,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gdei ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #a1 #bjbj,mr4 ,harder of ,california 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,foster1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 and ,mr4 ,san ,nicolas7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and ,labor ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,president to establish the ,coronavirus ,service ,corps as a means of providing gainful employment to unemployed and underemployed citizens of the ,united ,states through the performance of useful public work1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,coronavirus ,service ,corps ,act4 #b4 ,establishment and operation of ,coronavirus ,service ,corps 7a7 ,establishment and purpose ,in order to relieve the acute condition of widespread distress and unemployment existing in the ,united ,states and to provide for the mitigation of the health and economic impacts of the coronavirus crisis1 the ,president shall establish and operate a ,coronavirus ,service ,corps to employ citizens of the ,united ,states1 who are otherwise unemployed or underemployed1 in the carrying on of works of a public nature in connection with-- 7#a7 health care1 including contact tracing1 administering ,,covid-#ai tests1 and peer mental health counseling2 7#b7 assisting essential services and the reopening process1 including taking temperatures for businesses1 childcare1 and training teachers and parents to use distance learning technology2 and 7#c7 social services1 assisting food banks1 food assistance1 and hunger relief programs1 including delivery1 building homeless shelters1 senior care4 7b7 ,leadership ,the ,coronavirus ,service ,corps shall be administered by a board for which the ,director of the ,corporation for ,national and ,community ,service shall serve as the chairperson and appoint to such board #e members1 including-- 7#a7 at least one member who is an expert in nonprofit work2 and 7#b7 at least two members who are leaders of a major national or international union4 7c7 ,role of ,federal agencies ,to operate the ,coronavirus ,service ,corps1 the ,president may utilize existing ,federal departments and agencies1 including the ,department of ,labor1 the ,department of ,defense1 the ,national ,guard ,bureau1 the ,department of the ,interior1 the ,department of ,agriculture1 the ,army ,corps of ,engineers1 the ,department of ,transportation1 the ,department of ,energy1 the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 and ,federal governmental corporations4 7d7 ,contract authority ,for the purpose of carrying out this ,act1 the ,president may enter into such contracts or agreements with ,states as may be necessary1 including provisions for utilization of existing ,state administrative agencies4 7e7 ,participation 7#a7 ,placement ,the chairperson of the ,coronavirus ,service ,corps shall1 in coordination with the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services and ,state and local governments1 determine employment placement under subsection 7a7 based on the areas of most need4 7#b7 ,employment period ,a term of employment under subsection 7a7 shall be for a period of less than or equal to #a year4 ,nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to limit the number of terms of employment a citizen may be employed under such subsection4 7#c7 ,curriculum 7,a7 ,in general ,citizens employed under subsection 7a7 shall receive training under the ,coronavirus ,service ,corps in areas relevant to the employment of such citizens4 7,b7 ,development of curriculum ,the training described in subparagraph 7,a7 shall be developed through partnerships with-- 7i7 apprenticeship programs registered under the ,national ,apprenticeship ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ej et seq472 and 7ii7 institutions of higher education4 7,c7 ,treatment of training ,the training described in subparagraph 7,a7 may be credited towards a registered apprenticeship program or program of study1 as determined by such apprenticeship program or institution of higher education1 as applicable4 7f7 ,payment ,any person who is employed under subsection 7a7 shall receive compensation in an amount equal to the greater of the following3 7#a7 ,an hourly wage equal to #aej percent of the minimum hourly wage in the locality in which such person is employed4 7#b7 ,an hourly wage equal to #ae an hour4 7g7 ,acquisition of real property ,the ,president1 or the head of any department or agency authorized by the ,president to construct any project or to carry on any public works under this ,act1 may acquire real property for such project or public work by purchase1 donation1 condemnation1 or otherwise4 #c4 ,administration of ,coronavirus ,service ,corps 7a7 ,employment preference ,if the ,president determines that amounts appropriated to carry out a ,coronavirus ,service ,corps under this ,act for a fiscal year will be insufficient to employ all of the citizens of the ,united ,states described in section #b7;a7 who are seeking or likely to seek employment in the ,coronavirus ,service ,corps and continue the employment of current employees who desire to remain in the ,coronavirus ,service ,corps1 the ,president shall employ additional persons in the ,coronavirus ,service ,corps in the following order of preference3 7#a7 ,unemployed veterans of the ,armed ,forces and unemployed members of the reserve components of the ,armed ,forces4 7#b7 ,unemployed citizens who have exhausted their entitlement to unemployment compensation4 7#c7 ,unemployed citizens1 who immediately before employment in the ,coronavirus ,service ,corps1 are eligible for unemployment compensation payable under any ,state law or ,federal unemployment compensation law1 including any additional compensation or extended compensation under such laws4 7#d7 ,other citizens described in section #b7;a74 7b7 ,housing and care of employees ,the ,president may provide housing for persons employed in the ,coronavirus ,service ,corps and furnish them with such subsistence1 clothing1 medical attendance and hospitalization1 and cash allowance1 as may be necessary1 during the period they are so employed4 7c7 ,transportation ,the ,president may provide for the transportation of persons employed in the ,coronavirus ,service ,corps to and from the places of employment4 7d7 ,non-,discrimination ,in employing citizens for the ,coronavirus ,service ,corps1 no discrimination shall occur in accordance with ,federal employment law2 except that no individual under conviction for crime and serving sentence therefore shall be employed under the provisions of this ,act4 #d4 ,authorization of appropriations 7a7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated to the ,president to establish and operate a ,coronavirus ,service ,corps under this ,act #fj1jjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba1 to be available through ,september #cj1 #bjbb4 7b7 ,duration of availability ,amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in subsection 7a7 shall remain available until expended4 #e4 ,termination ,the authority of the ,president to establish and operate a ,coronavirus ,service ,corps under this ,act shall expire on ,september #cj1 #bjbb4