National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993/Title I/Subtitle A

{{SECTION|SEC. 101.|SEC. 101}}. FEDERAL INVESTMENT IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL SERVICE.

 * (a) TRANSFER OF EXISTING SUBTITLE.—
 * Title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.) is amended—
 * (1) by redesignating subtitle C (42 U.S.C. 12541 et seq.) as subtitle I;


 * (2) by inserting subtitle I (as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) after subtitle H; and


 * (3) by redesignating sections 120 through 136 as sections 199 through 199O, respectively.


 * (b) ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—
 * Title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.) is amended by inserting after subtitle B the following new subtitle:

``Subtitle C — National Service Trust Program ``

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 * (c) TABLE OF CONTENTS RELATED TO SUBTITLE C.—
 * Section 1(b) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-610; 104 Stat. 3127) is amended by striking the items relating to subtitle C of title I of such Act and inserting the following new items:


 * ``Subtitle C — National Service Trust Program
 * ``Sec. 121. Authority to provide assistance and approved national service positions.
 * ``Sec. 122. Types of national service programs eligible for program assistance.
 * ``Sec. 123. Types of national service positions eligible for approval for national service educational awards.
 * ``Sec. 124. Types of program assistance.
 * ``Sec. 125. Training and technical assistance.
 * ``Sec. 126. Other special assistance.
 * ``Sec. 126. Other special assistance.


 * ``Sec. 129. Provision of assistance and approved national service positions by competitive and other means.
 * ``Sec. 130. Application for assistance and approved national service positions.
 * ``Sec. 131. National service program assistance requirements.
 * ``Sec. 132. Ineligible service categories.
 * ``Sec. 133. Consideration of applications.
 * ``Sec. 133. Consideration of applications.


 * ``Sec. 137. Description of participants.
 * ``Sec. 138. Selection of national service participants.
 * ``Sec. 139. Terms of service.
 * ``Sec. 140. Living allowances for national service participants.
 * ``Sec. 141. National service educational awards.´´.
 * ``Sec. 141. National service educational awards.´´.


 * (d) LIVING ALLOWANCE UNDER SUBTITLE I.—
 * Section 199M(a) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (former section 133(a) of such Act as redesignated in subsection (a)(3) of this section) (42 U.S.C. 12553(a)) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following new paragraphs:


 * (e) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
 * (1) REFERENCES.—
 * Subtitle I of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (as so redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this section) is amended by striking ``Commission´´ each place it appears in sections 199A, 199C, 199D, 199F, 199I, 199M, and 199N (as redesignated in subsection (a)(3) of this section) and inserting ``Corporation´´.


 * (2) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—
 * Section 199A of such Act (as redesignated in subsection (a)(3) of this section) (42 U.S.C. 12541) is amended—
 * (A) by striking ``under section 102´´;


 * (B) by striking ``, to the Secretary of the Interior, or to the Director of ACTION´´ and inserting ``or to the Secretary of the Interior´´; and


 * (C) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``To the extent practicable, the Corporation shall apply the provisions of subtitle C in making grants under this section.´´.


 * (3) PURCHASE OF CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.—
 * Section 199B of such Act (as redesignated in subsection (a)(3) of this section) (42 U.S.C. 12542) is amended to read as follows:


 * ``SEC. 199B. LIMITATION ON PURCHASE OF CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.
 * ``Not to exceed 10 percent of the amount of assistance made available to a program agency under this subtitle shall be used for the purchase of major capital equipment.´´.


 * (4) STATE APPLICATION.—
 * Section 199C of such Act (as redesignated in subsection (a)(3) of this section) (42 U.S.C. 12543) is amended—
 * (A) in subsection (a)—
 * (i) by striking ``section 122(b)´´ and inserting ``section 199A´´; and


 * (ii) by striking ``, including the information required under subsection (b)´´ before the period at the end thereof; and


 * (B) by striking subsections (c) and (d).


 * (5) FOCUS OF PROGRAMS.—
 * Section 199D of such Act (as redesignated in subsection (a)(3) of this section) (42 U.S.C. 12544) is amended—
 * (A) by striking subsection (b); and


 * (B) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).


 * (6) PUBLIC LANDS.—
 * Section 199F(b) of such Act (as redesignated in subsection (a)(3) of this section) (42 U.S.C. 12546(b)) is amended by striking ``section 123´´ and inserting ``section 199C´´.


