuant to an
agreement under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the National
Service Trust established in section 145 until such time as the
funds are needed.
``(j) Reservation of Funds for Special Assistance.--
``(1) Reservation.--From amounts appropriated for a fiscal year
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
501(a)(2) and allocated to carry out subtitle C and subject to the
limitation in such section, the Corporation may reserve such amount
as the Corporation considers to be appropriate for the purpose of
making assistance available under subsections (b) and (c) of
section 126.
``(2) Limitation.--The amount reserved under paragraph (1) for
a fiscal year may not exceed $10,000,000.
``(3) Timing.--The Corporation shall reserve such amount, and
any amount reserved under subsection (k) from funds appropriated
and allocated to carry out subtitle C, before allocating funds for
the provision of assistance under any other provision of this
subtitle.
``(k) Reservation of Funds To Increase the Participation of
Individuals With Disabilities.--
``(1) Reservation.--To make grants to public or private
nonprofit organizations to increase the participation of
individuals with disabilities in national service and for
demonstration activities in furtherance of this purpose, and
subject to the limitation in paragraph (2), the Chief Executive
Officer shall reserve not less than 2 percent from the amounts,
appropriated to carry out subtitles C, D, E, and H for each fiscal
year.
``(2) Limitation.--The amount reserved under paragraph (1) for
a fiscal year may not exceed $20,000,000.
``(3) Remainder.--The Chief Executive Officer may use the funds
reserved under paragraph (1), and not distributed to make grants
under this subsection for other activities described in section
501(a)(2).
``(l) Authority for Fixed-Amount Grants.--
``(1) In general.--
``(A) Authority.--From amounts appropriated for a fiscal
year to provide financial assistance under the national service
laws, the Corporation may provide assistance in the form of
fixed-amount grants in an amount determined by the Corporation
under paragraph (2) rather than on the basis of actual costs
incurred by a program.
``(B) Limitation.--Other than fixed-amount grants to
support programs described in section 129A, for the 1-year
period beginning on the effective date of the Serve America
Act, the Corporation may provide assistance in the form of
fixed-amount grants to programs that only offer full-time
positions.
``(2) Determination of amount of fixed-amount grants.--A fixed-
amount grant authorized by this subsection shall be in an amount
determined by the Corporation that is--
``(A) significantly less than the reasonable and necessary
costs of administering the program supported by the grant; and
``(B) based on an amount per individual enrolled in the
program receiving the grant, taking into account--
``(i) the capacity of the entity carrying out the
program to manage funds and achieve programmatic results;
``(ii) the number of approved national service
positions, approved silver scholar positions, or approved
summer of service positions for the program, if applicable;
``(iii) the proposed design of the program;
``(iv) whether the program provides service to, or
involves the participation of, disadvantaged youth or
otherwise would reasonably incur a relatively higher level
of costs; and
``(v) such other factors as the Corporation may
consider under section 133 in considering applications for
assistance.
``(3) Requirements for grant recipients.--In awarding a fixed-
amount grant under this subsection, the Corporation--
``(A) shall require the grant recipient--
``(i) to return a pro rata amount of the grant funds
based upon the difference between the number of hours
served by a participant and the minimum number of hours for
completion of a term of service (as established by the
Corporation);
``(ii) to report on the program's performance on
standardized measures and performance levels established by
the Corporation;
``(iii) to cooperate with any evaluation activities
undertaken by the Corporation; and
``(iv) to provide assurances that additional funds will
be raised in support of the program, in addition to those
received under the national service laws; and
``(B) may adopt other terms and conditions that the
Corporation considers necessary or appropriate based on the
relative risks (as determined by the Corporation) associated
with any application for a fixed-amount grant.
``(4) Other requirements not applicable.--Limitations on
administrative costs and matching fund documentation requirements
shall not apply to fixed-amount grants provided in accordance with
this subsection.
``(5) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall
relieve a grant recipient of the responsibility to comply with the
requirements of chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code, or
other requirements of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-
133.''.

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Part II of subtitle C of title I is amended by inserting after
section 129 (42 U.S.C. 12581) the following:
``SEC. 129A. EDUCATIONAL AWARDS ONLY PROGRAM.
``(a) In General.--From amounts appropriated for a fiscal year to
provide financial assistance under this subtitle and consistent with
the restriction in subsection (b), the Corporation may, through fixed-
amount grants (in accordance with section 129(l)), provide operational
support to programs that receive approved national service positions
but do not receive funds under section 121(a).
``(b) Limit on Corporation Grant Funds.--The Corporation may
provide the operational support under this section for a program in an
amount that is not more than $800 per individual enrolled in an
approved national service position, or not more than $1,000 per such
individual if at least 50 percent of the persons enrolled in the
program are disadvantaged youth.
``(c) Inapplicable Provisions.--The following provisions shall not
apply to programs funded under this section:
``(1) The limitation on administrative costs under section
121(d).
``(2) The matching funds requirements under section 121(e).
``(3) The living allowance and other benefits under sections
131(e) and 140 (other than individualized support services for
participants with disabilities under section 140(f)).''.

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Section 130 (42 U.S.C. 12582) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``section 121'' and inserting ``section
121(a)'';
(B) by inserting after ``assistance, a State,'' the
following: ``territory,''; and
(C) by striking ``institution of higher education, or
Federal agency'' and inserting ``or institution of higher
education'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (9), by striking ``section 122(c)'' and
inserting ``section 122(f)''; and
(B) in paragraph (12), by inserting ``municipalities and
governments of counties in which such a community is located,''
after ``providing services,'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``jobs or positions'' and inserting
``proposed positions''; and
(ii) by striking ``, including'' and all that follows
through the period at the end and inserting a period;
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``proposed'' before
``minimum''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) In the case of a nonprofit organization intending to
operate programs in 2 or more States, a description of the manner
in which and extent to which the organization consulted with the
State Commissions of each State in which the organization intends
to operate and the nature of the consultation.'';
(4) in subsection (d)(1)--
(A) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking ``subsection
(a) or (b) of section 121'' and inserting ``section 121(a)'';
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``section 122(a)'' and
inserting ``subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 122'';
(5) by redesignating subsections (d) through (g) as subsections
(e) through (h), respectively and inserting after subsection (c)
the following:
``(d) Additional Required Application Information.--An application
submitted under subsection (a) for programs described in 122(a) shall
also contain--
``(1) measurable goals, to be used for annual measurements of
the program's performance on 1 or more of the corresponding
indicators described in section 122;
``(2) information describing how the applicant proposes to
utilize funds to improve performance on the corresponding
indicators utilizing participants, including describing the
activities in which such participants will engage to improve
performance on those indicators;
``(3) information identifying the geographical area in which
the eligible entity proposing to carry out the program proposes to
use funds to improve performance on the corresponding indicators,
and demographic information on the students or individuals, as
appropriate, in such area, and statistics demonstrating the need to
improve such indicators in such area; and
``(4) if applicable, information on how the eligible entity
will work with other community-based entities to carry out
activities to improve performance on the corresponding indicators
using such funds.'';
(6) in paragraph (2)(A) of subsection (f) (as so redesignated),
by striking ``were selected'' and inserting ``were or will be
selected'';
(7) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``a program applicant''
and inserting ``an applicant''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the heading, by striking ``Program applicant''
and inserting ``Applicant'';
(ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ``program applicant'' and inserting ``applicant'';
(iii) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by inserting after ``subdivision of a State,''
the following: ``territory,''; and
(II) by striking ``institution of higher education,
or Federal agency'' and inserting ``or institution of
higher education''; and
(iv) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) by inserting after ``subdivision of a State,''
the following: ``territory,''; and
(II) by striking ``institution of higher education,
or Federal agency'' and inserting ``or institution of
higher education''; and
(8) by amending subsection (h) (as so redesignated) to read as
follows:
``(h) Limitation on Same Project Receiving Multiple Grants.--Unless
specifically authorized by law, the Corporation may not provide more
than 1 grant under the national service laws for a fiscal year to
support the same project under the national service laws.''.

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Section 131(c) (42 U.S.C. 12583(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (A) and
inserting the following:
``(A) the community served, the municipality and government
of the county (if appropriate) in which the community is
located, and potential participants in the program; and''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
``(3) in the case of a program that is not funded through a
State (including a national service program that a nonprofit
organization seeks to operate in 2 or more States), consult with
and coordinate activities with the State Commission for each State
in which the program will operate, and the Corporation shall obtain
confirmation from the State Commission that the applicant seeking
assistance under this Act has consulted with and coordinated with
the State Commission when seeking to operate the program in that
State.''.

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Subtitle C of title I (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 132 the following:
``SEC. 132A. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES AND INELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.
``(a) Prohibited Activities.--An approved national service position
under this subtitle may not be used for the following activities:
``(1) Attempting to influence legislation.
``(2) Organizing or engaging in protests, petitions, boycotts,
or strikes.
``(3) Assisting, promoting, or deterring union organizing.
``(4) Impairing existing contracts for services or collective
bargaining agreements.
``(5) Engaging in partisan political activities, or other
activities designed to influence the outcome of an election to
Federal office or the outcome of an election to a State or local
public office.
``(6) Participating in, or endorsing, events or activities that
are likely to include advocacy for or against political parties,
political platforms, political candidates, proposed legislation, or
elected officials.
``(7) Engaging in religious instruction, conducting worship
services, providing instruction as part of a program that includes
mandatory religious instruction or worship, constructing or
operating facilities devoted to religious instruction or worship,
maintaining facilities primarily or inherently devoted to religious
instruction or worship, or engaging in any form of proselytization,
consistent with section 132.
``(8) Consistent with section 132, providing a direct benefit
to any--
``(A) business organized for profit;
``(B) labor union;
``(C) partisan political organization;
``(D) nonprofit organization that fails to comply with the
restrictions contained in section 501(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, except that nothing in this paragraph
shall be construed to prevent participants from engaging in
advocacy activities undertaken at their own initiative; and
``(E) organization engaged in the religious activities
described in paragraph (7), unless the position is not used to
support those religious activities.
``(9) Providing abortion services or referrals for receipt of
such services.
``(10) Conducting a voter registration drive or using
Corporation funds to conduct a voter registration drive.
``(11) Carrying out such other activities as the Corporation
may prohibit.
``(b) Ineligibility.--No assistance provided under this subtitle
may be provided to any organization that has violated a Federal
criminal statute.
``(c) Nondisplacement of Employed Workers or Other Volunteers.--A
participant in an approved national service position under this
subtitle may not be directed to perform any services or duties, or to
engage in any activities, prohibited under the nonduplication,
nondisplacement, or nonsupplantation requirements relating to employees
and volunteers in section 177.''.

