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108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1274
To reauthorize and reform the national service laws.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 17, 2003
Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Bayh, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr.
Rockefeller) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To reauthorize and reform the national service laws.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Call to Service
Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 1990
Sec. 1001. References.
Subtitle A--General Provisions
Sec. 1101. Purposes of Act.
Sec. 1102. Definitions.
Subtitle B--Service-Learning
Sec. 1201. School-based allotments.
Sec. 1202. Higher education provisions.
Sec. 1203. Community-based programs, training, and other initiatives.
Sec. 1204. Service-learning clearinghouse.
Subtitle C--National Service Trust Program
Sec. 1301. Prohibition on grants to Federal agencies; limits on
Corporation costs.
Sec. 1302. E-Corps and technical amendments to types of programs.
Sec. 1303. Types of positions.
Sec. 1304. Training and technical assistance.
Sec. 1305. Assistance to State Commissions; challenge grants.
Sec. 1306. Allocation of assistance to States and other eligible
entities.
Sec. 1307. Additional authority.
Sec. 1308. State selection of programs.
Sec. 1309. Consideration of applications.
Sec. 1310. Description of participants.
Sec. 1311. Reference to Federal agency.
Sec. 1312. Terms of service.
Sec. 1313. Adjustments to living allowance.
Subtitle D--National Service Trust and Provision of National Service
Educational Awards
Sec. 1401. Availability of funds in the National Service Trust.
Sec. 1402. Individuals eligible to receive a national service
educational award from the Trust.
Sec. 1403. Determination of the amount of national service educational
awards.
Sec. 1404. Disbursement of national service educational awards.
Sec. 1405. Additional uses of national service trust amounts.
Subtitle E--National Civilian Community Corps
Sec. 1501. Purpose.
Sec. 1502. National Civilian Community Corps.
Sec. 1503. Program components.
Sec. 1504. Eligible participants.
Sec. 1505. Summer national service program.
Sec. 1506. Team leaders.
Sec. 1507. Consultation with State Commissions.
Sec. 1508. Permanent cadre.
Sec. 1509. Contract and grant authority.
Sec. 1510. Other departments.
Sec. 1511. Repeal of authority for advisory board and funding
limitation.
Sec. 1512. Definitions.
Sec. 1513. Terminology.
Subtitle F--Administrative Provisions
Sec. 1601. Family and medical leave.
Sec. 1602. Additional prohibitions on use of funds.
Sec. 1603. Notice, hearing, and grievance procedures.
Sec. 1604. Resolution of displacement complaints.
Sec. 1605. State Commissions on National and Community Service.
Sec. 1606. Evaluation and accountability.
Sec. 1607. Technical amendment.
Sec. 1608. Additional administrative provisions.
Subtitle G--Corporation for National and Community Service
Sec. 1701. Terms of office.
Sec. 1702. Board of Directors authorities and duties.
Sec. 1703. Peer reviewers.
Sec. 1704. Officers.
Sec. 1705. Nonvoting members; personal services contracts.
Sec. 1706. Donated services.
Subtitle H--Investment for Quality and Innovation
Sec. 1801. Technical amendments to subtitle H.
Sec. 1802. Clearinghouses.
Sec. 1803. Repeal of special demonstration project.
Subtitle I--Additional Authorities
Sec. 1901. America's Promise: The Alliance for Youth.
Subtitle J--Points of Light Foundation
Sec. 1911. Purposes.
Sec. 1912. Board of Directors.
Sec. 1913. Grants to the Foundation.
Subtitle K--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 1921. Authorization.
TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO THE DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 1973
Sec. 2001. References.
Subtitle A--National Volunteer Antipoverty Programs
Sec. 2101. Purpose.
Sec. 2102. Purpose of the VISTA program.
Sec. 2103. Applications.
Sec. 2104. Terms and periods of service.
Sec. 2105. Sections repealed.
Sec. 2106. Redesignation.
Sec. 2107. University Year for VISTA Program.
Sec. 2108. Conforming amendment.
Subtitle B--National Senior Service Corps
Sec. 2201. Change in name.
Sec. 2202. Purpose.
Sec. 2203. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects.
Sec. 2204. Foster Grandparent Program grants.
Sec. 2205. Senior Companion Program grants.
Sec. 2206. Technical amendments.
Sec. 2207. Programs of national significance.
