Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act: The term active duty has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. The term Armed Forces has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. The term eligible entity means an entity qualified to provide services under this Act, as determined by the Secretary. The term eligible individual means— a veteran; a member of the Armed Forces on active duty; a member of the National Guard; or a family member of an individual described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).
The term intervention means a specific service delivered to achieve an impact through a VISIT pay for results project under the pilot program. The term participant means a staff member or volunteer of an eligible entity that receives assistance under the pilot program to carry out a VISIT pay for results project who provides a service to eligible individuals under the project. The term pilot program means the pilot program under section 4. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
The term veteran has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. The term VISIT pay for results project means a project under the pilot program that uses a Volunteers Improving Social Isolation and Loneliness Together (VISIT) pay for results model. The term Volunteers Improving Social isolation and Loneliness Together (VISIT) pay for results model means a method of financing national service programs in which— except as provided in section 5, Federal funds are awarded to an eligible entity only if the eligible entity achieves certain outcomes agreed to by the entity and the Secretary, in consultation with the Federal Interagency Council on Social Impact Partnerships and the Secretary of Defense; the eligible entity coordinates with the Secretary and the Federal Interagency Council on Social Impact Partnerships and the Secretary of Defense to identify an intervention expected to produce the outcome or outcomes; and the eligible entity delivers the intervention to the target population of the intervention.