Amends the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, Foster Grandparent Program, and Senior Companion Program.
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to require that specified increasing percentages of HEA grants for college work-study programs be used to compensate students in community service.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude national service educational awards from gross income.
Amends Federal law relating to the Armed Forces to provide for: (1) employment of retired military personnel as instructors in basic training programs; (2) improved access to institutions of higher education for military recruiting purposes; (3) increase the amount of basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill; and (4) allow use of entitlements to basic education assistance for contributions to Coverdell education savings accounts under the Internal Revenue Code.
Requires heads of institutions of higher education to provide the Department of Defense the same access to students for recruiting purposes provided generally to prospective employers.
Directs the Secretaries of Defense and of State to establish a Commission on Military Recruitment and National Service.
[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3465 Introduced in House (IH)]
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3465
To further facilitate service for the United States, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 12, 2001
Mr. Ford (for himself and Mr. Osborne) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and
in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and
Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To further facilitate service for the United States, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Call to Service
Act of 2001''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AND DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE
Subtitle A--National and Community Service Act of 1990
Sec. 101. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 102. National service projects.
Sec. 103. Challenge grants.
Sec. 104. National service positions.
Sec. 105. Limitation on national service positions with educational
awards only.
Sec. 106. Applications.
Sec. 107. Geographic diversity.
Sec. 108. Educational awards.
Sec. 109. Consultation with State emergency management agencies.
Sec. 110. Accountability.
Sec. 111. Senior training programs and programs of national
significance.
Sec. 112. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B--Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973
Sec. 121. Statement of purposes.
Sec. 122. Retired and Senior Volunteer Program.
Sec. 123. Foster Grandparent Program.
Sec. 124. Senior Companion Program.
Sec. 125. General provisions.
Sec. 126. Data collection and reporting.
Sec. 127. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 128. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle C--Miscellaneous
Sec. 131. Community service through grants for Federal work-study
programs.
Sec. 132. Exclusion of national service educational awards.
TITLE II--MILITARY SERVICE
Sec. 201. Bonus for short-term enlistment in the Armed Forces.
Sec. 202. Employment of retired military personnel as instructors in
basic training programs of the Armed
Forces.
Sec. 203. Enhancements of Montgomery GI Bill.
Sec. 204. Improved access to institutions of higher education for
military recruiting purposes.
Sec. 205. Commission on Military Recruitment and National Service.
TITLE I--NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AND DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE
Subtitle A--National and Community Service Act of 1990
SEC. 101. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that Congress should not enact
legislation establishing a limit on the amount that may be used to
administer, reimburse, or support any national service program
authorized under section 129(d)(2) of the National and Community
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12581(d)(2)).
SEC. 102. NATIONAL SERVICE PROJECTS.
Section 122 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12572) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (15) as paragraph
(17); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (14) the
following:
``(15) A program that involves the provision of service at
a facility, such as a hospital or a long-term care facility,
operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs or a State
agency with responsibility for veterans.
``(16) A program that promotes public health through
surveillance, prevention, or response, such as a program that
provides a laboratory, or communications or information center,
operated by a State or local entity with responsibility for
public health.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Consultation.--The Corporation shall consult with the
Director of the Office of Homeland Security to determine ways of
promoting homeland security, including providing disaster relief and
preparedness activities, and promoting public health and public safety,
through national service programs carried out under this subtitle.''.
SEC. 103. CHALLENGE GRANTS.
The second sentence of section 129(c) of the National and Community
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12581(c)) is amended by striking ``under
subsection (b)'' and all that follows and inserting ``under section
126(b).''.
SEC. 104. NATIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS.
(a) Approval.--Section 129(f) of the National and Community Service
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12581(f)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``The Corporation'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the
Corporation''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Number of positions.--The Corporation shall--
``(A) increase the number of positions that are
approved as approved national service positions under
this subtitle during each of fiscal years 2003 through
2011;
``(B) increase the number of the approved positions
to--
``(i) 70,000 for fiscal year 2003;
``(ii) 95,000 for fiscal year 2004;
``(iii) 120,000 for fiscal year 2005;
``(iv) 145,000 for fiscal year 2006;
``(v) 170,000 for fiscal year 2007;
``(vi) 195,000 for fiscal year 2008;
``(vii) 220,000 for fiscal year 2009; and
``(viii) 250,000 for fiscal years 2010 and
2011; and
``(C) for any fiscal year for which the number of
the approved positions exceeds the number of the
approved positions for fiscal year 2002, ensure that
positions equal to 50 percent of the excess are
dedicated to national service programs that address public safety
needs, including homeland defense and public health needs.''.
SEC. 105. LIMITATION ON NATIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS WITH EDUCATIONAL
AWARDS ONLY.
