Sec. 2. Council on Military, National, and Public Service
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There is established in the Executive Office of the President a Council on Military, National, and Public Service (in this section referred to as the Council ). The Council shall— advise the President with respect to promoting and expanding opportunities for military service, national service, and public service for all people of the United States; coordinate policies and initiatives of the executive branch to promote and expand opportunities for military service, national service, and public service; and coordinate policies and initiatives of the executive branch to foster an increased sense of service and civic responsibility among all people of the United States.
The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, an individual to serve as the Assistant to the President for Military, National, and Public Service and the Director of the Council, who shall serve at the pleasure of the President. The Assistant to the President for Military, National, and Public Service shall serve as the head of the Council. In addition to the Director, the Council shall be composed of— the Secretary of State; the Secretary of Defense; the Attorney General; the Secretary of the Interior; the Secretary of Commerce; the Secretary of Labor; the Secretary of Health and Human Services; the Secretary of Education; the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; the Secretary of Homeland Security; the Director of the Office of Management and Budget; the Director of National Intelligence; the Director of the Office of Personnel Management; the Director of the Peace Corps; the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service; and such other officers as the President may designate.
The Council shall meet on a quarterly basis, or more frequently as the Director of the Council may direct. The Council shall— assist and advise the President and the heads of Executive agencies in the establishment of policies, goals, objectives, and priorities to promote service and civic responsibility among all people of the United States; develop and recommend to the President and the heads of Executive agencies policies of common interest to Executive agencies for increasing the participation, and propensity of people of the United States to participate, in military service, national service, and public service in order to address national security and other current and future needs of the United States including policies for— reevaluating benefits for the Federal public service and national service programs in order to increase awareness of and remove barriers to entry into such programs; ensuring that the participation in and leadership of the military, the Federal public service, and national service programs reflects the diversity of the United States including by race, gender, ethnicity, and disability status; and developing pathways to service for high school graduates, college students, and recent college graduates; serve as the interagency lead for identifying critical skills to address national security and other needs of the United States, with responsibility for coordinating governmentwide efforts to address gaps in critical skills and identifying methods to recruit and retain individuals possessing such critical skills; serve as a forum for Federal officials responsible for military service, national service, and public service programs to coordinate and develop interagency, cross-service initiatives; lead the effort of the Federal Government to develop joint awareness and recruitment, retention, and marketing initiatives involving military service, national service, and public service, including the sharing of marketing and recruiting research between and among service agencies; consider approaches for assessing impacts of service on the needs of the United States and individuals participating in and benefitting from such service; consult, as the Council considers advisable, with representatives of non-Federal entities, including State, local, and Tribal governments, State and local educational agencies, State Commissions, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, philanthropic organizations, and the private sector, in order to promote and develop initiatives to foster and reward military service, national service, and public service; oversee the response to and implementation of, as appropriate, the recommendations of the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service established under section 553 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 ; 130 Stat. 2132); not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and quadrennially thereafter, prepare and submit to the President and Congress a Quadrennial Military, National, and Public Service Strategy, which shall set forth— a review of programs and initiatives of the Federal Government relating to the mandate of the Council; notable initiatives by State, local, and Tribal governments and by nongovernmental entities to increase awareness of and participation in service programs; current and foreseeable trends for service to address the needs of the United States; and a program for addressing any deficiencies identified by the Council, together with recommendations for legislation; not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and quadrennially thereafter, prepare and submit to the President and Congress a Quadrennial Report on Cross-Service Participation on the basis of the activities carried out under the strategy submitted under paragraph (9); prepare, for inclusion in the annual budget submission by the President to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, a detailed, separate analysis by budget function, by agency, and by initiative area for the preceding fiscal year, the current fiscal year, and the fiscal years for which the budget is submitted, identifying the amounts of gross and net appropriations or obligational authority and outlays for initiatives, consistent with the priorities of the President, under the Quadrennial Military, National, and Public Service Strategy, with separate displays for mandatory and discretionary amounts; develop a joint national service messaging strategy that incorporates domestic and international service that both the Corporation for National and Community Service and the Peace Corps would promote; and perform such other functions as the President may direct.
In addition to duties relating to the responsibilities of the Council described in subsection (c), the Director of the Council shall— coordinate with the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs for any matter that may affect national security; at the discretion of the President, serve as spokesperson of the executive branch on issues related to military service, national service, and public service; upon request by a committee or subcommittee of the Senate or of the House of Representatives, appear before any such committee or subcommittee to represent the position of the executive branch on matters within the scope of the responsibilities of the Council; and perform such other functions as the President may direct.
The Assistant to the President for Military, National, and Public Service shall be compensated at the rate of basic pay prescribed for level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States Code. The Council may employ officers and employees as necessary to carry out of the functions of the Council. Such officers and employees of the Council shall be compensated at a rate not more than the rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.
The Council may, as necessary to carry out of the functions of the Council, procure temporary and intermittent services of experts and consultants under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individuals that do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of that title. The Council may, in carrying out the functions of the Council, direct a member of the Council to establish advisory committees composed of representatives from outside the Federal Government.
The Council may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services, goods, and property, except for cash, from non-Federal entities for the purposes of aiding and facilitating the work of the Council. Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Council may accept and employ voluntary and uncompensated services in furtherance of the purposes of the Council. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: a separate statement of the amount of appropriations requested for the Council on Military, National, and Public Service in the Executive Office of the President. a detailed, separate analysis by budget function, by agency, and by initiative area for the preceding fiscal year, the current fiscal year, and the fiscal years for which the budget is submitted, identifying the amounts of gross and net appropriations or obligational authority and outlays for initiatives, consistent with the priorities of the President, under the Quadrennial Military, National, and Public Service Strategy required by section 2(c)(9) of the Unity through Service Act of 2021 , with separate displays for mandatory and discretionary amounts. .
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- 130 Stat. 2132
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