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

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Section 137 (42 U.S.C. 12591) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking paragraph (3); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as
paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively;
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``section 122(a)(2) or a program described in section
122(a)(9)'' and inserting ``section 122(a)(3)(B)(x)''; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (4)'' and
inserting ``paragraph (3)''; and
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ``(a)(5)'' and inserting
``(a)(4)''.

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

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Section 139 (42 U.S.C. 12593) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``not less than 9 months
and'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``during a period of--''
and all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting ``during a period of not more than 2 years.''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Extension of term for disaster purposes.--
``(A) Extension.--An individual in an approved national
service position performing service directly related to
disaster relief efforts may continue in a term of service for a
period of 90 days beyond the period otherwise specified in, as
appropriate, this subsection or section 153(d) or in section
104 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C.
4954).
``(B) Single term of service.--A period of service
performed by an individual in an originally-agreed to term of
service and service performed under this paragraph shall
constitute a single term of service for purposes of subsections
(b)(1) and (c) of section 146.
``(C) Benefits.--An individual performing service under
this paragraph may continue to receive a living allowance and
other benefits under section 140 but may not receive an
additional national service educational award under section
141.''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``as demonstrated by
the participant'' and inserting ``as determined by the
organization responsible for granting the release, if the
participant has otherwise performed satisfactorily and has
completed at least 15 percent of the term of service''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``provide to the
participant that portion of the national service
educational award'' and inserting ``certify the
participant's eligibility for that portion of the national
service educational award''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``to allow return
to the program with which the individual was serving in
order''.

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Section 140 (42 U.S.C. 12594) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (3)'' and
inserting ``paragraphs (2) and (3)'';
(B) by striking paragraph (2);
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)
the following:
``(3) Federal work-study students.--The living allowance that
may be provided under paragraph (1) to an individual whose term of
service includes hours for which the individual receives a Federal
work-study award under part C of title IV of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) shall be reduced by the amount
of the individual's Federal work study award.''; and
(E) in paragraph (4), by striking ``a reduced term of
service under section 139(b)(3)'' and inserting ``a term of
service that is less than 12 months'';
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``shall include an amount
sufficient to cover 85 percent of such taxes'' and all that follows
through the period at the end and inserting ``may be used to pay
the taxes described in this subsection.'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``section 122(a)(8)'' and inserting
``section 122(c)(1)(D)''; and
(ii) by striking ``subsection (a)(3)'' and inserting
``subsection (a)(2)'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by adding ``and'' at the end;
(C) by striking paragraph (2); and
(D) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
(4) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``shall provide'' and inserting ``shall
provide or make available''; and
(ii) by striking the second sentence; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``provide from its own
funds'' and inserting ``provide from its own funds or make
available''; and
(5) by striking subsections (g) and (h).
Subtitle D--Amendments to Subtitle D (National Service Trust and
Provision of National Service Educational Awards)

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

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THE TRUST.
Section 146 (42 U.S.C. 12602) is amended--
(1) by striking the section heading and inserting the
following:
``SEC. 146. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN EDUCATIONAL AWARD
FROM THE TRUST.''; and
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
(i) by inserting ``, summer of service educational
award, or silver scholar educational award'' after
``national service educational award''; and
(ii) by striking ``if the individual'' and inserting
``if the organization responsible for the individual's
supervision in a national service program certifies that
the individual'';
(B) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and inserting
the following:
``(1) met the applicable eligibility requirements for the
approved national service position, approved silver scholar
position, or approved summer of service position, as appropriate,
in which the individual served;
``(2)(A) for a full-time or part-time national service
educational award, successfully completed the required term of
service described in subsection (b)(1) in the approved national
service position;
``(B) for a partial educational award in accordance with
section 139(c)--
``(i) satisfactorily performed prior to being granted a
release for compelling personal circumstances under such
section; and
``(ii) completed at least 15 percent of the required term
of service described in subsection (b) for the approved
national service position;
``(C) for a summer of service educational award, successfully
completed the required term of service described in subsection
(b)(2) in an approved summer of service position, as certified
through a process determined by the Corporation through regulations
consistent with section 138(f); or
``(D) for a silver scholar educational award, successfully
completed the required term of service described in subsection
(b)(3) in an approved silver scholar position, as certified through
a process determined by the Corporation through regulations
consistent with section 138(f); and''.
(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3);
(3) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``The term'' and inserting the following:
``(1) Approved national service position.--The term''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Approved summer of service position.--The term of service
for an approved summer of service position shall not be less than
100 hours of service during the summer months.
``(3) Approved silver scholar position.--The term of service
for an approved silver scholar position shall be not less than 350
hours during a 1-year period.'';
(4) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
``(c) Limitation on Receipt of National Service Educational
Awards.--An individual may not receive, through national service
educational awards and silver scholar educational awards, more than an
amount equal to the aggregate value of 2 such awards for full-time
service. The value of summer of service educational awards that an
individual receives shall have no effect on the aggregate value of the
national service educational awards the individual may receive.'';
(5) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``Seven-year requirement'' and
inserting ``In general'';
(ii) by striking ``An'' and inserting ``Subject to
paragraph (2), an'';
(iii) by inserting ``or a silver scholar educational
award'' after ``national service educational award'';
(iv) by inserting ``or an approved silver scholar
position, as applicable,'' after ``approved national
service position''; and
(v) by adding at the end the following: ``Subject to
paragraph (2), an individual eligible to receive a summer
of service educational award under this section may not use
such award after the end of the 10-year period beginning on
the date the individual completes the term of service in an
approved summer of service position that is the basis of
the award.'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and in
subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, summer of service
educational award, or silver scholar educational award''
after ``national service educational award'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, or 10-year
period, as appropriate'' after ``7-year period''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, approved
summer of service position, or approved silver scholar
position'' after ``approved national service position'';
and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Term for transferred educational awards.--For purposes of
applying paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) to an individual who is eligible
to receive an educational award as a designated individual (as
defined in section 148(f)(8)), references to a seven-year period
shall be considered to be references to a 10-year period that
begins on the date the individual who transferred the educational
award to the designated individual completed the term of service in
the approved national service position or approved silver scholar
position that is the basis of the award.''; and
(6) in subsection (e)(1)--
(A) by inserting after ``qualifying under this section''
the following: ``or under section 119(c)(8)''; and
(B) by inserting after ``to receive a national service
educational award'' the following: ``, a summer of service
educational award, or a silver scholar educational award''.

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The Act is amended by adding after section 146 (42 U.S.C. 12602)
the following:
``SEC. 146A. CERTIFICATIONS OF SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF TERMS OF
SERVICE.
``(a) Certifications.--In making any authorized disbursement from
the National Service Trust in regard to an eligible individual
(including disbursement for a designated individual, as defined in
section 148(f)(8), due to the service of an eligible individual) under
section 146 who served in an approved national service position, an
approved summer of service position, or an approved silver scholar
position, the Corporation shall rely on a certification. The
certification shall be made by the entity that selected the individual
for and supervised the individual in the approved national service
position in which such individual successfully completed a required
term of service, in a national service program.
``(b) Effect of Erroneous Certifications.--If the Corporation
determines that the certification under subsection (a) is erroneous or
incorrect, the Corporation shall assess against the national service
program a charge for the amount of any associated payment or potential
payment from the National Service Trust. In assessing the amount of the
charge, the Corporation shall consider the full facts and circumstances
surrounding the erroneous or incorrect certification.''.

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Section 147 (42 U.S.C. 12603) is amended--
(1) by striking the section heading and inserting the
following:
``SEC. 147. DETERMINATION OF THE AMOUNT OF THE EDUCATIONAL
AWARD.''; and
(2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
``(a) Amount for Full-Time National Service.--Except as provided in
subsection (c), an individual described in section 146(a) who
successfully completes a required term of full-time national service in
an approved national service position shall receive a national service
educational award having a value equal to the maximum amount of a
Federal Pell Grant under section 401 of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a) that a student eligible for such Grant may
receive in the aggregate (without regard to whether the funds are
provided through discretionary or mandatory appropriations), for the
award year for which the national service position is approved by the
Corporation.'';
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ``, for each of not more
than 2 of such terms of service,''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Amount for Summer of Service.--An individual described in
section 146(a) who successfully completes a required summer of service
term shall receive a summer of service educational award having a
value, for each of not more than 2 of such terms of service, equal to
$500 (or, at the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer, equal to
$750 in the case of a participant who is economically disadvantaged).
``(e) Amount for Silver Scholars.--An individual described in
section 146(a) who successfully completes a required silver scholar
term shall receive a silver scholar educational award having a value of
$1,000.''.