Section 129 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12581) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(h) National Service Positions With Educational Awards Only.--
``(1) Percentage.--The Corporation may specify that a
percentage (but not more than 30 percent) of the participants
in national service programs receiving assistance under section
121 shall serve in national service positions for which the
participants--
``(A) receive national service educational awards
under subtitle D; but
``(B) do not receive the assistance described in
section 140.
``(2) Designation.--At the time the Corporation provides
national service positions for a national service program under
section 121, the Corporation shall designate the positions, if
any, that are national service positions described in paragraph
(1).''.
SEC. 106. APPLICATIONS.
Section 130 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12582) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
``(3) A description of the outcome measures developed for
each program as described in section 185(a)(3), other measures
developed for each program as described in that section, and
specific, quantifiable goals addressing each outcome measure
and other measure.
``(4) A description of how the applicant will conduct
evaluations to determine the performance of the program on the
outcome measures and other measures.''; and
(2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking the second sentence
and inserting the following: ``In making such competitive
selections, the State shall seek to ensure the equitable
allocation within the State of national service programs,
assistance, and approved national service positions provided
under this subtitle to the State (including seeking to ensure
an equitable geographic distribution of the programs,
assistance, and positions between urban and rural areas). In
ensuring the equitable allocation, the State shall take into
consideration such factors as the location of the programs for
which entities are applying to the State, population density,
and economic distress.''.
SEC. 107. GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.
Section 133(d)(1) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990
(42 U.S.C. 12585(d)(1)) is amended by striking ``to be conducted in
those urban and rural areas in a State with the highest rates of
poverty.'' and inserting ``in urban and rural areas with the highest
rates of poverty.''.
SEC. 108. EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.
(a) Release From Completing Term of Service.--Section 139(c) of the
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12593(c)) is
amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(1) Release authorized.--
``(A) Authorization of recipient.--A recipient of
assistance under section 121 or a program sponsoring an
approved national service position may release a
participant from completing a term of service in the
position--
``(i) for compelling personal circumstances
as demonstrated by the participant; or
``(ii) for cause.
``(B) Authorization of corporation.--The
Corporation shall release a participant from completing
a term of service in the position if--
``(i) the participant served in a national
service program for which funds were withdrawn
under section 185(b); and
``(ii) the Corporation fails to enter into
an agreement with another entity to accept the
participant into a second national service
program under section 185(c).'';
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(1)(A)'' and inserting
``(1)(A)(i)''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Effect of release for program termination.--A
participant released under paragraph (1)(B) from completing a
term of service in a position shall receive a portion of a
national service educational award in accordance with section
147(c).''.
(b) Eligible Individuals.--Section 146(a)(1) of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12602(a)(1)) is amended by
inserting before the semicolon ``(or obtains a release under section
139(c))''.
(c) Award for Partial Completion of Service.--Section 147(c) of the
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12603(c)) is
amended by striking ``section 139(c)(1)(A)'' and inserting
``subparagraph (A)(i) or (B) of section 139(c)(1)''.
SEC. 109. CONSULTATION WITH STATE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.
Section 178(i) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990
(42 U.S.C. 12572(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Consultation.--The State Commission shall consult
with the State emergency management agencies to determine ways
of promoting emergency management, including providing disaster
relief and preparedness activities, and promoting public health
and public safety, through national service programs that
receive assistance under section 121.''.
SEC. 110. ACCOUNTABILITY.
Subtitle F of title I of the National and Community Service Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12631 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 185. AMERICORPS ACCOUNTABILITY.
``(a) Evaluation and Report.--
``(1) In general.--The Corporation shall make a grant or
enter into a contract with an eligible entity to conduct an
annual evaluation of the effectiveness of each national service
program that receives assistance under section 121.
``(2) Eligible entity.--To be eligible to receive a grant
or contract under paragraph (1), an entity shall not be--
``(A) the Corporation;
``(B) a State Commission;
``(C) an entity that receives assistance under
section 121; or
``(D) a division of an entity described in
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).
``(3) Contents.--In conducting the evaluation with respect
to a national service program, the eligible entity shall--
``(A) conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the
program;
``(B) determine the number of volunteers generated
by the program, and the estimated value of their
services;
``(C) measure the resources (in cash and in kind,
fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, and
services) that are contributed by the community in
which the program is located to support the program;
``(D) determine the performance of the program on
outcome measures developed by the entity carrying out
the program, which may include--
``(i) for a program that involves tutoring
for children--
``(I) the number of children
tutored;
``(II) scores on educational tests
of the children; and
``(III) the level of school
readiness of the children;
``(ii) for a program that involves the
construction or renovation of housing, the
number of housing units constructed or
renovated;
``(iii) for a program that involves the
construction or renovation of trails, the
number of trails constructed or renovated;
``(iv) for a program that involves the
administration of vaccines, the number of
vaccines administered;
``(v) for a program that involves mentoring
for children (including youth)--
``(I) the crime rate among such
children;
``(II) the rate of substance abuse
among such children; and
``(III) the grades achieved by such
children;
``(vi) for a program involving disaster
relief, the number of individuals assisted;
``(vii) for a program involving job
placement of individuals receiving income-based
public assistance, the number of individuals
placed in jobs; and
``(viii) for a program involving homeland
defense activities, the number of individuals
participating in carrying out the activities;
and
``(E) determine the performance of the program on
other measures developed by the entity carrying out the
program.
