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  SA 2633. Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. 
Blackburn, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Cassidy, and 
Mr. Graham) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill S. 178, to condemn gross human rights violations of ethnic 
Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and calling for an end to arbitrary 
detention, torture, and harassment of these communities inside and 
outside China; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                          TITLE __--CORPS ACT

     SEC. __ 1. SHORT TITLE.--

       This title may be cited as the ``Cultivating Opportunity 
     and Response to the Pandemic through Service Act'' or the 
     ``CORPS Act''.

     SEC. __2. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds the following:
       (1) The United States has a strong history of citizen 
     response to national calls to service in order to help the 
     Nation recover in times of crisis.
       (2) More than 80 years ago, the Nation rose to the 
     challenge of the Great Depression with the creation of 
     citizen service programs like the Civilian Conservation Corps 
     (referred to in this section as the ``CCC'') and the Works 
     Progress Administration (referred to in this section as the 
     ``WPA'').
       (3) Millions of participants benefitted from paid 
     employment and opportunities to develop their skills while 
     constructing national parks and public lands infrastructure 
     and producing cultural works still enjoyed today.
       (4) Following decades of evolution, incorporating policies 
     of both political parties, today's national service programs 
     carry on the legacy of the CCC and WPA.
       (5) Founded in 1990, the Corporation for National and 
     Community Service today coordinates national service by 
     individuals in the United States across every State and 
     territory, partnering with State-level commissions and 
     supporting locally driven services in partnership with 
     nongovernmental organizations and State governments.
       (6) National service programs provide public health, 
     education, employment training, and nutrition services for 
     which the Nation has a critical need in the current crisis.
       (7) 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.
       (8) The novel coronavirus pandemic has infected and killed 
     individuals in every State and territory, causing more than 
     2,000,000 cases and 115,000 deaths so far.
       (9) In response, States, tribal governments, and cities 
     across the country 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.
       (10) More than 40,000,000 applications for unemployment 
     benefits have been filed in recent weeks, with weekly filings 
     repeatedly exceeding historic record levels.
       (11) More than 1 in every 10 adults in the United States 
     has applied for unemployment insurance since the crisis 
     began.
       (12) The pandemic and the associated economic consequences 
     have disproportionately impacted people of color across many 
     States.
       (13) To recover, the Nation also needs meaningful 
     employment opportunities, as well as a significant expansion 
     of the human capital working to address community needs 
     around public health, behavioral health, hunger, education, 
     and conservation.
       (14) Experience has demonstrated the centrality of 
     community participation in pandemic response, to overcome 
     stigma and structural barriers and meet the full needs of all 
     members of a diverse community.
       (15) As the Nation works to respond to and recover from the 
     current twin challenges of a public health pandemic and an 
     economic crisis, national service presents a unique 
     opportunity for flexible, locally driven responses to meet 
     State and local public health, employment, and recovery 
     needs.

     SEC. __3. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this title are--
       (1) to provide for annual growth of 250,000 participants, 
     over 3 years, in national service programs, such as the 
     Public Land Corps (also known as the 21st Century 
     Conservation Service Corps) programs and other AmeriCorps 
     programs, that will provide services in response to the 
     pandemic and economic crisis;
       (2) to ensure that participant allowances cover the 
     reasonable cost of participation and provide participants 
     with economic and educational opportunity;
       (3) to stabilize such national service programs during 
     economic crisis; and
       (4) to support opportunities for all individuals in the 
     United States to engage in service.