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Section 148 (42 U.S.C. 12604) is amended--
(1) by striking the section heading and inserting the
following:
``SEC. 148. DISBURSEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.'';
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``cost of attendance''
and inserting ``cost of attendance or other educational
expenses'';
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'';
(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
(D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4) to pay expenses incurred in enrolling in an educational
institution or training establishment that is approved under
chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, or other applicable
provisions of law, for offering programs of education,
apprenticeship, or on-job training for which educational assistance
may be provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and'';
(3) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``the national
service educational award of the individual'' the following:
``, an eligible individual under section 146(a) who served in a
summer of service program and desires to apply that
individual's summer of service educational award, or an
eligible individual under section 146(a) who served in a silver
scholar program and desires to apply that individual's silver
scholar educational award,'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ``the national
service educational award'' the following: ``, the summer of
service educational award, or the silver scholar educational
award, as applicable,'';
(C) in paragraph (5), by inserting after ``the national
service educational award'' the following: ``, the summer of
service educational award, or the silver scholar educational
award, as applicable''; and
(D) in paragraph (7)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) any loan (other than a loan described in subparagraph
(A) or (B)) determined by an institution of higher education to
be necessary to cover a student's educational expenses and
made, insured, or guaranteed by--
``(i) an eligible lender, as defined in section 435 of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1085);
``(ii) the direct student loan program under part D of
title IV of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.);
``(iii) a State agency; or
``(iv) a lender otherwise determined by the Corporation
to be eligible to receive disbursements from the National
Service Trust.'';
(4) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``national service
educational award'' the following: ``, an eligible individual
under section 146(a) who desires to apply the individual's
summer of service educational award, or an eligible individual
under section 146(a) who served in a silver scholar program and
desires to apply that individual's silver scholar educational
award,'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after ``national
service educational award'' the following: ``, summer of
service educational award, or silver scholar educational
award, as applicable,''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (C)(iii), by inserting after
``national service educational awards'' the following: ``,
summer of service educational awards, or silver scholar
educational awards, as applicable,'';
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting after ``national service
educational awards'' the following: ``summer of service
educational awards, or silver scholar educational awards'';
(D) in paragraph (5)--
(i) in the first sentence, by inserting after
``national service educational award'' the following: ``,
summer of service educational award, or silver scholar
educational award, as applicable,''; and
(ii) in the third sentence, by inserting before the
period the following: ``, additional approved summer of
service positions, and additional approved silver scholar
positions''; and
(E) in paragraph (6)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
inserting after ``national service educational award'' the
following: ``, summer of service educational award, or
silver scholar educational award'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and other
educational expenses'' after ``cost of attendance''; and
(iii) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
following:
``(B) the student's estimated financial assistance for such
period under part A of title IV of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1070 et
seq.).'';
(5) in subsection (d), by inserting after ``national service
educational awards'' the following: ``, summer of service
educational awards, and silver scholar educational awards'';
(6) in subsection (e), by striking ``subsection (b)(6)'' and
inserting ``subsection (b)(7)'';
(7) in subsection (f)--
(A) by striking ``Director'' and inserting ``Chief
Executive Officer''; and
(B) by inserting ``, summer of service educational award,
or silver scholar educational award, as appropriate,'' after
``national service educational award'';
(8) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (g)
and (h) respectively; and
(9) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
``(f) Transfer of Educational Awards.--
``(1) In general.--An individual who is eligible to receive a
national service educational award or silver scholar educational
award due to service in a program described in paragraph (2) may
elect to receive the award (in the amount described in the
corresponding provision of section 147) and transfer the award to a
designated individual. Subsections (b), (c), and (d) shall apply to
the designated individual in lieu of the individual who is eligible
to receive the national service educational award or silver scholar
educational award, except that amounts refunded to the account
under subsection (c)(5) on behalf of a designated individual may be
used by the Corporation to fund additional placements in the
national service program in which the eligible individual who
transferred the national service educational award or silver
scholar educational award participated for such award.
``(2) Conditions for transfer.--An educational award may be
transferred under this subsection if--
``(A)(i) the award is a national service educational award
for service in a national service program that receives a grant
under subtitle C; and
``(ii) before beginning the term of service involved, the
eligible individual is age 55 or older; or
``(B) the award is a silver scholarship educational award
under section 198C(a).
``(3) Modification or revocation.--
``(A) In general.--An individual transferring an
educational award under this subsection may, on any date on
which a portion of the educational award remains unused, modify
or revoke the transfer of the educational award with respect to
that portion.
``(B) Notice.--A modification or revocation of the transfer
of an educational award under this paragraph shall be made by
the submission of written notice to the Corporation.
``(4) Prohibition on treatment of transferred award as marital
property.--An educational award transferred under this subsection
may not be treated as marital property, or the asset of a marital
estate, subject to division in a divorce or other civil proceeding.
``(5) Death of transferor.--The death of an individual
transferring an educational award under this subsection shall not
affect the use of the educational award by the child, foster child,
or grandchild to whom the educational award is transferred if such
educational award is transferred prior to the death of the
individual.
``(6) Procedures to prevent waste, fraud, or abuse.--The
Corporation shall establish requirements to prevent waste, fraud,
or abuse in connection with the transfer of an educational award
and to protect the integrity of the educational award under this
subsection.
``(7) Technical assistance.--The Corporation may, as
appropriate, provide technical assistance, to individuals and
eligible entities carrying out national service programs,
concerning carrying out this subsection.
``(8) Definition of a designated individual.--In this
subsection, the term `designated individual' is an individual--
``(A) whom an individual who is eligible to receive a
national service educational award or silver scholar
educational award due to service in a program described in
paragraph (2) designates to receive the educational award;
``(B) who meets the eligibility requirements of paragraphs
(3) and (4) of section 146(a); and
``(C) who is a child, foster child, or grandchild of the
individual described in subparagraph (A).''.

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(a) In General.--Subtitle D of title I (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 149. APPROVAL PROCESS FOR APPROVED POSITIONS.
``(a) Timing and Recording Requirements.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subtitles C, D, and H, and
any other provision of law, in approving a position as an approved
national service position, an approved summer of service position,
or an approved silver scholar position, the Corporation--
``(A) shall approve the position at the time the
Corporation--
``(i) enters into an enforceable agreement with an
individual participant to serve in a program carried out
under subtitle E of title I of this Act, section 198B or
198C(a), or under title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service
Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.), a summer of service
program described in section 119(c)(8), or a silver
scholarship program described in section 198C(a); or
``(ii) except as provided in clause (i), awards a grant
to (or enters into a contract or cooperative agreement
with) an entity to carry out a program for which such a
position is approved under section 123; and
``(B) shall record as an obligation an estimate of the net
present value of the national service educational award, summer
of service educational award, or silver scholar educational
award associated with the position, based on a formula that
takes into consideration historical rates of enrollment in such
a program, and of earning and using national service
educational awards, summer of service educational awards, or
silver scholar educational awards, as appropriate, for such a
program and remain available.
``(2) Formula.--In determining the formula described in
paragraph (1)(B), the Corporation shall consult with the Director
of the Congressional Budget Office.
``(3) Certification report.--The Chief Executive Officer of the
Corporation shall annually prepare and submit to the authorizing
committees a report that contains a certification that the
Corporation is in compliance with the requirements of paragraph
(1).
``(4) Approval.--The requirements of this subsection shall
apply to each approved national service position, approved summer
of service position, or approved silver scholarship position that
the Corporation approves--
``(A) during fiscal year 2010; and
``(B) during any subsequent fiscal year.
``(b) Reserve Account.--
``(1) Establishment and contents.--
``(A) Establishment.--Notwithstanding subtitles C, D, and
H, and any other provision of law, within the National Service
Trust established under section 145, the Corporation shall
establish a reserve account.
``(B) Contents.--To ensure the availability of adequate
funds to support the awards of approved national service
positions, approved summer of service positions, and approved
silver scholar positions, for each fiscal year, the Corporation
shall place in the account--
``(i) during fiscal year 2010, a portion of the funds
that were appropriated for fiscal year 2010 or a previous
fiscal year under section 501 of this Act or section 501 of
the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C.
5081), were made available to carry out subtitle C, D, or E
of this title, section 198B or 198C(a), subtitle A of title
I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, or summer
of service programs described in section 119(c)(8), and
remain available; and
``(ii) during fiscal year 2011 or a subsequent fiscal
year, a portion of the funds that were appropriated for
that fiscal year under section 501 of this Act or section
501 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42
U.S.C. 5081), were made available to carry out subtitle C,
D, or E of this title, section 198B or 198C(a), subtitle A
of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973,
or summer of service programs described in section
119(c)(8), and remain available.
``(2) Obligation.--The Corporation shall not obligate the funds
in the reserve account until the Corporation--
``(A) determines that the funds will not be needed for the
payment of national service educational awards associated with
previously approved national service positions, summer of
service educational awards associated with previously approved
summer of service positions, and silver scholar educational
awards associated with previously approved silver scholar
positions; or
``(B) obligates the funds for the payment of national
service educational awards for such previously approved
national service positions, summer of service educational
awards for such previously approved summer of service
positions, or silver scholar educational awards for such
previously approved silver scholar positions, as applicable.
``(c) Audits.--The accounts of the Corporation relating to the
appropriated funds for approved national service positions, approved
summer of service positions, and approved silver scholar positions, and
the records demonstrating the manner in which the Corporation has
recorded estimates described in subsection (a)(1)(B) as obligations,
shall be audited annually by independent certified public accountants
or independent licensed public accountants certified or licensed by a
regulatory authority of a State or other political subdivision of the
United States in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
A report containing the results of each such independent audit shall be
included in the annual report required by subsection (a)(3).
``(d) Availability of Amounts.--Except as provided in subsection
(b), all amounts included in the National Service Trust under
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 145(a) shall be available for
payments of national service educational awards, summer of service
educational awards, or silver scholar educational awards under section
148.''.
(b) Conforming Repeal.--The Strengthen AmeriCorps Program Act (42
U.S.C. 12605) is repealed.
Subtitle E--Amendments to Subtitle E (National Civilian Community
Corps)

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Section 151 (42 U.S.C. 12611) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 151. PURPOSE.
``It is the purpose of this subtitle to authorize the operation of,
and support for, residential and other service programs that combine
the best practices of civilian service with the best aspects of
military service, including leadership and team building, to meet
national and community needs. The needs to be met under such programs
include those needs related to--
``(1) natural and other disasters;
``(2) infrastructure improvement;
``(3) environmental stewardship and conservation;
``(4) energy conservation; and
``(5) urban and rural development.''.

