42 U.S.C. § 12572 — National service programs eligible for

Page 8318 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 12572 Subsec. (e)(5). Pub. L. 111–13, § 1301(5)(B), added par. (5). Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 111–13, § 1301(6), added subsec. (f). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2009 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 111–13 effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 6101(a) of Pub. L. 111–13, set out as a note under section 4950 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 123 of Pub. L. 103–82, set out as an Effective Date of 1993 Amend- ment note under section 1701 of Title 16, Conservation. OVERALL MINIMUM SHARE REQUIREMENT Pub. L. 118–47, div. D, title IV, § 402, Mar. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 695, provided that: ‘‘AmeriCorps programs receiv- ing grants under the National Service Trust program shall meet an overall minimum share requirement of 24 percent for the first 3 years that they receive AmeriCorps funding, and thereafter shall meet the overall minimum share requirement as provided in sec- tion 2521.60 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, without regard to the operating costs match require- ment in section 121(e) [42 U.S.C. 12571(e)] or the member support Federal share limitations in section 140 of the 1990 Act [National and Community Service Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 12594], and subject to partial waiver con- sistent with section 2521.70 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations.’’ Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts: Pub. L. 117–328, div. H, title IV, § 402, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 4900. Pub. L. 117–103, div. H, title IV, § 402, Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 488. Pub. L. 116–260, div. H, title IV, § 402, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1614. Pub. L. 116–94, div. A, title IV, § 402, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2599. Pub. L. 115–245, div. B, title IV, § 402, Sept. 28, 2018, 132 Stat. 3110. Pub. L. 115–141, div. H, title IV, § 402, Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 756. Pub. L. 115–31, div. H, title IV, § 402, May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 555. Pub. L. 114–113, div. H, title IV, § 404, Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2642. Pub. L. 113–235, div. G, title IV, § 402, Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2508. Pub. L. 113–76, div. H, title IV, § 402, Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 402. Pub. L. 112–74, div. F, title IV, § 402, Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 1105. Pub. L. 111–117, div. D, title IV, § 402, Dec. 16, 2009, 123 Stat. 3273. Pub. L. 111–8, div. F, title IV, § 407, Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 795. Pub. L. 110–161, div. G, title IV, § 407, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2202. § 12572. National service programs eligible for program assistance (a) National service corps The recipient of a grant under section 12571(a) of this title and a Federal agency operating or supporting a national service program under section 12571(b) of this title shall use a portion of the financial assistance or positions involved, directly or through subgrants to other entities, to support or carry out the following national service corps or programs, as full- or part-time corps or programs, to address unmet needs: (1) Education Corps (A) In general The recipient may carry out national serv- ice programs through an Education Corps that identifies and meets unmet educational needs within communities through activities such as those described in subparagraph (B) and improves performance on the indicators described in subparagraph (C). (B) Activities An Education Corps described in this para- graph may carry out activities such as— (i) tutoring, or providing other academic support to elementary school and sec- ondary school students; (ii) improving school climate; (iii) mentoring students, including adult or peer mentoring; (iv) linking needed integrated services and comprehensive supports with students, their families, and their public schools; (v) providing assistance to a school in expanding the school day by strengthening the quality of staff and expanding the aca- demic programming offered in an expanded learning time initiative, a program of a 21st century community learning center (as defined in section 7171 of title 20), or a high-quality after-school program; (vi) assisting schools and local edu- cational agencies in improving and ex- panding high-quality service-learning pro- grams that keep students engaged in schools by carrying out programs that pro- vide specialized training to individuals in service-learning, and place the individuals (after such training) in positions as serv- ice-learning coordinators, to facilitate service-learning in programs eligible for funding under part I of division B; (vii) assisting students in being prepared for college-level work; (viii) involving family members of stu- dents in supporting teachers and students; (ix) conducting a preprofessional train- ing program in which students enrolled in an institution of higher education— (I) receive training (which may include classes containing service-learning) in specified fields including early childhood education and care, elementary and sec- ondary education, and other fields such as those relating to health services, criminal justice, environmental steward- ship and conservation, or public safety; (II) perform service related to such training outside the classroom during the school term and during summer or other vacation periods; and (III) agree to provide service upon graduation to meet unmet human, edu- cational, environmental, or public safety needs related to such training; (x) assisting economically disadvantaged students in navigating the college admis- sions process; (xi) providing other activities, address- ing unmet educational needs, that the Cor- poration may designate; or (xii) providing skilled musicians and art- ists to promote greater community unity through the use of music and arts