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S. 3624, Pandemic Response and Opportunity Through National Service Act

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S. 3624, the Pandemic Response and Opportunity Through National Service Act, was introduced in the Senate on May 6, 2020 by Mr. Coons (for himself and others). It would amend the national service laws to prioritize national service programs and projects directly related to the response to and recovery from the COVID-19 public health emergency. Section 3 states purposes that include providing for 750,000 participants, over 3 years, in national service programs. The bill directs that, for fiscal years 2020 through 2023, priority go to applications proposing activities such as public health services, including contact tracing, emergency logistics, and services to address food insecurity.

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                                                                       116TH CONGRESS
                                                                          2D SESSION
                                                                                                              S. 3624
                                                                       To amend the national service laws to prioritize national service programs
                                                                           and projects that are directly related to the response to and recovery
                                                                           from the COVID–19 public health emergency, and for other purposes.




                                                                                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
                                                                                                      MAY 6, 2020
                                                                       Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. REED, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr.
                                                                           HEINRICH, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr.
                                                                           DURBIN, Mr. KING, Ms. SMITH, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. UDALL, Ms. STA-
                                                                           BENOW, Mr. BROWN, Ms. HIRONO, and Ms. HARRIS) introduced the fol-
                                                                           lowing bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Fi-
                                                                           nance




                                                                                                                 A BILL
                                                                       To amend the national service laws to prioritize national
                                                                          service programs and projects that are directly related
                                                                          to the response to and recovery from the COVID–19
                                                                          public health emergency, and for other purposes.

                                                                         1              Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
                                                                         2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
                                                                         3    SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

                                                                         4              This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pandemic Response




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                                                                         1    SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

                                                                         2              Congress finds the following:
                                                                         3                       (1) The United States has a strong history of
                                                                         4              citizen response to national calls to service in order
                                                                         5              to help the Nation recover in times of crisis.
                                                                         6                       (2) More than 80 years ago, the Nation rose to
                                                                         7              the challenge of the Great Depression with the cre-
                                                                         8              ation of citizen service programs like the Civilian
                                                                         9              Conservation Corps (referred to in this section as
                                                                       10               the ‘‘CCC’’) and the Works Progress Administration
                                                                       11               (referred to in this section as the ‘‘WPA’’).
                                                                       12                        (3) Millions of participants benefitted from paid
                                                                       13               employment and opportunities to develop their skills
                                                                       14               while constructing national parks and public lands
                                                                       15               infrastructure and producing cultural works still en-
                                                                       16               joyed today.
                                                                       17                        (4) Following decades of evolution, incor-
                                                                       18               porating policies of both political parties, today’s na-
                                                                       19               tional service programs carry on the legacy of the
                                                                       20               CCC and WPA.
                                                                       21                        (5) Founded in 1990, the Corporation for Na-
                                                                       22               tional and Community Service today coordinates na-
                                                                       23               tional service by individuals in the United States
                                                                       24               across every State and territory, partnering with




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                                                                         1              en services in partnership with nongovernmental or-
                                                                         2              ganizations and State governments.
                                                                         3                       (6) National service programs provide public
                                                                         4              health, education, employment training, and nutri-
                                                                         5              tion services for which the Nation has a critical need
                                                                         6              in the current crisis.
                                                                         7                       (7) The signature programs of the Corporation
                                                                         8              for National and Community Service, which are the
                                                                         9              AmeriCorps State and National, AmeriCorps Na-
                                                                       10               tional         Civilian          Community                  Corps,          AmeriCorps
                                                                       11               VISTA, and National Senior Service Corps pro-
                                                                       12               grams, can and should be expanded to meet current
                                                                       13               needs.
                                                                       14                        (8) The novel coronavirus pandemic has in-
                                                                       15               fected and killed individuals in every State and terri-
                                                                       16               tory, causing more than 1,000,000 cases and 65,000
                                                                       17               deaths so far.
                                                                       18                        (9) In response, States, tribal governments, and
                                                                       19               cities across the country have closed down busi-
                                                                       20               nesses, schools, and public events, leading to a dra-
                                                                       21               matic drop in economic activity and a sharp pro-
                                                                       22               jected decline in the United States economy.
                                                                       23                        (10) More than 30,000,000 applications for un-




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                                                                         1              with weekly filings repeatedly exceeding historic
                                                                         2              record levels.
                                                                         3                       (11) More than 1 in every 10 adults in the
                                                                         4              United States has applied for unemployment insur-
                                                                         5              ance since the crisis began.
                                                                         6                       (12) Public health leaders agree that to safely
                                                                         7              reopen the Nation and revive its economy, a massive
                                                                         8              effort to test millions of individuals in the United
                                                                         9              States and to trace contacts of those who are or may
                                                                       10               be infected is needed.
                                                                       11                        (13) To recover, the Nation also needs mean-
                                                                       12               ingful employment opportunities, as well as a signifi-
                                                                       13               cant expansion of the human capital working to ad-
                                                                       14               dress community needs around public health, behav-
                                                                       15               ioral health, hunger, education, and conservation.
                                                                       16                        (14) As the Nation works to respond to and re-
                                                                       17               cover from the current twin challenges of a public
                                                                       18               health pandemic and an economic crisis, national
                                                                       19               service presents a unique opportunity for flexible, lo-
                                                                       20               cally driven responses to meet State and local public
                                                                       21               health, employment, and recovery needs.
                                                                       22     SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

                                                                       23               The purposes of this Act are—




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                                                                       24                        (1) to provide for 750,000 participants, over 3
                                                                       25               years, in national service programs, such as the


