An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-539 to make various technical changes and clarifications to the bill. The amendment makes various technical changes to Learn and Serve America (Subtitle B); clarifies matching requirements of AmeriCorps State/National (Subtitle C); strengthens Senior Corps by phasing in competition for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) by 2013 and creating incentive grants to encourage high performance among the Senior Corps programs with a priority for RSVP programs; and provides New Service Initiatives including a new national service pilot program to support individuals seeking to do service for small, eligible entities and a Silver Scholarship program for individuals 55 years of age and older who perform 600 hours of service. The amendment also expands the scope to include community colleges serving predominantly minority student populations; and gives priority to areas which the President has declared to be major disaster areas.
What it does: 95 changes: replaces text in 48 places, strikes text in 17 places, inserts text in 29 places, adds a section
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY)Description
Manager's amendment consists of the text of the amendment contained in House Report 110-539 and printed on pages H1376-H1380 in the Congressional Record for March 6, 2008.
What it changes
95 changes to H.R. 2857 · 17 shown in the bill's text
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Change 1: Replaces “111(a)(5)” with “118(c)(8)”
[struck: 111(a)(5)][inserted: 118(c)(8)]Original wording
Page 8, line 14, strike “111(a)(5)” and insert “118(c)(8)”.
Change 2: Strikes “and”
Struck: and
Original wording
Page 11, line 7, strike “and”.
Change 3: Inserts new text on page 11, line 7
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: (10) in paragraph (28)(B) (as so redesignated)--
Inserted: (A) by striking "602" and inserting "602(3)"; and
Inserted: (B) by striking "1401" and inserting "1401(3)"; and
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Page 11, after line 7, insert the following:
Change 4: Inserts “and” on page 15, line 20
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: and
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Page 15, line 20, add “and” at the end.
Change 5: Replaces “; and” with new text
Struck: ; and
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Page 16, line 11, strike “; and” and insert a period.
Change 6: Strikes page 16, line 12 through page 18, line 21
StrikesPrinted pageRemoves page 16, line 12 through page 18, line 21 of the printed bill. See that page
Original wording
Page 16, strike line 12 and all that follows through page 18, line 21.
Change 7: Inserts new text on page 22, line 22
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: (d) Minimum Amount.--For any fiscal year for which amounts appropriated for this part exceed $43,000,000, the minimum allotment to each State (as defined in section 101) under this section shall be $65,000.
Original wording
Page 22, after line 22, insert the following:
Change 8: Inserts new text on page 23, line 14
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: (2) information about the criteria the State educational agency, Territory, or Indian tribe will use to evaluate and grant approval to applications submitted under subsection (c), including an assurance that the State educational agency, Territory, or Indian tribe will comply with the requirement in section 114(a);
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Page 23, after line 14, insert the following:
Change 9: Inserts “and” on page 25, line 15
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: and
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Page 25, line 15, add “and” at the end.
Change 10: Replaces “111(a)(5)” with “118(c)(8)”
[struck: 111(a)(5)][inserted: 118(c)(8)]Original wording
Page 25, line 17, strike “111(a)(5)” and insert “118(c)(8)”.
Change 11: Strikes page 26, lines 5–11
StrikesPrinted pageRemoves page 26, lines 5–11 of the printed bill. See that page
Original wording
Page 26, strike lines 5 through 11.
Change 12: Replaces “State” with “State, Territory, or Indian tribe”
[struck: State][inserted: State, Territory, or Indian tribe]Original wording
Page 27, line 1, strike “State” and insert “State, Territory, or Indian tribe”.
Change 13: Rewrites page 28, lines 12–15
ReplacesPrinted pageRemoves page 28, lines 12–15 of the printed bill. See that page
Inserted: (1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of carrying out a program for which assistance is provided under this part--
Inserted: (A) for new grants, may not exceed 80 percent of the total cost for the first year of the grant, 65 percent for the second year, and 50 percent for each remaining year; and
Inserted: (B) for continuing grants, may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the program.
Original wording
Page 28, strike lines 12 through 15 and insert the following:
Change 14: Strikes “and”
Struck: and
Original wording
Page 31, line 19, strike “and”
Change 15: Inserts “, and community colleges serving predominantly minority populations” before the period at the end
Inserted: , and community colleges serving predominantly minority populations
Original wording
Page 31, line 20, insert before the period at the end the following: “, and community colleges serving predominantly minority populations”.
Change 16: Replaces “a public or private nonprofit organization,” with “or a public or private nonprofit organization (including grant-making entities), a public…”
In H.R. 2857 · Reported in House
"(a) In General.--From the amounts appropriated to carry out this part for a fiscal year, the Corporation may make grants and fixed amount grants under subsection (f) with eligible entities for activities described in subsection (c).
"(b) Eligible Entities Defined.--For purposes of this part, the term 'eligible entity' means a State education agency, a State commission, a Territory, an Indian tribe, an institution of higher education, [inserted: or ]a public or private nonprofit organization
[struck: , ][inserted: (including grant-making entities), a public ]or [inserted: private elementary or secondary school, ]a [inserted: local educational agency, or a ]consortia of such entities, where a consortia of two or more such entities may also include a for-profit organization."(c) Authorized Activities.--Funds under this part may be used to--
Original wording
Page 36, lines 18 through 19, strike “a public or private nonprofit organization,” and insert “or a public or private nonprofit organization (including grant-making entities), a public or private elementary or secondary school, a local educational agency,”.
Change 17: Inserts new text on page 37, line 2
InsertsPrinted pageOriginal wording
Page 37, line 2, insert a comma
Change 18: Replaces “senior centers and communities, schools, libraries, and other” with “in senior centers and communities, in schools, in libraries, and in other”
In H.R. 2857 · Reported in House
"(3) involve students in service-learning projects in emergency and disaster preparedness;
"(4) involve students in service-learning projects aimed at improving access to and obtaining the benefits from computers and other emerging technologies, including in low income or rural communities, [inserted: in ]senior centers and communities, [inserted: in ]schools, [inserted: in ]libraries, and [inserted: in ]other public spaces;
"(5) involve high school age youth in the mentoring of middle school youth while involving all participants in service-learning to seek to meet unmet human, educational, environmental, public safety, or emergency disaster preparedness needs in their community;
Original wording
Page 37, lines 16 through 17, strike “senior centers and communities, schools, libraries, and other” and insert “in senior centers and communities, in schools, in libraries, and in other”.
Change 19: Strikes “and”
Struck: and
Original wording
Page 38, line 6, strike “and”.
Change 20: Inserts new text on page 38, line 6
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: (8) establish or implement summer of service programs during the summer months, including the cost of recruitment, training, and placement of service-learning coordinators--
Inserted: (A) for youth who will be enrolled in any grade from grade 6 through grade 12 at the end of the summer concerned;
Inserted: (B) for community-based service-learning projects that--
Inserted: (i) shall--
Inserted: (I) meet unmet human, educational, environmental (including energy conservation and stewardship), emergency and disaster preparedness, and public service needs; and
Inserted: (II) be intensive, structured, supervised, and designed to produce identifiable improvements to the community; and
Inserted: (ii) may include the extension of academic year service-learning programs into the summer months;
Inserted: (C) under which any student who completes 100 hours of service in an approved summer of service position, as certified through a process determined by the Corporation through regulations consistent with section 138(f), shall be eligible for a summer of service educational award of not more than $500 (or, at the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer, not more than $1,000 in the case of a participant who is economically disadvantaged) from funds deposited in the National Service Trust and distributed by the Corporation as described in section 148; and
Inserted: (D) subject to the limitation that a student may not receive more than 2 summer of service educational awards from funds deposited in the National Service Trust; and
Original wording
Page 38, after line 6, insert the following:
Change 21: Replaces “50 percent of the total cost of the program” with “75 percent of the total cost of the program in the first year of the grant and 50 percent…”
[struck: 50 percent of the total cost of the program][inserted: 75 percent of the total cost of the program in the first year of the grant and 50 percent of the total cost of the program in the remaining years of the grant, including if the grant is extended for a fourth year]Original wording
Page 40, lines 12 through 13, strike “50 percent of the total cost of the program” and insert “75 percent of the total cost of the program in the first year of the grant and 50 percent of the total cost of the program in the remaining years of the grant, including if the grant is extended for a fourth year”.
Change 22: Rewrites page 42, lines 24–25
ReplacesPrinted pageRemoves page 42, lines 24–25 of the printed bill. See that page
Inserted: (ii) by striking "Federal share of the cost" and inserting "Corporation share of the cost, including member living allowances, employment-related taxes, health care coverage, and worker's compensation and other necessary operation costs,";
Original wording
Page 42, strike lines 24 through 25 and insert the following:
Change 23: Strikes page 43, lines 1–4
StrikesPrinted pageRemoves page 43, lines 1–4 of the printed bill. See that page
Original wording
Page 43, strike lines 1 through 4.
Change 24: Replaces “to the Congress” with “to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee…”
[struck: to the Congress][inserted: to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate]Original wording
Page 45, line 11, strike “to the Congress” and insert “to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate”.
Change 25: Inserts “, provision of supportive services to direct mentoring service organizations (in the case…” after “services”
…services[inserted: , provision of supportive services to direct mentoring service organizations (in the case of a partnership), or]…
Original wording
Page 49, line 6, insert after “services” the following: “, provision of supportive services to direct mentoring service organizations (in the case of a partnership), or”.
Change 26: Rewrites page 53, lines 13–16
ReplacesPrinted pageRemoves page 53, lines 13–16 of the printed bill. See that page
Inserted: (2) Matching requirement.--In making grants to a State under this subsection, the Corporation shall require the State to provide matching funds of $1 from non-Federal sources for every $1 provided by the Corporation.
Inserted: (3) Alternative.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the Chief Executive Officer may permit a State that demonstrates hardship or a new State Commission to use an alternative match as follows:
Original wording
Page 53, strike lines 13 through 16 and insert the following:
Change 27: Inserts “, or 0.5 percent of the amount allocated for the State formula under this section, whiche…” before the period at the end
Inserted: , or 0.5 percent of the amount allocated for the State formula under this section, whichever is greater
Original wording
Page 57, line 14, before the period at the end insert “, or 0.5 percent of the amount allocated for the State formula under this section, whichever is greater”.
