S.Amdt. 785

1. Adds SEC. 12__. YOUTH ENERGY CONSERVATION CORPS on page 49, between lines 4 and 5

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   Inserted: SEC. 12__. YOUTH ENERGY CONSERVATION CORPS.

   Inserted: (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to--

   Inserted: (1) provide a local, low-cost source of labor for energy conservation projects;

   Inserted: (2) allow service and conservation corps to enter into agreements with the Department to carry out projects to increase energy efficiency in communities of the United States, particularly low-income communities;

   Inserted: (3) offer young people, ages 16 through 25, particularly those who are at-risk or economically disadvantaged, the opportunity to gain productive employment and experience in the field of energy conservation; and

   Inserted: (4) give those young people the opportunity to serve their communities and to participate in energy conservation activities in their communities.

   Inserted: (b) Definitions.--In this section:

   Inserted: (1) Alaska native corporation.--The term "Alaska Native Corporation" means a Regional Corporation or Village Corporation, as those terms are defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602).

   Inserted: (2) Corps.--The term "Corps" means the Youth Energy Conservation Corps established under subsection (c).

   Inserted: (3) Hawaiian home lands.--The term "Hawaiian home lands" has the meaning given the term in section 203 of Public Law 91-378 (16 U.S.C. 1722).

   Inserted: (4) Indian lands.--The term "Indian lands" has the meaning given the term in section 203 of Public Law 91-378 (16 U.S.C. 1722).

   Inserted: (5) Service and conservation corps.--The term "service and conservation corps" means any organization established by a State or local government, nonprofit organization, Indian tribe, or Alaska Native Corporation that--

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   Inserted: (A) has a research-validated demonstrable capability to use the corps model to provide productive work to individuals;

   Inserted: (B) gives participants a combination of work experience, basic and life skills, education, training, and support services;

   Inserted: (C) provides participants with the opportunity to develop citizenship values through service to their communities and the United States; and

   Inserted: (D) is accredited by a national or regional body with expertise in service and conservation corps.

   Inserted: (6) State.--The term "State" means--

   Inserted: (A) each of the several States of the United States;

   Inserted: (B) the District of Columbia;

   Inserted: (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;

   Inserted: (D) Guam;

   Inserted: (E) American Samoa;

   Inserted: (F) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands;

   Inserted: (G) the Federated States of Micronesia;

   Inserted: (H) the Republic of the Marshall Islands;

   Inserted: (I) the Republic of Palau; and

   Inserted: (J) the United States Virgin Islands.

   Inserted: (c) Establishment.--There is established a Youth Energy Conservation Corps.

   Inserted: (d) Participants.--The Corps shall consist of young adults who are enrolled as members of a service or conservation corps covered by a contract or cooperative agreement entered into under subsection (e).

   Inserted: (e) Contracts or Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements directly with--

   Inserted: (1) any service or conservation corps to carry out a project described in subsection (f); or

   Inserted: (2) a department of energy of any State that has entered into a contract or cooperative agreement with a service or conservation corps to carry out an energy conservation project described in subsection (f).

   Inserted: (f) Authorized Projects.--For purposes of this section, an authorized project is an energy conservation project authorized under section 801 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287).

   Inserted: (g) Priority Projects.--In entering into a contract or cooperative agreement under subsection (e), the Secretary shall give priority to projects that will--

   Inserted: (1) result in the most energy conservation;

   Inserted: (2) result in training for a career in the energy conservation industry;

   Inserted: (3) instill in members of the corps a work ethic and sense of personal responsibility;

   Inserted: (4) be labor intensive; and

   Inserted: (5) be planned and initiated promptly.

   Inserted: (h) Supportive Services.--The Secretary may provide to the Corps such services as the Secretary considers necessary to carry out this section, including technical assistance, oversight, monitoring, and evaluation to or for--

   Inserted: (1) State departments of energy (or equivalent agencies);

   Inserted: (2) service and conservation corps;

   Inserted: (3) in the case of Indian lands, the applicable Indian tribe;

   Inserted: (4) in the case of Hawaiian home lands, the applicable State agency in the State of Hawaii; and

   Inserted: (5) in the case of land under the jurisdiction of an Alaska Native Corporation, the applicable Alaska Native Corporation.

   Inserted: (i) Other Uses of Funds.--Funds made available under this section may be used to support implementation, monitoring, training, technical assistance, and administrative work of service and conservation corps covered by a contract or cooperative agreement entered into under subsection (e).

   Inserted: (j) Nondisplacement.--The nondisplacement requirements of section 177(b) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12637(b)) shall apply to activities carried out under this section.

   Inserted: (k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.

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   On page 49, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:

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