     SEC. __4. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) NCSA.--Section 101 of the National and Community 
     Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (13) through (16), (17) 
     through (35), and (36) through (49), as paragraphs (14) 
     through (17), (19) through (37), and (39) through (52), 
     respectively;
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following:
       ``(13) Covid-19 definitions.--
       ``(A) Covid-19 emergency response and recovery period.--The 
     term `COVID-19 emergency response and recovery period' means 
     the period beginning on the first day of the COVID-19 public 
     health emergency and ending at the end of fiscal year 2023.
       ``(B) Covid-19 public health emergency.--The term `COVID-19 
     public health emergency' means the public health emergency 
     declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under 
     section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) 
     on January 31, 2020, with respect to COVID-19.'';
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (17), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(18) High-poverty area.--The term `high -poverty area' 
     means a census tract defined as high-poverty by the Bureau of 
     the Census.''; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (37), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(38) Public land corps.--The term `Public Lands Corps' 
     means the Corps established in section 204 of the Public 
     Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1723).''.
       (b) DVSA.--Section 421 of the Domestic Volunteer Service 
     Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5061) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (19), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (20), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(21)(A) the term `COVID-19 emergency response and 
     recovery period' means the period beginning on the first day 
     of the COVID-19 public health emergency and ending at the end 
     of fiscal year 2023; and
       ``(B) the term `COVID-19 public health emergency' means the 
     public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with 
     respect to COVID-19; and
       ``(22) the term `Public Lands Corps' means the Corps 
     established in section 204 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 
     1993 (16 U.S.C. 1723).''.

     SEC. __5. PRIORITIZING RESPONSE SERVICES.

       (a) AmeriCorps State and National.--
       (1) National service priorities.--Section 122(f) of the 
     National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
     12572(f)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end the 
     following: ``For fiscal years 2020 through 2023, the 
     Corporation shall include, in the national service 
     priorities, the priorities described in paragraph (5).''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end the 
     following: ``For fiscal years 2020 through 2023, each State 
     shall include, in the State priorities, the priorities 
     described in paragraph (5).''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Emergency priorities.--For fiscal years 2020 through 
     2023, the priorities established under paragraph (1) for 
     national service programs shall provide that the Corporation 
     and the States, as appropriate, shall give priority to 
     entities submitting applications--
       ``(A) that propose activities directly related to the 
     response to and recovery from the COVID-19 public health 
     emergency, such as the provision of--
       ``(i) public health services, including support for 
     isolation and quarantine activities;
       ``(ii) emergency logistics, such as the setup of alternate 
     care sites;
       ``(iii) work that furthers the capacity of State (including 
     territorial), tribal, and local health departments and the 
     recommendations of the Director of the Centers for Disease 
     Control and Prevention;
       ``(iv) work that furthers the capacity of nonprofit and 
     community organizations to respond to the immediate needs of 
     individuals affected by COVID-19;
       ``(v) services that support economic opportunity;
       ``(vi) education, including enrichment and adult education 
     and literacy activities;
       ``(vii) services to address housing and food insecurity; 
     and
       ``(viii) jobs for youth in preserving and restoring nature;
       ``(B) who--
       ``(i) are--

       ``(I) current (as of the date of the application 
     submission) or former recipients of financial assistance 
     under the program for which the application is submitted; and
       ``(II) able to provide services directly related to the 
     response and recovery described in subparagraph (A); or

       ``(ii) are--

       ``(I) community-based organizations located in the rural or 
     high-poverty areas, or tribal communities, the organizations 
     propose to serve; and
       ``(II) able to provide services directly related to the 
     response and recovery described in subparagraph (A);