Change 28: Adds SEC. 129B. PILOT AUTHORITY FOR MEMBER-SELECTED NATIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS on page 62, line 11
Adds a sectionPrinted pageInserted: SEC. 129B. PILOT AUTHORITY FOR MEMBER-SELECTED NATIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS.
Inserted: (a) Authority.--
Inserted: (1) In general.--From the amounts appropriated for a fiscal year under this subtitle and consistent with the restriction in subsection (b), the Corporation may provide fixed amount grants on a competitive basis to up to 10 State Commissions to support member-selected approved national service positions.
Inserted: (2) Limitation.--The Corporation shall award grants under paragraph (1) to support not more than 500 approved national service positions among the participating States.
Inserted: (b) Limits on Corporation Grant Funds.--
Inserted: (1) In general.--Grants awarded under subsection (a)(1) shall not exceed $600 per individual enrolled in an approved national service position under this section.
Inserted: (2) Use of grant funds.--Grants received by State Commissions under subsection (a)(1)--
Inserted: (A) shall not be distributed to organizations receiving participants with approved national service positions under this section; and
Inserted: (B) may--
Inserted: (i) be used for oversight activities and mechanisms for the service sites as determined by the State Commission or the Corporation, which may include site visits;
Inserted: (ii) be used for activities to augment the experience of AmeriCorps participants in approved national service positions under this section, including activities to engage such participants in networking opportunities with other AmeriCorps participants; and
Inserted: (iii) be used for recruitment or training activities for participants in approved national service positions under this section.
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Inserted: (c) State Commission Application.--
Inserted: (1) In general.--A State Commission desiring to receive a grant under subsection (a)(1) shall submit an application to the Corporation at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Corporation shall determine appropriate.
Inserted: (2) Approval.--The Corporation shall approve each application under paragraph (1) in accordance with section 130(d).
Inserted: (d) Selection of Participants.--
Inserted: (1) Applicants.--Participants desiring to receive an approved national service position under this section shall submit an application to the State Commission at such time and in such manner as the State Commission determines appropriate. The application shall contain--
Inserted: (A) a position description that includes--
Inserted: (i) the unmet human, educational, public safety, or environmental need or needs that will be met by the participant; and
Inserted: (ii) a description of the activities and responsibilities that will be carried out by the participant;
Inserted: (B) a description of the organization operating the service site where the applicant intends to complete the service described in subparagraph (A);
Inserted: (C) a description of the support that will be provided by the organization to the participant to complete the activities described in subparagraph (A);
Inserted: (D) the evidence of community support for the activities described in subparagraph (A);
Inserted: (E) a certification from the organization operating the service site that the organization is accepting the participant to perform the service outlined in subparagraph (A);
Inserted: (F) a certification from the organization operating the service site that the organization satisfies qualification criteria established by the Corporation or the State Commission, including standards relating to organizational capacity, financial management, and programmatic oversight; and
Inserted: (G) any other information that the Corporation and the State Commission deems necessary.
Inserted: (2) Residency.--A participant may apply for approved national service positions under this section in States other than the State in which the participant resides.
Inserted: (e) Organization Requirements.--The Corporation and the State Commissions shall ensure that the organizations receiving participants with approved national service positions under this section--
Inserted: (1) maintain not more than 5 full-time staff and not more than 5 part-time staff; and
Inserted: (2) are not duplicating service provided by an existing AmeriCorps grantee in the same community; and
Inserted: (3) are located in a community where no Intermediary AmeriCorps grants recipient is operating; and
Inserted: (4) have not applied to receive assistance under this subtitle.
Inserted: (f) Failure to Comply.--If an organization receiving a participant with an approved national service position under this section fails to comply with terms and conditions established by the State Commission and the Corporation--
Inserted: (1) the organization shall not be eligible to receive such a participant, or receive an AmeriCorps grant under section 121, for not less than 5 years; and
Inserted: (2) the State Commission shall have the right to remove such a participant from the organization and relocate that individual to another site.
Inserted: (g) Receipt of Financial Assistance.--An organization that receives participants with approved national service positions under this section shall not be considered a recipient of Federal financial assistance based on receiving such participants.
Inserted: (h) Definition.--For the purpose of this section, the term 'Intermediary AmeriCorps grants recipient' means any organization that serves as a conduit between the Corporation and other unaffiliated organizations operating service sites.
Original wording
Page 62, after line 11, insert the following:
Change 29: Replaces “111(a)(5)” with “118(c)(8)”
[struck: 111(a)(5)][inserted: 118(c)(8)]Original wording
Page 72, line 11, strike “111(a)(5)” and insert “118(c)(8)”.
Change 30: Rewrites page 72, line 15 through page 73, line 3
ReplacesPrinted pageRemoves page 72, line 15 through page 73, line 3 of the printed bill. See that page
Inserted: SEC. 1403. DETERMINATION OF THE AMOUNT OF NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.
Inserted: Section 147 (42 U.S.C. 12603) is amended--
Inserted: (1) in subsection (a)--
Inserted: (A) by striking "a value, for each of not more than 2 of such terms of service, equal to 90 percent of--" and inserting "a value of--" ; and
Inserted: (B) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:
Inserted: "(1) $4,825, for fiscal year 2008;
Inserted: "(2) $4,925, for fiscal year 2009;
Inserted: "(3) $5,025, for fiscal year 2010;
Inserted: "(4) $5,125, for fiscal year 2011; and
Inserted: "(5) $5,225, for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter."; and
Inserted: (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after "for each of not more than 2 of such terms of service" the following: "in the period of one year".
Original wording
Page 72, strike line 15 and all that follows through page 73, line 3 and insert the following:
Change 31: Replaces “111(a)(5)(D)” with “118(c)(8)(C)”
[struck: 111(a)(5)(D)][inserted: 118(c)(8)(C)]Original wording
Page 73, line 20, strike “111(a)(5)(D)” and insert “118(c)(8)(C)”.
Change 32: Replaces “111(a)(5)” with “118(c)(8)”
[struck: 111(a)(5)][inserted: 118(c)(8)]Original wording
Page 74, line 4, strike “111(a)(5)” and insert “118(c)(8)”.
Change 33: Replaces “111(a)(5)” with “118(c)(8)”
[struck: 111(a)(5)][inserted: 118(c)(8)]Original wording
Page 75, line 16, strike “111(a)(5)” and insert “118(c)(8)”.
Change 34: Replaces “111(a)(5)” with “118(c)(8)”
[struck: 111(a)(5)][inserted: 118(c)(8)]Original wording
Page 76, line 2, strike “111(a)(5)” and insert “118(c)(8)”.
Change 35: Replaces “111(a)(5)” with “118(c)(8)”
[struck: 111(a)(5)][inserted: 118(c)(8)]Original wording
Page 77, line 2, strike “111(a)(5)” and insert “118(c)(8)”.
Change 36: Replaces “111(a)(5)” with “118(c)(8)”
[struck: 111(a)(5)][inserted: 118(c)(8)]Original wording
Page 78, line 16, strike “111(a)(5)” and insert “118(c)(8)”.
Change 37: Replaces “111(a)(5)” with “118(c)(8)”
[struck: 111(a)(5)][inserted: 118(c)(8)]Original wording
Page 80, line 2, strike “111(a)(5)” and insert “118(c)(8)”.
Change 38: Replaces “to Congress” with “to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee…”
[struck: to Congress][inserted: to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate]Original wording
Page 82, line 5, strike “to Congress” and insert “to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate”.
Change 39: Replaces “111(a)(5)” with “118(c)(8)”
[struck: 111(a)(5)][inserted: 118(c)(8)]Original wording
Page 83, line 8, strike “111(a)(5)” and insert “118(c)(8)”.
Change 40: Replaces “The Director” through “goal.” with “The Director shall take appropriate steps, including through collaboration with the Offic…”
[struck: The Director … goal.][inserted: The Director shall take appropriate steps, including through collaboration with the Office of Outreach and Recruitment, to increase the percentage of participants in the program who are disadvantaged youth toward 50 percent of all participants by year 2010. The Director shall report to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate annually on such efforts, any challenges faced, and the annual participation rates of disadvantaged youth in the program.]Original wording
Page 87, line 17, strike “The Director” and all that follows through “goal.” on line 24 and insert “The Director shall take appropriate steps, including through collaboration with the Office of Outreach and Recruitment, to increase the percentage of participants in the program who are disadvantaged youth toward 50 percent of all participants by year 2010. The Director shall report to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate annually on such efforts, any challenges faced, and the annual participation rates of disadvantaged youth in the program.”.
Change 41: Strikes “Demonstration”
Struck: Demonstration
Original wording
Page 88, lines 6 through 7, strike “Demonstration”.
Change 42: Strikes “Demonstration”
Struck: Demonstration
Original wording
Page 88, lines 24 through 25, strike “Demonstration”.
Change 43: Strikes “striking by”
In H.R. 2857 · Reported in House
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking
[struck: by striking ]"superintendent" and inserting "campus director"; and(ii) by striking "camp" both places such term appears and inserting "campus";
Original wording
Page 92, line 1, strike “striking by”.
Change 44: Rewrites page 93, lines 17–22
ReplacesPrinted pageRemoves page 93, lines 17–22 of the printed bill. See that page
Inserted: (3) by amending subsection (c)(2) to read as follows:
Inserted: "(2) Coordination with other entities.--Members of the cadre may provide, either directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, the advanced service training referred to in subsection (b)(1) in coordination with vocational or technical schools, other employment and training providers, existing youth service programs, other qualified individuals, or organizations with expertise in training youth, including disadvantaged youth, in the skill areas described in such subsection.".
Original wording
Page 93, strike lines 17 through 22 and insert the following:
Change 45: Inserts new text on page 94, line 8
InsertsPrinted pageOriginal wording
Page 94, line 8, after “conservation” insert a comma.