 * (7) PREFERENCE.—
 * Section 199I(a) of such Act (as redesignated in subsection (a)(3) of this section) (42 U.S.C. 12549) is amended by striking ``section 123´´ and inserting ``section 199C´´.


 * (8) OBSOLETE PROVISIONS.—
 * Such subtitle is further amended—
 * (A) by striking sections 199H and 199L (as redesignated in subsection (a)(3) of this section) (42 U.S.C. 12548, 12552); and


 * (B) by redesignating sections 199I, 199J, 199K, 199M, 199N, and 199O (as previosly redesignated) as sections 199H, 199I, 199J, 199K, 199L, and 199M, respectively.


 * (f) TABLE OF CONTENTS RELATED TO SUBTITLE I.—
 * Section 1(b) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-610; 104 Stat. 3127) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 195O the following new items:


 * ``Subtitle I — American Conservation and Youth Corps
 * ``Sec. 199. Short title.
 * ``Sec. 199A. General authority.
 * ``Sec. 199B. Limitation on purchase of capital equipment.
 * ``Sec. 199C. State application.
 * ``Sec. 199D. Focus of programs.
 * ``Sec. 199E. Related programs.
 * ``Sec. 199F. Public lands or Indian lands.
 * ``Sec. 199G. Training and education services.
 * ``Sec. 199H. Preference for certain projects.
 * ``Sec. 199I. Age and citizenship criteria for enrollment.
 * ``Sec. 199J. Use of volunteers.
 * ``Sec. 199K. Living allowance.
 * ``Sec. 199L. Joint programs.
 * ``Sec. 199M. Federal and State employee status.´´.

{{SECTION|SEC. 102.|SEC. 102}}. NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST AND PROVISION OF NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.

 * (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST; PROVISION OF AWARDS.—
 * Subtitle D of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

``Subtitle D — National Service Trust and Provision of National Service Educational Awards


 * (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—
 * Section 1(b) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-610; 104 Stat. 3127) is amended by striking the items relating to subtitle D of title I of such Act and inserting the following new items:


 * ``Subtitle D — National Service Trust and Provision of National Service Educational Awards
 * ``Sec. 145. Establishment of the National Service Trust.
 * ``Sec. 146. Individuals eligible to receive a national service educational award from the Trust.
 * ``Sec. 147. Determination of the amount of the national service educational award.
 * ``Sec. 148. Disbursement of national service educational awards.´´.


 * (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
 * (1) FORBEARANCE IN THE COLLECTION OF STAFFORD LOANS.—
 * Section 428 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078) is amended—
 * (A) in subsection (b)(1)—
 * (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (W), (X), and (Y) as subparagraphs (X), (Y), and (Z), respectively; and


 * (ii) by inserting immediately after subparagraph (V) the following new subparagraph:


 * (B) in subsection (c)(3)(A), by striking ``subsection (b)(1)(V)´´ and inserting ``subparagraphs (V) and (W) of subsection (b)(1)´´.


 * (2) ELIGIBILITY FOR STAFFORD LOAN FORGIVENESS.—
 * Section 428J of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-10) is amended—
 * (A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``October 1, 1992´´ and inserting ``October 1, 1989´´; and


 * (B) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:


 * ``(5) INELIGIBILITY OF NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARD RECIPIENTS.— No student borrower may, for the same volunteer service, receive a benefit under both this section and subtitle D of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.).´´.


 * (3) ELIGIBILITY FOR PERKINS LOAN FORGIVENESS.—
 * Section 465(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ee(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:


 * ``(6) No borrower may, for the same volunteer service, receive a benefit under both this section and subtitle D of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.).´´.


 * (4) DEFINITION OF INCOME.—
 * Section 480(a)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(a)(2)) is amended by inserting after ``by an individual´´ the following: ``, and no portion of a national service educational award or post-service benefit received by an individual under title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.),´´.


 * (5) IMPACT ON GENERAL NEEDS ANALYSIS.—
 * Section 480(j) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(j)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:


 * ``(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a national service educational award or post-service benefit under title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.) shall not be treated as financial assistance for purposes of section 471(3).´´.

{{SECTION|SEC. 103.|SEC. 103}}. SCHOOL-BASED AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS.

