Sec. 5. Prioritizing response services
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Section 122(f) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12572(f) ) is amended— in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end the following: For fiscal years 2020 through 2023, the Corporation shall include, in the national service priorities, the priorities described in paragraph (5). ; and in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end the following: For fiscal years 2020 through 2023, each State shall include, in the State priorities, the priorities described in section (5). ; and by adding at the end the following: For fiscal years 2020 through 2023, the priorities established under paragraph
(1)for national service programs shall provide that the Corporation and the States, as appropriate, shall give priority to entities submitting applications— that propose activities directly related to the response to and recovery from the COVID–19 public health emergency, such as the provision of— public health services, including support for isolation and quarantine activities; emergency logistics, such as the setup of alternate care sites; work that furthers the capacity of State (including territorial), tribal, and local health departments and the recommendations of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; work that furthers the capacity of nonprofit and community organizations to respond to the immediate needs of individuals affected by COVID–19; services that support economic opportunity; education, including enrichment and adult education and literacy activities; services to address housing and food insecurity; and jobs for youth in preserving and restoring nature; who— are— current (as of the date of the application submission) or former recipients of financial assistance under the program for which the application is submitted; and able to provide services directly related to the response and recovery described in subparagraph (A); or are— community-based organizations located in the rural or high-poverty areas, or tribal communities, the organizations propose to serve; and able to provide services directly related to the response and recovery described in subparagraph (A); to the maximum extent practicable— if the entities are proposing programs that serve, or proposing to give priority for positions to applicants from, underserved populations, such as individuals described in section 129(a)(1)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1)(B) ), minority individuals, individuals who have had contact with the juvenile justice system, Indians, veterans, and individuals whose abilities are not typical, such as individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities; especially if the entities propose recruiting applicants for positions to serve in the same metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area or county as the area or county, respectively, in which the applicants attended a secondary school or institution of higher education; and especially if the entities propose programs that serve populations in rural or high-poverty areas, or tribal communities; and that propose to give priority for positions to applicants who— were serving outside of the United States in the Peace Corps, the J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange Program referenced in section 112 of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2460 ), or the program under this subtitle, subtitle E, or part A of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 ( 42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.); but ended their terms of service early, or returned to the United States before the end of their terms of service, due to the COVID–19 public health emergency. . Section 157 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12617 ) is amended— in subsection (b)(1), by adding at the end the following: The Corporation and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall develop, and the Corporation shall approve, a proposal for public health surge capacity projects. In carrying out the projects, the Corporation and the Director shall develop and deploy public health surge capacity teams. For fiscal years 2020 through 2023, the Corporation shall give priority to entities submitting applications for projects under this subtitle in the same manner as the Corporation gives priority to entities submitting applications for national service programs under section 122(f)(5). ; and in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1), by striking The campus and inserting Except as provided in paragraph (3), the campus ; and by adding at the end the following: The Corporation shall assign the projects described in clauses
(i)and
(ii)of subsection (b)(1)(C) to specified Corps campuses. . Section 109 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 ( 42 U.S.C. 4960 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: For fiscal years 2020 through 2023, the Corporation shall give priority to entities submitting applications for projects or programs under this part in the same manner as the Corporation gives priority to entities submitting applications for national service programs under section 122(f)(5) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( . 42 U.S.C. 12572(f)(5) ).
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