H.R. 5680 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5680 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 22, 2023Mr. Kim of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To transfer the Peace Corps and the Corporation for National and Community Service under the umbrella of an American Volunteering Corporation, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Volunteering Corporation Act . 2. American Volunteering Corporation (a) Establishment There is established as an independent agency within the executive branch of the Federal Government the American Volunteering Corporation, to coordinate and promote service at all levels across the country and internationally. (b) Administrator The American Volunteering Corporation shall be headed by an Administrator of the American Volunteering Corporation who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (c) Director of the Peace Corps There shall be a Director of the Peace Corps and a Deputy Director of the Peace Corps, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director shall report directly to the Administrator appointed under subsection (b). (d) CEO of Corporation for National and Community Service There shall be a Chief Executive Officer for National and Community Service, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Chief Executive Officer shall report directly to the Administrator appointed under subsection (b). 3. Modifications to Peace Corps operations (a) In general (1) Director of the Peace Corps The authorities, duties, and responsibilities of the Director of the Peace Corps appointed pursuant to section 4 of the Peace Corps Act, as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, are transferred as of such date of enactment to the Director of the Peace Corps established under section 2(c) of this Act. (2) Peace Corps The assets, liabilities, and obligations of the Peace Corps, as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, are transferred as of such date to the American Volunteering Corporation established under section 2(a) of this Act. (3) References Any reference in law or regulation to the Director of the Peace Corps, on and after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be treated as a reference to the Director of the Peace Corps established under section 2(c) of this Act. (b) Conforming amendments The Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2503) is amended in section 12(c)(3), by inserting the Administrator of the American Volunteering Corporation, after or their designees,. 4. Modification to Americorps operations (a) Corporation for National and Community Service The authorities, duties, and responsibilities of the Corporation for National and Community Service under section 193A of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12651d), as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, are transferred as of such date of enactment to the Chief Executive Office for National and Community Service established under section 2(d) of this Act. (b) National service programs The assets, liabilities, and obligations of the national service programs under the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.) and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.), as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, are transferred as of such date to the American Volunteering Corporation established under section 2(a) of this Act. (c) References Any reference in law or regulation to the Chief Executive Officer for National and Community Service shall be treated as a reference to the Chief Executive Officer for National and Community Service established under section 2(d) of this Act.