``(4) Report.--For each annual evaluation conducted under
this subsection, the eligible entity shall submit an annual
report to Congress containing the results of the evaluation.
``(b) Failure To Meet Quantifiable Goals.--
``(1) Programs in existence for 3 years or longer.--A
program carried out under subtitle C that--
``(A) had been in existence for not less than 3
years on the date of enactment of the Call to Service
Act of 2001; and
``(B) fails to meet the goals described in section
130(c)(3) during fiscal year 2003 or a subsequent
fiscal year,
shall be placed on probation for the following fiscal year.
``(2) Programs in existence for less than 3 years.--A
program carried out under subtitle C that--
``(A) had been in existence for less than 3 years
on the date of enactment of such Act; and
``(B) fails to meet the goals described in section
130(c)(3) during fiscal year 2006 or a subsequent
fiscal year,
shall be placed on probation for the following fiscal year.
``(3) Failure to meet goals after probation.--The Chief
Executive Officer will withdraw funding from a grant recipient
for a program carried out under subtitle C that fails to meet
the goals described in section 130(c)(3) during a year in which
the program is on probation under paragraph (1) or (2).
``(4) Report.--The Chief Executive Officer shall submit a
report to Congress within 2 years after the date of enactment
of the Call to Service Act of 2001, and annually thereafter,
containing information on the number of programs on probation,
the number of programs for which funding is withdrawn, and the
number of programs meeting or exceeding their goals, under this
subsection, for the year covered by the report.
``(c) Impact on Participants.--
``(1) Second national service program.--If, under
subsection (b), the Corporation terminates the payments for a
national service program, the Corporation shall endeavor to
enter into an agreement with another entity carrying out a
second national service program that has similar objectives and
that receives assistance under section 121. The Corporation
shall endeavor to enter into an agreement under which the
entity will accept into the second national service program the
individuals who were participants in the first national service
program, in return for additional payments.
``(2) Impact on educational award.--
``(A) Agreement.--If the Corporation and the entity
enter into the agreement, the Corporation shall
calculate the total hours of service performed by a
participant in the first and second national service
programs for purposes of determining whether the
participant has met the requirements of sections 139(b)
and 146(b).
``(B) No agreement.--If the Corporation and the
entity fail to enter into an agreement, the Corporation
shall, under section 139(c)(1)(B), release each
participant in the first national service program from
completing the term of service involved.''.
SEC. 111. SENIOR TRAINING PROGRAMS AND PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL
SIGNIFICANCE.
(a) In General.--Subtitle H of title I of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 198E. SENIOR TRAINING PROGRAMS.
``(a) In General.--The Corporation, acting through the Director of
the National Senior Volunteer Corps, may make grants to local
organizations to provide training and outreach to individuals who are
age 55 or older and wish to participate in activities under title II of
the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.).
``(b) Plans.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this section,
a local organization shall submit a plan to the Corporation at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
Corporation may require.
``(c) Use of Funds.--A local organization that receives a grant
under subsection (a) may use the funds made available through the grant
to provide training and outreach to individuals described in subsection
(a) with respect to physical and mental health, nutrition, caregiving,
child development and psychology, child abuse, and education.
``(d) Evaluation and Report.--
``(1) Evaluation.--The Corporation may reserve not more
than $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated under subsection (f)
to evaluate the activities carried out under this section.
``(2) Report.--The Corporation shall submit a report to
Congress containing the results of the evaluation.
``(e) Study and Report.--
``(1) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct a study of the types of training programs carried
out under this section.
``(2) Report.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit a report to Congress containing the results of the
study and recommendations concerning areas in which additional
training programs are needed for individuals described in
subsection (a).
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2003 through 2007.
``SEC. 198F. PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.
``(a) In General.--The Corporation may make grants, on a
competitive basis, to eligible entities to carry out programs of
national significance through demonstration projects.
``(b) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this
section, an entity shall submit an application to the Corporation at
such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
Corporation may require.
``(c) Use of Funds.--An entity that receives a grant under this
section shall use the funds made available through the grant to carry
out a program that provides opportunities for individuals to perform
service to meet unmet national, State, or local needs, including needs
concerning education (including tutoring and mentoring), public safety,
health and human services, the environment, at-risk youth, and child
development.
``(d) Evaluation and Report.--
``(1) Evaluation.--The Corporation may reserve not more
than $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated under subsection (e)
to evaluate the activities carried out under this section.
``(2) Report.--The Corporation shall submit a report to
Congress containing the results of the evaluation.
``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2003 through 2007.
``SEC. 198G. SILVER SCHOLARSHIPS.