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Section 152 (42 U.S.C. 12612) is amended--
(1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:
``SEC. 152. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS
PROGRAM.'';
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ``Civilian Community Corps
Demonstration Program'' and inserting ``National Civilian Community
Corps Program'';
(3) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``Civilian Community Corps Demonstration
Program'' and inserting ``National Civilian Community Corps
Program''; and
(B) by striking ``a Civilian Community Corps'' and
inserting ``a National Civilian Community Corps''; and
(4) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
``(c) Residential Components.--Both programs referred to in
subsection (b) may include a residential component.''.

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Section 153 (42 U.S.C. 12613) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``Civilian Community Corps Demonstration
Program'' and inserting ``National Civilian Community Corps
Program''; and
(B) by striking ``on Civilian Community Corps'' and
inserting ``on National Civilian Community Corps'';
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting
the following:
``(1) is, or will be, at least 18 years of age on or before
December 31 of the calendar year in which the individual enrolls in
the program, but is not more than 24 years of age as of the date
the individual begins participating in the program; and'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Backrounds''
and inserting ``Backgrounds''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following: ``The Director
shall take appropriate steps, including through outreach and
recruitment activities, to increase the percentage of
participants in the program who are disadvantaged youth to 50
percent of all participants by year 2012. The Director shall
report to the authorizing committees biennially on such steps,
any challenges faced, and the annual participation rates of
disadvantaged youth in the program.'';
(4) by striking subsection (d); and
(5) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).

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

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Section 155 (42 U.S.C. 12615) is amended--
(1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:
``SEC. 155. NATIONAL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS.'';
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``Civilian Community Corps Demonstration
Program'' and inserting ``National Civilian Community Corps
Program''; and
(B) by striking ``the Civilian Community Corps shall'' and
inserting ``the National Civilian Community Corps shall'';
(3) in subsection (b)--
(A) by amending the subsection heading to read as follows:
``(b) Membership in National Civilian Community
Corps.--'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``National'' before
``Civilian Community Corps'';
(C) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by striking ``superintendent'' and inserting
``campus director''; and
(ii) by striking ``camp'' and inserting ``campus''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Team leaders.--
``(A) In general.--The Director may select individuals with
prior supervisory or service experience to be team leaders
within units in the National Civilian Community Corps, to
perform service that includes leading and supervising teams of
Corps members. Each team leader shall be selected without
regard to the age limitation under section 153(b).
``(B) Rights and benefits.--A team leader shall be provided
the same rights and benefits applicable to other Corps members,
except that the Director may increase the limitation on the
amount of the living allowance under section 158(b) by not more
than 10 percent for a team leader.'';
(4) in subsection (d)--
(A) by amending the subsection heading to read as follows:
``(d) Campuses.--'';
(B) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by amending the paragraph heading to read as
follows:
``(1) Units to be assigned to campuses.--'';
(ii) by striking ``in camps'' and inserting ``in
campuses'';
(iii) by striking ``Corps camp'' and inserting ``Corps
campus''; and
(iv) by striking ``in the camps'' and inserting ``in
the campuses'';
(C) by amending paragraphs (2) and (3) to read as follows:
``(2) Campus director.--There shall be a campus director for
each campus. The campus director is the head of the campus.
``(3) Eligible site for campus.--A campus shall be cost
effective and may, upon the completion of a feasibility study, be
located in a facility referred to in section 162(c).'';
(5) in subsection (e)--
(A) by amending the subsection heading to read as follows:
``(e) Distribution of Units and Campuses.--'';
(B) by striking ``camps are distributed'' and inserting
``campuses are cost effective and are distributed''; and
(C) by striking ``rural areas'' and all that follows
through the period at the end and inserting ``rural areas such
that each Corps unit in a region can be easily deployed for
disaster and emergency response to such region.''; and
(6) in subsection (f)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``superintendent'' and inserting
``campus director''; and
(ii) by striking ``camp'' both places such term appears
and inserting ``campus'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ``superintendent of a camp'' and inserting
``campus director of a campus'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by striking ``superintendent'' and inserting
``campus director'';
(II) by striking ``superintendent's'' and inserting
``campus director's''; and
(III) by striking ``camp'' each place such term
appears and inserting ``campus''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``superintendent'' and inserting ``campus director''; and
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``camp superintendent''
and inserting ``campus director''.

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Section 156 (42 U.S.C. 12616) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``National'' before ``Civilian Community
Corps''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following: ``The Director
shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, each member of
the Corps is trained in CPR, first aid, and other skills
related to disaster preparedness and response.'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting before the period at the
end the following: ``, including a focus on energy conservation,
environmental stewardship or conservation, infrastructure
improvement, urban and rural development, or disaster preparedness
needs, as appropriate'';
(3) by amending subsection (c)(2) to read as follows:
``(2) Coordination with other entities.--Members of the cadre
may provide, either directly or through grants, contracts, or
cooperative agreements, the advanced service training referred to
in subsection (b)(1) in coordination with vocational or technical
schools, other employment and training providers, existing youth
service programs, other qualified individuals, or organizations
with expertise in training youth, including disadvantaged youth, in
the skills described in such subsection.''; and
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ``section 162(a)(3)'' and
inserting ``section 162(c)''.

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

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

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Section 159 (42 U.S.C. 12619) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program'' and
inserting ``National Civilian Community Corps Program''; and
(B) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by inserting ``including those'' before
``recommended''; and
(ii) by inserting ``National'' before ``Civilian
Community Corps'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``National'' before
``Civilian Community Corps'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by inserting ``National''
before ``Civilian Community Corps''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by striking ``The Director shall establish a
permanent cadre of'' and inserting ``The Chief
Executive Officer shall establish a permanent cadre
that includes the Director and other appointed''; and
(II) by inserting ``National'' before ``Civilian
Community Corps'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``The Director
shall appoint the members'' and inserting ``The Chief
Executive Officer shall consider the recommendations of the
Director in appointing the other members'';
(iii) in subparagraph (C)--
(I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
``the Director'' and inserting ``the Chief Executive
Officer'';
(II) in clause (i), by striking ``section
162(a)(2)'' and inserting ``section 162(b)'';
(III) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(IV) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v);
and
(V) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
``(iv) give consideration to retired and other former
law enforcement, fire, rescue, and emergency personnel, and
other individuals with backgrounds in disaster
preparedness, relief, and recovery; and''; and
(iv) in subparagraph (E)--
(I) by striking ``to members'' and inserting ``to
other members'';
(II) by inserting after ``techniques'' the
following: ``, including techniques for working with
and enhancing the development of disadvantaged
youth,''; and
(III) by striking ``service learning'' and
inserting ``service-learning''; and
(C) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in the first sentence, by striking ``the members''
and inserting ``other members''; and
(ii) in the third sentence, by striking ``section
162(a)(2)(A)'' and inserting ``162(b)(1)''.

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LAW.
Section 160(a) (42 U.S.C. 12620(a)) is amended by inserting
``National'' before ``Civilian Community Corps''.

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Section 161 (42 U.S.C. 12621) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``perform any program
function under this subtitle'' and inserting ``carry out the
National Civilian Community Corps program''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``section 162(a)(3)''
and inserting ``section 162(c)''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``National'' before
``Civilian Community Corps''.

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(a) In General.--Section 162 (42 U.S.C. 12622) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``National''
before ``Civilian Community Corps''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``the registry
established by'' and all that follows through the semicolon
and inserting ``the registry established by section 1143a
of title 10, United States Code;'';
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``to be recommended
for appointment'' and inserting ``from which individuals may be
selected for appointment by the Director''; and
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``National'' before
``Civilian Community Corps''; and
(2) by striking subsection (b).
(b) Technical Amendments.--Section 162 (42 U.S.C. 12622), as
amended by subsection (a), is further amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``other departments''
and inserting ``department of defense'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection
(a) as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively, and aligning
the margins of such subsections with the margins of section 161(a)
of the Act;
(3) by striking ``(a) Secretary'' and all that follows through
``Office.--'' and inserting the following:
``(a) Liaison Office.--'';
(4) in subsection (a) (as amended by paragraph (3))--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and aligning the margins
of such paragraphs with the margins of section 161(b)(1) of the
Act; and
(B) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (2)
(as redesignated by subparagraph (A)) as subparagraphs (A) and
(B), respectively, and aligning the margins of such
subparagraphs with the margins of section 161(b)(1)(A) of the
Act;
(5) in subsection (b) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively, and aligning the
margins of such paragraphs with the margins of section
161(b)(1) of the Act;
(B) in paragraph (1) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)),
by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)'';
and
(C) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)),
by striking ``paragraph'' and inserting ``subsection''; and
(6) in subsection (c) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))--
(A) by striking ``this paragraph'' and inserting ``this
subsection''; and
(B) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting
``subsection (a)''.

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

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

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

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Subtitle E of title I (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.), as amended by this
subtitle, is further amended--
(1) by redesignating section 166 as 165; and
(2) in section 165 (as redesignated by paragraph (1))--
(A) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (9);
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as
paragraphs (5) through (9), respectively;
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) Campus director.--The term `campus director', with
respect to a Corps campus, means the head of the campus under
section 155(d).
``(3) Corps.--The term `Corps' means the National Civilian
Community Corps required under section 155 as part of the National
Civilian Community Corps Program.
``(4) Corps campus.--The term `Corps campus' means the facility
or central location established as the operational headquarters and
boarding place for particular Corps units.'';
(D) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by striking
``Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program'' and
inserting ``National Civilian Community Corps Program'';
(E) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), by inserting
``National'' before ``Civilian Community Corps'';
(F) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated), by striking
``The terms'' and all that follows through ``Demonstration
Program'' and inserting ``The term `Program' means the National
Civilian Community Corps Program''; and
(G) in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated)--
(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Service
learning'' and inserting ``Service-learning''; and
(ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ``service learning'' and inserting ``service-
learning''.

