Sec. 26001. Corporation for national and community service and the National Service Trust
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In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Corporation for National and Community Service, $3,200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, which shall be used to make funding adjustments to existing (as of the date of enactment of this Act) awards and make new awards to entities (whether or not such entities are already recipients of a grant or other agreement on the date of enactment of this Act) to support national service programs described in paragraphs (1)(A), (2)(A), (3)(A), and (5)(A) of subsection (a), and subsection (b)(2), of section 122 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and national service programs carrying out activities described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (v), (vi), and
(vii)of paragraph (4)(B) of subsection
(a)of such section, to increase living allowances and improve benefits of participants in such programs. For the purposes of carrying out paragraph (1)— the Corporation shall waive the requirements described in section 121(e)(1) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, in whole or in part, if a recipient of a grant or other agreement for such a national service program demonstrates— the recipient will serve underserved or low-income communities, and a significant percentage of participants in such program are low-income individuals; and without such waiver, the recipient cannot meet the requirements of this section; section 189(a) of such Act shall be applied by substituting 125 percent of the amount of the minimum living allowance of a full-time participant per full-time equivalent position for $18,000 per full-time equivalent position ; and section 140(a)(1) of such Act shall be applied by substituting 200 percent of the poverty line for the average annual subsistence allowance provided to VISTA volunteers under section 105 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 ( . 42 U.S.C. 4955 ) In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Corporation for National and Community Service, $400,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, which shall be used to make funding adjustments to existing (as of the date of enactment of this Act) awards and make new awards to States to establish or operate State Commissions on National and Community Service. For the purposes of carrying out paragraph (1), the Corporation shall waive the matching requirement described in section 126(a)(2) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, in whole or in part, for a State Commission, if such State Commission demonstrates need for such waiver. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Corporation for National and Community Service, $80,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, which shall be used to increase the living allowance and benefits of participants in the National Civilian Community Corps authorized under section 152 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Corporation for National and Community Service, $600,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2029, which shall be used to increase the subsistence allowances and improve benefits of participants in the Volunteers in Service to America program authorized under section 102 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973. For purposes of carrying out paragraph (1)— section 105(b)(2)(A) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 shall be applied by substituting 200 percent for 95 percent ; and section 105(b)(2)(B) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 shall be applied by substituting 210 percent for 105 percent . In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Corporation for National and Community Service, $6,915,000,000, which shall be used for the purposes specified in paragraph (3). Amounts appropriated under paragraph
(1)shall— be available until September 30, 2026, for national service programs described in paragraphs (1)(A), (2)(A), (3)(A), and (5)(A) of subsection (a), and subsection (b)(2), of section 122 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and national service programs carrying out activities described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (v), (vi), and
(vii)of paragraph (4)(B) of subsection
(a)of such section; and be available until September 30, 2029, for National Civilian Community Corps programs authorized under section 152 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and Volunteers in Service to America programs authorized under section 102 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973. The Corporation shall use amounts appropriated under paragraph
(1)to fund programs described in subparagraph
(B)to carry out projects or activities described in section 122(a)(3)(B) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990. The programs described in subparagraph
(A)shall include— national service programs described in paragraphs (1)(A), (2)(A), (3)(A), and (5)(A) of subsection (a), and subsection (b)(2), of section 122 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and national service programs carrying out activities described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (v), (vi), and
(vii)of paragraph (4)(B) of subsection
(a)of such section; National Civilian Community Corps programs authorized under section 152 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990; and Volunteers in Service to America programs authorized under section 102 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973. In funding programs described in subparagraph (A), the Corporation shall ensure— awards are made to entities that serve, and have representation from, low-income communities or communities experiencing (or at risk of experiencing) adverse health and environmental conditions; such programs utilize culturally competent and multilingual strategies; projects carried out through such programs are planned with community input, and implemented by diverse participants who are from communities being served by such programs; and such programs provide participants with workforce development opportunities, such as pre-apprenticeships that articulate to registered apprenticeship programs, and pathways to post-service employment in high-quality jobs, including registered apprenticeships. For the purposes of carrying out paragraph (1)— in implementing national service programs described in paragraph (3)(B)(i) and funded by the appropriations specified in paragraph (1)— the Corporation shall waive the requirements described in section 121(e)(1) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, in whole or in part, if a recipient of a grant or other agreement for the national service program involved demonstrates— the recipient will serve underserved or low-income communities, and a significant percentage of participants in such program are low-income individuals; and without such waiver, the recipient cannot meet the requirements of this section; section 189(a) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 shall be applied by substituting 125 percent of the amount of the minimum living allowance of a full-time participant per full-time equivalent position for $18,000 per full-time equivalent position ; section 140(a)(1) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 shall be applied by substituting 200 percent of the poverty line for the average annual subsistence allowance provided to VISTA volunteers under section 105 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 ( ; and 42 U.S.C. 4955 ) the Corporation shall waive the matching requirement described in section 126(a)(2) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, in whole or in part, for a State Commission, if such State Commission demonstrates need for such waiver; and in implementing national service programs described in paragraph (3)(B)(iii) and funded by the appropriations specified in paragraph (1)— section 105(b)(2)(A) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 shall be applied by substituting 200 percent for 95 percent ; and section 105(b)(2)(B) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 shall be applied by substituting 210 percent for 105 percent . In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Corporation for National and Community Service, $1,010,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, which shall be used for Federal administrative expenses to carry out programs and activities funded under this section, including— corrective actions to address recommendations arising from audits of the financial statements of the Corporation and the National Service Trust, and, in consultation with the Inspector General of the Corporation, the development of fraud prevention and detection controls and risk-based anti-fraud monitoring for grants and other financial assistance funded under this section; and coordination of efforts and activities with the Departments of Labor and Education to support the national service programs funded under subsections (a), (c), (d), and