Sec. 2208. Additional provisions.
Subtitle C--Administration and Coordination
Sec. 2301. Nondisplacement.
Sec. 2302. Definitions.
Sec. 2303. Protection against improper use.
Sec. 2304. Income verification.
Sec. 2305. Sections repealed.
Sec. 2306. Redesignations.
Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 2401. Authorization of appropriations for VISTA and other
purposes.
Sec. 2402. Authorization of appropriations for National Senior Service
Corps.
Sec. 2403. Administration and coordination.
Sec. 2404. Redesignations.
TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS
Sec. 3001. Inspector General Act of 1978.
TITLE IV--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TABLES OF CONTENTS
Sec. 4001. Table of contents for the National and Community Service Act
of 1990.
Sec. 4002. Table of contents for the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of
1973.
TITLE V--EFFECTIVE DATE AND SENSE OF CONGRESS
Sec. 5001. Effective date.
Sec. 5002. Service assignments and agreements.
Sec. 5003. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 5004. Recruitment and application materials in languages other
than English.
TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 1990
SEC. 1001. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this title
an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or
repeal of, a provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to
a provision of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12501 et seq.).
Subtitle A--General Provisions
SEC. 1101. PURPOSES OF ACT.
Section 2(b) (42 U.S.C. 12501(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (7), by striking ``citizens; and'' and
inserting ``citizens;'';
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting
a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(9) expand and strengthen service-learning programs to
improve the education of children and youth and to maximize the
benefits of national and community service;
``(10) support efforts to assist the nonprofit sector in
becoming more effective in meeting the unmet human,
educational, environmental, and public safety needs of the
United States; and
``(11) assist in coordinating and strengthening Federal and
other citizen service opportunities, including opportunities
for participation in homeland security preparedness and
response, including training for limited duration national
service.''.
SEC. 1102. DEFINITIONS.
Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 12511) is amended--
(1) 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'';
(2) in paragraph (19), by striking ``section 198, 198C, or
198D'' and inserting ``section 198 or 198C''; and
(3) in paragraph (21)(B)--
(A) by striking ``section 602(a)(1)'' and inserting
``section 602(3)''; and
(B) by striking ``20 U.S.C. 1401(a)(1)'' and
inserting ``20 U.S.C. 1401(3)''.
Subtitle B--Service-Learning
SEC. 1201. SCHOOL-BASED ALLOTMENTS.
Part I of subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.) is
amended to read as follows:
``PART I--PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
``Subpart A--Programs for Students
``SEC. 111. ASSISTANCE TO STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES.
``(a) Allotments to States, Territories, and Indian Tribes.--The
Corporation, after consultation with the Secretary of Education, may
make allotments to State educational agencies (including such
educational agencies of States described in section 112(a)) and Indian
tribes to pay for the Federal share of--
``(1) planning and building the capacity within the State
or tribe to implement service-learning programs that are based
principally in elementary schools and secondary schools,
including--
``(A) providing high-quality training for teachers,
supervisors, personnel from community-based agencies
(particularly with regard to the utilization of
participants), and trainers, to be conducted by
qualified individuals or organizations that have
experience with service-learning;
``(B) developing service-learning curricula,
consistent with State or local student academic
achievement standards, to be integrated into academic
programs, including an age-appropriate learning
component that provides participants an opportunity to
analyze and apply their service experiences;
``(C) forming local partnerships described in
paragraph (2) or (4)(E) to develop school-based
service-learning programs in accordance with this
subpart;
``(D) devising appropriate methods for research and
evaluation of the educational value of service-learning
and the effect of service-learning activities on
communities; and
``(E) establishing effective outreach and
dissemination of information to ensure the broadest
possible involvement of community-based agencies with
demonstrated effectiveness in working with school-age
youth in their communities;
``(2) implementing, operating, or expanding school-based
service-learning programs, which may include paying for the
cost of the recruitment, professional development, training,
supervision, placement, salaries, and benefits of service-
learning coordinators, through distribution by State
educational agencies and Indian tribes of Federal funds made
available under this subpart to projects operated by local
partnerships among--
``(A) local educational agencies; and
``(B) 1 or more community partners that--
``(i) shall include a public or private
nonprofit organization that--
``(I) has a demonstrated expertise
in the provision of services to
meet unmet human, educational, environmental, or public safety needs;
and
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