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Subtitle E of title I (as so amended) (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.) is
further amended by striking the subtitle heading and inserting the
following:
``Subtitle E--National Civilian Community Corps''.
Subtitle F--Amendments to Subtitle F (Administrative Provisions)

4f43d86f0fcbcc2aa8bcff8b519ca2aaf2ab8a3c3a4147e679b83ae742e42542

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

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

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

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

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

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Section 178 (42 U.S.C. 12638) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``sections 117B and 130''
and inserting ``section 130'';
(2) in subsection (c)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``section 122(a)'' and
all that follows through the period at the end and inserting
``subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 122.''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(J) A representative of the volunteer sector.'';
(3) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``, unless the State
permits the representative to serve as a voting member of the State
Commission or alternative administrative entity'';
(4) in subsection (d)(6)(B), by striking ``section
193A(b)(11)'' and inserting ``section 193A(b)(12)'';
(5) in subsection (e)--
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(1) Preparation of a national service plan for the State
that--
``(A) is developed, through an open and public process
(such as through regional forums, hearings, and other means)
that provides for maximum participation and input from the
private sector, organizations, and public agencies, using
service and volunteerism as strategies to meet critical
community needs, including service through programs funded
under the national service laws;
``(B) covers a 3-year period, the beginning of which may be
set by the State;
``(C) is subject to approval by the chief executive officer
of the State;
``(D) includes measurable goals and outcomes for the State
national service programs in the State consistent with the
performance levels for national service programs as described
in section 179(k);
``(E) ensures outreach to diverse community-based agencies
that serve underrepresented populations, through established
networks and registries at the State level, or through the
development of such networks and registries;
``(F) provides for effective coordination of funding
applications submitted by the State and other organizations
within the State under the national service laws;
``(G) is updated annually, reflecting changes in practices
and policies that will improve the coordination and
effectiveness of Federal, State, and local resources for
service and volunteerism within the State;
``(H) ensures outreach to, and coordination with,
municipalities (including large cities) and county governments
regarding the national service laws; and
``(I) contains such information as the State Commission
considers to be appropriate or as the Corporation may
require.''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``sections 117B and 130''
and inserting ``section 130'';
(6) by redesignating subsections (f) through (j) as subsections
(h) through (l), respectively; and
(7) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
``(f) Relief From Administrative Requirements.--Upon approval of a
State plan submitted under subsection (e)(1), the Chief Executive
Officer may waive for the State, or specify alternatives for the State
to, administrative requirements (other than statutory provisions)
otherwise applicable to grants made to States under the national
service laws, including those requirements identified by the State as
impeding the coordination and effectiveness of Federal, State, and
local resources for service and volunteerism within the State.
``(g) State Service Plan for Adults Age 55 or Older.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this
section, to be eligible to receive a grant or allotment under
subtitle B or C or to receive a distribution of approved national
service positions under subtitle C, a State shall work with
appropriate State agencies and private entities to develop a
comprehensive State service plan for service by adults age 55 or
older.
``(2) Matters included.--The State service plan shall include--
``(A) recommendations for policies to increase service for
adults age 55 or older, including how to best use such adults
as sources of social capital, and how to utilize their skills
and experience to address community needs;
``(B) recommendations to the State agency (as defined in
section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
3002)) on--
``(i) a marketing outreach plan to businesses; and
``(ii) outreach to--
``(I) nonprofit organizations;
``(II) the State educational agency;
``(III) institutions of higher education; and
``(IV) other State agencies;
``(C) recommendations for civic engagement and
multigenerational activities, such as--
``(i) early childhood education and care, family
literacy, and after school programs;
``(ii) respite services for adults age 55 or older and
caregivers; and
``(iii) transitions for older adults age 55 or older to
purposeful work in their post-career lives; and
``(D) recommendations for encouraging the development of
Encore service programs in the State.
``(3) Knowledge base.--The State service plan shall incorporate
the current knowledge base (as of the time of the plan) regarding--
``(A) the economic impact of the roles of workers age 55 or
older in the economy;
``(B) the social impact of the roles of such workers in the
community; and
``(C) the health and social benefits of active engagement
for adults age 55 or older.
``(4) Publication.--The State service plan shall be made
available to the public and be transmitted to the Chief Executive
Officer.''.

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Section 179 (42 U.S.C. 12639) is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
``(a) In General.--The Corporation shall provide, directly or
through grants or contracts, for the continuing evaluation of programs
that receive assistance under the national service laws, including
evaluations that measure the impact of such programs, to determine--
``(1) the effectiveness of programs receiving assistance under
the national service laws in achieving stated goals and the costs
associated with such programs, including an evaluation of each such
program's performance based on the performance levels established
under subsection (k); and
``(2) the effectiveness of the structure and mechanisms for
delivery of services, such as the effective utilization of the
participants' time, the management of the participants, and the
ease with which recipients were able to receive services, to
maximize the cost effectiveness and the impact of such programs.'';
(2) in subsection (g)--
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``National Senior
Volunteer Corps'' and inserting ``National Senior Service
Corps''; and
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking ``to public service'' and
all that follows through the period at the end and inserting
``to engage in service that benefits the community.'';
(3) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of subsection
(i)(2), by striking ``Congress'' and inserting ``the authorizing
committees''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(j) Reserved Program Funds for Accountability.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, in addition to amounts appropriated to
carry out this section, the Corporation may reserve not more than 1
percent of the total funds appropriated for a fiscal year under section
501 of this Act and sections 501 and 502 of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 to support program accountability activities under
this section.
``(k) Performance Levels.--The Corporation shall, in consultation
with each recipient of assistance under the national service laws,
establish performance levels for such recipient to meet during the term
of the assistance. The performance levels may include, for each
national service program carried out by the recipient, performance
levels based on the following performance measures:
``(1) Number of participants enrolled in the program and
completing terms of service, as compared to the stated
participation and retention goals of the program.
``(2) Number of volunteers recruited from the community in
which the program was implemented.
``(3) If applicable based on the program design, the number of
individuals receiving or benefitting from the service conducted.
``(4) Number of disadvantaged and underrepresented youth
participants.
``(5) Measures of the sustainability of the program and the
projects supported by the program, including measures to ascertain
the level of community support for the program or projects.
``(6) Measures to ascertain the change in attitude toward civic
engagement among the participants and the beneficiaries of the
service.
``(7) Other quantitative and qualitative measures as determined
to be appropriate by the recipient of assistance and the
Corporation.
``(l) Corrective Action Plans.--
``(1) In general.--A recipient of assistance under the national
service laws that fails, as determined by the Corporation, to meet
or exceed the performance levels agreed upon under subsection (k)
for a national service program, shall reach an agreement with the
Corporation on a corrective action plan to meet such performance
levels.
``(2) Assistance.--
``(A) New program.--For a program that has received
assistance under the national service laws for less than 3
years and for which the recipient is failing to meet or exceed
the performance levels agreed upon under subsection (k), the
Corporation shall--
``(i) provide technical assistance to the recipient to
address targeted performance problems relating to the
performance levels for the program; and
``(ii) require the recipient to submit quarterly
reports on the program's progress toward meeting the
performance levels for the program to the--
``(I) appropriate State, territory, or Indian
tribe; and
``(II) the Corporation.
``(B) Established programs.--For a program that has
received assistance under the national service laws for 3 years
or more and for which the recipient is failing to meet or
exceed the performance levels agreed upon under subsection (k),
the Corporation shall require the recipient to submit quarterly
reports on the program's progress toward the performance levels
for the program to--
``(i) the appropriate State, territory, or Indian
tribe; and
``(ii) the Corporation.
``(m) Failure To Meet Performance Levels.--If, after a period for
correction as approved by the Corporation in accordance with subsection
(l), a recipient of assistance under the national service laws fails to
meet or exceed the performance levels for a national service program,
the Corporation shall--
``(1) reduce the annual amount of the assistance received by
the underperforming recipient by at least 25 percent, for each
remaining year of the grant period for that program; or
``(2) terminate assistance to the underperforming recipient for
that program, in accordance with section 176(a).
``(n) Reports.--The Corporation shall submit to the authorizing
committees not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the
Serve America Act, and annually thereafter, a report containing
information on the number of--
``(1) recipients of assistance under the national service laws
implementing corrective action plans under subsection (l)(1);
``(2) recipients for which the Corporation provides technical
assistance for a program under subsection (l)(2)(A)(i);
``(3) recipients for which the Corporation terminates
assistance for a program under subsection (m);
``(4) entities whose application for assistance under a
national service law was rejected; and
``(5) recipients meeting or exceeding their performance levels
under subsection (k).''.