 * (a) AMENDMENTS TO SERVE-AMERICA PROGRAMS.—
 * (1) PURPOSE.—
 * The purpose of this subsection is to improve the Serve-America programs established under part I of subtitle B of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, and to enable the Corporation for National and Community Service, and the entities receiving financial assistance under such part, to—
 * (A) work with teachers in elementary schools and secondary schools within a community, and with community-based agencies, to create and offer service-learning opportunities for all school-age youth;


 * (B) educate teachers, and faculty providing teacher training and retraining, about service-learning, and incorporate service-learning opportunities into classroom teaching to strengthen academic learning;


 * (C) coordinate the work of adult volunteers who work with elementary and secondary schools as part of their community service activities; and


 * (D) work with employers in the communities to ensure that projects introduce the students to various careers and expose the students to needed further education and training.


 * (2) PROGRAMS.—
 * Subtitle B of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.) is amended by striking the subtitle heading and all that follows through the end of part I and inserting the following:

``Subtitle B — School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning Programs `` ``Subpart A — School-Based Programs for Students

``Subpart B — Community-Based Service Programs for School-Age Youth

``Subpart C — Clearinghouse


 * (b) HIGHER EDUCATION INNOVATIVE PROJECTS.—
 * Subtitle B of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12531 et seq.) is amended by striking part II and inserting the following:

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 * (c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—
 * Section 1(b) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-610; 104 Stat. 3127) is amended by striking the items relating to subtitle B of title I of such Act and inserting the following:


 * ``Subtitle B — School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning Programs
 * ``SUBPART A — SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS
 * ``Sec. 111. Authority to assist States and Indian tribes.
 * ``Sec. 111A. Authority to assist local applicants in nonparticipating States.
 * ``Sec. 111B. Authority to assist public or private nonprofit organizations.
 * ``Sec. 112. Grants and allotments.
 * ``Sec. 113. State or tribal applications.
 * ``Sec. 114. Local applications.
 * ``Sec. 115. Consideration of applications.
 * ``Sec. 115A. Participation of students and teachers from private schools.
 * ``Sec. 116. Federal, State, and local contributions.
 * ``Sec. 116A. Limitations on uses of funds.
 * ``Sec. 116B. Definitions.
 * ``Sec. 116B. Definitions.


 * ``SUBPART B — COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL-AGE YOUTH
 * ``Sec. 117. Definitions.
 * ``Sec. 117A. General authority.
 * ``Sec. 117B. State applications.
 * ``Sec. 117C. Local applications.
 * ``Sec. 117D. Consideration of applications.
 * ``Sec. 117E. Federal, State, and local contributions.
 * ``Sec. 117F. Limitations on uses of funds.


 * ``SUBPART C — CLEARINGHOUSE
 * ``Sec. 118. Service-learning clearinghouse.


 * ``Sec. 119. Higher education innovative programs for community service.´´.
 * ``Sec. 119. Higher education innovative programs for community service.´´.

{{SECTION|SEC. 104.|SEC. 104}}. QUALITY AND INNOVATION ACTIVITIES.

 * (a) REPEAL.—
 * Subtitle E of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12591 et seq.) is repealed.


 * (b) TRANSFER.—
 * Title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 is amended—
 * (1) by redesignating subtitle H (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.) as subtitle E;


 * (2) by inserting subtitle E (as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) after subtitle D; and


 * (3) by redesignating sections 195 through 195O as sections 151 through 166, respectively.


 * (c) INVESTMENT FOR QUALITY AND INNOVATION.—
 * Title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (as amended by subsection (b) of this section) is amended by inserting after subtitle G the following new subtitle:

``Subtitle H — Investment for Quality and Innovation


 * (d) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—
 * (1) CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS.—
 * Section 1(b) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-610; 104 Stat. 3127) is amended by striking the items relating to subtitle E of title I of such Act and inserting the following:


 * ``Subtitle E — Civilian Community Corps
 * ``Sec. 151. Purpose.
 * ``Sec. 152. Establishment of Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program.
 * ``Sec. 153. National service program.
 * ``Sec. 154. Summer national service program.
 * ``Sec. 155. Civilian Community Corps.
 * ``Sec. 156. Training.
 * ``Sec. 157. Service projects.
 * ``Sec. 158. Authorized benefits for Corps members.
 * ``Sec. 159. Administrative provisions.
 * ``Sec. 160. Status of Corps members and Corps personnel under Federal law.
 * ``Sec. 161. Contract and grant authority.
 * ``Sec. 162. Responsibilities of other departments.
 * ``Sec. 163. Advisory board.
 * ``Sec. 164. Annual evaluation.
 * ``Sec. 165. Funding limitation.
 * ``Sec. 166. Definitions.´´.