Change 46: Rewrites page 97, lines 19–21
ReplacesPrinted pageRemoves page 97, lines 19–21 of the printed bill. See that page
Inserted: (iii) in subparagraph (C)--
Inserted: (I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking "the Director" and inserting "the Chief Executive Officer";
Inserted: (II) in clause (iii) by striking "and" at the end;
Inserted: (III) by redesignating clause (iv) as (v); and
Inserted: (IV) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
Inserted: "(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
Original wording
Page 97, strike lines 19 through 21 and insert the following:
Change 47: Inserts “and” on page 98, line 22
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: and
Original wording
Page 98, line 22, add “and” at the end.
Change 48: Strikes page 103, lines 24–25
StrikesPrinted pageRemoves page 103, lines 24–25 of the printed bill. See that page
Original wording
Page 103, strike lines 24 through 25.
Change 49: Replaces “(g) through (k)” with “(h) through (l)”
In H.R. 2857 · Reported in House
"(H) contains such information as the State Commission considers to be appropriate or as the Corporation may require.";
(4) by redesignating subsections (f) through (j) as subsections (
[struck: g][inserted: h]) through ([struck: k][inserted: l]), respectively;(5) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
Original wording
Page 107, line 24, strike “(g) through (k)” and insert “(h) through (l)”.
Change 50: Inserts new text on page 108, line 10
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: (g) State Plan for Baby Boomer and Older Adult Volunteer and Paid Service.--
Inserted: (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 must work with appropriate State agencies and private entities to develop a comprehensive State plan for volunteer and paid service by members of the Baby Boom generation and older adults.
Inserted: (2) Matters included.--The State plan shall include--
Inserted: (A) recommendations for public policy initiatives, including how to best tap the population of members of the Baby Boom generation and older adults as sources of social capital and as ways to address community needs;
Inserted: (B) recommendations to the State unit on aging on--
Inserted: (i) a marketing outreach plan to businesses;
Inserted: (ii) outreach to non-profit organizations;
Inserted: (iii) the State's Department of Education; and
Inserted: (iv) other State agencies; and
Inserted: (C) recommendations for civic engagement and multigenerational activities, such as--
Inserted: (i) early childhood education, family literacy, and after school programs;
Inserted: (ii) respite services for older adults and caregivers; and
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Inserted: (iii) transitions for members of the Baby Boom generation and older adults to purposeful work in their post career lives.
Inserted: (3) Knowledge incorporated.--The State plan shall incorporate the current knowledge base regarding--
Inserted: (A) the economic impact of older workers' roles in the economy;
Inserted: (B) the social impact of older workers' roles in the community; and
Inserted: (C) the health and social benefits of active engagement for members of the Baby Boom generation and older adults.
Inserted: (4) Publication.--The State plan must be made public and be transmitted to the Chief Executive Officer.
Original wording
Page 108, after line 10, insert the following:
Change 51: Replaces “(j)(1)” with “(k)(1)”
In H.R. 2857 · Reported in House
"(f) Relief From Administrative Requirements.--Upon approval of a State plan submitted under subsection (e)(1), the Chief Executive Officer may waive, or specify alternatives to, administrative requirements (other than statutory provisions) otherwise applicable to grants made to States under the national service laws, including those requirements identified by a State as impeding the coordination and effectiveness of Federal, State, and local resources for service and volunteerism within a State.";
(6) in subsection (
[struck: j][inserted: k])(1) (as redesignated by this section), by striking the period at the end and inserting ", consistent with section 174(d)."; and(7) by adding at the end the following:
Original wording
Page 108, line 11, strike “(j)(1)” and insert “(k)(1)”.
Change 52: Replaces “; and” with new text
Struck: ; and
Original wording
Page 108, line 13, strike “; and” and insert a period.
Change 53: Strikes page 108, line 14 through page 110, line 13
StrikesPrinted pageRemoves page 108, line 14 through page 110, line 13 of the printed bill. See that page
Original wording
Page 108, strike line 14 and all that follows through page 110, line 13.
Change 54: Strikes “various”
In H.R. 2857 · Reported in House
"(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
[struck: various ]programs receiving assistance under the national service laws in achieving stated goals and the costs associated with such, including--"(A) an evaluation of performance measures, as established by the Corporation in consultation with grantees receiving assistance under the national service laws, which may include--
Original wording
Page 110, line 23, strike “various”.
Change 55: Replaces “grantees” with “each grantee”
[struck: grantees][inserted: each grantee]Original wording
Page 111, line 5, strike “grantees” and insert “each grantee”.
Change 56: Replaces “to which” with “with which”
[struck: to which][inserted: with which]Original wording
Page 112, line 12, strike “to which” and insert “with which”.
Change 57: Inserts new text on page 112, line 13
InsertsPrinted pageOriginal wording
Page 112, line 13, insert a comma
Change 58: Replaces “of the program and its impact, for such programs” with “and the impact of such programs”
In H.R. 2857 · Reported in House
"(B) review of the implementation plan for reaching such measures described in subparagraph (A); and
"(2) the effectiveness of the structure and mechanisms for delivery of services, such as the effective utilization of the participants' time, the management of the participants, and the ease to which recipients were able to receive services to maximize the cost-effectiveness
[struck: of][inserted: and] the[struck: program and its ]impact[struck: , for][inserted: of] such programs.";(2) in subsection (g)--
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Page 112, line 14, strike “of the program and its impact, for such programs” and insert “and the impact of such programs”.
Change 59: Inserts “under this section” before the period at the end
Inserted: under this section
Original wording
Page 113, line 6, insert “under this section” before the period at the end.
Change 60: Replaces “Congress” with “the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on…”
[struck: Congress][inserted: the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate]Original wording
Page 114, line 25, strike “Congress” and insert “the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate”.
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Section 182(b) (42 U.S.C. 12642(b)) is amended to read as follows:
"(b) Annual Report.--On an annual basis, the head of each Federal agency and department shall prepare and submit, to
[struck: Congress ][inserted: the Committee on Education ]and [inserted: Labor of ]the[struck: committees][inserted: House] of[struck: jurisdiction, ][inserted: Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, ]a report concerning the implementation of this section, including an evaluation of the performance goals and benchmarks of the partnership programs.".SEC. 1609. RIGHTS OF ACCESS, EXAMINATION, AND COPYING.
Original wording
Page 115, line 20, strike “Congress and the committees of jurisdiction” and insert “the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate”.
Change 62: Replaces “Congress” with “the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on…”
[struck: Congress][inserted: the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate]Original wording
Page 117, line 5, strike “Congress” and insert “the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate”.
Change 63: Strikes “to work to”
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"(a) Goals.--To ensure that recipients of assistance under the national service laws are carrying out sustainable projects or programs, the Corporation, after collaboration with State Commissions and consultation with recipients of assistance under the national service laws, may set sustainability goals supported by policies and procedures to--
"(1) build the capacity of the projects that receive assistance under the national service laws to meet community needs and
[struck: to work to ]lessen the dependence on Federal dollars to do so;"(2) provide technical assistance to assist the recipients of assistance under the national service laws in acquiring non- Federal funds for the projects that could replace assistance received under the national service laws; and
Original wording
Page 118, line 1, strike “to work to”.
Change 64: Inserts “, taking into consideration challenges that programs in underserved rural or urban areas…” before the semicolon
Inserted: , taking into consideration challenges that programs in underserved rural or urban areas may face
Original wording
Page 118, line 2, insert “, taking into consideration challenges that programs in underserved rural or urban areas may face” before the semicolon.
Change 65: Replaces “assist” with “aid”
[struck: assist][inserted: aid]Original wording
Page 118, line 3, strike “assist” and insert “aid”.
Change 66: Inserts “and leveraging” after “acquiring”
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"(1) build the capacity of the projects that receive assistance under the national service laws to meet community needs and to work to lessen the dependence on Federal dollars to do so;
"(2) provide technical assistance to assist the recipients of assistance under the national service laws in acquiring [inserted: and leveraging ]non- Federal funds for the projects that could replace assistance received under the national service laws; and
"(3) implement measures to ascertain whether the projects are generating sufficient community support.
Original wording
Page 118, line 5, after “acquiring” insert “and leveraging”.
Change 67: Strikes “that could replace assistance received under the national service laws”
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"(1) build the capacity of the projects that receive assistance under the national service laws to meet community needs and to work to lessen the dependence on Federal dollars to do so;
"(2) provide technical assistance to assist the recipients of assistance under the national service laws in acquiring non- Federal funds for the projects
[struck: that could replace assistance received under the national service laws]; and"(3) implement measures to ascertain whether the projects are generating sufficient community support.
Original wording
Page 118, lines 5 through 7, strike “that could replace assistance received under the national service laws”.
Change 68: Replaces “to Congress” with “to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee…”
[struck: to Congress][inserted: to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate]Original wording
Page 122, line 25, strike “to Congress” and insert “to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate”.
Change 69: Replaces “to Congress” with “to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee…”
[struck: to Congress][inserted: to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate]Original wording
Page 124, line 11, strike “to Congress” and insert “to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate”.
Change 70: Replaces the period at the end of page 126, line 22 with “; and”
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[struck: .][inserted: ; and]Original wording
Page 126, line 22, strike the period at the end and insert “; and”.
Change 71: Inserts new text on page 126, line 22
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: (3) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:
Inserted: "(g) Recruitment and Public Awareness Functions.--The Chief Executive Officer shall assign or hire, as necessary, such additional national, regional, and State personnel to carry out such recruiting and public awareness functions of the Office of Outreach and Recruitment to ensure that such functions are carried out in a timely and effective manner. The Chief Executive Officer shall give priority in the hiring of such additional personnel to individuals who have formerly served as volunteers in the programs carried out under the national service laws or similar programs, and to individuals who have specialized experience in the recruitment of volunteers.".