       ``(C) to the maximum extent practicable--

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       ``(i) if the entities are proposing programs that serve, or 
     proposing to give priority for positions to applicants from, 
     underserved populations, such as individuals described in 
     section 129(a)(1)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1)(B)), minority 
     individuals, individuals who have had contact with the 
     juvenile justice system, Indians, veterans, and individuals 
     whose abilities are not typical, such as individuals with 
     intellectual or developmental disabilities;
       ``(ii) especially if the entities propose recruiting 
     applicants for positions to serve in the same metropolitan or 
     micropolitan statistical area or county as the area or 
     county, respectively, in which the applicants attended a 
     secondary school or institution of higher education; and
       ``(iii) especially if the entities propose programs that 
     serve populations in rural or high-poverty areas, or tribal 
     communities; and
       ``(D) that propose to give priority for positions to 
     applicants who--
       ``(i) were serving outside of the United States in the 
     Peace Corps, the J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange 
     Program referenced in section 112 of the Mutual Educational 
     and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460), or the 
     program under this subtitle, subtitle E, or part A of title I 
     of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 
     et seq.); but
       ``(ii) ended their terms of service early, or returned to 
     the United States before the end of their terms of service, 
     due to the COVID-19 public health emergency.''.
       (b) AmeriCorps NCCC.--Section 157 of the National and 
     Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12617) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1), by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(C) Surge capacity and priority projects.--
       ``(i) Surge capacity projects.--The Corporation and the 
     Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
     shall develop, and the Corporation shall approve, a proposal 
     for public health surge capacity projects. In carrying out 
     the projects, the Corporation and the Director shall develop 
     and deploy public health surge capacity teams.
       ``(ii) Priority projects.--For fiscal years 2020 through 
     2023, the Corporation shall give priority to entities 
     submitting applications for projects under this subtitle in 
     the same manner as the Corporation gives priority to entities 
     submitting applications for national service programs under 
     section 122(f)(5).''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The campus'' and 
     inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (3), the 
     campus''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Surge capacity and priority projects.--The 
     Corporation shall assign the projects described in clauses 
     (i) and (ii) of subsection (b)(1)(C) to specified Corps 
     campuses.''.
       (c) AmeriCorps VISTA.--Section 109 of the Domestic 
     Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4960) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following: ``For fiscal years 2020 
     through 2023, the Corporation shall give priority to entities 
     submitting applications for projects or programs under this 
     part in the same manner as the Corporation gives priority to 
     entities submitting applications for national service 
     programs under section 122(f)(5) of the National and 
     Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12572(f)(5)).''.

     SEC. __6. STRENGTHENING OPPORTUNITY.

       (a) Allowances.--
       (1) Domestic volunteer service act of 1973.--Section 105(b) 
     of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
     4955(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), during the COVID-19 
     emergency response and recovery period, the Director shall 
     set the subsistence allowance for volunteers under paragraph 
     (1) for each fiscal year so that--
       ``(A) the minimum allowance is not less than an amount 
     equal to 175 percent of such poverty line (as defined in 
     section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act) for 
     a single individual as expected for each fiscal year; and
       ``(B) the average subsistence allowance, excluding 
     allowances for Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, and Alaska, is 
     not less than 185 percent of such poverty line.
       ``(5)(A) A stipend or allowance under this section or an 
     allowance under section 140 of the National and Community 
     Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12594) shall not be increased 
     as a result of amendments made by the Cultivating Opportunity 
     and Response to the Pandemic through Service Act, or any 
     other amendment made to this section or that section 140, 
     respectively, unless the funds appropriated for carrying out 
     this part or subtitle C of the National and Community Service 
     Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.), respectively, are 
     sufficient to maintain for the fiscal year involved a number 
     of participants to serve under this part or that subtitle C, 
     respectively, that is at least equal to the number of such 
     participants so serving during the preceding fiscal year.
       ``(B) In the event that sufficient appropriations for any 
     fiscal year (consistent with subparagraph (A)) are not 
     available to increase any stipend or allowance under this 
     section or allowance under section 140 of the National and 
     Community Service Act of 1990 to the minimum amount specified 
     in this section or under that section 140, respectively, the 
     Director shall increase the stipend or allowance involved to 
     such amount as appropriations for such year permit consistent 
     with subparagraph (A).''.
       (2) National and community service act of 1990.--Section 
     158 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
     U.S.C. 12618) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Adjustment to Maximum Allowance During COVID-19 
     Response and Recovery Period.--Notwithstanding the limitation 
     on the allowance amount specified in subsection (b), during 
     the COVID-19 emergency response and recovery period, the 
     amount of the allowance that the Director shall establish 
     pursuant to that subsection shall be any amount not in excess 
     of the amount equal to 175 percent of the poverty line that 
     is applicable to a family of 2 (as defined by the Office of 
     Management and Budget and revised annually in accordance with 
     section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 
     U.S.C. 9902(2))).''.
       (b) National Service Educational Awards.--Section 147 of 
     the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
     12603) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Adjustment to Educational Award During the COVID-19 
     Response and Recovery.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), an 
     individual described in section 146(a) who successfully 
     completes a required term of full-time national service in an 
     approved national service position during the COVID-19 
     emergency response and recovery period shall receive a 
     national service educational award having a value equal to 
     twice the maximum amount of a Federal Pell Grant under 
     section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1070a) that a student eligible for such Grant may receive in 
     the aggregate (without regard to whether the funds are 
     provided through discretionary or mandatory appropriations), 
     for the award year for which the national service position is 
     approved by the Corporation.
       ``(2) Less than full-time service.--Notwithstanding 
     subsections (b) and (c), an individual described in section 
     146(a) who successfully completes a required term of part-
     time national service in an approved national service 
     position during the COVID-19 response and recovery period, or 
     who is serving in an approved national service position and 
     is released, during that period, in accordance with section 
     139(c)(1)(A) from completing the full-time or part-time term 
     of service agreed to by the individual, shall receive that 
     portion of the national service educational award calculated 
     under paragraph (1) that corresponds to the quantity of the 
     term of service actually completed by the individual.
       ``(3) Definition.--In this subsection, the term 
     `institution of higher education' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 148(h).''.
       (c) Tax Provisions.--
       (1) Income tax exclusion for living allowance.--
       (A) In general.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting 
     after section 139H the following new section:

