Sec. 202. Internet-based service platform

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It is the policy of the United States, in promoting a culture of service in the United States and meeting the recruiting needs for military, national, and public service programs, to provide a comprehensive, interactive, and integrated Internet-based platform to enable Americans to learn about and connect with service organizations and opportunities and assist in the recruiting needs of service organizations. In this section: The term Council on Military, National, and Public Service means the Council on Military, National, and Public Service established under section 201.

The term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The term Executive agency has the meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code. The term member means an individual who is a member of the Service Platform under this section. The term military department has the meaning given that term in section 102 of title 5, United States Code. The term military service means active service (as defined in subsection (d)(3) of section 101 of title 10, United States Code) or active status (as defined in subsection (d)(4) of such section) in one of the uniformed services (as defined in subsection (a)(5) of such section).

The term national service means participation, other than military or public service, in a program that— is designed to enhance the common good and meet the needs of communities, the States, or the United States; and is funded or facilitated by— an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code; an institution of higher education as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ); or the Federal Government or a State, Tribal, or local government.

The term national service includes— the programs authorized in— sections 5 and 6 of the Peace Corps Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2504 and 2505); section 171 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (relating to the YouthBuild Program; 29 U.S.C. 3226 ); part A of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (relating to the Volunteers in Service to America; 42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.); and subtitles C (relating to the National Service Trust Program; 42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.) and E (relating to the National Civilian Community Corps; 42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.) of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990; and any other program that is consistent with subparagraph (A), as determined by the Director of the Council on Military, National, and Public Service.

The term public service means civilian employment in the Federal Government or a State, Tribal, or local government. The term service means a personal commitment of time, energy, and talent to a mission that contributes to the public good by protecting the Nation and its citizens, strengthening communities, or promoting the general social welfare. The term service mission means the objectives of a service organization or a service opportunity. The term service opportunity means any paid, volunteer, or other position with a service organization.

The term service organization means any military service, national service, or public service organization that participates in the Service Platform. The term Service Platform means the interactive and integrated internet-based platform established under this section. The term service type means the period and form of service with a service organization, including part-time, full-time, term limited, sabbatical, temporary, episodic, and emergency options for paid, volunteer, and stipend-based service.

The term State means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of the United States. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall establish, maintain, and promote the Service Platform, an interactive and integrated internet-based platform to serve as a centralized resource and database for the American public to learn about and connect with organizations and opportunities in military, national, and public service and for those organizations to identify members of the American public with the skills necessary to address their needs.

The development and maintenance of the Service Platform shall be subject to the oversight of the Director of the Council on Military, National, and Public Service who shall be responsible for ensuring that the Service Platform achieves the policy objectives set forth in this section. The Director shall determine, and make accessible by the public, information about service organizations and service opportunities, without any requirement that a person seeking such access become a member of the Service Platform.

Any individual meeting criteria established by the Director by regulation may become a member of the Service Platform. Registering as a member shall entitle the member to access information about service organizations and service opportunities available through the Service Platform. An individual seeking to become a member shall provide to the Director such information as the Director may determine is necessary to facilitate the functionality of the Service Platform. In addition to the requirements under paragraph (3), each prospective member— shall, unless specifically electing not to do so, consent to share any information entered into the Service Platform with, and to be contacted by, any public service or national service organization that participates in the Service Platform; may consent to share any information entered into the Service Platform with and to be contacted by any uniformed service that participates in the Service Platform; may consent to be contacted for potential service with any national or public service organization in the event of a national emergency; and may consent to be contacted to join the Armed Forces on a voluntary basis during an emergency requiring national mobilization.

The Director shall register an individual as a member when the Director verifies that the individual has not previously registered as a member. The Director shall, by written notice (including by electronic communication), notify the member of such registration. The Service Platform shall enable members to provide additional information to improve the functionality of the Service Platform, as determined by the Director. Such additional information may include information regarding— educational background; employment background; professional skills, training, licenses, and certifications; service organization preferences; service type preferences; service mission preferences; and geographic preferences.