edu- cation and engagement through work in low-income communities, and education, Page 8319 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 12572 health care, and therapeutic settings, and other work in the public domain with citi- zens of all ages. (C) Education Corps indicators The indicators for a corps program de- scribed in this paragraph are— (i) student engagement, including stu- dent attendance and student behavior; (ii) student academic achievement; (iii) four-year adjusted cohort gradua- tion rate (as defined in section 7801 of title 20); (iv) rate of college enrollment and con- tinued college enrollment for recipients of a high school diploma; (v) any additional indicator relating to improving education for students that the Corporation, in consultation (as appro- priate) with the Secretary of Education, establishes; or (vi) any additional local indicator (appli- cable to a particular recipient and on which an improvement in performance is needed) relating to improving education for students, that is approved by the Cor- poration or a State Commission. (2) Healthy Futures Corps (A) In general The recipient may carry out national serv- ice programs through a Healthy Futures Corps that identifies and meets unmet health needs within communities through activities such as those described in sub- paragraph (B) and improves performance on the indicators described in subparagraph (C). (B) Activities A Healthy Futures Corps described in this paragraph may carry out activities such as— (i) assisting economically disadvantaged individuals in navigating the health serv- ices system; (ii) assisting individuals in obtaining ac- cess to health services, including oral health services, for themselves or their children; (iii) educating economically disadvan- taged individuals and individuals who are members of medically underserved popu- lations about, and engaging individuals de- scribed in this clause in, initiatives re- garding navigating the health services sys- tem and regarding disease prevention and health promotion, with a particular focus on common health conditions, chronic dis- eases, and conditions, for which disease prevention and health promotion measures exist and for which socioeconomic, geo- graphic, and racial and ethnic health dis- parities exist; (iv) improving the literacy of patients regarding health, including oral health; (v) providing translation services at clin- ics and in emergency rooms to improve health services; (vi) providing services designed to meet the health needs of rural communities, in- cluding the recruitment of youth to work in health professions in such communities; (vii) assisting in health promotion inter- ventions that improve health status, and helping people adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles and habits to improve health status; (viii) addressing childhood obesity through in-school and after-school phys- ical activities, and providing nutrition education to students, in elementary schools and secondary schools; or (ix) providing activities, addressing unmet health needs, that the Corporation may designate. (C) Healthy Futures Corps indicators The indicators for a corps program de- scribed in this paragraph are— (i) access to health services among eco- nomically disadvantaged individuals and individuals who are members of medically underserved populations; (ii) access to health services for unin- sured individuals, including such individ- uals who are economically disadvantaged children; (iii) participation, among economically disadvantaged individuals and individuals who are members of medically underserved populations, in disease prevention and health promotion initiatives, particularly those with a focus on addressing common health conditions, addressing chronic dis- eases, and decreasing health disparities; (iv) literacy of patients regarding health; (v) any additional indicator, relating to improving or protecting the health of eco- nomically disadvantaged individuals and individuals who are members of medically underserved populations, that the Corpora- tion, in consultation (as appropriate) with the Secretary of Health and Human Serv- ices and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, estab- lishes; or (vi) any additional local indicator (appli- cable to a particular recipient and on which an improvement in performance is needed) relating to improving or pro- tecting the health of economically dis- advantaged individuals and individuals who are members of medically underserved populations, that is approved by the Cor- poration or a State Commission. (3) Clean Energy Service Corps (A) In general The recipient may carry out national serv- ice projects through a Clean Energy Service Corps that identifies and meets unmet envi- ronmental needs within communities through activities such as those described in subparagraph (B) and improves performance on the indicators described in subparagraph (C). (B) Activities A Clean Energy Service Corps described in this paragraph may carry out activities such as— (i) weatherizing and retrofitting housing units for low-income households to signifi- cantly improve the energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions of such housing units; Page 8320 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 12572 1 So in original. Probably should be followed by ‘‘or’’. (ii) building energy-efficient housing units in low-income communities; (iii) conducting energy audits for low-in- come households and recommending ways for the households to improve energy effi- ciency; (iv) providing clean energy-related serv- ices designed to meet the needs of rural communities; (v) working with schools and youth pro- grams to educate students and youth about ways to reduce home energy use and improve the environment, including con- ducting service-learning projects to pro- vide such education; (vi) assisting in the development of local recycling programs; (vii) renewing and rehabilitating na- tional and State parks and forests, city parks, county parks and other public lands, and trails owned or maintained by the Federal Government or a State, in- cluding planting trees, carrying out refor- estation, carrying out forest health