 * (2) QUALITY AND INNOVATION.—
 * Section 1(b) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-610; 104 Stat. 3127) is amended by striking the items relating to subtitle H of title I of such Act and inserting the following:


 * ``Subtitle H — Investment for Quality and Innovation
 * ``Sec. 198. Additional corporation activities to support national service.
 * ``Sec. 198A. Clearinghouses.
 * ``Sec. 198B. Presidential awards for service.
 * ``Sec. 198C. Military installation conversion demonstration programs.
 * ``Sec. 198D. Special demonstration project.´´.


 * (e) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
 * (1) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1993.—
 * (A) Section 1091(f)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484) is amended by striking ``195G´´ and inserting ``158´´.


 * (B) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1092(b), and sections 1092(c), 1093(a), and 1094(a) of such Act are amended by striking ``195A´´ and inserting ``152´´.


 * (C) Sections 1091(f)(2), 1092(b)(1), and 1094(a), and subsections (a) and (c) of section 1095 of such Act are amended by striking ``subtitle H´´ and inserting ``subtitle E´´.


 * (D) Section 1094(b)(1) and subsections (b) and (c)(1) of section 1095 of such Act are amended by striking ``subtitles B, C, D, E, F, and G´´ and inserting ``subtitles B, C, D, F, G, and H´´.


 * (2) NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 1990.—
 * (A) Section 153(a) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (as redesignated in subsection (b)(3) of this section) (42 U.S.C. 12653b(a)) is amended by striking ``195A(a)´´ and inserting ``152(a)´´.


 * (B) Section 154(a) of such Act (as redesignated in subsection (b)(3) of this section) (42 U.S.C. 12653c(a)) is amended by striking ``195A(a)´´ and inserting ``152(a)´´.


 * (C) Section 155 of such Act (as redesignated in subsection (b)(3) of this section) (42 U.S.C. 12653d) is amended—
 * (i) in subsection (a), by striking ``195H(c)(1)´´ and inserting ``159(c)(1)´´;


 * (ii) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``195H(c)(2)´´ and inserting ``159(c)(2)´´; and


 * (iii) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ``195K(a)(3)´´ and inserting ``162(a)(3)´´.


 * (D) Section 156 of such Act (as redesignated in subsection (b)(3) of this section) (42 U.S.C. 12653e) is amended—
 * (i) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``195H(c)(2)´´ and inserting ``159(c)(2)´´; and


 * (ii) in subsection (d), by striking ``195K(a)(3)´´ and inserting ``162(a)(3)´´.


 * (E) Section 159 of such Act (as redesignated in subsection (b)(3) of this section) (42 U.S.C. 12653h) is amended—
 * (i) in subsection (a)—
 * (I) by striking ``195A´´ and inserting ``152´´; and


 * (II) in paragraph (2), by striking ``195´´ and inserting ``151´´; and


 * (ii) in subsection (c)(2)(C)(i), by striking ``195K(a)(2)´´ and inserting ``section 162(a)(2)´´.


 * (F) Section 161(b)(1)(B) of such Act (as redesignated in subsection (b)(3) of this section) (42 U.S.C. 12653j(b)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``195K(a)(3)´´ and inserting ``162(a)(3)´´.


 * (G) Section 162(a)(2)(A) of such Act (as redesignated in subsection (b)(3) of this section) (42 U.S.C. 12653k(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``195(3)´´ and inserting ``151(3)´´.


 * (H) Section 166 of such Act (as redesignated in subsection (b)(3) of this section) (42 U.S.C. 12653o) is amended—
 * (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ``195D´´ and inserting ``155´´;


 * (ii) in paragraph (8), by striking ``195A´´ and inserting ``152´´;


 * (iii) in paragraph (10), by striking ``195D(d)´´ and inserting ``155(d)´´; and


 * (iv) in paragraph (11), by striking ``195D(c)´´ and inserting ``155(c)´´.


 * (f) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS.—
 * Section 1092(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2534), as amended by subsection (e)(1) of this section, is further amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The amount made available for the Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program pursuant to this subsection shall remain available for expenditure during fiscal years 1993 and 1994.´´.


