,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dcjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bc1 #bjbj ,mr4  
,"y 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cassidy7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to utilize national s]vice  
programs to directly respond to ! novel 
coronavirus disease 7,,covid-#ai7       
outbreak4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,volunte]s 9 ,contract     
,trac+ or ,recov]y ,act or ! ,,victory  
,act4  #b4 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is    
,act is to utilize national s]vice      
programs to directly respond to ! novel 
coronavirus disease 7,,covid-#ai7       
outbreak decl>$ z a national em]g5cy by 
,presid5t ,trump4  #c4 ,f9d+s ,congress 
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,national s]vice    
memb]s & volunte]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are
 a critical "p ( address+ ! ,,covid-#ai 
outbreak1 includ+ response activities   
relat$ to heal?1 education1 nutrition1 &
 infra/ructure4  7#b7 ,9 accordance )   

section #agg ( ! ,national & ,community 
,s]vice ,act ( #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#abfcg71 national s]vice memb]s &       
volunte]s %\ld nev] displace work]s f   
employm5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7 ,all 
volunte] activities %\ld be c>ri$ out 9 
a mann] t complies ) applicable privacy 
laws & laws relat+ to ! protection (    
p]sonal in=mation4  #d4 ,def9itions ,9  
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,,cncs t]ms ,! t]ms      
approv$ national s]vice position1       
,corporation1 ,indian tribe1 national   
s]vice laws1 & t]ritory h ! mean+ giv5  
^? t]ms 9 section #aja ( ! ,national &  
,community ,s]vice ,act ( #aiij 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #abeaa74  7#b7 ,,vi/a t]ms ,! 
t]ms ,,vi/a & ,,vi/a volunte] h ! mean+ 
giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #dba ( ! ,dome/ic
 ,volunte] ,s]vice ,act ( #aigc 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #ejfa7  7#c7 ,eligible        
activity ,! t]m eligible activity       
means--  7,a7 any activity directly     
relat$ to ! coronavirus p&emic em]g5cy  
response t prioritizes public heal?     
ne$s1 su* z contact trac+2 &  7,b7 any  

o!r activity directly relat$ to !       
coronavirus p&emic em]g5cy response &   
recov]y1 :i* may include tutor+1 deliv]+
 meals1 or o!r activities4  7#d7        
,national em]g5cy ,! t]m national       
em]g5cy means-- 7,a7 a public heal?     
em]g5cy decl>$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &
 ,human ,s]vices pursuant to section    
#cai ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d72  7,b7 an ev5t = 
:i* ! ,presid5t decl>$ a major disa/] or
 an em]g5cy "u section #dja or #eja1    
respectively1 ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d     
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj & #eaia72 or  
7,c7 a national em]g5cy decl>$ by !     
,presid5t "u section #bja ( ! ,national 
,em]g5cies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et 
seq474  #e4 ,flexibility = exi/+ grants 
7a7 ,national em]g5cy ,an entity receiv+
 f9ancial assi/ance f a program au?oriz$
 "u ! ,national & ,community ,s]vice    
,act ( #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abeja et   
seq47 or ! ,dome/ic ,volunte] ,s]vice   
,act ( #aigc 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #diej et    

seq471 includ+ subgrant funds1 t are    
appropriat$ = fiscal ye> #bjbj or a     
subsequ5t fiscal ye> 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is   
,act z eligible funds7 may modify !     
purposes ( ! grant or subgrant & !      
activities c>ri$ out "u ! grant or      
subgrant 9 ord] to c>ry out activities  
to respond to a national em]g5cy4  7b7  
,flexibility dur+ non-,em]g5cy times    
7#a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,an entity receiv+       
eligible funds may modify ! purposes ( !
 grant or subgrant & ! activities c>ri$ 
out "u ! grant or subgrant dur+ a "t t  
is n a national em]g5cy if ! entity     
submits a plan & ! plan is approv$ 9    
accordance ) ?is subsection4  7#b7      
,approval requir$ = subgrant recipi5ts  
,9 ! case ( an entity t receives        
eligible funds z a subgrant t desires to
 modify ! purposes ( ! subgrant & !     
activities c>ri$ out "u ! subgrant1 !   
subgrant recipi5t may c>ry out su*      
modification only aft] receiv+ approval 
f ! relevant entity t disburses funds = 
& ov]sees ! subgrant4  7#c7 ,plan       

requir$ ,9 ! case ( an entity t receives
 eligible funds z a grant t desires to  
modify ! purposes ( ! grant & !         
activities c>ri$ out "u ! grant1 !      
entity %all submit a plan to !          
,corporation4 ,! plan %all include ea* (
 ! foll[+1 ) respect to ea* project t ! 
entity desires to modify3  7,a7 ,a      
description ( ! exi/+ project s*$ul$ to 
be c>ri$ out us+ ! eligible funds4  7,b7
 ,a description ( h[ ! exi/+ project is 
no long] relevant or is ov]ly burd5some4
  7,c7 ,a description ( ! phase d[n plan
 t involves-- 7i7 increm5tally decreas+ 
! exi/+ project activity to t]m9ate !   
project2 or  7ii7 modify+ ! project &   
us+ significantly less eligible fund+4  
7,d7 ,a description ( ! plann$ new use (
 eligible funds & an explanation ( h[ ^?
 activities are ne$$4  7,e7 ,a          
description ( h[ ! entity w evaluate !  
modifi$ project & h[ outcomes w be      
measur$ = ! new activities c>ri$ out us+
 eligible funds1 includ+ ! evid5ce t w  
be requir$1 if applicable4  7#d7        

