Sec. 5. Participating entities
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The 21CSC shall be implemented jointly by the participating entities, which shall have the authority to support the 21CSC by carrying out the activities described in subsection (c). The participating entities shall be the entities headed by each of the following officers: The Secretary of the Interior. The Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary of Transportation. The Secretary of Labor. The Secretary of Energy. The Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The Secretary of Commerce.
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality. The Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service. The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works). The head of any other Federal agency designated by the President as necessary to serve as a participating entity. The participating entities may support the 21CSC by— establishing standards for the 21CSC; establishing a process for organizations to apply and be approved to become 21CSC organizations; developing and supporting the public-private partnerships described in subsection (e)(1); using or leveraging existing funding or acquiring funding and other resources under section 7 to support 21CSC projects through the cooperative agreements described in subsection (e); leveraging existing resources described in section 7(b) to expand the use of the 21CSC to meet the missions of such entities; utilizing technology to support 21CSC projects; and collecting performance data on 21CSC projects to prepare the reports required by paragraph (3)(A) and demonstrate the impact of such projects.
The participating entities shall coordinate with each other and with Federal departments and Federal agencies, affected by or engaging in activities that are similar to 21CSC projects, to— minimize to the greatest extent possible any undue duplication with specific project activities performed by the Federal departments and Federal agencies described in this subparagraph; and maximize project completion in a cost-effective manner by collaborating to leverage existing resources described in section 7(b).
Each participating entity shall, when feasible, coordinate activities with other participating entities to approve 21CSC organizations and collect the data required by paragraph 3(A). The participating entities shall, when practicable, seek guidance from— the Corporation for National and Community Service, which has extensive experience in developing and administering national service programs; and the Department of Veterans Affairs on ways to increase participation of veterans in 21CSC projects.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, all participating entities shall submit the required data described in clause
(ii)to the Corporation for National and Community Service. The Corporation for National and Community Service, in coordination with the participating entities, shall prepare and submit an annual report to the Comptroller General of the United States that includes required data, for the year covered by the report, consisting of— the number of 21CSC participants engaging in 21CSC projects and the length of the term of service for each participant; the total amount of funding provided by participating entities for such service; the type of service performed by 21CSC participants and the impact and accomplishments of such service; and other similar data determined to be appropriate by the Comptroller General of the United States, in consultation with the Corporation for National and Community Service and the participating entities, including data sufficient to determine the effectiveness of 21CSC organizations in carrying out activities to achieve the purpose of this Act in a manner that is cost-effective and does not unduly duplicate or overlap with other activities or programs carried out by Federal departments and Federal agencies. The Corporation for National and Community Service may coordinate with 21CSC organizations to collect the required data described in clause (ii). Not later than 6 months after the date of submission of a report under subparagraph (A), the Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare and submit a report to Congress that, with respect to the year covered by the report submitted under subparagraph (A), includes— the data described in subparagraph (A)(ii); an assessment, based on such data, of the effectiveness of 21CSC organizations in achieving the purpose of this Act in a manner that is cost-effective and does not unduly duplicate or overlap with other activities or programs carried out by Federal departments and Federal agencies; and recommendations on how to more effectively manage and carry out 21CSC projects to achieve the purpose of this Act in the manner described in clause (ii). The participating entities may accept, use, and dispose of contributions that are gifts or donations of money, services, or property to support the development, implementation, and expansion of 21CSC projects, in accordance with applicable laws, including regulations. Each participating entity shall have the authority to— develop public-private partnerships with 21CSC organizations by entering into cooperative agreements with such organizations to support and carry out 21CSC projects; and leverage existing resources described in section 7(b) to support such cooperative agreements. A cooperative agreement under this subsection may be— limited to an agreement for a specific 21CSC project; a broad agreement covering multiple planned or future 21CSC projects; or an agreement for a 21CSC project to be part of a broader conservation service corps initiative carried out in partnership with a Federal or State government or a tribal agency. A cooperative agreement under this subsection shall include provisions specifying the share that the 21CSC organization will provide under section 7(c).