     ``SEC. 139I. LIVING ALLOWANCE FOR NATIONAL SERVICE 
                   PARTICIPANTS.

       ``Gross income does not include the amount of any living 
     allowance provided under section 105(b) of the Domestic 
     Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955(b)) or section 
     140(a) or 158(b) of the National and Community Service Act of 
     1990 (42 U.S.C. 12594(a), 12618(b)).''.
       (B) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for part III 
     of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 139H the following new item:

``Sec. 139I. Living allowance for national service participants.''.
       (C) Effective date.--The amendments made by this paragraph 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Exclusion from gross income of national service 
     educational awards.--
       (A) In general.--Section 117 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (relating to qualified scholarships) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) National Service Educational Awards.--Gross income 
     shall not include any payments from the National Service 
     Trust established under section 145 of the National and 
     Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601), including 
     the national service educational award described in subtitle 
     D of title I of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.).''.
       (B) Exclusion of discharge of student loan debt.--
     Subsection (f) of section 108 of such Code is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Payments under national service educational award 
     programs.--In the case of an individual, gross income shall 
     not include any amount received as a national service 
     educational award under subtitle D of title I of the National 
     and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601 et 
     seq.).''.
       (C) Effective date.--The amendments made by this paragraph 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. __7. INVITING PARTICIPATION.

       (a) Coordination With Other Youth Programs.--Section 193A 
     of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
     12651d) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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       ``(j) Coordination With Other Youth Programs.--
       ``(1) Covered programs.--The term `covered program' means--
       ``(A) the YouthBuild program carried out by the Secretary 
     of Labor under section 171 of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3226);
       ``(B) the program of the Indian Youth Service Corps under 
     section 210 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 
     1727b);
       ``(C) a youth conservation corps program under title I of 
     the Act entitled `An Act to establish a pilot program in the 
     Departments of the Interior and Agriculture designated as the 
     Youth Conservation Corps, and for other purposes', approved 
     August 13, 1970 (commonly known as the `Youth Conservation 
     Corps Act of 1970'; 16 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
       ``(D) the National Guard Youth Challenge Program under 
     section 509 of title 32, United States Code.
       ``(2) Coordination.--The Chief Executive Officer, in 
     coordination with the Federal agency representatives for 
     covered programs, shall develop a plan and make 
     recommendations in the plan to improve coordination between 
     covered programs and programs of the Corporation to meet the 
     needs of underserved youth, such as economically 
     disadvantaged youth, minority youth, youth who left school 
     without a secondary school diploma, formerly incarcerated or 
     court-involved youth, youth who are children of an 
     incarcerated parent, youth in foster care (including youth 
     aging out of foster care), migrant youth, and other youth who 
     are neither enrolled in secondary or postsecondary school or 
     participating in the labor market.''.
       (b) Platform for National Senior Service Corps.--Title IV 
     of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 421 (42 U.S.C. 5061), as 
     amended by section __4(b), as section 401;
       (2) by moving that section 401 so as to follow the title 
     heading for title IV; and
       (3) by inserting after section 420 (42 U.S.C. 5059) the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 421. ONLINE SERVICE PLATFORM.