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                                                                         1              Public Land Corps (also known as the 21st Century
                                                                         2              Conservation Service Corps) programs and other
                                                                         3              AmeriCorps programs, that will provide services in
                                                                         4              response to the pandemic and economic crisis, in-
                                                                         5              cluding to help satisfy the projected need for as
                                                                         6              many as 300,000 additional public health workers;
                                                                         7                       (2) to ensure that participant allowances cover
                                                                         8              the reasonable cost of participation and provide par-
                                                                         9              ticipants with economic and educational opportunity;
                                                                       10                        (3) to stabilize such national service programs
                                                                       11               during economic crisis; and
                                                                       12                        (4) to support opportunities for all individuals
                                                                       13               in the United States to engage in service.
                                                                       14     SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

                                                                       15               (a) NCSA.—Section 101 of the National and Com-
                                                                       16 munity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511) is amend-
                                                                       17 ed—
                                                                       18                        (1) by redesignating paragraphs (13) through
                                                                       19               (35) and paragraphs (36) through (49) as para-
                                                                       20               graphs (14) through (36) and (38) through (51), re-
                                                                       21               spectively;
                                                                       22                        (2) by inserting after paragraph (12) the fol-
                                                                       23               lowing:




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                                                                       24                        ‘‘(13) COVID–19 DEFINITIONS.—




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                                                                         1                                 ‘‘(A) COVID–19                     EMERGENCY RESPONSE

                                                                         2                       AND RECOVERY PERIOD.—The                                     term ‘COVID–
                                                                         3                       19 emergency response and recovery period’
                                                                         4                       means the period beginning on the first day of
                                                                         5                       the COVID–19 public health emergency and
                                                                         6                       ending at the end of fiscal year 2023.
                                                                         7                                 ‘‘(B) COVID–19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMER-
                                                                         8                       GENCY.—The                 term ‘COVID–19 public health
                                                                         9                       emergency’ means the public health emergency
                                                                       10                        declared by the Secretary of Health and
                                                                       11                        Human Services under section 319 of the Pub-
                                                                       12                        lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on
                                                                       13                        January 31, 2020, with respect to COVID–
                                                                       14                        19.’’; and
                                                                       15                        (3) by inserting after paragraph (36), as so re-
                                                                       16               designated, the following:
                                                                       17                        ‘‘(37) PUBLIC LAND CORPS.—The term ‘Public
                                                                       18               Lands Corps’ means the Corps established in section
                                                                       19               204 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16
                                                                       20               U.S.C. 1723).’’.
                                                                       21               (b) DVSA.—Section 421 of the Domestic Volunteer
                                                                       22 Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5061) is amended—
                                                                       23                        (1) in paragraph (19), by striking ‘‘and’’ after




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                                                                         1                       (2) in paragraph (20), by striking the period at
                                                                         2              the end and inserting a semicolon; and
                                                                         3                       (3) by adding at the end the following:
                                                                         4                       ‘‘(21)(A) the term ‘COVID–19 emergency re-
                                                                         5              sponse and recovery period’ means the period begin-
                                                                         6              ning on the first day of the COVID–19 public health
                                                                         7              emergency and ending at the end of fiscal year
                                                                         8              2023; and
                                                                         9                       ‘‘(B) the term ‘COVID–19 public health emer-
                                                                       10               gency’ means the public health emergency declared
                                                                       11               by the Secretary of Health and Human Services
                                                                       12               under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act
                                                                       13               (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect
                                                                       14               to COVID–19; and
                                                                       15                        ‘‘(22) the term ‘Public Lands Corps’ means the
                                                                       16               Corps established in section 204 of the Public Lands
                                                                       17               Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1723).’’.
                                                                       18     SEC. 5. PRIORITIZING RESPONSE SERVICES.

                                                                       19               (a) AMERICORPS STATE AND NATIONAL.—
                                                                       20                        (1) NATIONAL SERVICE PRIORITIES.—Section
                                                                       21               122(f) of the National and Community Service Act
                                                                       22               of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12572(f)) is amended—
                                                                       23                                  (A) in paragraph (1)—




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                                                                       24                                         (i) in subparagraph (A), by adding at
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                                                                         1                                 2020 through 2023, the Corporation shall
                                                                         2                                 include, in the national service priorities,
                                                                         3                                 the priorities described in paragraph (5).’’;
                                                                         4                                 and
                                                                         5                                        (ii) in subparagraph (B), by adding at
                                                                         6                                 the end the following: ‘‘For fiscal years
                                                                         7                                 2020 through 2023, each State shall in-
                                                                         8                                 clude, in the State priorities, the priorities
                                                                         9                                 described in section (5).’’; and
                                                                       10                                  (B) by adding at the end the following:
                                                                       11                        ‘‘(5) EMERGENCY PRIORITIES.—For fiscal years
                                                                       12               2020 through 2023, the priorities established under
                                                                       13               paragraph (1) for national service programs shall
                                                                       14               provide that the Corporation and the States, as ap-
                                                                       15               propriate, shall give priority to entities submitting
                                                                       16               applications—
                                                                       17                                  ‘‘(A) that propose activities directly related
                                                                       18                        to the response to and recovery from the
                                                                       19                        COVID–19 public health emergency, such as
                                                                       20                        the provision of—
                                                                       21                                         ‘‘(i) public health services, including
                                                                       22                                  contact tracing and support for isolation
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                                                                         1                                         ‘‘(iii) work that furthers the capacity
                                                                         2                                 of State (including territorial), tribal, and
                                                                         3                                 local health departments and the rec-
                                                                         4                                 ommendations of the Director of the Cen-
                                                                         5                                 ters for Disease Control and Prevention;
                                                                         6                                         ‘‘(iv) workforce investment activities
                                                                         7                                 and reemployment services;
                                                                         8                                         ‘‘(v) education, including enrichment
                                                                         9                                 and adult education and literacy activities;
                                                                       10                                          ‘‘(vi) jobs for youth in preserving and
                                                                       11                                  restoring nature; and
                                                                       12                                          ‘‘(vii) services to address food insecu-
                                                                       13                                  rity;
                                                                       14                                  ‘‘(B) who—
                                                                       15                                          ‘‘(i) are current (as of the date of the
                                                                       16                                  application submission) or former recipi-
                                                                       17                                  ents of financial assistance under the pro-
                                                                       18                                  gram for which the application is sub-
                                                                       19                                  mitted; and
                                                                       20                                          ‘‘(ii) are able to provide services di-
                                                                       21                                  rectly related to the response and recovery
                                                                       22                                  described in subparagraph (A);
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                                                                       24                        the entities are proposing programs that serve,
                                                                       25                        or proposing to give priority for positions to ap-