Original wording
Page 126, after line 22, insert the following:
Change 72: Inserts “institutions of higher education,” after “local education agencies,”
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"(F) other innovative methods of communication; and
"(G) outreach to offices of economic development, State employment security agencies, labor unions and trade associations, local education agencies, [inserted: institutions of higher education, ]agencies and organizations serving veterans and people with disabilities, and other institutions or organizations from which participants for programs receiving assistance from the national service laws can be recruited;
"(2) to identify and implement methods of recruitment to increase the diversity of participants in the programs receiving assistance under the national service laws;
Original wording
Page 129, line 25, after “local education agencies,” insert “institutions of higher education,”.
Change 73: Inserts new text on page 130, line 7
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: (3) to collaborate with organizations with demonstrated expertise in supporting and accommodating individuals with disabilities, including institutions of higher education, to identify and implement methods of recruitment to increase the number of participants with disabilities in the programs receiving assistance under the national service laws;
Original wording
Page 130, after line 7, insert the following:
Change 74: Rewrites page 132, line 9 through page 133, line 19
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Inserted: SEC. 1707. STUDY TO EXAMINE AND INCREASE SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS AND VETERANS PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS UNDER THE NATIONAL SERVICE LAWS AND TO DEVELOP PILOT PROGRAM.
Inserted: Subtitle G of title I is further amended by adding at the end the following:
Inserted: "SEC. 196C. STUDY TO EXAMINE AND INCREASE SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS AND VETERANS PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS UNDER THE NATIONAL SERVICE LAWS AND TO DEVELOP PILOT PROGRAM.
Inserted: "(a) Planning Study.--The Corporation for National and Community Service shall conduct a study to identify--
Inserted: "(1) specific areas of need for veterans;
Inserted: "(2) how existing programs and activities carried out under the national service laws could better serve veterans and veterans service organizations;
Inserted: "(3) gaps in service to veterans;
Inserted: "(4) prospects for better coordination of services;
Inserted: "(5) prospects for better utilization of veterans as resources and volunteers; and
Inserted: "(6) methods for ensuring the efficient financial organization of services directed towards veterans.
Inserted: "(b) Consultation.--The study shall be carried out in consultation with veterans' service organizations, the Department of Veterans Affairs, State veterans agencies, the Department of Defense, and other individuals and entities the Corporation considers appropriate.
Inserted: "(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Corporation shall submit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 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 veterans.
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Inserted: "(d) Pilot Program.--From amounts made available to carry out this section, the Corporation shall develop and carry out a pilot program based on the findings in the report submitted under subsection (c).
Inserted: "(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.".
Original wording
Page 132, strike line 9 and all that follows through page 133, line 19, and insert the following:
Change 75: Replaces “subsections (p) and (q);” with “subsection (p); and”
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(8) by redesignating subsections (n) and (o) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively;
(9) by striking
[struck: subsections][inserted: subsection] (p)[inserted: ;] and[struck: (q);](10) by redesignating subsection (r) as subsection (g); and
Original wording
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Inserted: (10) by redesignating subsections (q), (r), and (s) as (g), (h), and (i), respectively.
Original wording
Page 134, strike line 24 and all that follows through page 135, line 2, and insert the following:
Change 77: Inserts new text on page 138, line 6
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: (5) Silver scholarship programs.--A Silver Scholarship program for citizens age 55 and older to complete no less than 600 hours of service in a year meeting unmet human, educational, public safety, or environmental needs and receive a $1000 education award, provided that--
Inserted: (A) the Corporation establishes criteria for the types of the service required to be performed to receive such award; and
Inserted: (B) the citizen uses such award in accordance with sections 146(c), 146(d), and 148(c).
Original wording
Page 138, after line 6, insert the following:
Change 78: Inserts new text on page 139, line 13
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: (2) Matching funds.--
Inserted: (A) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of carrying out a program for which a grant is made under this part may not exceed 76 percent of the total cost of the program in the first year and may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the program for the remaining years of the grant, including if the grant is extended for 1 year.
Inserted: (B) Non-federal contribution.--In providing for the remaining share of the cost of carrying out such a program, each recipient of a grant under this part--
Inserted: (i) shall provide for such share through a payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including facilities, equipment, or services; and
Inserted: (ii) may provide for such share through State sources or local sources, including private funds or donated services.
Original wording
Page 139, after line 13, insert the following:
Change 79: Replaces “Encouragement” with “Collaboration encouraged”
[struck: Encouragement][inserted: Collaboration encouraged]Original wording
Page 139, line 14, strike “Encouragement” and insert “Collaboration encouraged”.
Change 80: Inserts new text on page 139, line 23
InsertsPrinted pageOriginal wording
Page 139, line 23, after “strategies” insert a comma.
Change 81: Strikes page 140, line 19 through page 141, line 9
StrikesPrinted pageRemoves page 140, line 19 through page 141, line 9 of the printed bill. See that page
Original wording
Page 140, strike line 19 and all that follows through page 141, line 9.
Change 82: Strikes “the Corporation requires, and in such manner as”
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"(ii) may provide for such share through State sources or local sources, including private funds or donated services.
"(d) Applications.--To be eligible to carry out a program under this part, an entity shall prepare, submit to the Corporation, and obtain approval of, an application at such time and in such manner as the
[struck: Corporation requires, and in such manner as the ]Chief Executive Officer may reasonably require.".SEC. 1804. CLEARINGHOUSES.
Original wording
Page 141, lines 13 through 14, strike “the Corporation requires, and in such manner as”.
Change 83: Replaces the semicolon on page 147, line 5 with “. Such activities may utilize funding from the reservation of funds to increase the parti…”
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[struck: ;][inserted: . Such activities may utilize funding from the reservation of funds to increase the participation of individuals with disabilities as described in section 129(k);]Original wording
Page 147, line 5, strike the semicolon and insert the following: “. Such activities may utilize funding from the reservation of funds to increase the participation of individuals with disabilities as described in section 129(k);”.
Change 84: Inserts “, including providing such training and technical assistance to programs receiving assist…” before the semicolon
Inserted: , including providing such training and technical assistance to programs receiving assistance under section 201 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973
Original wording
Page 147, line 12, insert before the semicolon the following: “, including providing such training and technical assistance to programs receiving assistance under section 201 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973”.
Change 85: Replaces “63.75” with “60”
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"(B) Programs.--Of the amount appropriated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year--
"(i) not more than
[struck: 63.75][inserted: 60] percent shall be available to provide financial assistance under part I of subtitle B of title I;"(ii) not more than 25 percent shall be available to provide financial assistance under part II of such subtitle; and
Original wording
Page 149, line 10, strike “63.75” and insert “60”.
Change 86: Replaces “11.25” with “15”
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"(ii) not more than 25 percent shall be available to provide financial assistance under part II of such subtitle; and
"(iii) not less than
[struck: 11.25][inserted: 15] percent shall be available to provide financial assistance under part III of such subtitle."(2) Subtitles c, d, and h.--
Original wording
Page 149, line 16, strike “11.25” and insert “15”.
Change 87: Inserts new text on page 149, line 18
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: (C) Summer of service.--Of the amount appropriated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, up to $10,000,000 shall be for summer of service grants and up to $10,000,000 shall be deposited in the National Service Trust to support summer of service educational awards, consistent with section 118(c)(8).
Original wording
Page 149, after line 18, insert the following:
Change 88: Inserts new text on page 151, line 3
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: (D) Priority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in obligating the amounts made available pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in subparagraph (C), priority shall be given to programs carried out in areas for which the President has declared the existence of a major disaster, in accordance with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170), as a consequence of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Original wording
Page 151, after line 3, insert the following:
Change 89: Strikes “recruitment and”
Struck: recruitment and
Original wording
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Change 90: Inserts new text on page 156, line 19
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: (i) in subparagraph (A)--
Inserted: (I) strike "related to the recruitment and" and insert "related to the";
Inserted: (II) strike "in conjunction with the recruitment and" and insert "in conjunction with the"; and
Inserted: (III) strike "1993. Upon" and all that follows through the period at the end and insert "1993.";
Original wording
Page 156, after line 19, insert the following:
Change 91: Inserts new text on page 160, line 17
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: (1) In the re-entry and re-integration of formerly incarcerated youth and adults into society, including life skills training, employment training, counseling, educational training, and educational counseling.
Original wording
Page 160, after line 17, insert the following:
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Inserted: (e) Competitive Grant Awards Required.--
Inserted: (1) In general.--Effective for fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter, each grant or contract awarded under this section in such a year shall be--
Inserted: (A) awarded for a period of 3 years; and
Inserted: (B) awarded through a competitive process.
Inserted: (2) Elements of competitive process.--The competitive process required by paragraph (1)(B)--
Inserted: (A) shall include the use of a peer review panel, including members with expertise in senior service and aging;
Inserted: (B) shall ensure that--
Inserted: (i) the resulting grants (or contracts) support no less than the volunteer service years of the previous grant (or contract) cycle in a given geographic service area;
Inserted: (ii) the resulting grants (or contracts) maintain a similar program distribution; and
Inserted: (iii) every effort is made to minimize the disruption to volunteers; and
Inserted: (C) shall include the performance measures, outcomes, and other criteria established under subsection (f).
Inserted: (3) Establishment of competitive process.--The Corporation shall establish and make available the competitive process required by paragraph (1)(B) no later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this subsection. The Corporation shall consult with the program directors of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program during development and implementation of the competitive process.
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Inserted: (f) Evaluation Process Required.--
Inserted: (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 412, and effective beginning 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, each grant or contract under this section that expires in fiscal year 2010, 2011, and 2012 shall be subject to an evaluation process. The evaluation process shall be carried out, to the maximum extent practicable, in fiscal year 2009, 2010, and 2011, respectively.
Inserted: (2) Elements of evaluation process.--The evaluation process required by paragraph (1)--
Inserted: (A) shall include performance measures, outcomes, and other criteria; and
Inserted: (B) shall evaluate the extent to which the recipient of the grant or contract meets or exceeds such performance measures, outcomes, and other criteria.