,approval process ,z exp$iti\sly z      
practicable aft] receipt ( a plan "u    
p>agraph 7#c71 ! ,corporation %all      
review ! plan & issue an approval or    
d5ial notice to ! entity t submitt$ !   
plan4 ,^u approval ( a plan "u p>agraph 
7#c71 ! evaluation requirem5ts & o!r    
requirem5ts t appli$ to a project be=e  
t]m9ation or modification %all be waiv$ 
& ! entity may use ! rema9+ eligible    
funds to c>ry out ! activities describ$ 
9 ! plan4  #f4 ,approv$ national s]vice 
positions au?oriz$  7a7 ,funds          
appropriat$ ,!re are au?oriz$ to be     
appropriat$ n less ?an #hbe1jjj1jjj to  
c>ry out ?is section4  7b7 ,di/ribution 
( funds  7#a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,( ! funds made 
available to c>ry out ?is section1 !    
,corporation %all det]m9e ! am\nt (     
fund+ necess>y = eligible programs      
assi/$ "u subtitle ,c & ,d ( title ,i ( 
! ,national & ,community ,s]vice ,act ( 
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abega71 programs  
assi/$ "u ! ,volunte]s 9 ,s]vice to     
,am]ica 7,,vi/a7 program e/abli%$ "u "p 

,a ( title ,i ( ! ,dome/ic ,volunte]    
,s]vice ,act ( #aigc 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#diea et seq471 & eligible programs t   
are assi/$ "u subtitle ,e ( title ,i ( !
 ,national & ,community ,s]vice ,act (  
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abfaa74  7#b7     
,am]icorps ,( ! funds made available to 
c>ry out eligible programs assi/$ "u    
subtitle ,c & ,d ( title ,i ( !         
,national & ,community ,s]vice ,act (   
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abega71 #a p]c5t (
 funds %all be res]v$ = ,indian tribes1 
#a p]c5t ( funds %all be res]v$ =       
t]ritories1 & #ce4c p]c5t ( funds %all  
be allocat$ to ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (     
,columbia1 & ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to    
,rico 9 an am\nt t be>s ! same ratio to 
! rema9+ funds z ! population ( ! ,/ate1
 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 or !           
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico be>s to !   
total population ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 !   
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 & ! ,commonweal? (
 ,pu]to ,rico4  7#c7 ,,vi/a ,( ! funds  
made available to c>ry out ! ,volunte]s 
9 ,s]vice to ,am]ica 7,,vi/a7 program   

e/abli%$ "u "p ,a ( title ,i ( !        
,dome/ic ,volunte] ,s]vice ,act ( #aigc 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #diea et seq471 !        
,corporation %all1 to ! ext5t           
practicable1 endeavor to aw>d funds to  
,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 & !     
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico 9 an am\nt t
 be>s ! same ratio to su* available     
funds z ! population ( ! ,/ate1 !       
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 or ! ,commonweal? 
( ,pu]to ,rico be>s to ! total          
population ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict
 ( ,columbia1 & ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to 
,rico4  7c7 ,approv$ ,national ,be=e !  
date t is #c ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,corporation %all        
increase ! numb] ( approv$ national     
s]vice positions by #ee1jjj4 ,^?        
additional approv$ national s]vice      
positions %all be allocat$ z foll[s3    
7#a7 #dh1jjj approv$ national s]vice    
positions %all be made available =      
eligible programs assi/$ "u subtitle ,c 
( title ,i ( ! ,national & ,community   
,s]vice ,act ( #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     

#abega72  7#b7 #f1jjj approv$ national  
s]vice positions %all be made available 
= eligible programs assi/$ "u !         
,volunte]s 9 ,s]vice to ,am]ica 7,,vi/a7
 program e/abli%$ "u "p ,a ( title ,i ( 
! ,dome/ic ,volunte] ,s]vice ,act (     
#aigc 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #diea et seq472 &  
7#c7 #a1jjj approv$ national s]vice     
positions %all be made available =      
eligible programs = individuals :o w    
deploy to regions across ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 bas$ on em]g5cy ne$ ?r\gh eligible     
programs t are assi/$ "u subtitle ,e (  
title ,i ( ! ,national & ,community     
,s]vice ,act ( #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#abfaa74  7d7 ,r$i/ribution ,9 ! case ( 
a ,/ate t does n want to accept         
additional approv$ national s]vice      
positions 9 accordance ) ?is section1   
su* positions %all be reallocat$ ev5ly  
to ! rema9d] ( ,/ates accept+ su*       
additional positions4  7e7 ,eligible    
programs ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m eligible 
program means a national s]vice program 
"u subtitle ,c or subtitle ,e ( title ,i