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                                                                         1                       plicants from, underserved populations, such as
                                                                         2                       economically disadvantaged individuals, minor-
                                                                         3                       ity individuals, individuals who have had con-
                                                                         4                       tact with the juvenile justice system, Indians,
                                                                         5                       veterans, and individuals whose abilities are not
                                                                         6                       typical, such as individuals with intellectual or
                                                                         7                       developmental disabilities; and
                                                                         8                                 ‘‘(D) that propose to give priority for posi-
                                                                         9                       tions to applicants who—
                                                                       10                                         ‘‘(i) were serving outside of the
                                                                       11                                  United States in the Peace Corps, the J.
                                                                       12                                  William Fulbright Educational Exchange
                                                                       13                                  Program referenced in section 112 of the
                                                                       14                                  Mutual Educational and Cultural Ex-
                                                                       15                                  change Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460), or
                                                                       16                                  the program under this subtitle, subtitle E,
                                                                       17                                  or part A of title I of the Domestic Volun-
                                                                       18                                  teer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951
                                                                       19                                  et seq.); but
                                                                       20                                         ‘‘(ii) ended their terms of service
                                                                       21                                  early, or returned to the United States be-
                                                                       22                                  fore the end of their terms of service, due
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                                                                         1              (b) AMERICORPS NCCC.—Section 157 of the Na-
                                                                         2 tional and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
                                                                         3 12617) is amended—
                                                                         4                       (1) in subsection (b)(1), by adding at the end
                                                                         5              the following:
                                                                         6                                 ‘‘(C) SURGE                 CAPACITY              AND          PRIORITY

                                                                         7                       PROJECTS.—

                                                                         8                                        ‘‘(i) SURGE                 CAPACITY             PROJECTS.—

                                                                         9                                 The Corporation and the Director of the
                                                                       10                                  Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
                                                                       11                                  tion shall develop, and the Corporation
                                                                       12                                  shall approve, a proposal for public health
                                                                       13                                  surge capacity projects. In carrying out the
                                                                       14                                  projects, the Corporation and the Director
                                                                       15                                  shall develop and deploy public health
                                                                       16                                  surge capacity teams.
                                                                       17                                         ‘‘(ii) PRIORITY PROJECTS.—For fiscal
                                                                       18                                  years 2020 through 2023, the Corporation
                                                                       19                                  shall give priority to entities submitting
                                                                       20                                  applications for projects under this subtitle
                                                                       21                                  in the same manner as the Corporation
                                                                       22                                  gives priority to entities submitting appli-
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                                                                       24                                  under section 122(f)(5).’’; and
                                                                       25                        (2) in subsection (c)—


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                                                                         1                                 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The
                                                                         2                       campus’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in
                                                                         3                       paragraph (3), the campus’’; and
                                                                         4                                 (B) by adding at the end the following:
                                                                         5                       ‘‘(3)         SURGE              CAPACITY                 AND            PRIORITY

                                                                         6              PROJECTS.—The                      Corporation                 shall        assign     the
                                                                         7              projects described in clauses (i) and (ii) of sub-
                                                                         8              section (b)(1)(C) to specified Corps campuses.’’.
                                                                         9              (c) AMERICORPS VISTA.—Section 109 of the Do-
                                                                       10 mestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4960)
                                                                       11 is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘For fiscal
                                                                       12 years 2020 through 2023, the Corporation shall give pri-
                                                                       13 ority to entities submitting applications for projects or
                                                                       14 programs under this part in the same manner as the Cor-
                                                                       15 poration gives priority to entities submitting applications
                                                                       16 for national service programs under section 122(f)(5) of
                                                                       17 the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42
                                                                       18 U.S.C. 12572(f)(5)).’’.
                                                                       19     SEC. 6. STRENGTHENING OPPORTUNITY.

                                                                       20               (a) ALLOWANCES.—
                                                                       21                        (1) DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF
                                                                       22               1973.—Section                  105(b) of the Domestic Volunteer
                                                                       23               Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955(b)) is amend-




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                                                                       24               ed—
                                                                       25                                  (A) in paragraph (2)—


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                                                                         1                                        (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
                                                                         2                                 ‘‘95 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘175 percent’’;
                                                                         3                                 and
                                                                         4                                        (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
                                                                         5                                 ‘‘105 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘185 per-
                                                                         6                                 cent’’; and
                                                                         7                                 (B) by adding at the end the following:
                                                                         8                       ‘‘(4)(A) A stipend or allowance under this sec-
                                                                         9              tion or an allowance under section 140 of the Na-
                                                                       10               tional and Community Service Act of 1990 (42
                                                                       11               U.S.C. 12594) shall not be increased as a result of
                                                                       12               amendments made by the Pandemic Response and
                                                                       13               Opportunity Through National Service Act, or any
                                                                       14               other amendment made to this section or that sec-
                                                                       15               tion 140, respectively, unless the funds appropriated
                                                                       16               for carrying out this part or subtitle C of the Na-
                                                                       17               tional and Community Service Act of 1990 (42
                                                                       18               U.S.C. 12571 et seq.), respectively, are sufficient to
                                                                       19               maintain for the fiscal year involved a number of
                                                                       20               participants to serve under this part or that subtitle
                                                                       21               C, respectively, that is at least equal to the number
                                                                       22               of such participants so serving during the preceding
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                                                                       24                        ‘‘(B) In the event that sufficient appropriations
                                                                       25               for any fiscal year (consistent with subparagraph