res- toration measures, carrying out erosion control measures, fire hazard reduction measures, and rehabilitation and mainte- nance of historic sites and structures throughout the national park system, and providing trail enhancements, rehabilita- tion, and repairs; (viii) cleaning and improving rivers maintained by the Federal Government or a State; (ix) carrying out projects in partnership with the National Park Service, designed to renew and rehabilitate national park re- sources and enhance services and learning opportunities for national park visitors, and nearby communities and schools; (x) providing service through a full-time, year-round youth corps program or full- time summer youth corps program, such as a conservation corps or youth service corps program that— (I) undertakes meaningful service projects with visible public benefits, in- cluding projects involving urban re- newal, sustaining natural resources, or improving human services; (II) includes as participants youths and young adults who are age 16 through 25, including out-of-school youth and other disadvantaged youth (such as youth who are aging out of foster care, youth who have limited English proficiency, home- less youth, and youth who are individ- uals with disabilities), who are age 16 through 25; and (III) provides those participants who are youth and young adults with— (aa) team-based, highly structured, and adult-supervised work experience, life skills, education, career guidance and counseling, employment training, and support services including men- toring; and (bb) the opportunity to develop citi- zenship values and skills through serv- ice to their community and the United States; 1 (xi) carrying out other activities, ad- dressing unmet environmental and work- force needs, that the Corporation may des- ignate. (C) Clean Energy Service Corps indicators The indicators for a corps program de- scribed in this paragraph are— (i) the number of housing units of low-in- come households weatherized or retro- fitted to significantly improve energy effi- ciency and reduce carbon emissions; (ii) annual energy costs (to determine savings in those costs) at facilities where participants have provided service; (iii) the number of students and youth receiving education or training in energy- efficient and environmentally conscious practices; (iv)(I) the number of acres of national parks, State parks, city parks, county parks, or other public lands, that are cleaned or improved; and (II) the number of acres of forest pre- serves, or miles of trails or rivers, owned or maintained by the Federal Government or a State, that are cleaned or improved; (v) any additional indicator relating to clean energy, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, or education and skill at- tainment for clean energy jobs, that the Corporation, in consultation (as appro- priate) with the Administrator of the En- vironmental Protection Agency, the Sec- retary of Energy, the Secretary of the In- terior, or the Secretary of Labor, as appro- priate, establishes; or (vi) any additional local indicator (appli- cable to a particular recipient and on which an improvement in performance is needed) relating to clean energy, the re- duction of greenhouse gas emissions, or education or skill attainment for clean en- ergy jobs, that is approved by the Corpora- tion or a State Commission. (4) Veterans Corps (A) In general The recipient may carry out national serv- ice programs through a Veterans Corps that identifies and meets unmet needs of veterans and members of the Armed Forces who are on active duty through activities such as those described in subparagraph (B) and im- proves performance on the indicators de- scribed in subparagraph (C). (B) Activities A Veterans Corps described in this para- graph may carry out activities such as— (i) promoting community-based efforts to meet the unique needs of military fami- lies while a family member is deployed and upon that family member’s return home; (ii) recruiting veterans, particularly re- turning veterans, into service opportuni- ties, including opportunities that utilize their military experience; Page 8321 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 12572 (iii) assisting veterans in developing their educational opportunities (including opportunities for professional certifi- cation, licensure, or credentials), coordi- nating activities with and assisting State and local agencies administering veterans education benefits, and coordinating ac- tivities with and assisting entities admin- istering veterans programs with intern- ships and fellowships that could lead to employment in the private and public sec- tors; (iv) promoting efforts within a commu- nity to serve the needs of veterans and members of the Armed Forces who are on active duty, including helping veterans file benefits claims and assisting Federal agen- cies in providing services to veterans, and sending care packages to Members of the Armed Forces who are deployed; (v) assisting veterans in developing men- toring relationships with economically disadvantaged students; (vi) developing projects to assist vet- erans with disabilities, veterans who are unemployed, older veterans, and veterans in rural communities, including assisting veterans described in this clause with transportation; or (vii) other activities, addressing unmet needs of veterans, that the Corporation may designate. (C) Veterans’ Corps indicators The indicators for a corps program de- scribed in this paragraph are— (i) the number of housing units created for veterans; (ii) the number of veterans who pursue educational opportunities; (iii) the number of veterans receiving professional certification, licensure, or credentials; (iv) the number of veterans engaged in service opportunities; (v) the number of military families as- sisted by organizations while a family member is deployed and upon that family member’s return home; (vi) the number of economically dis- advantaged students engaged in mentoring relationships with veterans; (vii) the number of projects designed to meet identifiable public needs of veterans, especially veterans with disabilities, vet- erans who are unemployed, older veterans, and veterans in rural