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Chief Executive Officer of the 
     Corporation shall establish an online service platform with a 
     gateway to connect volunteers in the National Senior Service 
     Corps with service projects and enable the volunteers to 
     carry out distance volunteer services. The platform shall be 
     linked to and placed prominently on the website of the 
     Corporation. The Corporation may enter into a contract with a 
     public entity to create the platform.
       ``(b) Training Resources and Information.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Corporation shall provide training 
     resources, information, and guidance for the volunteers on 
     the platform.
       ``(2) Information.--The Corporation shall provide 
     information to regional offices of the Corporation about how 
     to get volunteers in the National Senior Service Corps 
     connected to the platform through the gateway.
       ``(3) Guidance.--The Corporation shall issue guidance for 
     the regional offices about how to transfer the programs of 
     the National Senior Service Corps to the platform.
       ``(4) Outreach.--The Corporation shall provide outreach 
     services to promote the platform including outreach to 
     institutions of higher education, the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs for mentorship projects, and State and local 
     governments for community engagement projects.''.
       (c) Outreach and Promotion Campaign.--Section 193A(g) of 
     such Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Outreach and promotion campaign.--
       ``(A) In general.--In carrying out public awareness 
     functions under this subsection, the Corporation shall carry 
     out an outreach and promotion campaign to promote programs 
     under the national service laws with opportunities to respond 
     to the COVID-19 public health emergency, with the goal of 
     maximizing awareness of those programs among individuals ages 
     17 through 30.
       ``(B) Report.--The Corporation shall prepare and submit to 
     Congress a report that--
       ``(i) evaluates the outreach and promotion campaign; and
       ``(ii) contains--

       ``(I) an analysis of the measures and resources that would 
     be required for the Corporation effectively to notify 
     individuals who are ages 17 through 30 every 2 years of 
     opportunities under the national service laws and steps to 
     take to apply for those opportunities;
       ``(II) a description of how the Corporation would ensure 
     those measures would enable the Corporation to provide that 
     notification to targeted individuals from diverse geographic 
     areas, including individuals who are ages 17 through 30 
     living in rural or high-poverty areas, or tribal communities; 
     and
       ``(III) a recommendation regarding whether the Corporation 
     should make the notifications described in subclause (I).''.

       (d) Volunteer Generation Fund.--Section 198P(d)(2) of the 
     National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
     12653p(d)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``With respect to grants made with funds appropriated as an 
     additional amount under section 501(a)(4)(F), the minimum 
     grant amount shall be not less than $250,000.''.

     SEC. __8. ENSURING AGILITY.

