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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · S. 2282 (Introduced in Senate) — To establish in the Executive Office of the President a Council on Military, National, and Public Service to promote... · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. Internet-based service platform

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It is the policy of the United States, in promoting a culture of service in the United States and meeting the recruiting needs for military service, national service, and public service programs, to provide a comprehensive, interactive, and integrated internet-based platform to enable the people of the United States to learn about and connect with service organizations and opportunities and assist in the recruiting needs of service organizations. In this section: The term Director means the Director of the Council on Military, National, and Public Service.
The term member means an individual who is a member of the Service Platform under this section. The term service mission means the objectives of a service organization or a service opportunity. The term service opportunity means any paid, volunteer, or other position with a service organization. The term service organization means any military service, national service, or public service organization that participates in the Service Platform. The term Service Platform means the comprehensive, interactive, and integrated internet-based platform established under this section.
The term service type means the period and form of service with a service organization, including part-time, full-time, term limited, sabbatical, temporary, episodic, or emergency options for paid, volunteer, or stipend-based service. The term State means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of the United States. The term uniformed services has the meaning given such term in subsection (a)(5) of section 101 of title 10, United States Code.
The Director, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall establish, maintain, and promote the Service Platform to serve as a centralized resource and database for the people of the United States to learn about and connect with organizations and opportunities related to military service, national service, or public service and for such organizations to identify people of the United States with the skills necessary to address the needs of such organizations.
The Director, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall determine, and make accessible to the public, information about service organizations and service opportunities, without any requirement that an individual seeking such access become a member. Any individual meeting criteria established by the Director by regulation may register as a member under subparagraph (B). An individual that registers under this subparagraph as a member shall be entitled to access information about service organizations and service opportunities available through the Service Platform.
An individual meeting the criteria established under subparagraph
(A)and seeking to become a member— shall provide to the Director such information as the Director may determine necessary to facilitate the functionality of the Service Platform; shall, unless specifically electing not to, consent to share any information entered into the Service Platform with, and to be contacted by, any public service or national service organization that participates in the Service Platform; may consent to share any information entered into the Service Platform with, and to be contacted by, any uniformed service that participates in the Service Platform; may consent to be contacted for potential service with any national service or public service organization in the event of a national emergency; and may consent to be contacted to join the uniformed services on a voluntary basis during an emergency requiring national mobilization. Upon receipt of the information and, as relevant, consent from an individual under clause (ii), the Director shall— verify that the individual has not previously registered as a member; and if such individual has not previously registered as a member, register such individual as a member and by written notice (including by electronic communication), notify such member of such registration. The Service Platform shall enable a member to provide additional information to improve the functionality of the Service Platform, as determined relevant by the Director, including information regarding the member's— educational background; employment background; professional skills, training, licenses, and certifications; service organization preferences; service type preferences; service mission preferences; and geographic preferences. A member may, at any time, update the personal and other information of the member available on the Service Platform. The Director shall send to a member who consents to serve under paragraph (2)(B)(ii)(V) an annual request to confirm the continued consent to serve by the member. A member may withdraw as a member by submitting to the Director a request to withdraw. Not later than 30 days after the date of such request to withdraw, all records regarding such member shall be removed from the Service Platform and any other data storage locations the Director may use relating to the Service Platform, notwithstanding any obligations under chapter 31 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the Federal Records Act of 1950 ). All Executive agencies and military departments shall participate in the Service Platform as service organizations. State, local, and Tribal government agencies, and nongovernmental organizations that undertake national service programs, may participate in the Service Platform, subject to subsection (h). Each service organization participating in the Service Platform shall make available on the Service Platform— information sufficient for a member to identify and understand the service opportunities and service mission of such service organization; information on the availability of service opportunities by service type; internet links to the hiring and recruiting websites of such service organization; and such additional information as the Director may require. Nothing in this subsection shall prevent any service organization from establishing or maintaining a separate internet-based system or platform to recruit individuals for employment or for volunteer or other service opportunities. The Service Platform shall— provide the public with access to information on service organizations and service opportunities through an internet-based system that is user-friendly, interactive, accessible, and fully functional through mobile applications and other widely used communications media, without a requirement that any person seeking such access register as a member; provide an individual with the ability to register as a member in order to customize their experience in accordance with subsection (d)(3)(A), including providing mechanisms to— connect such member with service organizations and service opportunities that match the interests of the member; and ensure robust search capabilities to facilitate the ability of the member to explore service organizations and service opportunities; include mechanisms to enable a service organization to connect with members who have consented to be contacted and meet the needs of such service organization; incorporate, to the extent permitted by law and regulation, the ability of a member to securely upload information on education, employment, and skills related to the service organizations and service opportunities from internet-based professional, recruiting, and social media systems, consistent with security requirements; ensure compatibility with relevant information systems of Executive agencies and military departments; use state-of-the-art technology and analytical tools to facilitate the efficacy of the Service Platform in connecting members with service opportunities and service organizations; and retain all personal information in a manner that protects the privacy of members in accordance with section 552a of title 5, United States Code, and other applicable law, provide access to information relating to a member only in accordance with the consent of the member or as required by applicable law, and incorporate data security and control policies that are adequate to ensure the confidentiality and security of information provided and maintained on the Service Platform. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall develop a detailed plan to implement the Service Platform that complies with all the requirements of this section. In developing the plan under this subsection, the Director shall consult with the Secretary of Defense, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, the head of the United States Digital Service and, as needed, the heads of other Executive agencies. Such consultation may include seeking assistance in the design, development, and creation of the Service Platform. In developing the plan under this subsection, the Director may— seek and receive technical advice from experts outside of the Federal Government; and form a committee of such experts to assist in the design and development of the Service Platform. Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Director may accept the voluntary services of such experts under this paragraph. A committee of the experts formed under this paragraph shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). In developing the plan under this subsection, the Director may collect information from the public through focus groups, surveys, and other mechanisms. The requirements under subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act ) shall not apply to activities authorized under this paragraph. Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall issue regulations to carry out this section including— procedures that enable State, local, and Tribal government agencies to participate in the Service Platform as service organizations; procedures that enable nongovernmental organizations that undertake national service programs to participate in the Service Platform as service organizations; and a timeline to implement the procedures described in subparagraphs
(A)and (B). Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Director, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall provide a report to Congress on the Service Platform. Such report shall include the following: Details on the status of implementation of the Service Platform and plans for further development of the Service Platform. Participation rates of service organizations and members. The number of individuals visiting the Service Platform, the number of service organizations participating in the platform, and the number of service opportunities available in the preceding 12-month period. Information on any cybersecurity or privacy concerns. The results of any surveys or studies undertaken to increase the use and efficacy of the Service Platform. Any additional information the Director or the President considers appropriate. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director for each fiscal year such funds as may be necessary to carry out this section. Section 10 of the Military Selective Service Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3809 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Director of Selective Service shall provide to all registrants, on the website of the Selective Service System and in communications with registrants relating to registration, information about the Service Platform established under section 3 of the Unity through Service Act of 2021 . The Director of Selective Service shall provide to each registrant, at the time of registration, an option to transfer to the Service Platform the information the registrant has provided to the Selective Service System. The Director of Selective Service shall consult with the Director of the Council on Military, National, and Public Service to ensure that information provided by the Selective Service System is compatible with the information requirements of the Service Platform. .
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