``(a) Grants to National and State Organizations.--
``(1) In general.--The Corporation may make grants, on a
competitive basis, to eligible national and State organizations
to enable the organizations to assist eligible local groups in
carrying out service programs with senior volunteers.
``(2) Eligible organizations.--To be eligible to receive a
grant under this subsection, an organization shall be a public
agency, or a nonprofit private organization, that is--
``(A) a consortium of groups (which may be a
consortium of small and faith-based groups) within a
State;
``(B) a national organization (which may be a
faith-based group) that operates in multiple States;
``(C) an organization receiving funds under section
121, or under title II of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.);
``(D) an Indian tribe; or
``(E) a territory.
``(3) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
this subsection, an organization shall submit an application to
the Corporation at such time, in such manner, and containing
such information as the Corporation may require.
``(4) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `territory'
means the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa,
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic
of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia,
and the Republic of Palau.
``(b) Grants to Local Groups.--
``(1) In general.--An organization that receives a grant
under subsection (a) shall use the funds made available through
the grant to make grants to eligible local groups to assist the
groups in carrying out service programs with senior volunteers.
``(2) Eligible groups.--To be eligible to receive a grant
under paragraph (1), a group shall be a public agency, or a
nonprofit private organization.
``(3) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
this subsection, a group shall submit an application to the
organization described in paragraph (1) at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the organization may
require.
``(4) Use of funds.--
``(A) In general.--A group that receives a grant
under paragraph (1) shall use the funds made available
through the grant to carry out tutoring and mentoring
service programs with senior volunteers, including
providing awards (to be known as `Silver Scholarships')
to the volunteers.
``(B) Eligible individuals.--To be eligible to
participate in such a program and receive a Silver
Scholarship, an individual shall--
``(i) be age 55 or older; and
``(ii) agree to tutor or mentor elementary
school or secondary school students for not
less than 500 hours per year.
``(C) Scholarships.--The group shall award the
Silver Scholarships in amounts of $1000.
``(D) Use of scholarships.--A senior volunteer who
receives a Silver Scholarship shall deposit the funds
made available through the scholarship in an education
individual retirement account under section 530 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and designate a child
(which may be the child or grandchild of the volunteer)
to be the designated beneficiary of the account.
``(E) Treatment of scholarships and payments.--
Section 418 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of
1973 (42 U.S.C. 5058) shall apply to scholarships and
payments made under this section to senior volunteers.
``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2003 through 2007.
``SEC. 198H. VOUCHER PROGRAM.
``(a) In General.--The Corporation may establish a demonstration
program under which the Corporation may provide vouchers to eligible
individuals to enable the individuals to participate in national
service projects with eligible organizations.
``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section a total of $1,000,000 for fiscal
years 2003 and 2004.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--The table of contents in section 1(b)
of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. prec.
12501) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 198D
the following:
``Sec. 198E. Senior training programs.
``Sec. 198F. Programs of national significance.
``Sec. 198G. Silver scholarships.
``Sec. 198H. Voucher program.''.
SEC. 112. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 501(a)(2) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990
(42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
``(2) Subtitles c, d, and h.--
``(A) In general.--There are authorized to be
appropriated--
``(i) such sums as may be necessary for
each of fiscal years 2003 through 2011--
``(I) to provide financial
assistance under subtitles C and H of
title I (other than sections 126(c),
and sections 198E through 198H) and to
provide national service educational
awards under subtitle D of title I
(including providing financial
assistance and national service
educational awards to participants in
national service positions, increased
as provided in section 129(f)); and
``(II) to carry out such audits and
evaluations as the Chief Executive
Officer or the Inspector General of the
Corporation may determine to be
necessary; and
``(ii) to provide financial assistance
under section 126(c) $100,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2003 through 2011.
``(B) Programs.--Of the amount appropriated under
subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, up to 15 percent
shall be made available to provide financial assistance
under section 125, under section 126(b), and under
subtitle H of title I.''.
Subtitle B--Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973
SEC. 121. STATEMENT OF PURPOSES.
Paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 200 of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5000) are amended by striking ``low-
income''.
SEC. 122. RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.
Section 201(a)(2) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42
U.S.C. 5001(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``, and individuals 60 years
of age or older will be given priority for enrollment,''.
SEC. 123. FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM.
(a) Income Requirements.--Section 211(a) of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5011(a)) is amended, in the first
sentence, by striking ``low-income''.
(b) Age Requirements.--Section 211(a) of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5011(a)) is amended, in the first
sentence, by striking ``aged sixty or over'' and inserting ``age 55 or
older''.