communities; (viii) any additional indicator that re- lates to education or skill attainment that assists in providing veterans with the skills to address identifiable public needs, or that relates to improving the lives of veterans, of members of the Armed Forces on active duty, and of families of the vet- erans and the members on active duty, and that the Corporation, in consultation (as appropriate) with the Secretary of Vet- erans Affairs, establishes; or (ix) any additional local indicator (appli- cable to a particular recipient and on which an improvement in performance is needed) relating to the education or skill attainment, or the improvement, described in clause (viii), that is approved by the Corporation or a State Commission. (5) Opportunity Corps (A) In general The recipient may carry out national serv- ice programs through an Opportunity Corps that identifies and meets unmet needs relat- ing to economic opportunity for economi- cally disadvantaged individuals within com- munities, through activities such as those described in subparagraph (B) and improves performance on the indicators described in subparagraph (C). (B) Activities An Opportunity Corps described in this paragraph may carry out activities such as— (i) providing financial literacy education to economically disadvantaged individ- uals, including financial literacy edu- cation with regard to credit management, financial institutions including banks and credit unions, and utilization of savings plans; (ii) assisting in the construction, reha- bilitation, or preservation of housing units, including energy efficient homes, for economically disadvantaged individ- uals; (iii) assisting economically disadvan- taged individuals, including homeless indi- viduals, in finding placement in and main- taining housing; (iv) assisting economically disadvan- taged individuals in obtaining access to health services for themselves or their children; (v) assisting individuals in obtaining in- formation about Federal, State, local, or private programs or benefits focused on as- sisting economically disadvantaged indi- viduals, economically disadvantaged chil- dren, or low-income families; (vi) facilitating enrollment in and com- pletion of job training for economically disadvantaged individuals; (vii) assisting economically disadvan- taged individuals in obtaining access to job placement assistance; (viii) carrying out a program that seeks to eliminate hunger in low-income com- munities and rural areas through service in projects— (I) involving food banks, food pantries, and nonprofit organizations that provide food during emergencies; (II) seeking to address the long-term causes of hunger through education and the delivery of appropriate services; (III) providing training in basic health, nutrition, and life skills necessary to al- leviate hunger in communities and rural areas; or (IV) assisting individuals in obtaining information about federally supported nutrition programs; (ix) addressing issues faced by home- bound citizens, such as needs for food de- Page 8322 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 12572 2 So in original. The comma probably should not appear. liveries, legal and medical services, nutri- tion information, and transportation; (x) implementing an E–Corps program that involves participants who provide services in a community by developing and assisting in carrying out technology pro- grams that seek to increase access to tech- nology and the benefits of technology in such community; and (xi) carrying out other activities, ad- dressing unmet needs relating to economic opportunity for economically disadvan- taged individuals, that the Corporation may designate. (C) Opportunity Corps indicators The indicators for a corps program de- scribed in this paragraph are— (i) the degree of financial literacy among economically disadvantaged individuals; (ii) the number of housing units built or improved for economically disadvantaged individuals or low-income families; (iii) the number of economically dis- advantaged individuals with access to job training and other skill enhancement; (iv) the number of economically dis- advantaged individuals with access to in- formation about job placement services; (v) any additional indicator relating to improving economic opportunity for eco- nomically disadvantaged individuals that the Corporation, in consultation (as appro- priate) with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel- opment, and the Secretary of the Treas- ury, establishes; or (vi) any additional local indicator (appli- cable to a particular recipient and on which an improvement in performance is needed) that is approved by the Corpora- tion or a State Commission. (b) National service programs (1) In general The recipient of a grant under section 12571(a) of this title and a Federal agency op- erating or supporting a national service pro- gram under section 12571(b) of this title may use the financial assistance or positions in- volved, directly or through subgrants to other entities, to carry out national service pro- grams and model programs under this sub- section that are focused on meeting commu- nity needs and improve performance on the in- dicators described in paragraph (3). (2) Programs The programs may include the following types of national service programs: (A) A community service program de- signed to meet the needs of rural commu- nities, using teams or individual placements to address the development needs of rural communities, including addressing rural poverty, or the need for health services, edu- cation, or job training. (B) A program— (i) that engages participants in public health, emergency and disaster prepared- ness, and other public safety activities; (ii) that may include the recruitment of qualified participants for, and placement of the participants in, positions to be trainees as law enforcement officers, fire- fighters, search and rescue personnel, and emergency medical service workers; and (iii) that may engage Federal, State, and local stakeholders, in collaboration, to or- ganize more effective responses to issues of public health, emergencies and disasters, and other public safety issues. (C) A program that seeks to