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 123STA T . 1 56 2 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 13 — AP R .21 , 2 0 0 9andexp e ri en c e to addre s sanareao f nationa l need ) of t h eor g ani z ation that the eligi b le fello w ship recipient re qu ests under subparagraph (A )or( B ), the C orporation shall —‘ ‘(i) appro v e the place m ent of the eligible E ncore F ellowship recipient with the organization ‘‘(ii) award the eligible Encore Fellowship recipient an Encore Fellowship for a period of 1y ear and des - ignate the eligible Encore Fellowship recipient as an Encore Fellow; and ‘‘(iii) in awarding the Encore Fellowship, ma k e a payment, in the amount of $ 11, 0 00, to the organiza- tion to enable the organization to provide living expenses to the Encore Fellow for the year in which the Encore Fellow agrees to serve . ‘‘( 6 ) MATCHINGFU N DS .—An organization that receives an Encore Fellow under this subsection shall agree to provide, for the living expenses of the Encore Fellow during the year of service, non-Federal contributions in an amount equal to not less than $1 for every $1 of Federal funds provided to the organization for the Encore Fellow through the Encore Fellowship. ‘‘( 7 ) TR AINING AND ASSISTANC E .—Each organization that receives an Encore Fellow under this subsection shall provide training, leadership development, and assistance to the Encore Fellow, and conduct oversight of the service provided by the Encore Fellow. ‘‘( 8 ) L EADERSHI P DE V E LO P M ENT.—Each year, the Corpora- tion shall convene current and former Encore Fellows to discuss the Encore Fellows ’ experiences related to service under this subsection and discuss strategies for increasing leadership and careers in public service in the nonprofit sector or government. ‘‘(c) EVALUATIONS.—The Corporation shall conduct an inde- pendent evaluation of the programs authorized under subsections (a) and (b) and widely disseminate the results, including rec- ommendations for improvement, to the service community through multiple channels, including the Corporation’s R esource Center or a clearinghouse of effective strategies.’’. SEC.1806 . NATIO NA L SE RV ICE RESERVE COR P S. S ubtitle H of title I ( 42U .S.C. 126 53 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the following

‘ PARTI I —N ATI O NA LSE R V I C E RESERVE CORPS ‘ ‘SEC. 1 9 8 H . NATIONAL SERVICE RESERVE CORPS. ‘‘(a) D EFINITIONS.—In this section— ‘‘(1) the term ‘ N ational Service Reserve Corps member’ means an individual who— ‘‘(A) has completed a term of national service or is a veteran; ‘‘(B) has successfully completed training described in subsection (c) within the previous 2 years; ‘‘(C) completes not less than 10 hours of volunteering each year (which may include the training session described in subparagraph (B)); and 42USC1 2 653h.