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(a) In General.--Subtitle F of title I (42 U.S.C. 12631 et seq.),
as amended by this subtitle, is further amended by inserting after
section 179 the following:
``SEC. 179A. CIVIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND VOLUNTEERING RESEARCH AND
EVALUATION.
``(a) Definition of Partnership.--In this section, the term
`partnership' means the Corporation, acting in conjunction with
(consistent with the terms of an agreement entered into between the
Corporation and the National Conference) the National Conference on
Citizenship referred to in section 150701 of title 36, United States
Code, to carry out this section.
``(b) In General.--The partnership shall facilitate the
establishment of a Civic Health Assessment by--
``(1) after identifying public and private sources of civic
health data, selecting a set of civic health indicators, in
accordance with subsection (c), that shall comprise the Civic
Health Assessment;
``(2) obtaining civic health data relating to the Civic Health
Assessment, in accordance with subsection (d); and
``(3) conducting related analyses, and reporting the data and
analyses, as described in paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (d)
and subsections (e) and (f).
``(c) Selection of Indicators for Civic Health Assessment.--
``(1) Identifying sources.--The partnership shall select a set
of civic health indicators that shall comprise the Civic Health
Assessment. In making such selection, the partnership--
``(A) shall identify public and private sources of civic
health data;
``(B) shall explore collaborating with other similar
efforts to develop national indicators in the civic health
domain; and
``(C) may sponsor a panel of experts, such as one convened
by the National Academy of Sciences, to recommend civic health
indicators and data sources for the Civic Health Assessment.
``(2) Technical advice.--At the request of the partnership, the
Director of the Bureau of the Census and the Commissioner of Labor
Statistics shall provide technical advice to the partnership on the
selection of the indicators for the Civic Health Assessment.
``(3) Updates.--The partnership shall periodically evaluate and
update the Civic Health Assessment, and may expand or modify the
indicators described in subsection (d)(1) as necessary to carry out
the purposes of this section.
``(d) Data on the Indicators.--
``(1) Sponsored data collection.--In identifying the civic
health indicators for the Civic Health Assessment, and obtaining
data for the Assessment, the partnership may sponsor the collection
of data for the Assessment or for the various civic health
indicators being considered for inclusion in the Assessment,
including indicators related to--
``(A) volunteering and community service;
``(B) voting and other forms of political and civic
engagement;
``(C) charitable giving;
``(D) connecting to civic groups and faith-based
organizations;
``(E) interest in employment, and careers, in public
service in the nonprofit sector or government;
``(F) understanding and obtaining knowledge of United
States history and government; and
``(G) social enterprise and innovation.
``(2) Data from statistical agencies.--The Director of the
Bureau of the Census and the Commissioner of Labor Statistics shall
collect annually, to the extent practicable, data to inform the
Civic Health Assessment, and shall report data from such collection
to the partnership. In determining the data to be collected, the
Director and the Commissioner shall examine privacy issues,
response rates, and other relevant issues.
``(3) Sources of data.--To obtain data for the Civic Health
Assessment, the partnership shall consider--
``(A) data collected through public and private sources;
and
``(B) data collected by the Bureau of the Census, through
the Current Population Survey, or by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, in accordance with paragraph (2).
``(4) Demographic characteristics.--The partnership shall seek
to obtain data for the Civic Health Assessment that will permit the
partnership to analyze the data by age group, race and ethnicity,
education level, and other demographic characteristics of the
individuals involved.
``(5) Other issues.--In obtaining data for the Civic Health
Assessment, the partnership may also obtain such information as may
be necessary to analyze--
``(A) the role of Internet technology in strengthening and
inhibiting civic activities;
``(B) the role of specific programs in strengthening civic
activities;
``(C) the civic attitudes and activities of new citizens
and immigrants; and
``(D) other areas related to civic activities.
``(e) Reporting of Data.--
``(1) In general.--The partnership shall, not less often than
once each year, prepare a report containing--
``(A) detailed data obtained under subsection (d),
including data on the indicators comprising the Civic Health
Assessment; and
``(B) the analyses described in paragraphs (4) and (5) of
subsection (d), to the extent practicable based on the data the
partnership is able to obtain.
``(2) Aggregation and presentation.--The partnership shall, to
the extent practicable, aggregate the data on the civic health
indicators comprising the Civic Health Assessment by community, by
State, and nationally. The report described in paragraph (1) shall
present the aggregated data in a form that enables communities and
States to assess their civic health, as measured on each of the
indicators comprising the Civic Health Assessment, and compare
those measures with comparable measures of other communities and
States.
``(3) Submission.--The partnership shall submit the report to
the authorizing committees, and make the report available to the
general public on the Corporation's website.
``(f) Public Input.--The partnership shall--
``(1) identify opportunities for public dialogue and input on
the Civic Health Assessment; and
``(2) hold conferences and forums to discuss the implications
of the data and analyses reported under subsection (e).
``(g) Volunteering Research and Evaluation.--
``(1) Research.--The partnership shall provide for baseline
research and tracking of domestic and international volunteering,
and baseline research and tracking related to relevant data on the
indicators described in subsection (d). In providing for the
research and tracking under this subsection, the partnership shall
consider data from the Supplements to the Current Populations
Surveys conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of
Labor Statistics, and data from other public and private sources,
including other data collected by the Bureau of the Census and the
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
``(2) Impact research and evaluation.--The partnership shall
sponsor an independent evaluation of the impact of domestic and
international volunteering, including an assessment of best
practices for such volunteering, and methods of improving such
volunteering through enhanced collaboration among--
``(A) entities that recruit, manage, support, and utilize
volunteers;
``(B) institutions of higher education; and
``(C) research institutions.
``(h) Database Prohibition.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed
to authorize the development, implementation, or maintenance of a
Federal database of personally identifiable information on individuals
participating in data collection for sources of information under this
section.''.

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

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

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Section 183 (42 U.S.C. 12643) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``The'' and inserting ``Consistent with otherwise applicable
law, the''; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``territory,'' after
``local government,'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``The'' and inserting ``Consistent with otherwise applicable
law, the''; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``territory'' after
``local government,''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Inspector General.--Consistent with otherwise applicable law,
the Inspector General of the Corporation shall have access to, and the
right to examine and copy, any books, documents, papers, records, and
other recorded information in any form--
``(1) within the possession or control of the Corporation or
any State or local government, territory, Indian tribe, or public
or private nonprofit organization receiving assistance directly or
indirectly under the national service laws; and
``(2) that relates to--
``(A) such assistance; and
``(B) the duties of the Inspector General under the
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).''.

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Subtitle F of title I (42 U.S.C. 12631 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 185. CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
``(a) In General.--To promote efficiency and eliminate duplicative
requirements, the Corporation shall consolidate or modify application
procedures and reporting requirements for programs, projects, and
activities funded under the national service laws.
``(b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 18 months after the
effective date of the Serve America Act, the Corporation shall submit
to the authorizing committees a report containing information on the
actions taken to consolidate or modify the application procedures and
reporting requirements for programs, projects, and activities funded
under the national service laws, including a description of the
procedures for consultation with recipients of the funding.
``SEC. 186. SUSTAINABILITY.
``The Corporation, after consultation with State Commissions and
recipients of assistance, may set sustainability goals for projects or
programs under the national service laws, so that recipients of
assistance under the national service laws are carrying out sustainable
projects or programs. Such sustainability goals shall be in writing and
shall be used--
``(1) to build the capacity of the projects or programs that
receive assistance under the national service laws to meet
community needs;
``(2) in providing technical assistance to recipients of
assistance under the national service laws regarding acquiring and
leveraging non-Federal funds for support of the projects or
programs that receive such assistance; and
``(3) to determine whether the projects or programs, receiving
such assistance, are generating sufficient community support.
``SEC. 187. GRANT PERIODS.
``Unless otherwise specifically provided, the Corporation has
authority to award a grant or contract, or enter into a cooperative
agreement, under the national service laws for a period of 3 years.
``SEC. 188. GENERATION OF VOLUNTEERS.
``In making decisions on applications for assistance or approved
national service positions under the national service laws, the
Corporation shall take into consideration the extent to which the
applicant's proposal will increase the involvement of volunteers in
meeting community needs. In reviewing the application for this purpose,
the Corporation may take into account the mission of the applicant.
``SEC. 189. LIMITATION ON PROGRAM GRANT COSTS.
``(a) Limitation on Grant Amounts.--Except as otherwise provided by
this section, the amount of funds approved by the Corporation for a
grant to operate a program authorized under the national service laws,
for supporting individuals serving in approved national service
positions, may not exceed $18,000 per full-time equivalent position.
``(b) Costs Subject to Limitation.--The limitation under subsection
(a), and the increased limitation under subsection (e)(1), shall apply
to the Corporation's share of the member support costs, staff costs,
and other costs to operate a program authorized under the national
service laws incurred, by the recipient of the grant.
``(c) Costs Not Subject to Limitation.--The limitation under
subsection (a), and the increased limitation under subsection (e)(1),
shall not apply to expenses under a grant authorized under the national
service laws to operate a program that are not included in the grant
award for operating the program.
``(d) Adjustments for Inflation.--The amounts specified in
subsections (a) and (e)(1) shall be adjusted each year after 2008 for
inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers published by the Secretary of Labor.
``(e) Waiver Authority and Reporting Requirement.--
``(1) Waiver.--The Chief Executive Officer may increase the
limitation under subsection (a) to not more than $19,500 per full-
time equivalent position if necessary to meet the compelling needs
of a particular program, such as--
``(A) exceptional training needs for a program serving
disadvantaged youth;
``(B) the need to pay for increased costs relating to the
participation of individuals with disabilities;
``(C) the needs of tribal programs or programs located in
the territories; and
``(D) the need to pay for start-up costs associated with a
first-time recipient of assistance under a program of the
national service laws.
``(2) Reports.--The Chief Executive Officer shall report to the
authorizing committees annually on all limitations increased under
this subsection, with an explanation of the compelling needs
justifying such increases.
``SEC. 189A. MATCHING FUNDS FOR SEVERELY ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED
COMMUNITIES.
``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
severely economically distressed community that receives assistance
from the Corporation for any program under the national service laws
shall not be subject to any requirements to provide matching funds for
any such program, and the Federal share of such assistance for such a
community may be 100 percent.
``(b) Severely Economically Distressed Community.--For the purposes
of this section, the term `severely economically distressed community'
means--
``(1) an area that has a mortgage foreclosure rate, home price
decline, and unemployment rate all of which are above the national
average for such rates or level, for the most recent 12 months for
which satisfactory data are available; or
``(2) a residential area that lacks basic living necessities,
such as water and sewer systems, electricity, paved roads, and
safe, sanitary housing.
``SEC. 189B. AUDITS AND REPORTS.
``The Corporation shall comply with applicable audit and reporting
requirements as provided in the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990
(31 U.S.C. 901 note; Public Law 101-576) and chapter 91 of title 31,
United States Code (commonly known as the `Government Corporation
Control Act'). The Corporation shall report to the authorizing
committees any failure to comply with such requirements.
``SEC. 189C. RESTRICTIONS ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND USE OF FEDERAL
FUNDS.
``(a) General Prohibition.--Nothing in the national service laws
shall be construed to authorize an officer or employee of the Federal
Government to mandate, direct, or control a State, local educational
agency, or school's curriculum, program of instruction, or allocation
of State or local resources, or mandate a State or any subdivision
thereof to spend any funds or incur any costs not paid for under this
Act.
``(b) Prohibition on Endorsement of Curriculum.--Notwithstanding
any other prohibition of Federal law, no funds provided to the
Corporation under this Act may be used by the Corporation to endorse,
approve, or sanction any curriculum designed to be used in an
elementary school or secondary school.
``(c) Prohibition on Requiring Federal Approval or Certification
Standards.--Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law, not
State shall be required to have academic content or student academic
achievement standards approved or certified by the Federal Government,
in order to receive assistance under this Act.
``SEC. 189D. CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS.
``(a) In General.--Each entity selecting individuals to serve in a
position in which the individuals receive a living allowance, stipend,
national service educational award, or salary through a program
receiving assistance under the national service laws, shall, subject to
regulations and requirements established by the Corporation, conduct
criminal history checks for such individuals.
``(b) Requirements.--A criminal history check under subsection (a)
shall, except in cases approved for good cause by the Corporation,
include--
``(1) a name-based search of the National Sex Offender Registry
established under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of
2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); and
``(2)(A) a search of the State criminal registry or repository
in the State in which the program is operating and the State in
which the individual resides at the time of application; or
``(B) submitting fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation for a national criminal history background check.
``(c) Eligibility Prohibition.--An individual shall be ineligible
to serve in a position described under subsection (a) if such
individual--
``(1) refuses to consent to the criminal history check
described in subsection (b);
``(2) makes a false statement in connection with such criminal
history check;
``(3) is registered, or is required to be registered, on a
State sex offender registry or the National Sex Offender Registry
established under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of
2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); or
``(4) has been convicted of murder, as described in section
1111 of title 18, United States Code.''.