expand the number of mentors for disadvantaged youths and other youths (including by recruiting high school-,2 and college-age individuals to enter into mentoring relationships), either through— (i) provision of direct mentoring serv- ices; (ii) provision of supportive services to di- rect mentoring service organizations (in the case of a partnership); (iii) the creative utilization of current and emerging technologies to connect youth with mentors; or (iv) supporting mentoring partnerships (including statewide and local mentoring partnerships that strengthen direct service mentoring programs) by— (I) increasing State resources dedi- cated to mentoring; (II) supporting the creation of state- wide and local mentoring partnerships and programs of national scope through collaborative efforts between entities such as local or direct service mentoring partnerships, or units of State or local government; and (III) assisting direct service mentoring programs. (D) A program— (i) in which not less than 75 percent of the participants are disadvantaged youth; (ii) that may provide life skills training, employment training, educational coun- seling, assistance to complete a secondary school diploma or its recognized equiva- lent, counseling, or a mentoring relation- ship with an adult volunteer; and (iii) for which, in awarding financial as- sistance and approved national service po- sitions, the Corporation shall give priority to programs that engage retirees to serve as mentors. (E) A program— (i) that reengages court-involved youth and adults with the goal of reducing re- cidivism; (ii) that may create support systems be- ginning in correctional facilities; and (iii) that may have life skills training, employment training, an education pro- gram (including a program to complete a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent), educational and career coun- seling, and postprogram placement serv- ices. (F) A demonstration program— Page 8323 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 12572 3 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘paragraph’’. 4 See References in Text note below. (i) that has as 1 of its primary purposes the recruitment and acceptance of court- involved youth and adults as participants, volunteers, or members; and (ii) that may serve any purpose other- wise permitted under this chapter. (G) A program that provides education or job training services that are designed to meet the needs of rural communities. (H) A program that seeks to expand the number of mentors for youth in foster care through— (i) the provision of direct academic men- toring services for youth in foster care; (ii) the provision of supportive services to mentoring service organizations that directly provide mentoring to youth in fos- ter care, including providing training of mentors in child development, domestic violence, foster care, confidentiality re- quirements, and other matters related to working with youth in foster care; or (iii) supporting foster care mentoring partnerships, including statewide and local mentoring partnerships that strengthen direct service mentoring programs. (I) Such other national service programs addressing unmet human, educational, envi- ronmental, or public safety needs as the Cor- poration may designate. (3) Indicators The indicators for a program described in this subsection are the indicators described in subparagraph (C) of paragraphs 3 (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of subsection (a) or any additional local indicator (applicable to a participant or recipient and on which an improvement in per- formance is needed) relating to meeting unmet community needs, that is approved by the Cor- poration or a State Commission. (c) Program models for service corps (1) In general In addition to any activities described in subparagraph (B) of paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a), and subsection (b)(2), a re- cipient of a grant under section 12571(a) of this title and a Federal agency operating or sup- porting a national service program under sec- tion 12571(b) of this title may directly or through grants or subgrants to other entities carry out a national service corps program through the following program models: (A) A community corps program that meets unmet health, veteran, and other human, educational, environmental, or pub- lic safety needs and promotes greater com- munity unity through the use of organized teams of participants of varied social and economic backgrounds, skill levels, physical and developmental capabilities, ages, ethnic backgrounds, or genders. (B) A service program that— (i) recruits individuals with special skills or provides specialized preservice training to enable participants to be placed individ- ually or in teams in positions in which the participants can meet such unmet needs; and (ii) if consistent with the purposes of the program, brings participants together for additional training and other activities de- signed to foster civic responsibility, in- crease the skills of participants, and im- prove the quality of the service provided. (C) A campus-based program that is de- signed to provide substantial service in a community during the school term and dur- ing summer or other vacation periods through the use of— (i) students who are attending an insti- tution of higher education, including stu- dents participating in a work-study pro- gram assisted under part C of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.); 4 (ii) teams composed of students de- scribed in clause (i); or (iii) teams composed of a combination of such students and community residents. (D) A professional corps program that re- cruits and places qualified participants in positions— (i) as teachers, nurses and other health care providers, police officers, early child- hood development staff, engineers, or other professionals providing service to meet human, educational, environmental, or public safety needs in communities with an inadequate number of such profes- sionals; (ii) for which the salary may exceed the maximum living allowance authorized in subsection (a)(2) of section 12594 of this title, as provided in subsection (c) of such section; and (iii) that are