       (a) Waiver of Matching Funds Requirements.--Section 189A of 
     the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
     12645d) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``; matching funds 
     during covid-19 response and recovery period'' after 
     ``communities''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) COVID-19 Response.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, an entity that receives assistance from the 
     Corporation for any program under the national service laws 
     (including a State Commission and an entity receiving 
     subgrant funds) during the COVID-19 emergency response and 
     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.''.
       (b) Pilot Program.--Section 126 of the National and 
     Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12576) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Direct Placements During the COVID-19 Response and 
     Recovery Period.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 178(h), during 
     the COVID-19 emergency response and recovery period, the 
     Corporation shall implement a pilot program allowing State 
     Commissions to directly place a portion of individuals who 
     have approved national service positions in State national 
     service programs in a manner to be determined by the 
     Corporation.
       ``(2) Priorities.--State Commissions participating in the 
     pilot program shall, to the extent practicable, prioritize 
     the placement of individuals in national service programs 
     that serve rural or high-poverty areas, or tribal 
     communities, especially such programs carried out by entities 
     that have not previously been service sponsors for 
     participants.
       ``(3) Report.--The Corporation shall prepare and submit a 
     report to Congress at the end of the pilot program described 
     in paragraph (1), containing recommendations about whether 
     and how to continue such a program of direct placements.''.
       (c) No Summer Limitation During COVID-19 Response and 
     Recovery Period.--Section 104 of the Domestic Volunteer 
     Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4954) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(f)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, 
     during the COVID-19 emergency response and recovery period, 
     the Director may enroll full-time VISTA associates in a 
     program, during any months of the year, under such terms and 
     conditions as the Director shall determine to be appropriate. 
     Such individuals shall be assigned to projects that address 
     the needs of underserved communities as a result of the 
     COVID-19 public health emergency.
       ``(2) In preparing reports relating to programs under this 
     Act, the Director shall report on participants, costs, and 
     accomplishments under the program under this subsection 
     separately.
       ``(3) The limitation on funds appropriated for grants and 
     contracts, as contained in section 108, shall not apply to 
     the program under this subsection.''.
       (d) VISTA Limitation Applicability.--Section 108 of the 
     Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4958) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Of funds 
     appropriated'' and inserting ``Subject to subsection (c), of 
     funds appropriated''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Rule for COVID-19 Response and Recovery Period.--
     Notwithstanding subsection (a), during the COVID-19 emergency 
     response and recovery period, in order to address the needs 
     of underserved communities related to the COVID-19 pandemic, 
     of funds appropriated for the purpose of this part under 
     section 501, 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 the Cultivating Opportunity 
     and Response to the Pandemic through Service Act) carried out 
     pursuant to this part, and such funds may be obligated 
     regardless of when grant recipients commenced such programs 
     and projects.''.
       (e) Augmentation and Expansion Grants.--Title IV of the 
     National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12671) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking the title IV title heading and all that 
     follows through the section heading for section 401 and 
     inserting the following:

                     ``TITLE IV--RESPONSE PROJECTS

     ``SEC. 401. PROJECTS HONORING VICTIMS OF TERRORIST 
                   ATTACKS.'';

     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 402. COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RECOVERY PERIOD 
                   AUGMENTATION AND EXPANSION GRANTS.

       ``During the COVID-19 emergency response and recovery 
     period, the Corporation may award noncompetitive augmentation 
     and expansion grants, at such time and in such manner as the 
     Corporation determines appropriate.''.
       (f) Term of Service During COVID-19 Emergency Response and 
     Recovery Period.--Section 146 of the National and Community 
     Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12602) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(g) Term of Service During COVID-19 Emergency Response 
     and Recovery Period.--Notwithstanding the aggregate value 
     limit described in subsection (c), during the COVID-19 
     emergency response and recovery period, a participant who 
     received 2 national service educational awards for terms of 
     service concluding before the end of fiscal year