Inserted: (3) Establishment of evaluation process.--The Corporation shall, in collaboration and consultation with program directors of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, establish and make available the evaluation process required by paragraph (1), including the performance measures, outcomes, and other criteria required by paragraph (2)(A), with particular attention to the different needs of rural and urban programs. The processes shall be established and made available, including notification of the available training and technical assistance, no later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection.
Inserted: (4) Effect of failing to meet performance measures.--If the evaluation process determines that the recipient has failed to meet or exceed the performance measures, outcomes, and other criteria established under this subsection, the grant or contract shall not be renewed. Any successor grant or contract shall be awarded through the competitive process described in subsection (e)(1).
Inserted: (5) Special rule.--The Corporation may continue to fund a program which has failed to meet or exceed the performance measures, outcomes, and other criteria established under this subsection for up to 12 months if competition does not result in a successor grant or contract for such program, in order to minimize the disruption to volunteers and
Inserted: disruption of services. In such a case, outreach shall be conducted and a new competition shall be established. The previous recipient shall remain eligible for the new competition.
Inserted: (6) Performance measures.--
Inserted: (A) In general.--The performance measures, outcomes, and other criteria established under this subsection may be updated or modified as necessary, in consultation with program directors for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, but no earlier than fiscal year 2013.
Inserted: (B) Operational problems.--Effective for fiscal years before fiscal year 2013, the Corporation may, after consulting with program directors of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, determine that a performance measure, outcome, or criterion established under this subsection is operationally problematic, and may, in consultation with program directors of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program and after notifying the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate--
Inserted: (i) eliminate the use of that performance measure, outcome, or criterion; or
Inserted: (ii) modify that performance measure, outcome, or criterion as necessary to render it no longer operationally problematic.
Inserted: (g) Online Resource Guide.--The Corporation shall develop and disseminate an online resource guide for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, which shall include, but not be limited to--
Inserted: (1) examples of high performing programs;
Inserted: (2) corrective actions for underperforming programs; and
Inserted: (3) examples of meaningful outcome-based performance measures that capture a program's mission and priorities.
Inserted: (h) Report to Congress.--The Corporation shall submit, by 2012, to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on--
Inserted: (1) the number of programs that did not meet or exceed the established performance measures, outcomes, and other criteria established under subsection (f);
Inserted: (2) the number of new grants awarded;
Inserted: (3) the challenges to the implementation of evaluation and competition, including but not limited to geographic distribution and the minimization of disruption to volunteers; and
Inserted: (4) how the current program geographic distribution affects recruitment for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program.
Original wording
Page 169, strike line 5 and all that follows through page 170, line 11, and insert the following:
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(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the period at the end the following: "through education, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation";
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the period at the end the following: ", including programs that teach parenting skills, life skills, [inserted: and ]family management skills
[struck: , assists in obtaining affordable childcare, offers or assists in locating employment training or placement, and other skills and services needed by teenage parents and their families to establish a healthy environment for their children]";(D) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
Original wording
Page 176, line 18, strike “family management skills” and all that follows through “children” on line 23 and insert “and family management skills”.
Change 94: Rewrites page 180, line 8 through page 181, line 19
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Inserted: SEC. 2210. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR.
Inserted: Section 231 (42 U.S.C. 5028) is amended--
Inserted: (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
Inserted: "(a) In General.--
Inserted: "(1) Activities authorized.--The Director is authorized to--
Inserted: "(A) make grants to or enter into contracts with public or nonprofit organizations, including organizations funded under part A, B, or C, for the purposes of demonstrating innovative activities involving older Americans as volunteers; and
Inserted: "(B) make incentive grants under subsection (d).
Inserted: "(2) Support of volunteers.--The Director may support under this part both volunteers receiving stipends and volunteers not receiving stipends.";
Inserted: (2) in subsection (b)--
Inserted: (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking "subsection (a)" and inserting "subsection (a)(1)(A)";
Inserted: (B) in paragraph (1), by striking "activities;" and inserting "activities described in section 225(b) and carried out through programs described in parts A, B, and C;"; and
Inserted: (C) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following:
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Inserted: "(2) programs that support older Americans in aging in place while augmenting the capacity of members of a community to serve each other through reciprocal service centers, service credit banking, community economic scripts, barter services, timebanking, and other similar programs where services are exchanged and not paid for; or
Inserted: "(3) grants to non-profit organizations to establish sites or programs to--
Inserted: "(A) assist retiring or retired individuals in locating opportunities for--
Inserted: "(i) public service roles, including through paid or volunteer service;
Inserted: "(ii) participating in life-planning programs, including financial planning and issues revolving around health and wellness; and
Inserted: "(iii) continuing education, including leadership development, health and wellness, and technological literacy; and
Inserted: "(B) connect retiring or retired individuals with members of the community to serve as leaders and mentors in life planning, relationships, employment counseling, education counseling, and other areas of expertise as developed by the retiring or retired adults."; and
Inserted: (3) by adding at the end the following:
Inserted: "(c) Priority.--For purposes of subsection (b)(2), priority shall be given to--
Inserted: "(1) programs with established experience in carrying out such a program and engaging the entire community in service exchange;
Inserted: "(2) programs with the capacity to connect to similar programs throughout a city or region to augment the available services to older Americans and for members of the community to serve each other;
Inserted: "(3) programs seeking to establish in an area where needs of older Americans are left unmet and older Americans are unable to consider aging in place without such service exchange in place; and
Inserted: "(4) programs that integrate participants in or collaborate with service-learning programs, AmeriCorps State and National programs, the VISTA program, the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, Foster Grandparents program, and the Senior Companion programs, and programs described in section 411 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3032).
Inserted: "(d) Incentive Grants.--The incentive grants referred to in subsection (a)(1)(B) are incentive grants to programs receiving assistance under this title, subject to the following:
Inserted: "(1) Such grants (which may be fixed-amount grants) shall be grants in an amount equal to $300 per volunteer enrolled in the program, except that such amount shall be reduced as necessary to meet the goals of this section.
Inserted: "(2) Such a grant shall be awarded to a program only if the program--
Inserted: "(A) exceeds performance measures established under section 179 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990;
Inserted: "(B) provides non-Federal matching funds in an amount that is not less than 50 percent of the amount received by the program under this title;
Inserted: "(C) enrolls more than 50 percent of the volunteers in outcome-based service programs with measurable objectives meeting community needs, as determined by the Corporation; and
Inserted: "(D) enrolls more volunteers from among members of the Baby Boom generation, as defined in section 101 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, than were enrolled in the program during the previous fiscal year.
Inserted: "(3) For each such grant, the Corporation shall require the recipient to provide matching funds of 70 cents from non-Federal sources for every $1 provided under the grant.
Inserted: "(4) Such a grant shall be awarded to a program only if the program submits, at such time and in such manner as the Corporation may reasonably require, an application that contains--
Inserted: "(A) a demonstration that the program has met the requirements of paragraph (2);
Inserted: "(B) if applicable, a plan for innovative programs as described in paragraph (6)(B)(ii);
Inserted: "(C) a sustainability plan that describes how the program will maintain the activities described in paragraph (6) when the grant terminates; and
Inserted: "(D) other information that the Corporation may require.
Inserted: "(5) Such grants shall be awarded for a period of 3 years, except that the grant shall be reviewed by the Corporation at the end of the first and second fiscal years and revoked if the Corporation finds that the program has failed to continue to meet the requirements of paragraph (2) for those fiscal years.
Inserted: "(6) Such grants--
Inserted: "(A) shall be used to increase the number of volunteers in outcome-based service with measurable objectives meeting community needs as determined by the Corporation; and
Inserted: "(B) may be used--
Inserted: "(i) for activities for which the program is authorized to receive assistance under this title; and
Inserted: "(ii) for innovative programs focused on the Baby Boom generation, as defined in section 101 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, that have been accepted by the Corporation through the application process in paragraph (4) and are outcome-based programs with measurable objectives meeting community needs as determined by the Corporation.
Inserted: "(7) The Director shall, in making such grants, give high priority to programs receiving assistance under section 201.".
Original wording
Page 180, strike line 8 and all that follows through page 181, line 19, and insert the following:
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InsertsPrinted pageInserted: (c) Exception.--Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to the amendments made by this Act to section 201 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5001). Any changes pursuant to those amendments apply as specified in those amendments.
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Page 11, line 8, redesignate (10) as (11).
Page 22, line 25, through page 23, line 1, strike “or an allotment of approved summer of service positions under section 111(a)(5)(D)”.
Page 23, line 15, redesignate (2) as (3).
Page 24, line 11, redesignate (3) as (4).
Page 26, on each of lines 20, 22, and 23, strike “State” and insert “State, Territory, or Indian tribe”.
the first place such term appears.
Page 31, line 24, through page 32, line 1, strike “a grant is made” and insert “assistance is provided”.
after “post-secondary”.
Page 38, line 7, redesignate (8) as (9).
Page 43, lines 5 and 8, redesignate (iv) and (v) as (iii) and (iv), respectively.
Page 104, lines 1 and 4, redesignate (2) and (3) as (1) and (2), respectively.
after “services”.
Page 130, lines 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24, redesignate (3) through (7) as (4) through (8), respectively.
Page 131, lines 4, 7, and 9, redesignate (8) through (10) as (9) through (11), respectively.
Page 138, lines 7 and 21, redesignate (5) and (6) as (6) and (7), respectively.
Page 139, line 3, redesignate (7) as (8).
Page 139, line 14, redesignate (2) as (3).
Page 139, line 18, redesignate (3) as (4).
Page 148, line 24, strike “2008,” and all that follows through the semicolon on page 149, line 4, and insert “2008;”.
Page 156, lines 20 and 24, redesignate (i) and (ii) as (ii) and (iii), respectively.
Page 160, lines 18 and 23, redesignate (1) and (2) as (2) and (3), respectively.
Page 161, lines 7, 12, and 18, redesignate (3), (4), and (5) as (4), (5), and (6), respectively.
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Page 8, line 14, strike “111(a)(5)” and insert “118(c)(8)”.
Page 11, line 7, strike “and”.