 ( ! ,national & ,community ,s]vice ,act
 ( #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abega et seq2  
#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abfaa et seq47 or "p ,a (
 title ,i ( ! ,dome/ic ,volunte] ,s]vice
 ,act ( #aigc 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #diea et   
seq471 z ! case may be4  7f7 ,priority  
,9 allocat+ approv$ national s]vice     
positions "u ?is section1 ! ,corporation
 %all give priority to eligible programs
 t are c>ry+ out eligible activities4   
7g7 ,approv$ national s]vice position   
b5efits ,an individual 9 an approv$     
national s]vice position e/abli%$ "u ?is
 section %all h ! same b5efits z an     
individual 9 an approv$ national s]vice 
position e/abli%$ "u ! ,national &      
,community ,s]vice ,act ( #aiij 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #abeja et seq474  #g4 ,,vi/a  
waiv] au?ority ,not)/&+ section #ajh ( !
 ,dome/ic ,volunte] ,s]vice ,act ( #aigc
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dieh71 9 ord] to       
address ! ne$s ( und]s]v$ communities   
dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 n m ?an #ge  
p]c5t ( funds appropriat$ "u section    
#eja ( t ,act to c>ry out "p ,a ( title 

,i ( t ,act may be obligat$ = ! direct  
co/ ( support+ ,,vi/a volunte]s 9       
programs & projects1 includ+ new        
programs & projects1 c>ri$ out pursuant 
to grants or contracts made "u "p ,a (  
title ,i ( t ,act1 & su* funds may be   
obligat$ )\t competition reg>dless ( :5 
grant recipi5ts comm5c$ su* programs &  
projects4  #h4 ,increas$ coord9ation ,! 
,corporation %all ensure t recipi5ts (  
funds "u ! national s]vice laws--  7#a7 
t are c>ry+ out heal? relat$ s]vices1 h 
coord9at$ ) ! appropriate ,/ate & local 
heal? dep>tm5ts2 &  7#b7 t are c>ry+ out
 o!r eligible activities1 h coord9at$ ) 
! appropriate ,f$]al ag5cies1 :i* may   
include ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &  
,prev5tion1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &      
,human ,s]vices1 ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy      
,managem5t ,ag5cy1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor1
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education1 or ano!r     
relevant ,f$]al ag5cy1 to ensure        
cont9uity 9 coronavirus response &      
recov]y activities & to ensure !        
eligible activities are c>ri$ out 9 a   

mann] t is align$ ) ! "w ( ,f$]al       
ag5cies4  #i4 ,,nccc ,season ( ,s]vice  
,not)/&+ section #aed ( ! ,national &   
,community ,s]vice ,act ( #aiij 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #abfad71 dur+ ! p]iod (       
national em]g5cy relat$ to ! novel      
coronavirus 7,,covid-#ai71 !            
,corporation may c>ry out a pilot       
program ?r\gh :i* ! summ] national      
s]vice program c>ri$ out "u su* section 
may be modifi$ 9 ord] to c>ry out       
eligible activities t-- 7#a7 take place 
dur+ any mon?s ( ! ye>2 &  7#b7 include 
individuals ag$ #ah ?r\gh #bf ye>s to   
s]ve 9 %ort t]m p]iods ( s]vice "u t    
program4  #aj4 ,mat* waiv] ,not)/&+ any 
o!r provision ( law1 an entity t        
receives assi/ance f ! ,corporation =   
any program "u ! national s]vice laws   
7includ+ a ,/ate ,commission & an entity
 receiv+ subgrant funds7 dur+ !         
,,covid-#ai em]g5cy response & recov]y  
p]iod 7:i* p]iod %all be det]m9$ by !   
,corporation7 %all n be subject to any  
requirem5ts to provide mat*+ funds = any

 su* program1 & ! ,f$]al %>e ( su*      
assi/ance = a recipi5t 7includ+ = a     
,/ate ,commission & a subgrant recipi5t7
 may be #ajj p]c5t4  #aa4 ,increase 9   
,limitation on ,grant ,am\nts ,dur+     
,,covid-#ai ,em]g5cy ,response &        
,recov]y ,p]iod ,not)/&+ ! limits       
describ$ 9 sections #ahi7;a7 & #ahi7;e7 
( ! ,national & ,community ,s]vice ,act 
( #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abfde;c7 or any 
o!r limitation impos$ by ! ,corporation1
 dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy response &  
recov]y p]iod 7:i* p]iod %all be det]m9$
 by ! ,corporation71 ! ,corporation may 
aw>d additional funds on a grant to     
op]ate a program au?oriz$ "u ! national 
s]vice laws4  #ab4 ,augm5tation &       
expansion grants ,not)/&+ any o!r       
provision ( law1 dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai     
em]g5cy response & recov]y p]iod 7:i*   
p]iod %all be det]m9$ by !              
,corporation71 ! ,corporation may aw>d  
noncompetitive augm5tation & expansion  
grants "u ! national s]vice laws1 at su*
 "t & 9 su* mann]1 & f su* funds z !    

,corporation det]m9es appropriate4