Sec. 2. Findings
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Congress finds that— the United States has a strong history of citizen response to national calls to service in order to help the United States recover during a crisis; more than 80 years ago, the United States rose to the challenge of the Great Depression with the creation of citizen service programs, such as the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration; millions of participants in the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration program benefitted from paid employment and opportunities to develop the skills of the participants while constructing units of the National Park System and public land infrastructure and producing cultural works still enjoyed today; the signature programs of the Corporation for National and Community Service, which are the AmeriCorps State and National, AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps, AmeriCorps VISTA, and National Senior Service Corps programs, can and should be expanded to meet current needs; individuals in every State and territory have been infected with the COVID–19 virus and killed by COVID–19, with more than 29,000,000 cases causing more than 500,000 deaths; in response to the COVID–19 pandemic, States, Tribal governments, and cities across the United States have closed down businesses, schools, and public events, leading to a dramatic drop in economic activity and a sharp projected decline in the United States economy; more than 18,000,000 people in the United States are receiving unemployment benefits, with weekly unemployment filings continuing to increase; young workers, women, workers with low educational attainment, part-time workers, and racial and ethnic minorities have experienced high unemployment rates throughout the COVID–19 pandemic; the United States and the world are facing a profound climate crisis and the impacts of climate change will continue to intensify according to current trajectories; the scientific community has made it clear that significant and rapid action is necessary to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change; on January 27, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14008 (86 Fed. Reg. 7619 (February 1, 2021)), which calls for the creation of a Civilian Climate Corps Initiative in which participants would work— to conserve and restore public land and water; to increase reforestation; to increase carbon sequestration in the agricultural sector; to protect biodiversity; to improve access to recreation; to bolster community resilience; and to address climate change; the Civilian Climate Corps presents a unique opportunity for flexible, locally driven responses to meet State and local employment, environmental, and recovery needs; and the Civilian Climate Corps would create conservation and resilience jobs that emphasize accessible training opportunities to help a generation of workers develop robust professional skills.
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- 86 FR 7619
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