,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cidc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aa1     
#bjbj,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and   
,mr4 ,cassidy7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,domestic         
,volunteer ,service ,act of #aigc to    
establish an online service platform for
 volunteers in the ,national ,senior    
,service ,corps4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,senior ,corps
 ,distance ,volunteering ,act4  #b4     
,online service platform ,title ,,iv of 
the ,domestic ,volunteer ,service ,act  
of #aigc is amended-- 7#a7 by           
redesignating section #dba 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #ejfa7 as section #dja2  7#b7 
by moving that section #dja so as to    
follow the title heading for title ,,iv2
 and  7#c7 by inserting after section   
#dbj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ejei7 the          
following3  #dba4 ,online service       

platform  7a7 ,definition ,in this      
section1 the term ,,covid-#ai public    
health emergency period means the period
 of the public health emergency declared
 by the ,secretary of ,health and ,human
 ,services under section #cai of the    
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 on ,january #ca1      
#bjbj1 with respect to ,,covid-#ai4  7b7
 ,establishment ,not later than #cj days
 after the date of enactment of the     
,senior ,corps ,distance ,volunteering  
,act1 the ,chief ,executive ,officer of 
the ,corporation shall establish an     
online service platform to connect      
volunteers in the ,national ,senior     
,service ,corps with service projects1  
and enable the volunteers to carry out  
distance volunteering on an online      
network4 ,the platform shall be linked  
to and placed prominently on the website
 of the ,corporation4 ,the ,corporation 
may enter into a contract with a public 
entity to create the platform4  7c7     
,information and guidance  7#a7         

,information ,the ,corporation shall    
provide information to regional offices 
of the ,corporation about how to get    
volunteers in the ,national ,senior     
,service ,corps connected to the        
platform4  7#b7 ,guidance ,the          
,corporation shall issue guidance for   
the regional offices about how to       
transfer the programs of the ,national  
,senior ,service ,corps to the platform4
  7d7 ,outreach ,the ,corporation shall 
provide outreach services to promote the
 platform1 including outreach to        
institutions of higher education1 the   
,department of ,veterans ,affairs for   
mentorship projects1 and ,state and     
local governments for community         
engagement projects4  7e7 ,report on    
impact of online service platform  7#a7 
,definition ,in this subsection1 the    
term appropriate committees of ,congress
 means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,energy 
and ,commerce of the ,house of          
,representatives2  7,b7 the ,special    
,committee on ,aging of the ,senate2    

7,c7 the ,committee on ,health1         
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the
 ,senate2 and  7,d7 the ,committee on   
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate4  7#b7 ,report  7,a7    
,preparation ,the ,corporation shall    
prepare a report that-- 7i7 describes   
the use of funds appropriated to carry  
out this section1 concerning the online 
service platform described in subsection
 7b72  7ii7 describes the ways in which 
the platform has enabled volunteers in  
the ,national ,senior ,service ,corps1  
many of whom are at higher risk for     
severe illness from ,,covid-#ai1 to     
apply their skills1 knowledge1 and      
expertise to directly serve the         
community through distance volunteering 
by providing assistance during the      
,,covid-#ai public health emergency     
period2  7iii7 measures the number of   
volunteers in the ,national ,senior     
,service ,corps volunteers who do1 and  
the number of such volunteers who do    
not1 serve through the online service   

platform1 during the ,,covid-#ai public 
health emergency period2 and  7iv7      
assesses the impact of volunteers in the
 ,national ,senior ,service ,corps who  
do1 and the number of such volunteers   
who do not1 serve through the online    
service platform1 during the ,,covid-#ai
 public health emergency period4  7,b7  
,submission ,not later than #a year     
after the end of the ,,covid-#ai public 
health emergency period1 the            
,corporation shall submit the report to 
the appropriate committees of ,congress4
  7f7 ,recommendation ,not later than #f
 months after the end of the ,,covid-#ai
 public health emergency period1 the    
,chief ,executive ,officer of the       
,corporation shall submit a             
recommendation to ,congress regarding   
whether the ,corporation should continue
 to use the platform as a main resource 
for connecting volunteers in the        
,national ,senior ,service ,corps with  
service projects and enabling the       
volunteers to carry out distance        

volunteering4  4  #c4 ,emergency        
appropriation ,the following sums are   
hereby appropriated1 out of any money in
 the ,treasury not otherwise            
appropriated1 for the fiscal year ending
 ,september #cj1 #bjbj1 and for other   
purposes1 namely3  ,corporation for     
,national and ,community ,service       
,operating expenses ,for an additional  
amount for ,operating ,expenses1 for    
necessary expenses for the ,corporation 
for ,national and ,community ,service to
 carry out section #dba of the ,domestic
 ,volunteer ,service ,act of #aigc1     
#e1jjj1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that the amount 
appropriated under this heading is      
designated by ,congress as being for an 
emergency requirement pursuant to       
section #bea7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of the     
,balanced ,budget and ,emergency        
,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b     
,u4,s4,c4 #ija7;b77#b77;,a77i774