Sec. 150206. National service expansion feasibility study
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The Corporation for National and Community Service shall conduct a study on the feasibility of increasing the capacity of national service programs across the country to respond to the COVID–19 national emergency, the corresponding public health crisis, and the economic and social impact to communities across the country. The Corporation for National and Community Service shall examine new and existing programs, partnerships, organizations and grantees that could be utilized to respond to the COVID–19 national emergency as described in subsection (a), including— service opportunities related to food security, education, economic opportunity, and disaster or emergency response; partnerships with the Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and public health departments in all 50 states and territories to respond to public health needs related to COVID–19 such as testing, contact tracing, or related activities; and the capacity and ability of the State Commissions on National and Community Service to respond to the needs of state and local governments in each state or territory in which such State Commission is in operation.
In performing the study described in this section, the Corporation for National and Community Service shall examine the following aspects for each of the new or existing programs, partnerships, organizations and grantees as described in subsection (b), including— the cost and resources necessary related to expansion as described in paragraphs (1),
(2)and
(3)of subsection (b); the timeline for implementation of any expanded partnerships or expanded capacity as described in paragraphs (1),
(2)and
(3)of subsection (b); options to use existing corps programs overseen by the Corporation for National and Community Service for expanding such capacity, and the role of programs, such as AmeriCorps, AmeriCorps VISTA, AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps, or Senior Corps, for expanding capacity as described in paragraphs (1),
(2)and
(3)of subsection (b); the ability to increase diversity, including economic, racial, ethnic, and gender diversity, amongst national service volunteers and programs as part of any expansion activities; the geographic distribution of demand by state due to the economic or health related impacts of COVID–19 for national service volunteer opportunities across the country and the additional volunteer capacity needed to meet this demand, comparing existing demand for volunteer opportunities to expected or realized increases as a result of COVID–19; and whether any additional administrative capacity is needed to respond to increases in demand as described in paragraph (5), including through grantee organizational capacity or at the Corporation for National and Community Service. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service shall prepare and submit a report to the Committee on Education and Labor and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, with recommendations on the role for the Corporation for National and Community Service in responding to the COVID–19 national emergency, including any recommendations for legislative, regulatory, and administrative changes based on findings related to the topics identified under subsection (b).