Sec. 3. Climate Resiliency Service Corps
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Section 122(a) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12572 ) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs
(4)and
(5)as paragraphs
(5)and (6), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph
(3)the following new paragraph: The recipient may carry out national service projects through a Climate Resiliency Service Corps that improves community adaptation, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery from natural disaster and other trends related to climate change through activities such as those described in subparagraph
(B)and improves performance on the indicators described in subparagraph (C). A Climate Resiliency Service Corps described in this paragraph may carry out activities, including— mitigating the effects of disasters and other trends related to climate change, including— assessing community resilience; collecting, monitoring, and analyzing data related to climate change and disasters; developing a plan to improve community resilience through resilient infrastructure; and building and maintaining resilient infrastructure, including— preserving, protecting, and restoring habitat; stabilizing shorelines; removing invasive species and planting native species of trees, plants and groundcover; constructing bioswales and water bars; improving drainage systems through use of permeable surfaces and rain gardens; removing hazardous fuels; conducting prescribed burns; establishing defensible space; retrofitting buildings; and planting urban forestry, trees, and landscapes; preparing communities for disaster, including— organizing community-based resiliency coalitions and working groups; providing disaster preparedness or community emergency response team training to community-based organizations and residents; and providing education on climate change, disaster, and resilience at community-based organizations and schools; responding to disasters, including— establishing and managing volunteers, distribution centers, and shelters; supporting disaster response activities and centers, including fire camps; clearing fallen trees and branches; boarding up windows and doors and tarping roofs; and mucking and gutting homes and buildings; recovering from disasters, including— clearing debris; repairing and rebuilding homes and buildings; replanting native trees and plants; restoring habitat: and stabilizing shoreline and hillsides; addressing other unmet climate change needs as the Corporation may designate. In addition to the requirements for participants under section 137, in carrying out national service projects under this paragraph, the recipient shall, to the extent practicable— select as participants individuals who are at least 16 but not more than 25 years of age (including out of-school youth and other disadvantaged youth (such as individuals who are aging out of foster care, individuals who have limited English proficiency, homeless individuals, and individuals with disabilities)), and veterans who have not reached the age of 36, at the time of beginning the term of service; and provide each participant with team-based, highly structured, and adult-supervised work experience, education, career guidance, and counseling, and employment training, support services, and mentoring. The indicators for a Climate Resiliency Service Corps program described in this paragraph are— the number of acres, miles, homes, buildings or infrastructure projects built, improved, or treated for improved resilience and adaptation; the number of individuals educated about and prepared for disasters and other trends related to climate change; the number of individuals assisted, including those rescued, evacuated, or provided shelter; the number of tons of debris collected; the number of homes or buildings treated, including those boarded up, tarped, mucked, or gutted during disaster response; the number of acres, homes, or buildings restored during disaster recovery; the number of trees and plants planted; the number of infrastructure projects undertaken to improve resilience against future natural disasters; the number of economically disadvantaged individuals with access to job training and other skill enhancement; the number of economically disadvantaged individuals with access to information about job placement services; the number of individuals receiving education or training in environmentally conscious practices; any additional indicator relating to natural disaster and other trends that the Corporation establishes, in consultation (as appropriate), with the Secretaries of the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, and Defense, the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; and any additional local indicator applicable to a particular recipient and on which an improvement in performance is needed related to climate change. . Section 122 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12572 ), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended— in paragraph (b)(3), by striking or
(5)and inserting (5), or
(6); and in paragraph (c)(1), by striking
(5)and inserting
(6).
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