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                                                                         1              (A)) are not available to increase any stipend or al-
                                                                         2              lowance under this section or allowance under sec-
                                                                         3              tion 140 of the National and Community Service Act
                                                                         4              of 1990 to the minimum amount specified in this
                                                                         5              section or under that section 140, respectively, the
                                                                         6              Director shall increase the stipend or allowance in-
                                                                         7              volved to such amount as appropriations for such
                                                                         8              year permit consistent with subparagraph (A).’’.
                                                                         9                       (2) NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT
                                                                       10               OF 1990.—Section 158(b) of the National and Com-

                                                                       11               munity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12618(b)) is
                                                                       12               amended—
                                                                       13                                  (A) by striking ‘‘The Director’’ the first
                                                                       14                        place it appears and inserting the following:
                                                                       15                        ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director’’; and
                                                                       16                                  (B) by striking ‘‘100 percent’’ and insert-
                                                                       17                        ing ‘‘175 percent’’.
                                                                       18               (b) NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.—
                                                                       19 Section 147(a) of the National and Community Service
                                                                       20 Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12603(a)) is amended—
                                                                       21                        (1) by striking ‘‘Except as provided’’ and in-
                                                                       22               serting the following:
                                                                       23                        ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided’’;




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                                                                       24                        (2) by striking ‘‘shall receive a national service
                                                                       25               educational award’’ and all that follows through ‘‘ap-


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                                                                         1              propriations)’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be entitled to a
                                                                         2              national service educational award equal to the
                                                                         3              award amount specified in paragraph (2)’’; and
                                                                         4                       (3) by adding at the end the following:
                                                                         5                       ‘‘(2) AWARD AMOUNT.—The award referred to
                                                                         6              in paragraph (1), payable to an individual described
                                                                         7              in such paragraph, shall be in an amount that is
                                                                         8              equal to twice the amount of the national average of
                                                                         9              the cost for in-State tuition and fees at public, 4-
                                                                       10               year institutions of higher education, for the award
                                                                       11               year for which the national service position is ap-
                                                                       12               proved by the Corporation.
                                                                       13                        ‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term
                                                                       14               ‘institution of higher education’ has the meaning
                                                                       15               given the term in section 148(h).’’.
                                                                       16               (c) TAX PROVISIONS.—
                                                                       17                        (1) INCOME TAX EXCLUSION FOR LIVING AL-
                                                                       18               LOWANCE.—

                                                                       19                                  (A) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subchapter
                                                                       20                        B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
                                                                       21                        1986 is amended by inserting after section
                                                                       22                        139H the following new section:




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                                                                         1    ‘‘SEC. 139I. LIVING ALLOWANCE FOR NATIONAL SERVICE

                                                                         2                             PARTICIPANTS.

                                                                         3              ‘‘Gross income does not include the amount of any
                                                                         4 living allowance provided under section 105(b) of the Do-
                                                                         5 mestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955(b))
                                                                         6 or section 140(a) or 158(b) of the National and Commu-
                                                                         7 nity            Service          Act        of     1990            (42      U.S.C.             12594(a),
                                                                         8 12618(b)).’’.
                                                                         9                                 (B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of
                                                                       10                        sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter
                                                                       11                        1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
                                                                       12                        amended by inserting after the item relating to
                                                                       13                        section 139H the following new item:
                                                                              ‘‘Sec. 139I. Living allowance for national service participants.’’.

                                                                       14                                  (C) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments
                                                                       15                        made by this paragraph shall apply to taxable
                                                                       16                        years beginning after the date of the enactment
                                                                       17                        of this Act.
                                                                       18                        (2) EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME OF NA-
                                                                       19               TIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.—

                                                                       20                                  (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 117 of the In-
                                                                       21                        ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to quali-
                                                                       22                        fied scholarships) is amended by adding at the
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                                                                       24               ‘‘(e) NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.—
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                                                                         1 tional Service Trust established under section 145 of the
                                                                         2 National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
                                                                         3 12601), including the national service educational award
                                                                         4 described in subtitle D of title I of such Act (42 U.S.C.
                                                                         5 12601 et seq.).’’.
                                                                         6                                 (B) EXCLUSION OF DISCHARGE OF STU-
                                                                         7                       DENT LOAN DEBT.—Subsection                                       (f) of section
                                                                         8                       108 of such Code is amended by adding at the
                                                                         9                       end the following new paragraph:
                                                                       10                        ‘‘(6) PAYMENTS                     UNDER            NATIONAL             SERVICE

                                                                       11               EDUCATIONAL AWARD PROGRAMS.—In                                              the case of
                                                                       12               an individual, gross income shall not include any
                                                                       13               amount received as a national service educational
                                                                       14               award under subtitle D of title I of the National and
                                                                       15               Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601
                                                                       16               et seq.).’’.
                                                                       17                                  (C) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments
                                                                       18                        made by this paragraph shall apply to taxable
                                                                       19                        years ending after the date of the enactment of
                                                                       20                        this Act.
                                                                       21     SEC. 7. INVITING PARTICIPATION.