sponsored by public or pri- vate employers who agree to pay 100 per- cent of the salaries and benefits (other than any national service educational award under division D) of the partici- pants. (E) A program that provides opportunities for veterans to participate in service projects. (F) A program carried out by an inter- mediary that builds the capacity of local nonprofit and faith-based organizations to expand and enhance services to meet local or national needs. (G) Such other program models as may be approved by the Corporation or a State Com- mission, as appropriate. (2) Program models within corps A recipient of financial assistance or ap- proved national service positions for a corps program described in subsection (a) may use the assistance or positions to carry out the corps program, in whole or in part, using a program model described in this subsection. The corps program shall meet the applicable requirements of subsection (a) and this sub- section. Page 8324 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 12572 (d) Qualification criteria to determine eligibility (1) Establishment by Corporation The Corporation shall establish qualification criteria for different types of national service programs for the purpose of determining whether a particular national service program should be considered to be a national service program eligible to receive assistance or ap- proved national service positions under this division. (2) Consultation In establishing qualification criteria under paragraph (1), the Corporation shall consult with organizations and individuals with exten- sive experience in developing and admin- istering effective national service programs or regarding the delivery of veteran services, and other human, educational, environmental, or public safety services, to communities or per- sons. (3) Application to subgrants The qualification criteria established by the Corporation under paragraph (1) shall also be used by each recipient of assistance under sec- tion 12571(a) of this title that uses any portion of the assistance to conduct a grant program to support other national service programs. (4) Encouragement of intergenerational compo- nents of programs The Corporation shall encourage national service programs eligible to receive assistance or approved national service positions under this division to establish, if consistent with the purposes of the program, an intergenerational component of the program that combines students, out-of-school youths, disadvantaged youth, and older adults as par- ticipants to provide services to address unmet human, educational, environmental, or public safety needs. (e) Priorities for certain corps In awarding financial assistance and approved national service positions to eligible entities proposed to carry out the corps described in sub- section (a)— (1) in the case of a corps described in sub- section (a)(2)— (A) the Corporation may give priority to eligible entities that propose to provide sup- port for participants who, after completing service under this section, will undertake careers to improve performance on health indicators described in subsection (a)(2)(C); and (B) the Corporation shall give priority to eligible entities that propose to carry out national service programs in medically un- derserved areas (as designated individually, by the Secretary of Health and Human Serv- ices as an area with a shortage of personal health services); and (2) in the case of a corps described in sub- section (a)(3), the Corporation shall give pri- ority to eligible entities that propose to re- cruit individuals for the Clean Energy Service Corps so that significant percentages of par- ticipants in the Corps are economically dis- advantaged individuals, and provide to such individuals support services and education and training to develop skills needed for clean en- ergy jobs for which there is current demand or projected future demand. (f) National service priorities (1) Establishment (A) By Corporation In order to concentrate national efforts on meeting human, educational, environ- mental, or public safety needs and to achieve the other purposes of this chapter, the Corporation, after reviewing the stra- tegic plan approved under section 12651b(g)(1,) 2 of this title shall establish, and may periodically alter, priorities regarding the types of national service programs and corps to be assisted under section 12581 of this title and the purposes for which such as- sistance may be used. (B) By States Consistent with paragraph (4), States shall establish, and through the national service plan process described in section 12638(e)(1) of this title, periodically alter priorities as appropriate regarding the national service programs to be assisted under section 12581(e) of this title. The State priorities shall be subject to Corporation review as part of the application process under section 12582 of this title. (2) Notice to applicants The Corporation shall provide advance no- tice to potential applicants of any national service priorities to be in effect under this subsection for a fiscal year. The notice shall specifically include— (A) a description of any alteration made in the priorities since the previous notice; and (B) a description of the national service programs that are designated by the Cor- poration under section 12585(d)(2) of this title as eligible for priority consideration in the next competitive distribution of assist- ance under section 12571(a) of this title. (3) Regulations The Corporation shall by regulation estab- lish procedures to ensure the equitable treat- ment of national service programs that— (A) receive funding under this division for multiple years; and (B) would be adversely affected by annual revisions in such national service priorities. (4) Application to subgrants Any national service priorities established by the Corporation under this subsection shall also be used by each recipient of funds under section 12571(a) of this title that uses any por- tion of the assistance to conduct a grant pro- gram to support other national service pro- grams. (g) Consultation on indicators The Corporation shall consult with the Sec- retary