(e)in improving the readiness of participants to transition to high-quality jobs or further education. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2030, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Corporation for National and Community Service, $79,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030, which shall be used, in fiscal year 2030, for Federal administrative expenses to carry out programs and activities funded under this section. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Corporation, $300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, which shall be used by the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation to— develop, publish, and implement, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a project, operations, and management plan for funds appropriated under this section; and consult with the Secretary of Labor and the Inspector General of the Corporation in developing the plan under subparagraph (A). In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Corporation for National and Community Service, $49,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030, for outreach to and recruitment of members from communities traditionally underrepresented in national service programs and members of a community experiencing a significant dislocation of workers, including energy transition communities. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Corporation for National and Community Service, $75,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030, which shall be used for the Office of Inspector General of the Corporation for salaries and expenses necessary for oversight and audit of programs and activities funded under this section. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the National Service Trust, $1,150,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030, for— administration of the National Service Trust; and payment to the Trust for the provision of national service educational awards and interest expenses— for participants, for a term of service supported by funds made available under subsection (e); and pursuant to section 145(a)(1)(A) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the National Service Trust, $1,660,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030, for payment to the National Service Trust for the purpose of providing a supplemental national service educational award to an individual eligible to receive a national service educational award pursuant to section 146(a), and the individual's transferee pursuant to section 148(f), of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, for a term of service that began after the date of enactment of this Act in a national service program (including a term of service supported by funds made available under subsection (e)). The supplemental educational award referred to in subparagraph
(A)shall be available to an individual or their transferee described in subparagraph
(A)in accordance with the paragraph (3). The amount of the supplemental educational award that shall be available to an individual or their transferee described in subparagraph
(A)shall be calculated as follows: For an individual who completes a required term of full-time national service, or the individual’s transferee— in a case in which the award year for which the national service position is approved by the Corporation is award year 2022-2023, 50 percent of the maximum amount of a Federal Pell Grant under section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 that a student eligible for such Grant may receive in the aggregate for such award year; and in a case in which the award year for which the national service position is approved by the Corporation is award year 2023-2024 or a subsequent award year, 50 percent of the total maximum Federal Pell Grant under section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 that a student eligible for such Grant may receive in the aggregate for such award year. For an individual who completes a required term of part-time national service, or the individual's transferee, 50 percent of the amount determined under clause (i). For an individual released from completing the full-time or part-time term of service agreed to by the individuals, or the individual's transferee, the portion of the amount determined under clause
(i)that corresponds to the portion of the term of service completed by the individual. Notwithstanding section 146(d) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, relating to a period of time for use of a national service educational award, or any extensions to such time period granted under section 146(d)(2) of such Act, an individual eligible to receive a national service educational award for a term of service supported by funds made available under subsection (e), or the individual's transferee, and an individual eligible to receive a supplemental educational award described in paragraph
(2)for a term of service, or the individual's transferee, shall not use, after September 30, 2030, the national service educational award or supplemental educational award for the term of service involved, and the national service educational award and supplemental educational award shall be available for the lengths of time described in subparagraph (B). The lengths of time described in this subparagraph are as follows: For an individual who completes the term of service involved by September 30, 2023 or the individual's transferee, until the end of the 7-year period beginning on that date. For an individual who completes such term of service by September 30, 2024 or the individual's transferee, until the end of the 6-year period beginning on that date. For an individual who completes such term of service by September 30, 2025 or the individual's transferee, until the end of the 5-year period beginning on that date. For an individual who completes such term of service by September 30, 2026 or the individual's transferee, until the end of the 4-year period beginning on that date. For an individual who completes such term of service by September 30, 2027 or the individual's transferee, until the end of the 3-year period beginning on that date. For an individual who completes such term of service by September 30, 2028 or the individual's transferee, until the end of the 2-year period beginning on that date. For an individual who completes such term of service by September 30, 2029 or the individual's transferee, until the end of the 1-year period beginning on that date. The funds made available under this section are subject to the condition that the Corporation shall not— use such funds to make any transfer to the National Service Trust for any use, or enter into any agreement involving such funds— that is for a term extending beyond September 30, 2031; or for which or under which any payment could be outlaid after September 30, 2031; and use any other funds available to the Corporation to liquidate obligations made under this section. For purposes of this section, the term registered apprenticeship program means an apprenticeship program registered with the Office of Apprenticeship of the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor, or a State apprenticeship agency recognized by the Office of Apprenticeship, pursuant to the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the National Apprenticeship Act ; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663).
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