                                                                       22               (a) COORDINATION WITH OTHER YOUTH PRO-
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                                                                         1              ‘‘(j) COORDINATION WITH OTHER YOUTH PRO-
                                                                         2    GRAMS.—

                                                                         3                       ‘‘(1) COVERED PROGRAMS.—The term ‘covered
                                                                         4              program’ means—
                                                                         5                                 ‘‘(A) the YouthBuild program carried out
                                                                         6                       by the Secretary of Labor under section 171 of
                                                                         7                       the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
                                                                         8                       (29 U.S.C. 3226);
                                                                         9                                 ‘‘(B) the program of the Indian Youth
                                                                       10                        Service Corps under section 210 of the Public
                                                                       11                        Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1727b);
                                                                       12                                  ‘‘(C) a youth conservation corps program
                                                                       13                        under title I of the Act entitled ‘An Act to es-
                                                                       14                        tablish a pilot program in the Departments of
                                                                       15                        the Interior and Agriculture designated as the
                                                                       16                        Youth Conservation Corps, and for other pur-
                                                                       17                        poses’, approved August 13, 1970 (commonly
                                                                       18                        known as the ‘Youth Conservation Corps Act of
                                                                       19                        1970’; 16 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
                                                                       20                                  ‘‘(D) the National Guard Youth Challenge
                                                                       21                        Program under section 509 of title 32, United
                                                                       22                        States Code.
                                                                       23                        ‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—The Chief Executive Of-




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                                                                       24               ficer, in coordination with the Federal agency rep-
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                                                                         1              plan and make recommendations in the plan to im-
                                                                         2              prove coordination between covered programs and
                                                                         3              programs of the Corporation to meet the needs of
                                                                         4              underserved youth, such as economically disadvan-
                                                                         5              taged youth, minority youth, youth who left school
                                                                         6              without a secondary school diploma, formerly incar-
                                                                         7              cerated or court-involved youth, youth who are chil-
                                                                         8              dren of an incarcerated parent, youth in foster care
                                                                         9              (including youth aging out of foster care), migrant
                                                                       10               youth, and other youth who are neither enrolled in
                                                                       11               secondary or postsecondary school or participating in
                                                                       12               the labor market.’’.
                                                                       13               (b) PLATFORM                    FOR       NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE
                                                                       14 CORPS.—Title IV of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act
                                                                       15 of 1973 is amended—
                                                                       16                        (1) by redesignating section 421 (42 U.S.C.
                                                                       17               5061), amended by section 4(b), as section 401;
                                                                       18                        (2) by moving that section 401 so as to follow
                                                                       19               the title heading for title IV; and
                                                                       20                        (3) by inserting after section 420 (42 U.S.C.
                                                                       21               5059) the following:
                                                                       22     ‘‘SEC. 421. ONLINE SERVICE PLATFORM.

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                                                                         1 Senior Service Corps with service projects and enable the
                                                                         2 volunteers to carry out distance volunteer services. The
                                                                         3 platform shall be linked to and placed prominently on the
                                                                         4 website of the Corporation. The Corporation may enter
                                                                         5 into a contract with a public entity to create the platform.
                                                                         6              ‘‘(b) TRAINING RESOURCES AND INFORMATION.—
                                                                         7                       ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall pro-
                                                                         8              vide training resources, information, and guidance
                                                                         9              for the volunteers on the platform.
                                                                       10                        ‘‘(2) INFORMATION.—The Corporation shall
                                                                       11               provide information to regional offices of the Cor-
                                                                       12               poration about how to get volunteers in the National
                                                                       13               Senior Service Corps connected to the platform
                                                                       14               through the gateway.
                                                                       15                        ‘‘(3) GUIDANCE.—The Corporation shall issue
                                                                       16               guidance for the regional offices about how to trans-
                                                                       17               fer the programs of the National Senior Service
                                                                       18               Corps to the platform.
                                                                       19                        ‘‘(4) OUTREACH.—The Corporation shall pro-
                                                                       20               vide outreach services to promote the platform in-
                                                                       21               cluding outreach to institutions of higher education,
                                                                       22               the Department of Veterans Affairs for mentorship
                                                                       23               projects, and State and local governments for com-




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                                                                         1              (c) OUTREACH AND PROMOTION CAMPAIGN.—Sec-
                                                                         2 tion 193A(g) of such Act is amended by adding at the
                                                                         3 end the following:
                                                                         4                       ‘‘(4) OUTREACH AND PROMOTION CAMPAIGN.—
                                                                         5                                 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out public
                                                                         6                       awareness functions under this subsection, the
                                                                         7                       Corporation shall carry out an outreach and
                                                                         8                       promotion campaign to promote programs
                                                                         9                       under the national service laws with opportuni-
                                                                       10                        ties to respond to the COVID–19 public health
                                                                       11                        emergency, with the goal of maximizing aware-
                                                                       12                        ness of those programs among individuals ages
                                                                       13                        17 through 30.
                                                                       14                                  ‘‘(B) REPORT.—The Corporation shall pre-
                                                                       15                        pare and submit to Congress a report that—
                                                                       16                                         ‘‘(i) evaluates the outreach and pro-
                                                                       17                                  motion campaign; and
                                                                       18                                         ‘‘(ii) contains—
                                                                       19                                                  ‘‘(I) an analysis of the measures
                                                                       20                                         and resources that would be required
                                                                       21                                         for the Corporation effectively to no-
                                                                       22                                         tify individuals who are ages 17
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                                                                         1                                        and steps to take to apply for those
                                                                         2                                        opportunities;
                                                                         3                                                 ‘‘(II) a description of how the
                                                                         4                                        Corporation would ensure those meas-
                                                                         5                                        ures would enable the Corporation to
                                                                         6                                        provide that notification to targeted
                                                                         7                                        individuals from diverse geographic
                                                                         8                                        areas, including individuals who are
                                                                         9                                        ages 17 through 30 living in rural
                                                                       10                                         areas and on Indian lands (as defined
                                                                       11                                         in section 3 of the Native American
                                                                       12                                         Business Development, Trade Pro-
                                                                       13                                         motion, and Tourism Act of 2000 (25
                                                                       14                                         U.S.C. 4302)); and
                                                                       15                                                  ‘‘(III) a recommendation regard-
                                                                       16                                         ing whether the Corporation should
                                                                       17                                         make the notifications described in
                                                                       18                                         subclause (I).’’.
                                                                       19               (d)        VOLUNTEER                  GENERATION                    FUND.—Section
                                                                       20 198P(d)(2) of the National and Community Service Act
                                                                       21 of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12653p(d)(2)) is amended by adding
                                                                       22 at the end the following: ‘‘With respect to grants made
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                                                                       24 section 501(a)(4)(F), the minimum grant amount shall be
                                                                       25 not less than $250,000.’’.