(c) Stipends.--Section 211(d) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5011(d)) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence--
(A) by striking ``The'' and inserting the
following:
``(2) The''; and
(B) by inserting ``for not less than 15 hours per
week'' before ``under this part'';
(2) in the second sentence--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
(B) by striking ``Any'' and all that follows
through ``five cents'' and inserting the following:
``(3) Effective October 1, 2002, any allowance or stipend provided
under this subsection shall not be less than $2.55 per hour. The
allowance or stipend shall be adjusted not less than twice after
October 1, 2002, and before September 30, 2007, to account for
inflation, as determined by the Director, and rounded to the nearest 5
cents''; and
(C) by striking ``clause (i) of this exception''
and inserting ``subparagraph (A)'';
(3) in the third sentence, by striking ``In'' and inserting
the following:
``(4) In'';
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Allowances, stipends, and other support received under this
subsection shall not be included in gross income for purposes of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''; and
(5) by striking ``(d)'' and inserting the following:
``(d)(1) The purpose of this subsection is, consistent with section
200(3), to enable individuals who are age 55 or older and are low-
income persons to engage in providing supportive, individualized
services to children with exceptional or special needs by defraying the
costs associated with the services, including the costs of related
transportation, meals, clothing, and medication.''.
(d) Low-Income Person.--Section 211(e) of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5011(e)) is amended to read as follows:
``(e)(1) In this part, the term `low-income person' means a person
who is from a family with an income that is not more than 200 percent
of the poverty line.
``(2) The term `poverty line' means the income official poverty
line (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)) applicable to a family of the size
involved.''.
(e) Stipends.--Section 211(f) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5011(f)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``subparagraphs (B) and (C)'' and inserting
``subparagraph (B)''; and
(B) by striking subparagraph (C);
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(2)(A)
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), each'' and
inserting ``(2) Each''; and
(B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``such grant or'' and all
that follows and inserting ``such grant or contract to solicit
locally generated contributions, in cash or in kind, to support
such individuals. The Director may not coerce any applicant
for, or recipient of, such grant or contract to engage in
conduct described in the preceding sentence.''.
SEC. 124. SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM.
(a) Income Requirements.--Section 213(a) of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5013(a)) is amended, in the first
sentence, by striking ``low-income''.
(b) Age Requirements.--Section 213(a) of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5013(a)) is amended, in the first
sentence, by striking ``aged sixty or over'' and inserting ``age 55 or
older''.
SEC. 125. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Section 223 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42
U.S.C. 5023) is amended by striking ``sixty years'' and inserting ``age
55''.
SEC. 126. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING.
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. 228. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING.
``(a) Data Collection.--The Director shall collect data with
respect to the outcomes achieved by each of the programs carried out
under parts A, B, and C.
``(b) Report.--The Director shall submit to Congress periodic
reports containing analyses of the data collected under subsection (a).
``(c) Reservations.--The Director may reserve, for each fiscal
year, not less than $500,000--
``(1) of the funds appropriated under section 502(a) to
carry out the data collection and reporting requirements
described in this section with respect to the program carried
out under part A;
``(2) of the funds appropriated under section 502(b) to
carry out such requirements with respect to the program carried
out under part B; and
``(3) of the funds appropriated under section 502(c) to
carry out such requirements with respect to the program carried
out under part C.''.
SEC. 127. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) Table of Contents.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. prec. 4950) is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 227 the
following:
``Sec. 228. Data collection and reporting.''.
(b) Administration.--Section 404(e) of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5044(e)) is amended, in the second
sentence, by striking ``low-income''.
SEC. 128. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 502 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42
U.S.C. 5082) is amended by striking subsections (a) through (d) and
inserting the following:
``(a) Retired and Senior Volunteer Program.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out part A of title II such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007.
``(b) Foster Grandparent Program.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out part B of title II such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007.
``(c) Senior Companion Program.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out part C of title II such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007.
``(d) Demonstration Programs.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out part E of title II such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007.''.
Subtitle C--Miscellaneous
SEC. 131. COMMUNITY SERVICE THROUGH GRANTS FOR FEDERAL WORK-STUDY
PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Section 443(b)(2)(B) of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2753(b)(2)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
``(B)(i) except as provided in clause (iii), of the
total amount of funds granted to an institution under
this section for a fiscal year, an institution shall
use, to compensate students employed in community
service--
``(I) for fiscal year 2003, not less than 9
percent;
``(II) for fiscal year 2004, not less than
11 percent;
``(III) for fiscal year 2005, not less than
13 percent;
``(IV) for fiscal year 2006, not less than
15 percent;
``(V) for fiscal year 2007, not less than
17 percent;
``(VI) for fiscal year 2008, not less than
19 percent;
``(VII) for fiscal year 2009, not less than
21 percent;
``(VIII) for fiscal year 2010, not less
than 23 percent; and
``(IX) for fiscal year 2011, not less than
25 percent;
``(ii) the institution shall ensure that not less
than 1 tutoring or family literacy project (as
described in subsection (d)) is included in meeting the
requirements of clause (i); and
``(iii) the Secretary may waive clauses (i) and
(ii) for an institution if the Secretary determines
that enforcing clauses (i) and (ii) would cause
hardship for students at the institution; and''.