 * (g) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT REGARDING CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS.—
 * Section 158 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (as redesignated in subsection (b)(3) of this section) (42 U.S.C. 12653g) is amended by striking subsections (f), (g), and (h) and inserting the following new subsections:

{{SECTION|SEC. 105.|SEC. 105}}. PUBLIC LAND CORPS.

 * Public Law 91-378 (16 U.S.C. 1701-1706; commonly known as the Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1970) is amended—
 * (1) by inserting before section 1 the following:


 * ``TITLE I—YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS´´;


 * (2) by striking ``Act´´ each place it appears and inserting ``title´´;


 * (3) by redesignating sections 1 through 6 as sections 101 through 106, respectively;


 * (4) in section 102 (as so redesignated), by inserting ``in this title´´ after ``hereinafter´´ in subsection (a);


 * (5) in section 104 (as so redesignated), by striking ``section 6´´ in subsection (d) and inserting ``section 106´´; and


 * (6) by adding at the end the following new title:

— PUBLIC LANDS CORPS

{{SECTION|SEC. 106.|SEC. 106}}. URBAN YOUTH CORPS.

 * (a) FINDINGS.—
 * The Congress finds the following:
 * (1) The rehabilitation, reclamation, and beautification of urban public housing, recreational sites, youth and senior centers, and public roads and public works facilities through the efforts of young people in the United States in an Urban Youth Corps can benefit these youths, while also benefiting their communities, by—
 * (A) providing them with education and work opportunities;


 * (B) furthering their understanding and appreciation of the challenges faced by individuals residing in urban communities; and


 * (C) providing them with a means to pay for higher education or to repay indebtedness they have incurred to obtain higher education.


 * (2) A significant number of housing units for low-income individuals in urban areas has become substandard and unsafe and the deterioration of urban roadways, mass transit systems, and transportation facilities in the United States have contributed to the blight encountered in many cities in the United States.


 * (3) As a result, urban housing, public works, and transportation resources are in need of labor intensive rehabilitation, reclamation, and beautification work that has been neglected in the past and cannot be adequately carried out by Federal, State, and local government at existing personnel levels.


 * (4) Urban youth corps have established a good record of rehabilitating, reclaiming, and beautifying these kinds of resources in a cost-efficient manner, especially when they have worked in partnership with government housing, public works, and transportation authorities and agencies.


 * (b) PURPOSE.—
 * It is the purpose of this section—
 * (1) to perform, in a cost-effective manner, appropriate service projects to rehabilitate, reclaim, beautify, and improve public housing and public works and transportation facilities and resources in urban areas suffering from high rates of poverty where work will not be performed by existing employees;


 * (2) to assist government housing, public works, and transportation authorities and agencies;


 * (3) to expose young people in the United States to public service while furthering their understanding and appreciation of their community;


 * (4) to expand educational opportunity for individuals who participate in the Urban Youth Corps established by this section by providing them with an increased ability to pursue postsecondary education or job training; and


 * (5) to stimulate interest among young people in the United States in lifelong service to their communities and the United States.


 * (c) DEFINITIONS.—
 * For purposes of this section:
 * (1) APPROPRIATE SERVICE PROJECT.—
 * The term ``appropriate service project´´ means any project for the rehabilitation, reclamation, or beautification of urban public housing and public works and transportation resources or facilities.


 * (2) CORPS AND URBAN YOUTH CORPS.—
 * The term ``Corps´´ and ``Urban Youth Corps´´ mean the Urban Youth Corps established under subsection (d)(1).


 * (3) QUALIFIED URBAN YOUTH CORPS.—
 * The term ``qualified urban youth corps´´ means any program established by a State or local government or by a nonprofit organization that—
 * (A) is capable of offering meaningful, full-time, productive work for individuals between the ages of 16 and 25, inclusive, in an urban or public works or transportation setting;


 * (B) gives participants a mix of work experience, basic and life skills, education, training, and support services; and


 * (C) provides participants with the opportunity to develop citizenship values and skills through service to their communities and the United States.


 * (4) SECRETARY.—
 * The term ``Secretary´´ means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the Secretary of Transportation.


 * (5) STATE.—
 * The term ``State´´ means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.