of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Secretary Page 8325 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 12572 of Energy, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of the Interior, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Sec- retary of Labor, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and the Secretary of the Treasury, as appropriate, in developing addi- tional indicators for the corps and programs de- scribed in subsections (a) and (b). (h) Requirements for tutors (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Cor- poration shall require that each recipient of assistance under the national service laws that operates a tutoring program involving el- ementary school or secondary school students certifies that individuals serving in approved national service positions as tutors in such program have— (A) obtained their high school diplomas; and (B) successfully completed pre- and in- service training for tutors. (2) Exception The requirements in paragraph (1) do not apply to an individual serving in an approved national service position who is enrolled in an elementary school or secondary school and is providing tutoring services through a struc- tured, school-managed cross-grade tutoring program. (i) Requirements for tutoring programs Each tutoring program that receives assist- ance under the national service laws shall— (1) offer a curriculum that is high quality, research-based, and consistent with the State academic content standards required by sec- tion 6311 of title 20 and the instructional pro- gram of the local educational agency; and (2) offer high quality, research-based pre- and in-service training for tutors. (j) Citizenship training The Corporation shall establish guidelines for recipients of assistance under the national serv- ice laws, that are consistent with the principles on which citizenship programs administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are based, relating to the promotion of citizenship and civic engagement among participants in ap- proved national service positions and approved summer of service positions, and appropriate to the age, education, and experience of the par- ticipants. (k) Report Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year for which the Corporation makes grants under section 12571(a) of this title, the Corporation shall prepare and submit to the au- thorizing committees a report containing— (1) information describing how the Corpora- tion allocated financial assistance and ap- proved national service positions among eligi- ble entities proposed to carry out corps and national service programs described in this section for that fiscal year; (2) information describing the amount of fi- nancial assistance and the number of approved national service positions the Corporation pro- vided to each corps and national service pro- gram described in this section for that fiscal year; (3) a measure of the extent to which the corps and national service programs improved performance on the corresponding indicators; and (4) information describing how the Corpora- tion is coordinating— (A) the national service programs funded under this section; with (B) applicable programs, as determined by the Corporation, carried out under division B of this subchapter, and part A of title I and parts A and B of title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq., 5001, 5011) that improve performance on those indicators or otherwise address identified community needs. (Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 122, as added Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 101(b), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 790; amended Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1302, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1485; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(bbb)(4), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2185.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (b)(2)(F)(ii) and (f)(1)(A), was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 101–610, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3127, which is classi- fied principally to this chapter. For complete classi- fication of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 12501 of this title and Tables. The Higher Education Act of 1965, referred to in sub- sec. (c)(1)(C)(i), is Pub. L. 89–329, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1219. Part C of title IV of the Act was formerly classi- fied generally to part C (§ 2751 et seq.) of subchapter I of chapter 34 of this title prior to transfer to part C (§ 1087–51 et seq.) of subchapter IV of chapter 28 of Title 20, Education. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1001 of Title 20 and Tables. The Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, referred to in subsec. (k)(4)(B), is Pub. L. 93–113, Oct. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 394. Part A of title I of the Act is classified gen- erally to part A (§ 4951 et seq.) of subchapter I of chap- ter 66 of this title. Parts A and B of title II of the Act are classified generally to parts A (§ 5001) and B (§ 5011 et seq.), respectively, of subchapter II of chapter 66 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4950 of this title and Tables. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 12572, Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 142, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3150, related to criteria and re- quirements for awarding grants for national and com- munity service programs, prior to the general amend- ment of subtitle D of title I of Pub. L. 101–610 [former part D of this subchapter] by Pub. L. 103–82, § 102(a). A prior section 122 of Pub. L. 101–610 was renumbered section 199B, and is classified to section 12655a of this title. AMENDMENTS 2015—Subsec. (a)(1)(C)(iii). Pub. L. 114–95 substituted ‘‘four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (as defined in section 7801 of title 20)’’ for ‘‘secondary school grad- uation rates as defined in section 6311(b)(2)(C)(vi) of title 20 and as clarified in applicable regulations pro- mulgated by the Department of Education’’. 