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     2020 may, as determined by the Corporation, be eligible for 
     an additional term of service and, on the successful 
     completion of that term, a third national service educational 
     award.''.
       (g) Increase in Limitation on Grant Amounts.--
       (1) Increase in limitation on total grant amount during 
     emergency response and recovery period.--Section 189 of the 
     National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12645c) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Increase in Limitation on Total Grant Amount During 
     COVID-19 Emergency Response and Recovery Period.--
     Notwithstanding the limits described in subsections (a) and 
     (e), during the COVID-19 emergency response and recovery 
     period, the amount of funds approved by the Corporation for a 
     grant to operate a program authorized under the national 
     service laws, for supporting individuals serving in approved 
     national service positions, may not exceed, for each full-
     time equivalent position--
       ``(1) an amount equal to the sum of--
       ``(A) $7,500; and
       ``(B) the living allowance established under section 140(a) 
     (including any adjustment attributable to section 105(b)(4) 
     of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
     4955(b))); or
       ``(2) for a grant for a program meeting the requirements 
     described in subsection (e), an amount equal to the sum of--
       ``(A) $10,000; and
       ``(B) the living allowance established under section 140(a) 
     (including any adjustment referred to in paragraph 
     (1)(B)).''.
       (2) Waiver authority for increased limitation.--Section 
     189(e)(1) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 
     (42 U.S.C. 12645c(e)(1)) is amended by striking ``$19,500'' 
     and inserting ``an amount equal to the sum of $10,000 and the 
     living allowance established under section 140(a) (including 
     any adjustment referred to in subsection (f)(1)(B))''.
       (h) Increase in Limitation on Total Grant Amount for 
     Educational Award Only Program During COVID-19 Emergency 
     Response and Recovery Period.--Section 129A of the National 
     and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12581a) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Increase in Limitation on Total Grant Amount for 
     Educational Award Only Program During COVID-19 Emergency 
     Response and Recovery Period.--Notwithstanding the limit 
     described in subsection (b), during the COVID-19 emergency 
     response and recovery period, the Corporation may provide the 
     operational support under this section for a program in an 
     amount that is not more than $1,600 per individual enrolled 
     in an approved national service position, or not more than 
     $2,000 per such individual if at least 50 percent of the 
     persons enrolled in the program are disadvantaged youth.''.
       (i) Seasonal Program.--
       (1) Establishment of national civilian community corps 
     program.--Section 152(b)(2) of the National and Community 
     Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12612(b)(2)) is amended by 
     striking ``summer'' and inserting ``seasonal''.
       (2) Seasonal national service program.--Section 154 of the 
     National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12614) 
     is amended--
       (A) in the section heading by striking ``summer'' and 
     inserting ``seasonal'';
       (B) in subsection (a), by striking ``summer'' and inserting 
     ``seasonal'';
       (C) in subsection (b), by striking ``50 percent of the 
     participants in the summer'' and inserting ``35 percent of 
     the participants in the seasonal''; and
       (D) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Seasonal Program.--Persons desiring to participate in 
     the seasonal national service program shall enter into an 
     agreement with the Director to participate in the Corps for a 
     period of not less than 3 months and not more than 6 months, 
     as specified by the Director.''.
       (j) National Senior Service Corps.--Part D of title II of 
     the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5021 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 229. COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RECOVERY PERIOD.

       ``(a) Age Requirements.--Notwithstanding section 201(a), 
     during the COVID-19 emergency response and recovery period, 
     in order to address the critical needs of local communities 
     across the country as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, 
     individuals who are 45 years of age or older may be enrolled 
     as volunteers to provide services under part A.
       ``(b) Income Requirements.--Notwithstanding section 211(d), 
     during the COVID-19 emergency response and recovery period, 
     the terms `low-income person' and `person of low income' 
     under such section shall mean any person whose income is not 
     more than 400 percent of the poverty line defined in section 
     673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant (42 U.S.C. 
     9902(2)) and adjusted by the Director in the manner described 
     in such section.''.
       (k) Flexibility.--
       (1) Policy of maximizing flexibility.--It is the sense of 
     the Senate that, in carrying out activities under this title, 
     the Corporation for National and Community Service should, 
     consistent with the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 
     (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.) and the National and Community 
     Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501), maximize the 
     flexibility of State Commissions (as defined in section 101 
     of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12511)) to award and amend grants, 
     consistent with the purposes of this title, and to rapidly 
     enroll new individuals to serve in programs under the 
     national service laws.
       (2) Report on activities to maximize flexibility.--Not 
     later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     and in consultation with such State Commissions, the Chief 
     Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and 
     Community Service shall prepare and submit to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
     Representatives a report containing recommendations on what 
     additional actions to maximize flexibility for such State 
     Commissions would strengthen the work of State Commissions 
     and their grantees.
       (l) Further Expediting Rapid Enrollment.--Not later than 90 
     days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chief 
     Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and 
     Community Service shall review the Corporation's capacity and 
     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 information about 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 the National and 
     Community Service Act of 1990 (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.