(b) Report.--Section 443 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 2753) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the end of a fiscal
year specified in subsection (b)(2)(B), the Secretary shall prepare and
submit to Congress a report, with respect to the institutions of higher
education that received assistance under this section for that fiscal
year, containing--
``(1) a list of the institutions that failed to comply with
the requirements of subsection (b)(2)(B) for that fiscal year;
``(2) a list of the institutions that complied with the
requirements of that subsection for that fiscal year; and
``(3) a list of the institutions that exceeded the
requirements of that subsection for that fiscal year.''.
(c) Regulations.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of the Call to Service Act of 2001, the Secretary of
Education shall issue regulations specifying the means by which the
Secretary shall enforce section 443(b)(2)(B) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2753(b)(2)(B)).
SEC. 132. EXCLUSION 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:
``(e) Qualified National Service Educational Awards.--
``(1) In general.--Gross income for any taxable year shall
not include any qualified national service educational award.
``(2) Qualified national service educational award.--For
purposes of this subsection--
``(A) In general.--The term `qualified national
service educational award' means any amount received by
an individual in a taxable year as a national service
educational award under section 148 of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12604) to the
extent (except as provided in subparagraph (C)) such
amount does not exceed the qualified tuition and
related expenses (as defined in subsection (b)(2)) of
the individual for such taxable year.
``(B) Determination of expenses.--The total amount
of the qualified tuition and related expenses (as so
defined) which may be taken into account under
subparagraph (A) with respect to an individual for the
taxable year shall be reduced (after the application of
the reduction provided in section 25A(g)(2)) by the
amount of such expenses which were taken into account
in determining the credit allowed to the taxpayer or
any other person under section 25A with respect to such
expenses.
``(C) Exception to limitation.--The limitation
under subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any portion
of a national service educational award used by such
individual to repay any student loan described in
section 148(a)(1) of such Act or to pay any interest
expense described in section 148(a)(4) of such Act.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to amounts received in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2002.
TITLE II--MILITARY SERVICE
SEC. 201. BONUS FOR SHORT-TERM ENLISTMENT IN THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Authority.--Chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 324. Short-term enlistment bonus
``(a) Bonus Authorized; Bonus Amount.--The Secretary of the
military department concerned shall pay a bonus under this section to a
person who completes enlisted service in an armed force in accordance
with an agreement entered into under subsection (b). The amount of the
bonus shall be $18,000. The bonus shall be paid in one lump sum upon
the completion of the service for the period covered by the agreement.
``(b) Eligibility; Agreement.--To be eligible for a bonus under
this section, a person--
``(1) may not have previously been a member of the armed
forces;
``(2) shall enter into a written agreement with the
Secretary of a military department--
``(A) to perform enlisted service in an armed force
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary for a period of
three years, the first 18 months of which shall be
service on active duty and the last 18 months of which
shall be service as a member of the Selected Reserve of
the Ready Reserve of a reserve component of that armed
force other than the Army National Guard of the United
States and the Air National Guard of the United States;
and
``(B) to commence that service in the grade of E-1
without regard to any eligibility for a higher grade
determined on the basis of testing or educational
qualifications; and
``(3) shall complete the service for the period required
under the agreement with service characterized as satisfactory
under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned.
``(c) Regulations.--This section shall be administered under
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense which shall apply
uniformly to the armed forces.
``(d) Secretary of Military Department Defined.--In this section,
the term `Secretary of a military department' includes the Secretary of
Transportation, with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when
it is not operating as a service in the Navy.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``324. Short-term enlistment bonus.''.
SEC. 202. EMPLOYMENT OF RETIRED MILITARY PERSONNEL AS INSTRUCTORS IN
BASIC TRAINING PROGRAMS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Authority.--Chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1589 the following new section 1590:
``Sec. 1590. Employment of retired military personnel as instructors in
basic training programs
``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of a military department may employ
a member or former member of the armed forces in a retired status as an
instructor in a basic training program of an armed force under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary.
``(b) Service Not in Military Duty Status.--A person employed under
subsection (a) is not on active duty or performing inactive-duty
training by reason of that employment.
``(c) Retired Status Defined.--In this section, the term `retired
status', with respect to a member or former member of the armed forces,
means that the member or former member--
``(1) is on a retired list of an armed force;
``(2) is entitled to receive retired or retainer pay; or
``(3) except for not having attained 60 years of age, would
be entitled to receive retired pay upon application under
chapter 1223 of this title.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
1589 the following new item:
``1590. Employment of retired military personnel as instructors in
basic training programs.''.
SEC. 203. ENHANCEMENTS OF MONTGOMERY GI BILL.
(a) Increase in Amount of Basic Educational Assistance.--(1)
Subsection (a)(1) of section 3015 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``$650'' and inserting ``$1,300''.
(2) Subsection (b)(1) of that section is amended by striking
``$528'' and inserting ``$1,056''.