Each member may update the member’s personal and other information in the Service Platform at any time. The Director shall send to any member who consents under paragraph (4)(D) to voluntarily join the Armed Forces during an emergency requiring national mobilization an annual request to confirm the member’s continued willingness to so serve. Each member may withdraw as a member by submitting to the Service Platform a request to so withdraw. Within 30 days after the request to withdraw is made, all records regarding that member shall be removed from the Service Platform and any other data storage locations the Service Platform may use, notwithstanding any obligations under the Federal Records Act ( 44 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.).

All Executive agencies and military departments shall participate in the Service Platform as service organizations. The regulations issued under subsection

(i)shall include— procedures that enable State, local, and Tribal government agencies to participate in the Service Platform as service organizations; procedures that enable nongovernmental organizations that undertake national service programs to participate in the Service Platform as service organizations; and a timeline to implement the procedures described in subparagraphs

(A)and (B). Each service organization shall make available on the Service Platform— information sufficient for members to identify and understand the organization’s service opportunities and service mission; information on the availability of service opportunities by service type; internet links to the service organization’s hiring and recruiting websites; and such additional information as the Director may determine. Nothing in this subsection shall prevent any service organization from creating or maintaining its own internet-based system or platform to recruit individuals for employment or for volunteer or other service opportunities. In addition to the requirements set forth in this section, the Service Platform shall do the following: Provide the public with access to information on service organizations and service opportunities through an internet-based system that is user-friendly, interactive, accessible, and fully functional through mobile applications and other widely used communications media, without a requirement that any person seeking such access register as a member. Provide individuals with the ability to register as members in order to customize their experience in accordance with subsection (e)(6), include mechanisms to connect members with service organizations and service opportunities that match the interests of the members, and ensure robust search capabilities to facilitate the ability of members to explore service organizations and service opportunities. Include mechanisms to enable service organizations to connect with members who have consented to be contacted and meet the needs of the service organizations. Incorporate, to the extent permitted by law and regulation, the ability of members to securely upload information on education, employment, and skills from internet-based professional, recruiting, and social media systems, consistent with security requirements. Ensure compatibility with relevant information systems of Executive agencies and military departments. Use state-of-the-art technology and analytical tools to facilitate the efficacy of the Service Platform in connecting members with service opportunities and service organizations. Retain all personal information in a manner that protects the privacy of members in accordance with section 552a of title 5, United States Code, and other applicable law, provide access to information relating to a member only in accordance with the consent of the member, and incorporate data security and control policies that are adequate to ensure the confidentiality and security of information provided and maintained on the Service Platform. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall develop a detailed plan to implement the Service Platform that complies with all the requirements of this section. In developing the plan under this subsection, the Director shall consult with the Secretary of Defense, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, the head of the United States Digital Service and, as needed, the heads of other Executive agencies. Such consultation may include seeking assistance in the design, development, and creation of the Service Platform. In developing the plan under this subsection, the Director may seek and receive technical advice from experts outside of the Federal Government and to form a committee of such experts to assist in the design and development of the Service Platform. Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Director may accept the voluntary services of these individuals. A committee of the experts shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). In developing the plan under this subsection, the Director may collect information from the public through focus groups, surveys, and other mechanisms, without regard to subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act ). The Director shall issue regulations to carry out this section not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. Section 10 of the Military Selective Service Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3809 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Selective Service System shall provide to all registrants, on its website and in communications with registrants relating to registration, information about the Service Platform established under section 202 of the Inspire to Serve Act of 2020. The Selective Service System shall provide to each registrant, at the time of registration, an option to transfer to the Service Platform the information the registrant has provided to the Selective Service System. The Director of Selective Service shall consult with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to ensure that information provided by the Selective Service System is compatible with the information requirements of the Service Platform. . Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 12 months thereafter, the Director of the Council on Military, National, and Public Service shall provide a report to Congress on the Service Platform. Such report shall include information on the following: Details on the status of implementation of the Service Platform and plans for further development of the Service Platform. Participation rates of service organizations and members. The number of individuals visiting the Service Platform, the number of service organizations participating in the platform, and the number of service opportunities available in the preceding 12-month period. Any cybersecurity or privacy concerns. The results of any surveys or studies undertaken to increase the use and efficacy of the Service Platform. Any additional information the Director or the President considers appropriate. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Office of Management and Budget for each fiscal year such funds as may be necessary for the development, maintenance, improvement, and promotion of the Service Platform.

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