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(a) Amendment.--Subtitle F of title I is further amended by
inserting after section 184 the following:
``SEC. 184A. AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.
``A reference in subtitle C, D, E, or H of title I regarding an
entity eligible to receive direct or indirect assistance to carry out a
national service program shall include a non-profit organization
promoting competitive and non-competitive sporting events involving
individuals with disabilities (including the Special Olympics), which
enhance the quality of life for individuals with disabilities.''.

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VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.
(a) Amendment.--Section 189D, as added by section 1612, is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Special Rule for Individuals Working With Vulnerable
Populations.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), on and after
the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of the Serve
America Act, a criminal history check under subsection (a) for each
individual described in paragraph (2) shall, except for an entity
described in paragraph (3), include--
``(A) a name-based search of the National Sex Offender
Registry established under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and
Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.);
``(B) a search of the State criminal registry or repository
in the State in which the program is operating and the State in
which the individual resides at the time of application; and
``(C) submitting fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation for a national criminal history background check.
``(2) Individuals with access to vulnerable populations.--An
individual described in this paragraph is an individual age 18 or
older who--
``(A) serves in a position in which the individual receives
a living allowance, stipend, national service educational
award, or salary through a program receiving assistance under
the national service laws; and
``(B) as a result of such individual's service in such
position, has or will have access, on a recurring basis, to--
``(i) children age 17 years or younger;
``(ii) individuals age 60 years or older; or
``(iii) individuals with disabilities.
``(3) Exceptions.--The provisions of this subsection shall not
apply to an entity--
``(A) where the service provided by individuals serving
with the entity to a vulnerable population described in
paragraph (2)(B) is episodic in nature or for a 1-day period;
``(B) where the cost to the entity of complying with this
subsection is prohibitive;
``(C) where the entity is not authorized, or is otherwise
unable, under State law, to access the national criminal
history background check system of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation;
``(D) where the entity is not authorized, or is otherwise
unable, under Federal law, to access the national criminal
history background check system of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation; or
``(E) to which the Corporation otherwise provides an
exemption from this subsection for good cause.''.
(b) Feasibility Study for a System of Criminal History Checks for
Employees and Volunteers.--
(1) Feasibility study on efficiency and effectiveness regarding
criminal history check.--The Attorney General of the United States
shall conduct a study that shall examine, to the extent discernible
and as of the date of the study, the following:
(A) The state of criminal history checks (including the use
of fingerprint collection) at the State and local level,
including--
(i) the available infrastructure for conducting
criminal history checks;
(ii) the State system capacities to conduct such
criminal history checks; and
(iii) the time required for each State to process an
individual's fingerprints for a national criminal history
background check through the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, from the time of fingerprint collection to
the submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(B) The likelihood that each State would participate in a
nationwide system of criminal history checks to provide
information regarding participants to entities receiving
assistance under the national service laws.
(C) The number of participants that would require a
fingerprint-based national criminal history background check
under the national service laws.
(D) The impact of the national service laws on the
Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation in terms of capacity and impact
on other users of the system, including the effect on the work
practices and staffing levels of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
(E) The fees charged by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, States, local agencies, and private companies to
collect and process fingerprints and conduct criminal history
checks.
(F) The existence of model or best practice programs
regarding conducting criminal history checks that could easily
be expanded and duplicated in other States.
(G) The extent to which private companies are currently
performing criminal history checks, and the possibility of
using private companies in the future to perform any of the
criminal history check process, including the collection and
transmission of fingerprints and fitness determinations.
(H) The cost of development and operation of the technology
and the infrastructure necessary to establish a nationwide
fingerprint-based and other criminal background check system.
(I) The extent of State participation in the procedures for
background checks under the National Child Protection Act of
1993 (42 U.S.C. 5119 et seq.).
(J) The extent to which States provide access to nationwide
criminal history checks to organizations that serve children.
(K) The extent to which States permit volunteers and other
individuals to appeal adverse fitness determinations, and
whether similar procedures are required at the Federal level.
(L) Any privacy concerns that may arise from nationwide
criminal background checks for participants.
(M) Any other information determined relevant by the
Attorney General.
(2) Interim report.--Based on the findings of the study under
paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall, not later than 6 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress an interim report, which may
include recommendations regarding criminal history checks for
individuals that seek to volunteer with organizations that work
with children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities.
(3) Final report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to the
Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and to the Committee on the
Judiciary and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of
Representatives, a final report including recommendations regarding
criminal history checks for participants under the national service
laws, which may include--
(A) a proposal for grants to States to develop or improve
programs to collect fingerprints and perform criminal history
checks for individuals that seek to volunteer with
organizations that work with children, the elderly, or
individuals with disabilities; and
(B) recommendations for amendments to the National Child
Protection Act of 1993 and the Volunteers for Children Act so
that entities receiving assistance under the national service
laws can promptly and affordably conduct nationwide criminal
history background checks on their employees and volunteers.
(4) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms ``authorizing
committees'', ``participants'', and ``national service laws'' have
the meanings given such terms in section 101 of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511).
(c) Effective Date.--Notwithstanding section 6101, subsection (b)
shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
Subtitle G--Amendments to Subtitle G (Corporation for National and
Community Service)

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Section 192 (42 U.S.C. 12651a) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
``(c) Terms.--Subject to subsection (e), each appointed member
shall serve for a term of 5 years.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Service Until Appointment of Successor.--A voting member of
the Board whose term has expired may continue to serve on the Board
until the date on which the member's successor takes office, which
period shall not exceed 1 year.''.

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Section 192A(g) (42 U.S.C. 12651b(g)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``shall--'' and inserting ``shall have responsibility for setting
overall policy for the Corporation and shall--'';
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the semicolon at the
end the following: ``, and review the budget proposal in advance of
submission to the Office of Management and Budget'';
(3) in paragraph (5)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and'' after the
semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) review the performance of the Chief Executive Officer
annually and forward a report on that review to the President;'';
(4) in paragraph (8), by striking ``the Congress'' each place
it appears and inserting ``the authorizing committees'';
(5) by striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following:
``(10) notwithstanding any other provision of law--
``(A) make grants to or contracts with Federal and other
public departments or agencies, and private nonprofit
organizations, for the assignment or referral of volunteers
under the provisions of title I of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.) (except as
provided in section 108 of such Act), which may provide that
the agency or organization shall pay all or a part of the costs
of the program; and
``(B) enter into agreements with other Federal agencies or
private nonprofit organizations for the support of programs
under the national service laws, which--
``(i) may provide that the agency or organization shall
pay all or a part of the costs of the program, except as is
provided in section 121(b); and
``(ii) shall provide that the program (including any
program operated by another Federal agency) will comply
with all requirements related to evaluation, performance,
and other goals applicable to similar programs under the
national service laws, as determined by the Corporation,'';
and
(6) in paragraph (11)--
(A) by striking ``Congress'' each place it appears and
inserting ``authorizing committees'';
(B) by striking ``section 193A(b)(10)'' and inserting
``section 193A(b)(11)''; and
(C) by striking ``September 30, 1995'' and inserting
``January 1, 2012''.

