Sec. 6. Supporting expansion

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The Corporation, in awarding grants under paragraph (2), and State Commissions, in directly placing individuals in approved national service positions under paragraph (3), shall— give priority to— entities serving communities— disproportionately impacted by COVID–19; using culturally competent and multilingual strategies in the provision of services; and with proposals for activities directly related to recovery from the COVID–19 public health emergency and the attendant economic and social consequences of such public health emergency, such as— work that furthers the capacity of nonprofit and community-based organizations to respond to the immediate needs of individuals affected by COVID–19; services that support economic opportunity; educational activities, including enrichment and adult education and literacy activities; services to address housing and food insecurity; and jobs for youth in preserving and restoring nature, including ensuring environmental resiliency; and community-based organizations located in rural or high-poverty areas, or community-based organizations that serve Tribal communities, with greater priority for community-based organizations that propose recruiting applicants for positions to serve in the same metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area or county as the area or county in which such applicants attended a secondary school or institution of higher education; and take into account the diversity of communities and participants served by entities seeking funding under this Act, including racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, linguistic, or geographic diversity.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the COVID–19 emergency recovery period, the Corporation may award noncompetitive augmentation grants to meet the compelling needs of grantees or subgrantees and expansion grants under the national service laws, at such time and in such manner and from such funds as the Corporation determines appropriate. Notwithstanding section 178(h) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12638(h) ), during the COVID–19 emergency recovery period, the Corporation shall implement a pilot program under section 121 and 122 of such Act allowing State Commissions to directly place individuals in approved national service positions.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Corporation may establish the time, place, and manner of the application and review process for the pilot program established under this paragraph. In addition to the priorities under paragraph (1), State Commissions participating in the pilot program shall, to the extent practicable, prioritize the placement of individuals in national service programs carried out by entities that have not previously been service sponsors for participants.

The Corporation shall prepare and submit a report to Congress at the end of the pilot program described in subparagraph (A), containing recommendations about whether and how to continue such a program of direct placements. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an entity (including a State Commission and an entity receiving subgrant funds) that receives assistance from the Corporation for any program under the national service laws, including under sections 5(a)(2) and 6(a)(2), during the COVID–19 emergency recovery period shall not be subject to any requirements to provide matching funds for any such program, and the Federal share of such assistance for a recipient (including for a State Commission and a subgrant recipient) may be 100 percent.

Notwithstanding subsections

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(b)of section 108 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 ( 42 U.S.C. 4958 ), during the COVID–19 emergency recovery period, in order to address the needs of underserved communities related to the COVID–19 pandemic, of funds appropriated for the purposes of part A of title I of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) under section 501 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5081 ), not more than 75 percent may be obligated for the direct cost of supporting volunteers in programs and projects (including new programs and projects that begin after the date of enactment of this Act) carried out pursuant to part A of title I of such Act, and such funds may be obligated regardless of when grant recipients commenced such programs and projects. Notwithstanding sections 152(b)(2) and 154 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12612(b)(2) , 12614), during the COVID–19 emergency recovery period, members of the National Civilian Community Corps established under subtitle E of title I of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.) may receive training and perform service in a seasonal national service program established under section 154 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12614 ) with service lasting for a period of not less than 3 months and not more than 6 months, as specified by the Director appointed pursuant to section 159(c)(1) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12619(c)(1) ). Notwithstanding the limit described in section 129A(b) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12581a(b) ), during the COVID–19 emergency recovery period, the Corporation may provide operational support under section 129A of such Act for a program in an amount that is not more than $1,600 per individual enrolled and serving in an approved national service position, or not more than $2,000 per such individual if at least 50 percent of the persons enrolled and serving in the program are disadvantaged youth. Notwithstanding any other provision of part A of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.), during the COVID–19 emergency recovery period, the Director of the VISTA program may enroll full-time VISTA associates in a program, during any months of the year, under such terms and conditions as such Director shall determine to be appropriate. Such individuals shall be assigned to projects that address the needs of underserved communities impacted by the COVID–19 public health emergency. In preparing reports relating to programs under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.), the Director of the VISTA program shall report on participants, costs, and accomplishments under the program under this subsection separately. The limitation on funds appropriated for grants and contracts, as contained in section 108 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 4958 ), shall not apply to the program under this subsection. Not later than 90 days after the 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 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives containing recommendations on— how to improve grant programs related to the national service laws, including those under subtitle C of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.), such as any recommended changes to— the requirements of section 121(e) such Act and section 2521.60 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act); and the fixed-amount grants awarded under section 129(l) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12581(l) ), including improvements to account for start-of-year costs and to ensure robust member benefits and the long-term strength and viability of such program; whether a new unit within the Corporation for National and Community Service should be established to provide additional assistance or manage the enrollment process to ensure compliance with sections 189D and 199I of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12645g ; 12655i) for incoming participants in national service programs, particularly new national service programs receiving program assistance for the first time; and actions to maximize flexibility for State Commissions that would strengthen the work of State Commissions and their grantees.

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