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                                                                         1    SEC. 8. ENSURING AGILITY.

                                                                         2              (a) WAIVER                     OF    MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRE-
                                                                         3    MENTS.—Section 189A of the National and Community

                                                                         4 Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12645d) is amended—
                                                                         5                       (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘;
                                                                         6              MATCHING                  FUNDS              DURING                COVID–19          RE-

                                                                         7              SPONSE AND RECOVERY PERIOD’’ after ‘‘COM-

                                                                         8              MUNITIES’’; and

                                                                         9                       (2) by adding at the end the following:
                                                                       10               ‘‘(c) COVID–19 RESPONSE.—Notwithstanding any
                                                                       11 other provision of law, an entity that receives assistance
                                                                       12 from the Corporation for any program under the national
                                                                       13 service laws (including a State Commission and an entity
                                                                       14 receiving subgrant funds) during the COVID–19 emer-
                                                                       15 gency response and recovery period shall not be subject
                                                                       16 to any requirements to provide matching funds for any
                                                                       17 such program, and the Federal share of such assistance
                                                                       18 for a recipient (including for a State Commission and a
                                                                       19 subgrant recipient) may be 100 percent.’’.
                                                                       20               (b) PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 126 of the National
                                                                       21 and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12576)
                                                                       22 is amended by adding at the end the following:
                                                                       23               ‘‘(d) DIRECT PLACEMENTS DURING THE COVID–19
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                                                                       25                        ‘‘(1) IN              GENERAL.—Notwithstanding                           section
                                                                       26               178(h), during the COVID–19 emergency response
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                                                                         1              and recovery period, the Corporation shall imple-
                                                                         2              ment a pilot program allowing State Commissions to
                                                                         3              directly place a portion of individuals who have ap-
                                                                         4              proved national service positions in State national
                                                                         5              service programs in a manner to be determined by
                                                                         6              the Corporation.
                                                                         7                       ‘‘(2) REPORT.—The Corporation shall prepare
                                                                         8              and submit a report to Congress at the end of the
                                                                         9              pilot program described in paragraph (1), containing
                                                                       10               recommendations about whether and how to con-
                                                                       11               tinue such a program of direct placements.’’.
                                                                       12               (c) NO SUMMER LIMITATION DURING COVID–19
                                                                       13 RESPONSE AND RECOVERY PERIOD.—Section 104 of the
                                                                       14 Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4954)
                                                                       15 is amended by adding at the end the following:
                                                                       16               ‘‘(f)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
                                                                       17 part, during the COVID–19 emergency response and re-
                                                                       18 covery period, the Director may enroll full-time VISTA as-
                                                                       19 sociates in a program, during any months of the year,
                                                                       20 under such terms and conditions as the Director shall de-
                                                                       21 termine to be appropriate. Such individuals shall be as-
                                                                       22 signed to projects that address the needs of underserved
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                                                                         1              ‘‘(2) In preparing reports relating to programs under
                                                                         2 this Act, the Director shall report on participants, costs,
                                                                         3 and accomplishments under the program under this sub-
                                                                         4 section separately.
                                                                         5              ‘‘(3) The limitation on funds appropriated for grants
                                                                         6 and contracts, as contained in section 108, shall not apply
                                                                         7 to the program under this subsection.’’.
                                                                         8              (d) VISTA LIMITATION APPLICABILITY.—Section
                                                                         9 108 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42
                                                                       10 U.S.C. 4958) is amended—
                                                                       11                        (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Of funds ap-
                                                                       12               propriated’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (c),
                                                                       13               of funds appropriated’’; and
                                                                       14                        (2) by adding at the end the following:
                                                                       15               ‘‘(c) RULE FOR COVID–19 RESPONSE AND RECOV-
                                                                       16     ERY PERIOD.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), during the

                                                                       17 COVID–19 emergency response and recovery period, in
                                                                       18 order to address the needs of underserved communities re-
                                                                       19 lated to the COVID–19 pandemic, of funds appropriated
                                                                       20 for the purpose of this part under section 501, not more
                                                                       21 than 75 percent may be obligated for the direct cost of
                                                                       22 supporting volunteers in programs and projects (including
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                                                                         1 this part, and such funds may be obligated regardless of
                                                                         2 when grant recipients commenced such programs and
                                                                         3 projects.’’.
                                                                         4              (e) AUGMENTATION                          AND         EXPANSION GRANTS.—
                                                                         5 Title VI of the National and Community Service Act of
                                                                         6 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501) is amended by adding at the end
                                                                         7 the following:
                                                                         8    ‘‘SEC. 603. COVID–19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RECOV-

                                                                         9                             ERY PERIOD AUGMENTATION AND EXPAN-

                                                                       10                              SION GRANTS.

                                                                       11               ‘‘During the COVID–19 emergency response and re-
                                                                       12 covery period, the Corporation may award noncompetitive
                                                                       13 augmentation and expansion grants, at such time and in
                                                                       14 such manner as the Corporation determines appropriate.’’.
                                                                       15               (f) TERM OF SERVICE DURING COVID–19 EMER-
                                                                       16     GENCY RESPONSE AND RECOVERY PERIOD.—Section 146

                                                                       17 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42
                                                                       18 U.S.C. 12602) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
                                                                       19 lowing:
                                                                       20               ‘‘(g) TERM OF SERVICE DURING COVID–19 EMER-
                                                                       21     GENCY             RESPONSE AND RECOVERY PERIOD.—Notwith-
                                                                       22 standing the aggregate limit under subsection (c), during
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                                                                         1 may receive a national service educational award for each
                                                                         2 of those 2 terms of service.’’.
                                                                         3              (g)        INCREASE                IN         LIMITATION                   ON     GRANT
                                                                         4 AMOUNTS.—
                                                                         5                       (1) INCREASE IN LIMITATION ON TOTAL GRANT
                                                                         6              AMOUNT.—Section 189(a) of the National and Com-