(3) The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to
months beginning on or after that date.
(b) Period of Reduction in Basic Pay.--(1) Section 3011(b) of title
38, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence by striking
``$100 for each of the first twelve months'' and inserting ``$50 for
each of the first twenty-four months''.
(2) Section 3012(c) of that title is amended in the first sentence
by striking ``$100 for each of the first twelve months'' and inserting
``$50 for each of the first twenty-four months''.
(3) The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to
individuals who first become members of the Armed Forces, or first
enter on active duty as members of the Armed Forces, on or after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Use of Entitlement to Basic Educational Assistance for
Contributions to Coverdell Education Savings Accounts.--(1) Subchapter
II of chapter 30 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 3020. Use of entitlement to basic educational assistance for
contributions to Coverdell education savings accounts
``(a) In General.--An individual described in subsection (b) who is
entitled to basic educational assistance under this subchapter may
elect to use such entitlement to make contributions to a Coverdell
education savings account under section 530 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 for any child of such individual who has not attained the
age of 18 years.
``(b) Covered Individuals.--An individual described in this
subsection is any individual entitled to basic educational assistance
under this subchapter who has completed six years of service in the
Armed Forces.
``(c) Election.--(1) An individual electing to make contributions
under this section shall notify the Secretary of the election in such
form and manner as the Secretary shall require.
``(2) The election of an individual under this subsection shall
apply with respect to the taxable year of the individual in which the
election is made.
``(3) The notice of election of an individual under this subsection
shall set forth the following:
``(A) The period of the taxable year of the individual.
``(B) Each designated beneficiary for whom contributions to
a Coverdell education savings account will be made under this
section in that taxable year.
``(C) The amount to be contributed to the account of each
designated beneficiary under subparagraph (B) in that taxable
year.
``(D) An account identifier, and the trustee of account, of
the account of each designated beneficiary under subparagraph
(B).
``(4) The election of an individual under this subsection for a
taxable year is irrevocable in that taxable year.
``(d) Limitation on Yearly Amount of Contribution.--The amount
specified by an individual under subsection (c)(3)(C) to be contributed
to the Coverdell education savings account of a designated beneficiary
under this section in a taxable year may not, when aggregated with any
other contributions previously made to the account in the taxable year,
exceed the maximum amount of contributions permitted for the account
for the taxable year under section 530 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986.
``(e) Payment of Contributions.--Upon receiving notice of an
election under subsection (c) with respect to contributions to the
Coverdell education savings account of a designated beneficiary, the
Secretary shall pay the trustee of the account, for deposit in the
account to the credit of the designated beneficiary, an amount equal to
the amount specified for the designated beneficiary in the notice.
``(f) Treatment of Payments Against Entitlement.--The entitlement
to basic educational assistance under this subchapter of an individual
who makes a contribution to a Coverdell education savings account under
this section shall be reduced by a number of months equal to the amount
of such contribution divided by the monthly rate of educational
assistance allowance payable to the individual under section 3015 of
this title at the time of payment of such contribution under this
section.
``(g) Regulation of Contributions.--Contributions to a Coverdell
education savings account under this subsection shall be treated as
contributions to the account under section 530 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986.''.
(d) Repeal of Time Limitation for Use of Eligibility and
Entitlement.--(1) Section 3031 of title 38, United States Code, is
repealed.
(2) Section 3018C(e)(3)(B) of that title is amended--
(A) by striking ``(i)''; and
(B) by striking clause (ii).
(3) Section 16133(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended in
paragraphs (2) and (3) by inserting ``, as in effect on the day before
the date of the enactment of the Call to Service Act of 2001,'' after
``of title 38''.
(e) Clerical Amendments.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 30 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting after the item relating to section 3019
the following new item:
``3020. Use of entitlement to basic educational assistance for
contributions to Coverdell education
savings accounts.'';
and
(2) by striking the item relating to section 3031.
SEC. 204. IMPROVED ACCESS TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR
MILITARY RECRUITING PURPOSES.
(a) Requirement for Access.--Section 503 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
subsection (d):
``(d) Access to Colleges and Universities.--(1) The head of each
institution of higher education shall provide to the Department of
Defense, upon a request made for military recruiting purposes, the same
access to students of that institution, and to directory information
concerning such students, as is provided generally to prospective
employers of those students.
``(2) If access requested by paragraph (1) is denied by an
institution of higher education, the Secretary of Defense, in
cooperation with the Secretary of the military department concerned,
shall designate an officer in a grade not below the grade of colonel
or, in the case of the Navy, captain, or a senior executive of that
military department to meet with representatives of that institution
for the purpose of arranging for recruiting access. The designated
officer or senior executive shall seek to have that meeting within 120
days after the date of the denial of the request for recruiting access.