Page 11, after line 7, insert the following:
(10) in paragraph (28)(B) (as so redesignated)--
(A) by striking “602” and inserting “602(3)”; and
(B) by striking “1401” and inserting “1401(3)”; and
Page 11, line 8, redesignate (10) as (11).
Page 15, line 20, add “and” at the end.
Page 16, line 11, strike “; and” and insert a period.
Page 16, strike line 12 and all that follows through page 18, line 21.
Page 22, after line 22, insert the following:
“(d) Minimum Amount.--For any fiscal year for which amounts appropriated for this part exceed $43,000,000, the minimum allotment to each State (as defined in section 101) under this section shall be $65,000.”.
Page 22, line 25, through page 23, line 1, strike “or an allotment of approved summer of service positions under section 111(a)(5)(D)”.
Page 23, after line 14, insert the following:
“(2) information about the criteria the State educational agency, Territory, or Indian tribe will use to evaluate and grant approval to applications submitted under subsection (c), including an assurance that the State educational agency, Territory, or Indian tribe will comply with the requirement in section 114(a);”.
Page 23, line 15, redesignate (2) as (3).
Page 24, line 11, redesignate (3) as (4).
Page 25, line 15, add “and” at the end.
Page 25, line 17, strike “111(a)(5)” and insert “118(c)(8)”.
Page 26, strike lines 5 through 11.
Page 26, on each of lines 20, 22, and 23, strike “State” and insert “State, Territory, or Indian tribe”.
Page 27, line 1, strike “State” and insert “State, Territory, or Indian tribe”.
Page 28, strike lines 12 through 15 and insert the following:
“(1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of carrying out a program for which assistance is provided under this part--
“(A) for new grants, may not exceed 80 percent of the total cost for the first year of the grant, 65 percent for the second year, and 50 percent for each remaining year; and
“(B) for continuing grants, may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the program.”.
Page 31, line 19, strike “and” the first place such term appears.
Page 31, line 20, insert before the period at the end the following: “, and community colleges serving predominantly minority populations”.
Page 31, line 24, through page 32, line 1, strike “a grant is made” and insert “assistance is provided”.
Page 36, lines 18 through 19, strike “a public or private nonprofit organization,” and insert “or a public or private nonprofit organization (including grant-making entities), a public or private elementary or secondary school, a local educational agency,”.
Page 37, line 2, insert a comma after “post-secondary”.
Page 37, lines 16 through 17, strike “senior centers and communities, schools, libraries, and other” and insert “in senior centers and communities, in schools, in libraries, and in other”.
Page 38, line 6, strike “and”.
Page 38, after line 6, insert the following:
“(8) establish or implement summer of service programs during the summer months, including the cost of recruitment, training, and placement of service-learning coordinators--
“(A) for youth who will be enrolled in any grade from grade 6 through grade 12 at the end of the summer concerned;
“(B) for community-based service-learning projects that--
“(i) shall--
“(I) meet unmet human, educational, environmental (including energy conservation and stewardship), emergency and disaster preparedness, and public service needs; and
“(II) be intensive, structured, supervised, and designed to produce identifiable improvements to the community; and
“(ii) may include the extension of academic year service-learning programs into the summer months;
“(C) under which any student who completes 100 hours of service in an approved summer of service position, as certified through a process determined by the Corporation through regulations consistent with section 138(f), shall be eligible for a summer of service educational award of not more than $500 (or, at the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer, not more than $1,000 in the case of a participant who is economically disadvantaged) from funds deposited in the National Service Trust and distributed by the Corporation as described in section 148; and
“(D) subject to the limitation that a student may not receive more than 2 summer of service educational awards from funds deposited in the National Service Trust; and”.
Page 38, line 7, redesignate (8) as (9).
Page 40, lines 12 through 13, strike “50 percent of the total cost of the program” and insert “75 percent of the total cost of the program in the first year of the grant and 50 percent of the total cost of the program in the remaining years of the grant, including if the grant is extended for a fourth year”.
Page 42, strike lines 24 through 25 and insert the following:
(ii) by striking “Federal share of the cost” and inserting “Corporation share of the cost, including member living allowances, employment-related taxes, health care coverage, and worker's compensation and other necessary operation costs,”;
Page 43, strike lines 1 through 4.
Page 43, lines 5 and 8, redesignate (iv) and (v) as (iii) and (iv), respectively.
Page 45, line 11, strike “to the Congress” and insert “to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate”.
Page 49, line 6, insert after “services” the following: “, provision of supportive services to direct mentoring service organizations (in the case of a partnership), or”.
Page 53, strike lines 13 through 16 and insert the following:
“(2) Matching requirement.--In making grants to a State under this subsection, the Corporation shall require the State to provide matching funds of $1 from non-Federal sources for every $1 provided by the Corporation.
“(3) Alternative.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the Chief Executive Officer may permit a State that demonstrates hardship or a new State Commission to use an alternative match as follows:”.
Page 57, line 14, before the period at the end insert “, or 0.5 percent of the amount allocated for the State formula under this section, whichever is greater”.
Page 62, after line 11, insert the following:
“SEC. 129B. PILOT AUTHORITY FOR MEMBER-SELECTED NATIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS.
“(a) Authority.--
“(1) In general.--From the amounts appropriated for a fiscal year under this subtitle and consistent with the restriction in subsection (b), the Corporation may provide fixed amount grants on a competitive basis to up to 10 State Commissions to support member-selected approved national service positions.
“(2) Limitation.--The Corporation shall award grants under paragraph (1) to support not more than 500 approved national service positions among the participating States.
“(b) Limits on Corporation Grant Funds.--
“(1) In general.--Grants awarded under subsection (a)(1) shall not exceed $600 per individual enrolled in an approved national service position under this section.
“(2) Use of grant funds.--Grants received by State Commissions under subsection (a)(1)--
“(A) shall not be distributed to organizations receiving participants with approved national service positions under this section; and
“(B) may--
“(i) be used for oversight activities and mechanisms for the service sites as determined by the State Commission or the Corporation, which may include site visits;
“(ii) be used for activities to augment the experience of AmeriCorps participants in approved national service positions under this section, including activities to engage such participants in networking opportunities with other AmeriCorps participants; and
“(iii) be used for recruitment or training activities for participants in approved national service positions under this section.
“(c) State Commission Application.--
“(1) In general.--A State Commission desiring to receive a grant under subsection (a)(1) shall submit an application to the Corporation at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Corporation shall determine appropriate.
“(2) Approval.--The Corporation shall approve each application under paragraph (1) in accordance with section 130(d).
“(d) Selection of Participants.--
“(1) Applicants.--Participants desiring to receive an approved national service position under this section shall submit an application to the State Commission at such time and in such manner as the State Commission determines appropriate. The application shall contain--
“(A) a position description that includes--
“(i) the unmet human, educational, public safety, or environmental need or needs that will be met by the participant; and
“(ii) a description of the activities and responsibilities that will be carried out by the participant;
“(B) a description of the organization operating the service site where the applicant intends to complete the service described in subparagraph (A);
“(C) a description of the support that will be provided by the organization to the participant to complete the activities described in subparagraph (A);
“(D) the evidence of community support for the activities described in subparagraph (A);
“(E) a certification from the organization operating the service site that the organization is accepting the participant to perform the service outlined in subparagraph (A);
“(F) a certification from the organization operating the service site that the organization satisfies qualification criteria established by the Corporation or the State Commission, including standards relating to organizational capacity, financial management, and programmatic oversight; and
“(G) any other information that the Corporation and the State Commission deems necessary.
“(2) Residency.--A participant may apply for approved national service positions under this section in States other than the State in which the participant resides.
“(e) Organization Requirements.--The Corporation and the State Commissions shall ensure that the organizations receiving participants with approved national service positions under this section--
“(1) maintain not more than 5 full-time staff and not more than 5 part-time staff; and
“(2) are not duplicating service provided by an existing AmeriCorps grantee in the same community; and
“(3) are located in a community where no Intermediary AmeriCorps grants recipient is operating; and
“(4) have not applied to receive assistance under this subtitle.
“(f) Failure to Comply.--If an organization receiving a participant with an approved national service position under this section fails to comply with terms and conditions established by the State Commission and the Corporation--
“(1) the organization shall not be eligible to receive such a participant, or receive an AmeriCorps grant under section 121, for not less than 5 years; and
“(2) the State Commission shall have the right to remove such a participant from the organization and relocate that individual to another site.
“(g) Receipt of Financial Assistance.--An organization that receives participants with approved national service positions under this section shall not be considered a recipient of Federal financial assistance based on receiving such participants.
“(h) Definition.--For the purpose of this section, the term ‘Intermediary AmeriCorps grants recipient' means any organization that serves as a conduit between the Corporation and other unaffiliated organizations operating service sites.
Page 72, line 11, strike “111(a)(5)” and insert “118(c)(8)”.
Page 72, strike line 15 and all that follows through page 73, line 3 and insert the following:
SEC. 1403. DETERMINATION OF THE AMOUNT OF NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.
Section 147 (42 U.S.C. 12603) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking “a value, for each of not more than 2 of such terms of service, equal to 90 percent of--” and inserting “a value of--” ; and
(B) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:
“(1) $4,825, for fiscal year 2008;
“(2) $4,925, for fiscal year 2009;
“(3) $5,025, for fiscal year 2010;
“(4) $5,125, for fiscal year 2011; and
“(5) $5,225, for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter.”; and
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting after “for each of not more than 2 of such terms of service” the following: “in the period of one year”.
Page 73, line 20, strike “111(a)(5)(D)” and insert “118(c)(8)(C)”.
Page 74, line 4, strike “111(a)(5)” and insert “118(c)(8)”.
Page 75, line 16, strike “111(a)(5)” and insert “118(c)(8)”.
Page 76, line 2, strike “111(a)(5)” and insert “118(c)(8)”.
Page 77, line 2, strike “111(a)(5)” and insert “118(c)(8)”.
Page 78, line 16, strike “111(a)(5)” and insert “118(c)(8)”.
Page 80, line 2, strike “111(a)(5)” and insert “118(c)(8)”.