                                                                         7              munity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12645c(a))
                                                                         8              is amended by striking ‘‘$18,000 per full-time equiv-
                                                                         9              alent position.’’ and inserting ‘‘for each full-time
                                                                       10               equivalent position, an amount equal to the sum
                                                                       11               of—
                                                                       12                        ‘‘(1) $7,500; and
                                                                       13                        ‘‘(2) the living allowance established under sec-
                                                                       14               tion 140(b).’’.
                                                                       15                        (2) WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR INCREASED LIMI-
                                                                       16               TATION.—Section                    189(e)(1) of the National and
                                                                       17               Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
                                                                       18               12645c(e)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘$19,500’’
                                                                       19               and inserting ‘‘an amount equal to the sum of
                                                                       20               $10,000 plus the living allowance established under
                                                                       21               section 140(b)’’.
                                                                       22               (h) INCREASE IN LIMITATION ON TOTAL GRANT
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                                                                         1                       (1) by striking ‘‘$800’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,600’’;
                                                                         2              and
                                                                         3                       (2)       by          striking         ‘‘$1,000’’             and         inserting
                                                                         4              ‘‘$2,000’’.
                                                                         5              (i) SEASONAL PROGRAM.—
                                                                         6                       (1) ESTABLISHMENT                             OF NATIONAL CIVILIAN

                                                                         7              COMMUNITY CORPS PROGRAM.—Section 152(b)(2) of

                                                                         8              the National and Community Service Act of 1990
                                                                         9              (42 U.S.C. 12612(b)(2)) is amended by striking
                                                                       10               ‘‘summer’’ and inserting ‘‘seasonal’’.
                                                                       11                        (2) SEASONAL NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM.—
                                                                       12               Section 154 of the National and Community Service
                                                                       13               Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12614) is amended—
                                                                       14                                  (A) in the section heading by striking
                                                                       15                        ‘‘SUMMER’’ and inserting ‘‘SEASONAL’’;
                                                                       16                                  (B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘sum-
                                                                       17                        mer’’ and inserting ‘‘seasonal’’;
                                                                       18                                  (C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘50 per-
                                                                       19                        cent of the participants in the summer’’ and in-
                                                                       20                        serting ‘‘35 percent of the participants in the
                                                                       21                        seasonal’’; and
                                                                       22                                  (D) by striking subsection (c) and insert-
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                                                                       24               ‘‘(c) SEASONAL PROGRAM.—Persons desiring to par-
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                                                                         1 enter into an agreement with the Director to participate
                                                                         2 in the Corps for a period of not less than 3 months and
                                                                         3 not more than 6 months, as specified by the Director.’’.
                                                                         4              (j) NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS.—Part D of
                                                                         5 title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42
                                                                         6 U.S.C. 5021 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
                                                                         7 the following:
                                                                         8    ‘‘SEC. 229. COVID–19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RECOV-

                                                                         9                             ERY PERIOD.

                                                                       10               ‘‘(a) AGE REQUIREMENTS.—Notwithstanding section
                                                                       11 201(a), during the COVID–19 emergency response and
                                                                       12 recovery period, in order to address the critical needs of
                                                                       13 local communities across the country as a result of the
                                                                       14 COVID–19 pandemic, individuals who are 45 years of age
                                                                       15 or older may be enrolled as volunteers to provide services
                                                                       16 under part A.
                                                                       17               ‘‘(b)        INCOME             REQUIREMENTS.—Notwithstanding
                                                                       18 section 211(d), during the COVID–19 emergency response
                                                                       19 and recovery period, the terms ‘low-income person’ and
                                                                       20 ‘person of low income’ under such section shall mean any
                                                                       21 person whose income is not more than 400 percent of the
                                                                       22 poverty line defined in section 673(2) of the Community
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                                                                       24 by the Director in the manner described in such section.’’.
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                                                                         1                       (1) POLICY OF MAXIMIZING FLEXIBILITY.—It is
                                                                         2              the sense of the Senate that, in carrying out activi-
                                                                         3              ties under this Act, the Corporation for National
                                                                         4              and Community Service should, consistent with the
                                                                         5              Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C.
                                                                         6              4950 et seq.) and the National and Community
                                                                         7              Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501), maximize
                                                                         8              the flexibility of State Commissions (as defined in
                                                                         9              section 101 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12511)) to
                                                                       10               award and amend grants, consistent with the pur-
                                                                       11               poses of this Act, and to rapidly enroll new individ-
                                                                       12               uals to serve in programs under the national service
                                                                       13               laws.
                                                                       14                        (2) REPORT                  ON       ACTIVITIES                  TO      MAXIMIZE

                                                                       15               FLEXIBILITY.—Not                      later than 120 days after the
                                                                       16               date of enactment of this Act, and in consultation
                                                                       17               with such State Commissions, the Chief Executive
                                                                       18               Officer of the Corporation for National and Commu-
                                                                       19               nity Service shall prepare and submit to the Com-
                                                                       20               mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
                                                                       21               of the Senate and the Committee on Education and
                                                                       22               Labor of the House of Representatives a report con-
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                                                                         1              would strengthen the work of State Commissions
                                                                         2              and their grantees.
                                                                         3              (l) FURTHER EXPEDITING RAPID ENROLLMENT.—
                                                                         4 Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this
                                                                         5 Act, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for
                                                                         6 National and Community Service shall review the Cor-
                                                                         7 poration’s capacity and shall prepare and submit a report
                                                                         8 to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
                                                                         9 sions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and
                                                                       10 Labor of the House of Representatives containing infor-
                                                                       11 mation about whether a new unit within the Corporation
                                                                       12 for National and Community Service should be established
                                                                       13 to provide additional assistance or manage the enrollment
                                                                       14 process to ensure compliance with sections 189D and 199I
                                                                       15 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42
                                                                       16 U.S.C. 12645g; 12655i) for incoming participants in na-
                                                                       17 tional service programs, particularly new national service
                                                                       18 programs receiving program assistance for the first time.
                                                                       19     SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