2009—Pub. L. 111–13 substituted ‘‘National’’ for ‘‘Types of national’’ in section catchline and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, section enumer- Page 8326 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 12573 ated eligible types of national service programs, set forth qualification criteria to determine eligibility, and required establishment of priorities regarding national service programs. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2015 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive pro- grams and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of Title 20, Education. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2009 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 111–13 effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 6101(a) of Pub. L. 111–13, set out as a note under section 4950 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 123 of Pub. L. 103–82, set out as an Effective Date of 1993 Amend- ment note under section 1701 of Title 16, Conservation. § 12573. Types of national service positions eligi- ble for approval for national service edu- cational awards The Corporation may approve of any of the following service positions as an approved na- tional service position that includes the na- tional service educational award described in di- vision D as one of the benefits to be provided for successful service in the position: (1) A position for a participant in a national service program described in subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 12572 of this title that re- ceives assistance under subsection (a) of sec- tion 12571 of this title. (2) A position for a participant in a program that— (A) is carried out by a State, a subdivision of a State, a territory, an Indian tribe, a public or private nonprofit organization, an institution of higher education, or a Federal agency (under an interagency agreement de- scribed in section 12571(b) of this title); and (B) would be eligible to receive assistance under section 12571(a) of this title, based on criteria established by the Corporation, but has not applied for such assistance. (3) A position involving service as a VISTA volunteer under title I of the Domestic Volun- teer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.). (4) A position facilitating service-learning in a program described in section 12572(a)(1)(B)(vi) of this title that is eligible for assistance under part I of division B. (5) A position for a participant in the Na- tional Civilian Community Corps under divi- sion E. (6) A position involving service as a crew leader in a youth corps program or a similar position supporting a national service pro- gram that receives an approved national serv- ice position. (7) A position involving service in the ServeAmerica Fellowship program carried out under section 12653b of this title. (8) Such other national service positions as the Corporation considers to be appropriate. (Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 123, as added Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 101(b), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 794; amended Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1303, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1499.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, referred to in par. (3), is Pub. L. 93–113, Oct. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 394. Title I of the Act is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 4951 et seq.) of chapter 66 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4950 of this title and Tables. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 12573, Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 143, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3152, related to types of national service, prior to the general amendment of subtitle D of title I of Pub. L. 101–610 [former part D of this sub- chapter] by Pub. L. 103–82, § 102(a). A prior section 123 of Pub. L. 101–610 was renumbered section 199C, and is classified to section 12655b of this title. AMENDMENTS 2009—Par. (1). Pub. L. 111–13, § 1303(1), substituted ‘‘subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 12572’’ for ‘‘section 12572(a)’’ and struck out ‘‘or (b)’’ before ‘‘of section 12571’’. Par. (2)(A). Pub. L. 111–13, § 1303(2), inserted ‘‘a terri- tory,’’ after ‘‘subdivision of a State,’’ and substituted ‘‘Federal agency (under an interagency agreement de- scribed in section 12571(b) of this title)’’ for ‘‘Federal agency’’. Par. (4). Pub. L. 111–13, § 1303(3), substituted ‘‘section 12572(a)(1)(B)(vi)’’ for ‘‘section 12572(a)(3)’’. Par. (5). Pub. L. 111–13, § 1303(4), inserted ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Civilian Community Corps’’. Pars. (7), (8). Pub. L. 111–13, § 1303(5), (6), added par. (7) and redesignated former par. (7) as (8). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2009 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 111–13 effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 6101(a) of Pub. L. 111–13, set out as a note under section 4950 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 123 of Pub. L. 103–82, set out as an Effective Date of 1993 Amend- ment note under section 1701 of Title 16, Conservation. § 12574. Types of program assistance (a) Planning assistance The Corporation may provide assistance under section 12571 of this title to a qualified applicant that submits an application under section 12582 of this title for the planning of a national serv- ice program. Assistance provided in accordance with this subsection may cover a period of not more than 1 year. (b) Operational assistance The Corporation may provide assistance under section 12571 of this title to a qualified applicant that submits an application under section 12582 of this title for the establishment, operation, or expansion of a national service program. Assist- ance provided in accordance with this sub- section may cover a period of not more than 3 years, but may be renewed by the Corporation upon consideration of a new application under section 12582 of this title. (c) Replication assistance The Corporation may provide assistance under section 12571 of this title to a qualified applicant