Page 82, line 5, strike “to Congress” and insert “to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate”.
Page 83, line 8, strike “111(a)(5)” and insert “118(c)(8)”.
Page 87, line 17, strike “The Director” and all that follows through “goal.” on line 24 and insert “The Director shall take appropriate steps, including through collaboration with the Office of Outreach and Recruitment, to increase the percentage of participants in the program who are disadvantaged youth toward 50 percent of all participants by year 2010. The Director shall report to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate annually on such efforts, any challenges faced, and the annual participation rates of disadvantaged youth in the program.”.
Page 88, lines 6 through 7, strike “Demonstration”.
Page 88, lines 24 through 25, strike “Demonstration”.
Page 92, line 1, strike “striking by”.
Page 93, strike lines 17 through 22 and insert the following:
(3) by amending subsection (c)(2) to read as follows:
“(2) Coordination with other entities.--Members of the cadre may provide, either directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, the advanced service training referred to in subsection (b)(1) in coordination with vocational or technical schools, other employment and training providers, existing youth service programs, other qualified individuals, or organizations with expertise in training youth, including disadvantaged youth, in the skill areas described in such subsection.”.
Page 94, line 8, after “conservation” insert a comma.
Page 97, strike lines 19 through 21 and insert the following:
(iii) in subparagraph (C)--
(I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “the Director” and inserting “the Chief Executive Officer”;
(II) in clause (iii) by striking “and” at the end;
(III) by redesignating clause (iv) as (v); and
(IV) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
“(iv) give consideration to retired and other former law enforcement, fire, rescue, and emergency personnel, and other individuals with backgrounds in disaster preparedness, relief, and recovery; and”; and
Page 98, line 22, add “and” at the end.
Page 103, strike lines 24 through 25.
Page 104, lines 1 and 4, redesignate (2) and (3) as (1) and (2), respectively.
Page 107, line 24, strike “(g) through (k)” and insert “(h) through (l)”.
Page 108, after line 10, insert the following:
“(g) State Plan for Baby Boomer and Older Adult Volunteer and Paid Service.--
“(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, to be eligible to receive a grant or allotment under subtitle B or C or to receive a distribution of approved national service positions under subtitle C, a State must work with appropriate State agencies and private entities to develop a comprehensive State plan for volunteer and paid service by members of the Baby Boom generation and older adults.
“(2) Matters included.--The State plan shall include--
“(A) recommendations for public policy initiatives, including how to best tap the population of members of the Baby Boom generation and older adults as sources of social capital and as ways to address community needs;
“(B) recommendations to the State unit on aging on--
“(i) a marketing outreach plan to businesses;
“(ii) outreach to non-profit organizations;
“(iii) the State's Department of Education; and
“(iv) other State agencies; and
“(C) recommendations for civic engagement and multigenerational activities, such as--
“(i) early childhood education, family literacy, and after school programs;
“(ii) respite services for older adults and caregivers; and
“(iii) transitions for members of the Baby Boom generation and older adults to purposeful work in their post career lives.
“(3) Knowledge incorporated.--The State plan shall incorporate the current knowledge base regarding--
“(A) the economic impact of older workers' roles in the economy;
“(B) the social impact of older workers' roles in the community; and
“(C) the health and social benefits of active engagement for members of the Baby Boom generation and older adults.
“(4) Publication.--The State plan must be made public and be transmitted to the Chief Executive Officer.”; and
Page 108, line 11, strike “(j)(1)” and insert “(k)(1)”.
Page 108, line 13, strike “; and” and insert a period.
Page 108, strike line 14 and all that follows through page 110, line 13.
Page 110, line 23, strike “various”.
Page 111, line 5, strike “grantees” and insert “each grantee”.
Page 112, line 12, strike “to which” and insert “with which”.
Page 112, line 13, insert a comma after “services”.
Page 112, line 14, strike “of the program and its impact, for such programs” and insert “and the impact of such programs”.
Page 113, line 6, insert “under this section” before the period at the end.
Page 114, line 25, strike “Congress” and insert “the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate”.
Page 115, line 20, strike “Congress and the committees of jurisdiction” and insert “the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate”.
Page 117, line 5, strike “Congress” and insert “the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate”.
Page 118, line 1, strike “to work to”.
Page 118, line 2, insert “, taking into consideration challenges that programs in underserved rural or urban areas may face” before the semicolon.
Page 118, line 3, strike “assist” and insert “aid”.
Page 118, line 5, after “acquiring” insert “and leveraging”.
Page 118, lines 5 through 7, strike “that could replace assistance received under the national service laws”.
Page 122, line 25, strike “to Congress” and insert “to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate”.
Page 124, line 11, strike “to Congress” and insert “to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate”.
Page 126, line 22, strike the period at the end and insert “; and”.
Page 126, after line 22, insert the following:
(3) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:
“(g) Recruitment and Public Awareness Functions.--The Chief Executive Officer shall assign or hire, as necessary, such additional national, regional, and State personnel to carry out such recruiting and public awareness functions of the Office of Outreach and Recruitment to ensure that such functions are carried out in a timely and effective manner. The Chief Executive Officer shall give priority in the hiring of such additional personnel to individuals who have formerly served as volunteers in the programs carried out under the national service laws or similar programs, and to individuals who have specialized experience in the recruitment of volunteers.”.
Page 129, line 25, after “local education agencies,” insert “institutions of higher education,”.
Page 130, after line 7, insert the following:
“(3) to collaborate with organizations with demonstrated expertise in supporting and accommodating individuals with disabilities, including institutions of higher education, to identify and implement methods of recruitment to increase the number of participants with disabilities in the programs receiving assistance under the national service laws;”.
Page 130, lines 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24, redesignate (3) through (7) as (4) through (8), respectively.
Page 131, lines 4, 7, and 9, redesignate (8) through (10) as (9) through (11), respectively.
Page 132, strike line 9 and all that follows through page 133, line 19, and insert the following:
SEC. 1707. STUDY TO EXAMINE AND INCREASE SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS AND VETERANS PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS UNDER THE NATIONAL SERVICE LAWS AND TO DEVELOP PILOT PROGRAM.
Subtitle G of title I is further amended by adding at the end the following:
“SEC. 196C. STUDY TO EXAMINE AND INCREASE SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS AND VETERANS PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS UNDER THE NATIONAL SERVICE LAWS AND TO DEVELOP PILOT PROGRAM.
“(a) Planning Study.--The Corporation for National and Community Service shall conduct a study to identify--
“(1) specific areas of need for veterans;
“(2) how existing programs and activities carried out under the national service laws could better serve veterans and veterans service organizations;
“(3) gaps in service to veterans;
“(4) prospects for better coordination of services;
“(5) prospects for better utilization of veterans as resources and volunteers; and
“(6) methods for ensuring the efficient financial organization of services directed towards veterans.
“(b) Consultation.--The study shall be carried out in consultation with veterans' service organizations, the Department of Veterans Affairs, State veterans agencies, the Department of Defense, and other individuals and entities the Corporation considers appropriate.
“(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Corporation shall submit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 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 veterans.
“(d) Pilot Program.--From amounts made available to carry out this section, the Corporation shall develop and carry out a pilot program based on the findings in the report submitted under subsection (c).
“(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.”.
Page 134, line 23, strike “subsections (p) and (q);” and insert “subsection (p); and”.
Page 134, strike line 24 and all that follows through page 135, line 2, and insert the following:
(10) by redesignating subsections (q), (r), and (s) as (g), (h), and (i), respectively.
Page 138, after line 6, insert the following:
“(5) Silver scholarship programs.--A Silver Scholarship program for citizens age 55 and older to complete no less than 600 hours of service in a year meeting unmet human, educational, public safety, or environmental needs and receive a $1000 education award, provided that--
“(A) the Corporation establishes criteria for the types of the service required to be performed to receive such award; and
“(B) the citizen uses such award in accordance with sections 146(c), 146(d), and 148(c).”.
Page 138, lines 7 and 21, redesignate (5) and (6) as (6) and (7), respectively.
Page 139, line 3, redesignate (7) as (8).
Page 139, after line 13, insert the following:
“(2) Matching funds.--
“(A) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of carrying out a program for which a grant is made under this part may not exceed 76 percent of the total cost of the program in the first year and may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the program for the remaining years of the grant, including if the grant is extended for 1 year.
“(B) Non-federal contribution.--In providing for the remaining share of the cost of carrying out such a program, each recipient of a grant under this part--
“(i) shall provide for such share through a payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including facilities, equipment, or services; and
“(ii) may provide for such share through State sources or local sources, including private funds or donated services.”.
Page 139, line 14, redesignate (2) as (3).
Page 139, line 14, strike “Encouragement” and insert “Collaboration encouraged”.
Page 139, line 18, redesignate (3) as (4).
Page 139, line 23, after “strategies” insert a comma.
Page 140, strike line 19 and all that follows through page 141, line 9.
Page 141, lines 13 through 14, strike “the Corporation requires, and in such manner as”.
Page 147, line 5, strike the semicolon and insert the following: “. Such activities may utilize funding from the reservation of funds to increase the participation of individuals with disabilities as described in section 129(k);”.
Page 147, line 12, insert before the semicolon the following: “, including providing such training and technical assistance to programs receiving assistance under section 201 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973”.
Page 148, line 24, strike “2008,” and all that follows through the semicolon on page 149, line 4, and insert “2008;”.
Page 149, line 10, strike “63.75” and insert “60”.
Page 149, line 16, strike “11.25” and insert “15”.
Page 149, after line 18, insert the following:
“(C) Summer of service.--Of the amount appropriated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, up to $10,000,000 shall be for summer of service grants and up to $10,000,000 shall be deposited in the National Service Trust to support summer of service educational awards, consistent with section 118(c)(8).”.
Page 151, after line 3, insert the following:
“(D) Priority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in obligating the amounts made available pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in subparagraph (C), priority shall be given to programs carried out in areas for which the President has declared the existence of a major disaster, in accordance with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170), as a consequence of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.”.