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

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Section 193A (42 U.S.C. 12651d) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``shall--'' and inserting ``, in collaboration with the State
Commissions, shall--'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``a strategic
plan'' the following: ``, including a plan for having 50
percent of all approved national service positions be full-time
positions by 2012,'';
(C) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ``, approved summer
of service positions, and approved silver scholar positions''
after ``approved national service positions'';
(D) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (11) as
paragraphs (8) through (12), respectively;
(E) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
``(7) prepare and submit to the authorizing committees and the
Board an annual report on actions taken to achieve the goal of
having 50 percent of all approved national service positions be
full-time positions by 2012 as described in paragraph (1),
including an assessment of the progress made toward achieving that
goal and the actions to be taken in the coming year toward
achieving that goal;'';
(F) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph
(10) (as so redesignated), by striking ``appropriate committees
of Congress'' and inserting ``authorizing committees'';
(G) in paragraph (11) (as so redesignated)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ``by June 30, 1995,'' and inserting
``periodically,'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A)(i)--
(I) by striking ``described in section 122(c)(1)'';
and
(II) by striking ``national priorities designed to
meet the'' and inserting ``national priorities, as
described in section 122(f)(1), designed to meet''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' after a
semicolon;
(H) in paragraph (12) (as so redesignated), by striking the
period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(I) by adding at the end the following:
``(13) bolster the public awareness of and recruitment efforts
for the wide range of service opportunities for citizens of all
ages, regardless of socioeconomic status or geographic location,
through a variety of methods, including--
``(A) print media;
``(B) the Internet and related emerging technologies;
``(C) television;
``(D) radio;
``(E) presentations at public or private forums;
``(F) other innovative methods of communication; and
``(G) outreach to offices of economic development, State
employment security agencies, labor organizations and trade
associations, local educational agencies, institutions of
higher education, agencies and organizations serving veterans
and individuals with disabilities, and other institutions or
organizations from which participants for programs receiving
assistance from the national service laws can be recruited;
``(14) identify and implement methods of recruitment to--
``(A) increase the diversity of participants in the
programs receiving assistance under the national service laws;
and
``(B) increase the diversity of service sponsors of
programs desiring to receive assistance under the national
service laws;
``(15) coordinate with organizations of former participants of
national service programs for service opportunities that may
include capacity building, outreach, and recruitment for programs
receiving assistance under the national service laws;
``(16) collaborate with organizations with demonstrated
expertise in supporting and accommodating individuals with
disabilities, including institutions of higher education, to
identify and implement methods of recruitment to increase the
number of participants who are individuals with disabilities in the
programs receiving assistance under the national service laws;
``(17) identify and implement recruitment strategies and
training programs for bilingual volunteers in the National Senior
Service Corps under title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act
of 1973;
``(18) collaborate with organizations that have established
volunteer recruitment programs to increase the recruitment capacity
of the Corporation;
``(19) where practicable, provide application materials in
languages other than English for individuals with limited English
proficiency who wish to participate in a national service program;
``(20) collaborate with the training and technical assistance
programs described in subtitle J with respect to the activities
described in section 199N(b));
``(21) coordinate the clearinghouses described in section 198O;
``(22) coordinate with entities receiving funds under subtitle
C in establishing the National Service Reserve Corps under section
198H, through which alumni of the national service programs and
veterans can serve in disasters and emergencies (as such terms are
defined in section 198H(a));
``(23) identify and implement strategies to increase awareness
among Indian tribes of the types and availability of assistance
under the national service laws, increase Native American
participation in programs under the national service laws, collect
information on challenges facing Native American communities, and
designate a Strategic Advisor for Native American Affairs to be
responsible for the execution of those activities under the
national service laws;
``(24) conduct outreach to ensure the inclusion of economically
disadvantaged individuals in national service programs and
activities authorized under the national service laws; and
``(25) ensure that outreach, awareness, and recruitment efforts
are consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 (29 U.S.C. 794).'';
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (9)--
(i) by striking ``Congress'' each place the term occurs
and inserting ``the authorizing committees''; and
(ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
``(10) obtain the opinions of peer reviewers in evaluating
applications to the Corporation for assistance under this title;
and'';
(3) in subsection (f)(2)(B), by striking ``date specified in
subsection (b)(10)'' and inserting ``the first date that a report
is submitted under subsection (b)(11) after the effective date of
the Serve America Act''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Authority To Contract With Businesses.--The Chief Executive
Officer may, through contracts or cooperative agreements, carry out the
marketing duties described in subsection (b)(13), with priority given
to those entities that have established expertise in the recruitment of
disadvantaged youth, members of Indian tribes, and older adults.
``(i) Campaign To Solicit Funds.--The Chief Executive Officer may
conduct a campaign to solicit funds to conduct outreach and recruitment
campaigns to recruit a diverse population of service sponsors of, and
participants in, programs and projects receiving assistance under the
national service laws.''.

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

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

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

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Subtitle G of title I (42 U.S.C. 12651 et seq.) is further amended
by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 196B. ASSIGNMENT TO STATE COMMISSIONS.
``(a) Assignment.--In accordance with section 193A(c)(1), the Chief
Executive Officer may assign to State Commissions specific programmatic
functions upon a determination that such an assignment will increase
efficiency in the operation or oversight of a program under the
national service laws. In carrying out this section, and before
executing any assignment of authority, the Corporation shall seek input
from and consult Corporation employees, State Commissions, State
educational agencies, and other interested stakeholders.
``(b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the effective date of
the Serve America Act, the Corporation shall submit a report to the
authorizing committees describing the consultation process described in
subsection (a), including the stakeholders consulted, the
recommendation of stakeholders, and any actions taken by the
Corporation under this section.''.

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Subtitle G of title I (42 U.S.C. 12651 et seq.) is further amended
by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 196C. STUDY OF INVOLVEMENT OF VETERANS.
``(a) Study and Report.--The Corporation shall conduct a study and
submit a report to the authorizing committees, not later than 3 years
after the effective date of the Serve America Act, on--
``(1) the number of veterans serving in national service
programs historically by year;
``(2) strategies being undertaken to identify the specific
areas of need of veterans, including any goals set by the
Corporation for veterans participating in the service programs;
``(3) the impact of the strategies described in paragraph (2)
and the Veterans Corps on enabling greater participation by
veterans in the national service programs carried out under the
national service laws;
``(4) how existing programs and activities carried out under
the national service laws could be improved to serve veterans,
veterans service organizations, families of active-duty military,
including gaps in services to veterans;
``(5) the extent to which existing programs and activities
carried out under the national service laws are coordinated and
recommendations to improve such coordination including the methods
for ensuring the efficient financial organization of services
directed towards veterans; and
``(6) how to improve utilization of veterans as resources and
volunteers.
``(b) Consultation.--In conducting the studies and preparing the
reports required under this subsection, the Corporation shall consult
with veterans' service organizations, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, State veterans agencies, the Secretary of Defense, as
appropriate, and other individuals and entities the Corporation
considers appropriate.''.

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WORKERS IN SERVICES CORPS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AND TO DEVELOP PILOT
PROGRAM PLANNING STUDY.
(a) Planning Study.--The Corporation shall conduct a study to
identify--
(1) specific areas of need for displaced workers;
(2) how existing programs and activities (as of the time of the
study) carried out under the national service laws could better
serve displaced workers and communities that have been adversely
affected by plant closings and job losses;
(3) prospects for better utilization of displaced workers as
resources and volunteers; and
(4) methods for ensuring the efficient financial organization
of services directed towards displaced workers.
(b) Consultation.--The study shall be carried out in consultation
with the Secretary of Labor, State labor agencies, and other
individuals and entities the Corporation considers appropriate.
(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the effective date of this
Act, the Corporation shall submit to the authorizing committees a
report on the results of the planning study required by subsection (a),
together with a plan for implementation of a pilot program using
promising strategies and approaches for better targeting and serving
displaced workers.
(d) Pilot Program.--From amounts made available to carry out this
section, the Corporation shall develop and carry out a pilot program
based on the findings and plan in the report submitted under subsection
(c).
(e) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``Corporation'',
``authorizing committees'', and ``national service laws'' have the
meanings given the terms in section 101 of the National and Community
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511).
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary
for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.

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(a) Study.--In order to reduce administrative burdens and lower
costs for national service programs carried out under the national
service laws, the Corporation shall conduct a study to determine the
feasibility and effectiveness of implementing a data matching system
under which the statements of an individual declaring that such
individual is in compliance with the requirements of section 146(a)(3)
of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12602(a)(3)) shall be verified by the Corporation by comparing
information provided by the individual with information relevant to
such a declaration in the possession of other Federal agencies. Such
study shall--
(1) review the feasibility of--
(A) expanding, and participating in, the data matching
conducted by the Department of Education with the Social
Security Administration and the Department of Homeland
Security, pursuant to section 484(g) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(g)); or
(B) establishing a comparable system of data matching with
the Social Security Administration and the Department of
Homeland Security; and
(2) identify--
(A) the costs, for both the Corporation and the other
Federal agencies identified in paragraph (1), associated with
expanding or establishing such a system of data matching;
(B) the benefits or detriments of such an expanded or
comparable system both for the Corporation and for the other
Federal agencies so identified;
(C) strategies for ensuring the privacy and security of
participant information that is shared between Federal agencies
and organizations receiving assistance under the national
service laws;
(D) the information that needs to be shared in order to
fulfill the eligibility requirements of section 146(a)(3) of
the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12602(a)(3));
(E) an alternative system through which an individual's
compliance with section 146(a)(3) of such Act may be verified,
should such an expanded or comparable system fail to verify the
individual's declaration of compliance; and
(F) recommendations for implementation of such an expanded
or comparable system.
(b) Consultation.--The Corporation shall carry out the study in
consultation with the Secretary of Education, the Commissioner of the
Social Security Administration, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and
other Federal agencies, entities, and individuals that the Corporation
considers appropriate.
(c) Report.--Not later than 9 months after the effective date of
this Act, the Corporation shall submit to the authorizing committees a
report on the results of the study required by subsection (a) and a
plan for implementation of a pilot data matching program using
promising strategies and approaches identified in such study, if the
Corporation determines such program to be feasible.
(d) Pilot Program.--From amounts made available to carry out this
section, the Corporation may develop and carry out a pilot data
matching program based on the report submitted under subsection (c).
(e) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``Corporation'',
``authorizing committees'', and ``national service laws'' have the
meanings given the terms in section 101 of the National and Community
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511).

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(a) In General.--Not later than 12 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall develop performance measures for each program receiving Federal
assistance under the national service laws.
(b) Contents.--The performance measures developed under subsection
(a) shall--
(1) to the maximum extent practicable draw on research-based,
quantitative data;
(2) take into account program purpose and program design;
(3) include criteria to evaluate the cost effectiveness of
programs receiving assistance under the national service laws;
(4) include criteria to evaluate the administration and
management of programs receiving Federal assistance under the
national service laws; and
(5) include criteria to evaluate oversight and accountability
of recipients of assistance through such programs under the
national service laws.
(c) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the development of the
performance measures under subsection (a), and every 5 years
thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare
and submit to the authorizing committees and the Corporation's Board of
Directors a report containing an assessment of each such program with
respect to the performance measures developed under subsection (a).
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) In general.--The terms ``authorizing committees'',
``Corporation'', and ``national service laws'' have the meanings
given the terms in section 101 of the National and Community
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511).
(2) Program.--The term ``program'' means an entire program
carried out by the Corporation under the national service laws,
such as the entire AmeriCorps program carried out under subtitle C.

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