To prohibit ACORN, or organizations affiliated or co-located with ACORN, from receiving assistance under this Act.

SA 705. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 1388, to reauthorize and reform the national
service laws; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 128, strike line 6 and insert the following:
``(c) Ineligible Organizations.--
``(1) In general.--No assistance provided under this
subtitle may be provided (including for the participation
under this subtitle of a participant in an approved national
service position in activities conducted by such an
organization) to--
``(A) an organization described in paragraph (2); or
``(B) to an organization that is co-located on the same
premises as an organization described in paragraph (2).
``(2) Organizations.--An organization referred to in
paragraph (1) means--
``(A) the Association of Community Organizations for Reform
Now (ACORN); or
``(B) an entity that is under the control of such
Association, as demonstrated by--
``(i)(I) such Association directly owning or controlling,
or holding with power to vote, 25 percent or more the voting
shares of such other entity;
``(II) such other entity directly owning or controlling, or
holding with power to vote, 25 percent of more of the voting
shares of such Association; or
``(III) a third entity directly owning or controlling, or
holding with power to vote, 25 percent or more of the voting
shares of such Association and such other entity;
``(ii)(I) such Association controlling, in any manner, a
majority of the board of directors of such other entity;
``(II) such other entity controlling, in any manner, a
majority of the board of directors of such Association; or
``(III) a third entity controlling, in any manner, a
majority of the board of directors of such Association and
such other entity;
``(iii) individuals serving in a similar capacity as
officers, executives, or staff of both such Association and
such other entity;
``(iv) such Association and such other entity sharing
office space, supplies, resources, or marketing materials,
including communications through the Internet and other forms
of public communication; or
``(v) such Association and such other entity exhibiting
another indicia of control over, control by, or common
control with, such other entity or such Association,
respectively, as may be set forth in regulation by the
Corporation.
``(d) Nondisplacement of Employed Workers
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