Page 156, line 17, strike “recruitment and”.
Page 156, after line 19, insert the following:
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) strike “related to the recruitment and” and insert “related to the”;
(II) strike “in conjunction with the recruitment and” and insert “in conjunction with the”; and
(III) strike “1993. Upon” and all that follows through the period at the end and insert “1993.”;
Page 156, lines 20 and 24, redesignate (i) and (ii) as (ii) and (iii), respectively.
Page 160, after line 17, insert the following:
“(1) In the re-entry and re-integration of formerly incarcerated youth and adults into society, including life skills training, employment training, counseling, educational training, and educational counseling.”.
Page 160, lines 18 and 23, redesignate (1) and (2) as (2) and (3), respectively.
Page 161, lines 7, 12, and 18, redesignate (3), (4), and (5) as (4), (5), and (6), respectively.
Page 169, strike line 5 and all that follows through page 170, line 11, and insert the following:
“(e) Competitive Grant Awards Required.--
“(1) In general.--Effective for fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter, each grant or contract awarded under this section in such a year shall be--
“(A) awarded for a period of 3 years; and
“(B) awarded through a competitive process.
“(2) Elements of competitive process.--The competitive process required by paragraph (1)(B)--
“(A) shall include the use of a peer review panel, including members with expertise in senior service and aging;
“(B) shall ensure that--
“(i) the resulting grants (or contracts) support no less than the volunteer service years of the previous grant (or contract) cycle in a given geographic service area;
“(ii) the resulting grants (or contracts) maintain a similar program distribution; and
“(iii) every effort is made to minimize the disruption to volunteers; and
“(C) shall include the performance measures, outcomes, and other criteria established under subsection (f).
“(3) Establishment of competitive process.--The Corporation shall establish and make available the competitive process required by paragraph (1)(B) no later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this subsection. The Corporation shall consult with the program directors of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program during development and implementation of the competitive process.
“(f) Evaluation Process Required.--
“(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 412, and effective beginning 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, each grant or contract under this section that expires in fiscal year 2010, 2011, and 2012 shall be subject to an evaluation process. The evaluation process shall be carried out, to the maximum extent practicable, in fiscal year 2009, 2010, and 2011, respectively.
“(2) Elements of evaluation process.--The evaluation process required by paragraph (1)--
“(A) shall include performance measures, outcomes, and other criteria; and
“(B) shall evaluate the extent to which the recipient of the grant or contract meets or exceeds such performance measures, outcomes, and other criteria.
“(3) Establishment of evaluation process.--The Corporation shall, in collaboration and consultation with program directors of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, establish and make available the evaluation process required by paragraph (1), including the performance measures, outcomes, and other criteria required by paragraph (2)(A), with particular attention to the different needs of rural and urban programs. The processes shall be established and made available, including notification of the available training and technical assistance, no later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection.
“(4) Effect of failing to meet performance measures.--If the evaluation process determines that the recipient has failed to meet or exceed the performance measures, outcomes, and other criteria established under this subsection, the grant or contract shall not be renewed. Any successor grant or contract shall be awarded through the competitive process described in subsection (e)(1).
“(5) Special rule.--The Corporation may continue to fund a program which has failed to meet or exceed the performance measures, outcomes, and other criteria established under this subsection for up to 12 months if competition does not result in a successor grant or contract for such program, in order to minimize the disruption to volunteers and
disruption of services. In such a case, outreach shall be conducted and a new competition shall be established. The previous recipient shall remain eligible for the new competition.
“(6) Performance measures.--
“(A) In general.--The performance measures, outcomes, and other criteria established under this subsection may be updated or modified as necessary, in consultation with program directors for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, but no earlier than fiscal year 2013.
“(B) Operational problems.--Effective for fiscal years before fiscal year 2013, the Corporation may, after consulting with program directors of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, determine that a performance measure, outcome, or criterion established under this subsection is operationally problematic, and may, in consultation with program directors of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program and after notifying the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate--
“(i) eliminate the use of that performance measure, outcome, or criterion; or
“(ii) modify that performance measure, outcome, or criterion as necessary to render it no longer operationally problematic.
“(g) Online Resource Guide.--The Corporation shall develop and disseminate an online resource guide for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, which shall include, but not be limited to--
“(1) examples of high performing programs;
“(2) corrective actions for underperforming programs; and
“(3) examples of meaningful outcome-based performance measures that capture a program's mission and priorities.
“(h) Report to Congress.--The Corporation shall submit, by 2012, to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on--
“(1) the number of programs that did not meet or exceed the established performance measures, outcomes, and other criteria established under subsection (f);
“(2) the number of new grants awarded;
“(3) the challenges to the implementation of evaluation and competition, including but not limited to geographic distribution and the minimization of disruption to volunteers; and
“(4) how the current program geographic distribution affects recruitment for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program.”.
Page 176, line 18, strike “family management skills” and all that follows through “children” on line 23 and insert “and family management skills”.
Page 180, strike line 8 and all that follows through page 181, line 19, and insert the following:
SEC. 2210. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR.
Section 231 (42 U.S.C. 5028) is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
“(a) In General.--
“(1) Activities authorized.--The Director is authorized to--
“(A) make grants to or enter into contracts with public or nonprofit organizations, including organizations funded under part A, B, or C, for the purposes of demonstrating innovative activities involving older Americans as volunteers; and
“(B) make incentive grants under subsection (d).
“(2) Support of volunteers.--The Director may support under this part both volunteers receiving stipends and volunteers not receiving stipends.”;
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “subsection (a)” and inserting “subsection (a)(1)(A)”;
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking “activities;” and inserting “activities described in section 225(b) and carried out through programs described in parts A, B, and C;”; and
(C) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following:
“(2) programs that support older Americans in aging in place while augmenting the capacity of members of a community to serve each other through reciprocal service centers, service credit banking, community economic scripts, barter services, timebanking, and other similar programs where services are exchanged and not paid for; or
“(3) grants to non-profit organizations to establish sites or programs to--
“(A) assist retiring or retired individuals in locating opportunities for--
“(i) public service roles, including through paid or volunteer service;
“(ii) participating in life-planning programs, including financial planning and issues revolving around health and wellness; and
“(iii) continuing education, including leadership development, health and wellness, and technological literacy; and
“(B) connect retiring or retired individuals with members of the community to serve as leaders and mentors in life planning, relationships, employment counseling, education counseling, and other areas of expertise as developed by the retiring or retired adults.”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(c) Priority.--For purposes of subsection (b)(2), priority shall be given to--
“(1) programs with established experience in carrying out such a program and engaging the entire community in service exchange;
“(2) programs with the capacity to connect to similar programs throughout a city or region to augment the available services to older Americans and for members of the community to serve each other;
“(3) programs seeking to establish in an area where needs of older Americans are left unmet and older Americans are unable to consider aging in place without such service exchange in place; and
“(4) programs that integrate participants in or collaborate with service-learning programs, AmeriCorps State and National programs, the VISTA program, the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, Foster Grandparents program, and the Senior Companion programs, and programs described in section 411 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3032).
“(d) Incentive Grants.--The incentive grants referred to in subsection (a)(1)(B) are incentive grants to programs receiving assistance under this title, subject to the following:
“(1) Such grants (which may be fixed-amount grants) shall be grants in an amount equal to $300 per volunteer enrolled in the program, except that such amount shall be reduced as necessary to meet the goals of this section.
“(2) Such a grant shall be awarded to a program only if the program--
“(A) exceeds performance measures established under section 179 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990;
“(B) provides non-Federal matching funds in an amount that is not less than 50 percent of the amount received by the program under this title;
“(C) enrolls more than 50 percent of the volunteers in outcome-based service programs with measurable objectives meeting community needs, as determined by the Corporation; and
“(D) enrolls more volunteers from among members of the Baby Boom generation, as defined in section 101 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, than were enrolled in the program during the previous fiscal year.
“(3) For each such grant, the Corporation shall require the recipient to provide matching funds of 70 cents from non-Federal sources for every $1 provided under the grant.
“(4) Such a grant shall be awarded to a program only if the program submits, at such time and in such manner as the Corporation may reasonably require, an application that contains--
“(A) a demonstration that the program has met the requirements of paragraph (2);
“(B) if applicable, a plan for innovative programs as described in paragraph (6)(B)(ii);
“(C) a sustainability plan that describes how the program will maintain the activities described in paragraph (6) when the grant terminates; and
“(D) other information that the Corporation may require.
“(5) Such grants shall be awarded for a period of 3 years, except that the grant shall be reviewed by the Corporation at the end of the first and second fiscal years and revoked if the Corporation finds that the program has failed to continue to meet the requirements of paragraph (2) for those fiscal years.
“(6) Such grants--
“(A) shall be used to increase the number of volunteers in outcome-based service with measurable objectives meeting community needs as determined by the Corporation; and
“(B) may be used--
“(i) for activities for which the program is authorized to receive assistance under this title; and
“(ii) for innovative programs focused on the Baby Boom generation, as defined in section 101 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, that have been accepted by the Corporation through the application process in paragraph (4) and are outcome-based programs with measurable objectives meeting community needs as determined by the Corporation.
“(7) The Director shall, in making such grants, give high priority to programs receiving assistance under section 201.”.
Page 191, after line 19, insert the following:
(c) Exception.--Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to the amendments made by this Act to section 201 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5001). Any changes pursuant to those amendments apply as specified in those amendments.
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House amendment offered
March 6, 2008
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House amendment offered
March 6, 2008
House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the McCarthy (NY) amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
March 6, 2008 • 12:09 PM
Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole
March 6, 2008 • 12:09 PM
House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A001) offered by Mrs. McCarthy (NY).(consideration: CR H1376-1381; text: CR H1376-1380)
March 6, 2008 • 12:04 PM
Amendment (A001) offered by Mrs. McCarthy (NY). (consideration: CR H1376-1381; text: CR H1376-1380)
March 6, 2008 • 12:04 PM
On agreeing to the McCarthy (NY) amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
March 6, 2008 • 12:09 PM