 * (d) ESTABLISHMENT OF URBAN YOUTH CORPS.—
 * (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—
 * There is hereby established in the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Transportation an Urban Youth Corps. The Corps shall consist of individuals between the ages of 16 and 25, inclusive, who are enrolled as participants in the Corps by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Transportation. To be eligible for enrollment in the Corps, an individual shall satisfy the criteria specified in section 139(b) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990. The Secretaries may enroll such individuals in the Corps without regard to the civil service and classification laws, rules, or regulations of the United States. The Secretaries may establish a preference for the enrollment in the Corps of individuals who are economically, physically, or educationally disadvantaged.


 * (2) USE OF QUALIFIED URBAN YOUTH CORPS.—
 * The Secretaries are authorized to enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with any qualified urban youth corps to perform appropriate service projects described in paragraph (3). As part of the Urban Youth Corps established in the Department of Transportation, the Secretary of Transportation may make grants to States (and through States to local governments) for the purpose of establishing, operating, or supporting qualified urban youth corps that will perform appropriate service projects relating to transportation resources or facilities.


 * (3) SERVICE PROJECTS.—
 * The Secretaries may each utilize the Corps or any qualified urban youth corps to carry out appropriate service projects that the Secretary involved is authorized to carry out under other authority of law involving public housing projects or public works resources or facilities.


 * (4) PREFERENCE FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS.—
 * In selecting an appropriate service project to be carried out under this section, the Secretaries shall give a preference to those projects which—
 * (A) will provide long-term benefits to the public;


 * (B) will instill in the participant a work ethic and a sense of public service;


 * (C) will be labor intensive;


 * (D) can be planned and initiated promptly; and


 * (E) will provide academic, experiential, or community education opportunities.


 * (5) CONSISTENCY.—
 * Each appropriate service project carried out under this section in any public housing project or public works resource or facility shall be consistent with the provisions of law and policies relating to the management and administration of such projects, facilities, or resources, with all other applicable provisions of law, and with all management, operational, and other plans and documents which govern the administration of such projects, facilities, or resources.


 * (e) LIVING ALLOWANCES.—
 * The Secretaries shall provide each participant in the Urban Youth Corps with a living allowance in an amount not to exceed the maximum living allowance authorized by section 140(a)(3) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 for participants in a national service program assisted under subtitle C of title I of such Act.


 * (f) TERMS OF SERVICE.—
 * Each participant in the Urban Youth Corps shall agree to participate in the Corps for a term of service established by the Secretary involved, consistent with the terms of service required under section 139(b) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 for participants in a national service program assisted under subtitle C of title I of such Act.


 * (g) EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.—
 * (1) ELIGIBILITY.—
 * Each participant in the Urban Youth Corps shall be eligible for a national service educational award in the manner prescribed in subtitle D of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 if such participant complies with such requirements as may be established under this subtitle by the Secretary involved respecting eligibility for the award. The period during which the award may be used, the purposes for which the award may be used, and the amount of the award shall be determined as provided under such subtitle.


 * (2) FORBEARANCE IN THE COLLECTION OF STAFFORD LOANS.—
 * For purposes of section 428 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, in the case of borrowers who are participants in the Urban Youth Corps, upon written request, a lender shall grant a borrower forbearance on such terms as are otherwise consistent with the regulations of the Secretary of Education, during periods in which the borrower is serving as such a participant and eligible for a national service educational award under paragraph (1).


 * (h) NONDISPLACEMENT.—
 * The nondisplacement requirements of section 177 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 shall be applicable to all activities carried out by the Urban Youth Corps and to all activities carried out under this section by a qualified urban youth corps.


 * (i) COST SHARING.—
 * (1) PROJECTS BY QUALIFIED URBAN YOUTH CORPS.—
 * The Secretaries are each authorized to pay not more than 75 percent of the costs of any appropriate service project carried out pursuant to this section by a qualified urban youth corps. The remaining 25 percent of the costs of such a project may be provided from nonfederal sources in the form of funds, services, facilities, materials, equipment, or any combination of the foregoing.


 * (2) DONATIONS.—
 * The Secretaries are each authorized to accept donations of funds, services, facilities, materials, or equipment for the purposes of operating the Urban Youth Corps and carrying out appropriate service projects by the Corps. However, nothing in this section shall be construed to require any cost sharing for any project carried out directly by the Corps.


 * (3) FUNDS AVAILABLE UNDER NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT.—
 * In order to carry out the Urban Youth Corps or to support qualified urban youth corps under this section, the Secretaries shall be eligible to apply for and receive assistance under section 121(b) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990.