     SEC. __9. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) AmeriCorps State and National; Educational Awards.--
       (1) In general.--Section 501(a)(2) of the National and 
     Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(2)) is 
     amended by striking ``fiscal years 2010 through 2014'' and 
     all that follows and inserting ``fiscal year 2020, in 
     addition to any amount appropriated before the date of 
     enactment of the Cultivating Opportunity and Response to the 
     Pandemic through Service Act, additional amounts of--
       ``(A) $10,300,000,000, to provide financial assistance 
     under subtitle C of title I; and
       ``(B) $3,659,000,000, to provide national service 
     educational awards under subtitle D of title I for the total 
     of the number of participants described in section 121(f)(1) 
     for fiscal years 2020 through 2023.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 121(f)(1) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 12571(f)(1)) of such Act is amended by striking 
     subparagraphs (A), (B) and (C) and inserting the following:
       ``(A) increase the number of positions to 250,000 per year 
     by fiscal year 2023; and
       ``(B) ensure that the increase described in subparagraph 
     (A) is achieved through an appropriate balance of full- and 
     part-time service positions;''.
       (b) AmeriCorps NCCC.--Section 501(a)(3)(A) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 12681(a)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``such sums as 
     may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 
     2014.'' and inserting ``in addition to any amount 
     appropriated before the date of enactment of the Cultivating 
     Opportunity and Response to the Pandemic through Service Act 
     an additional amount of $592,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.''.
       (c) Volunteer Generation Fund.--Section 501(a)(4) of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(4)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``for each of fiscal 
     years 2010 through 2014'' and inserting ``for fiscal year 
     2020''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``section 198P--'' and 
     all that follows and inserting ``in addition to any amount 
     appropriated before the date of enactment of the Cultivating 
     Opportunity and Response to the Pandemic through Service Act, 
     an additional amount of $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.''.
       (d) Administration by the Corporation and State 
     Commissions.--Section 501(a)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     12681(a)(5)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.'' and 
     inserting ``in addition to any amount appropriated before the 
     date of enactment of the Cultivating Opportunity and Response 
     to the Pandemic through Service Act, an additional amount of 
     $754,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``for a fiscal year, a 
     portion'' and inserting ``a portion (from the amounts 
     appropriated under subparagraph (A) before the date of 
     enactment of the Cultivating Opportunity and Response to the 
     Pandemic through Service Act, and an additional portion of 
     $158,000,000,''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Outreach and promotion campaign for covid-19 response 
     opportunities.--Of the amounts appropriated under 
     subparagraph (A), $10,000,000 shall be made available to 
     carry out an outreach and promotion campaign under section 
     193A(g)(4).''.
       (e) AmeriCorps VISTA.--Section 501 of the Domestic 
     Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5081) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``$100,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for each 
     of the fiscal years 2011 through 2014.'' and inserting ``, in 
     addition to any amount appropriated before the date of 
     enactment of the Cultivating Opportunity and Response to the 
     Pandemic

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     through Service Act, an additional amount of $1,100,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2020.''; and
       (2) in subsection (d), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``, except that any additional amount appropriated under an 
     amendment made by the Cultivating Opportunity and Response to 
     the Pandemic through Service Act shall remain available for 
     obligation through fiscal year 2023.''.
       (f) National Senior Service Corps.--Section 502 of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5082) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) Online Service Resources.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated, to develop online service resources to carry 
     out parts A, B, C, and E of title II, $5,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2020.''.

     SEC. _10. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) NCSA.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of the 
     National Community Service Act of 1990 is amended--
       (1) by striking the item relating to section 154 and 
     inserting the following:

``Sec. 154. Seasonal national summer program.'';
       (2) by striking the item relating to section 189A and 
     inserting the following:

``Sec. 189A. Matching requirements for severely economically distressed 
              communities; matching funds during COVID-19 response and 
              recovery period.'';
     and
       (3) by striking the item relating to the title heading for 
     title IV and all that follows through the item relating to 
     section 401 and inserting the following:

                     ``TITLE IV--RESPONSE PROJECTS

``Sec. 401. Projects honoring victims of terrorist attacks.
``Sec. 402. COVID-19 emergency response and recovery period 
              augmentation and expansion grants.''.
       (b) DVSA.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of the 
     National Community Service Act of 1990 is amended--
       (1) in the items relating to part D of title II, by adding 
     at the end the following:

``Sec. 229. COVID-19 emergency response and recovery period.'';
       (2) by inserting after the item relating to the title 
     heading for title IV the following:

``Sec. 401. Definitions.'';
     and
       (3) by striking the item relating to section 421 and 
     inserting the following:

``Sec. 421. Online service platform.''.
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