``(3) If, after a meeting under paragraph (2) with representatives
of an institution of higher education that has denied a request for
recruiting access or (if the institution declines a request for the
meeting) after the end of such 120-day period, the Secretary of Defense
determines that the institution continues to deny recruiting access,
the Secretary shall transmit to the chief executive of the State in
which the institution is located a notification of the denial of
recruiting access and a request for assistance in obtaining that
access. The notification shall be transmitted within 60 days after the
date of the determination. The Secretary shall provide to the Secretary
of Education a copy of such notification and any other communication
between the Secretary and that chief executive with respect to such
access.
``(4) If an institution of higher education continues to deny
recruiting access one year after the date of the transmittal of a
notification regarding that institution under paragraph (3), the
Secretary--
``(A) shall determine whether the institution denies
recruiting access to at least two of the armed forces (other
than the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in
the Navy); and
``(B) upon making an affirmative determination under
subparagraph (A), shall transmit a notification of the denial
of recruiting access to--
``(i) the specified congressional committees;
``(ii) the Senators of the State in which the
institution is located; and
``(iii) the member of the House of Representatives
who represents the district in which the institution is
located.
``(5) The requirements of this subsection do not apply to an
institution of higher education that maintains a religious objection to
service in the armed forces if the objection is verifiable through the
corporate or other organizational documents or materials of that
school.
``(6) In this subsection:
``(A) The term `institution of higher education' has the
meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education
Act of 1065 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
``(B) The term `recruiting access' means access requested
as described in paragraph (1).
``(C) The term `senior executive' has the meaning given
that term in section 3132(a)(3) of title 5.
``(D) The term `State' includes the District of Columbia,
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American
Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the
Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
``(E) The term `specified congressional committees' means
the following:
``(i) The Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of
the Senate.
``(ii) The Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House
of Representatives.
``(F) The term `member of the House of Representatives'
includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to Congress.''.
(b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) and the amendments made by that
subsection shall take effect on July 1, 2002.
SEC. 205. COMMISSION ON MILITARY RECRUITMENT AND NATIONAL SERVICE.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
State shall jointly establish a Commission on Military Recruitment and
National Service (hereafter in this section referred to as the
``Commission'').
(b) Duties.--The Commission shall develop and evaluate various
alternative means for increasing and broadening the participation of
the people of the United States--
(1) in all forms of service of the United States; and
(2) in service in the Armed Forces in particular, including
participation in such service by graduates of colleges and
universities.
(c) Composition.--(1) The Commission shall be composed of 9 members
of whom--
(A) five shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense;
and
(B) four shall be appointed by the Secretary of State.
(2) The Secretary of Defense shall designate one of the members to
serve as the Chairman of the Commission.
(3) The appointments of the members of the Commission and the
designation of the Chairman shall be made not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--Members shall be appointed
for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not
affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointment.
(e) Meetings.--(1) The Commission shall meet at the call of the
Chairman.
(2) The Commission shall hold its first meeting not later than 30
days after the date on which all members of the Commission have been
appointed.
(f) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission shall
constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.
(g) Report.--(1) Not later than two years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the Secretary of
Defense and the Secretary of State a report which shall contain a
detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the Commission,
together with its recommendations for such legislation and
administrative actions as it considers appropriate.
(2) Not later than 90 days after receiving the Commission's report,
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly
submit the report, together with any comments that either Secretary
considers appropriate, to the President and Congress.
(h) Powers of the Commission.--(1) The Commission may hold such
hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony,
and receive such evidence as the Commission considers advisable to
carry out this Act.
(2) The Commission may secure directly from any department or
agency of the United States any information that the Commission
considers necessary to carry out its duties. Upon the request of the
Chairman of the Commission, the head of a department or agency of the
United States shall furnish the requested information to the
Commission.
(3) The Commission may use the United States mails in the same
manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies
of the Federal Government.
(i) Members' Pay and Allowances.--(1) Each member of the Commission
who is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be
compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate
of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under
section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including
travel time) during which such member is engaged in the performance of
the duties of the Commission. All members of the Commission who are
officers or employees of the United States shall serve without
compensation in addition to that received for their services as
officers or employees of the United States.
(2) The members of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for
employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5,
United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of
business in the performance of services for the Commission.
(j) Staff.--(1) The Chairman of the Commission may, without regard
to the civil service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an
executive director and such other additional personnel as may be
necessary to enable the Commission to perform its duties. The
employment of an executive director shall be subject to confirmation by
the Commission.
(2) The Chairman of the Commission may fix the compensation of the
executive director and other personnel without regard to chapter 51 and
subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating
to classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates, except
that the rate of pay for the executive director and other personnel may
not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under
section 5316 of such title.
(3) Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the
Commission without reimbursement, and such detail shall be without
interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.
(4) The Chairman of the Commission may procure temporary and
intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States
Code, at rates for individuals which 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 such title.
(k) Termination of Commission.--The Commission shall terminate 90
days after the date on which the Commission's is submitted to the
President and Congress under subsection (g).
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Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.