                                                                       20               (a) AMERICORPS STATE                                  AND       NATIONAL; EDU-
                                                                       21     CATIONAL AWARDS.—

                                                                       22                        (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 501(a)(2) of the Na-
                                                                       23               tional and Community Service Act of 1990 (42




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                                                                       24               U.S.C. 12681(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal
                                                                       25               years 2010 through 2014’’ and all that follows and


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                                                                         1              inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2020, in addition to any
                                                                         2              amount appropriated before the date of enactment of
                                                                         3              the Pandemic Response and Opportunity Through
                                                                         4              National Service Act, additional amounts of—
                                                                         5                                 ‘‘(A) $14,000,000,000, to provide financial
                                                                         6                       assistance under subtitle C of title I; and
                                                                         7                                 ‘‘(B) $7,525,000,000, to provide national
                                                                         8                       service educational awards under subtitle D of
                                                                         9                       title I for the total of the number of partici-
                                                                       10                        pants described in section 121(f)(1) for fiscal
                                                                       11                        years 2020 through 2023.’’.
                                                                       12                        (2)          CONFORMING                        AMENDMENT.—Section

                                                                       13               121(f)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12571(f)(1)) of
                                                                       14               such Act is amended by striking subparagraphs (A),
                                                                       15               (B), and (C) and inserting the following:
                                                                       16                                  ‘‘(A) increase the number of the approved
                                                                       17                        positions to 750,000 over the period of fiscal
                                                                       18                        years 2021 through 2023; and
                                                                       19                                  ‘‘(B) ensure that the increase described in
                                                                       20                        subparagraph (A) is achieved through an appro-
                                                                       21                        priate balance of full- and part-time service po-
                                                                       22                        sitions;’’.
                                                                       23               (b) AMERICORPS NCCC.—Section 501(a)(3)(A) of




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                                                                         1 years 2010 through 2014.’’ and inserting ‘‘in addition to
                                                                         2 any amount appropriated before the date of enactment of
                                                                         3 the Pandemic Response and Opportunity Through Na-
                                                                         4 tional               Service           Act,            an      additional               amount   of
                                                                         5 $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.’’.
                                                                         6              (c)       VOLUNTEER                   GENERATION                    FUND.—Section
                                                                         7 501(a)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(4)) is amend-
                                                                         8 ed—
                                                                         9                       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘for each
                                                                       10               of fiscal years 2010 through 2014’’ and inserting
                                                                       11               ‘‘for fiscal year 2020’’; and
                                                                       12                        (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘section
                                                                       13               198P—’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘in addi-
                                                                       14               tion to any amount appropriated before the date of
                                                                       15               enactment of the Pandemic Response and Oppor-
                                                                       16               tunity Through National Service Act, an additional
                                                                       17               amount of $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.’’.
                                                                       18               (d) ADMINISTRATION BY THE CORPORATION AND
                                                                       19 STATE COMMISSIONS.—Section 501(a)(5) of such Act (42
                                                                       20 U.S.C. 12681(a)(5)) is amended—
                                                                       21                        (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘such
                                                                       22               sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years
                                                                       23               2010 through 2014.’’ and inserting ‘‘in addition to




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                                                                         1              Through National Service Act, an additional amount
                                                                         2              of $2,769,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.’’;
                                                                         3                       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘for a fis-
                                                                         4              cal year, a portion’’ and inserting ‘‘a portion (from
                                                                         5              the amounts appropriated under subparagraph (A)
                                                                         6              before the date of enactment of the Pandemic Re-
                                                                         7              sponse and Opportunity Through National Service
                                                                         8              Act, and an additional portion of $1,000,000,000,’’;
                                                                         9              and
                                                                       10                        (3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
                                                                       11               paragraph:
                                                                       12                                  ‘‘(C) OUTREACH                     AND PROMOTION CAM-

                                                                       13                        PAIGN FOR COVID–19 RESPONSE OPPORTUNI-

                                                                       14                        TIES.—Of the amounts appropriated under sub-

                                                                       15                        paragraph (A), $10,000,000 shall be made
                                                                       16                        available to carry out a outreach and promotion
                                                                       17                        campaign under section 193A(g)(4).’’.
                                                                       18               (e) AMERICORPS VISTA.—Section 501 of the Do-
                                                                       19 mestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5081)
                                                                       20 is amended—
                                                                       21                        (1)        in         subsection               (a)(1),           by      striking
                                                                       22               ‘‘$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums
                                                                       23               as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years




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                                                                       24               2011 through 2014.’’ and inserting ‘‘, in addition to
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                                                                         1              ment of the Pandemic Response and Opportunity
                                                                         2              Through National Service Act, an additional amount
                                                                         3              of $1,400,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.’’; and
                                                                         4                       (2) in subsection (d), by striking the period and
                                                                         5              inserting ‘‘, except that any additional amount ap-
                                                                         6              propriated under an amendment made by the Pan-
                                                                         7              demic Response and Opportunity Through National
                                                                         8              Service Act shall remain available for obligation
                                                                         9              through fiscal year 2023.’’.
                                                                       10               (f) NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS.—Section
                                                                       11 502 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5082) is amended by adding
                                                                       12 at the end the following:
                                                                       13               ‘‘(e) ONLINE SERVICE RESOURCES.—There are au-
                                                                       14 thorized to be appropriated, to develop online service re-
                                                                       15 sources to carry out parts A, B, C, and E of title II,
                                                                       16 $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.’’.
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