,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #baej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bb1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,reed 7for himself and ,mr4   
,young7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
establish an ,interagency ,council on   
,service to promote and strengthen      
opportunities for military service1     
national service1 and public service for
 all people of the ,united ,states1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,unity   
through ,service ,act of #bjbc4  #b4    
,interagency council on service  7a7    
,establishment  7#a7 ,in general ,there 
is established an ,interagency ,council 
on ,service 7in this section referred to
 as the ,council74  7#b7 ,functions ,the
 ,council shall-- 7,a7 advise the       
,president with respect to promoting1   
strengthening1 and expanding            
opportunities for military service1     

national service1 and public service for
 all people of the ,united ,states2 and 
7,b7 review1 assess1 and coordinate     
holistic recruitment strategies and     
initiatives of the executive branch to  
foster an increased sense of service and
 civic responsibility among all people  
of the ,united ,states and to explore   
ways of enhancing connectivity of       
interested applicants to national       
service programs and opportunities4  7b7
 ,composition  7#a7 ,membership ,the    
,council shall be composed of members   
who are representatives of-- 7,a7 the   
,secretary of ,state2  7,b7 the         
,secretary of ,defense2  7,c7 the       
,attorney ,general2  7,d7 the ,secretary
 of the ,interior2  7,e7 the ,secretary 
of ,commerce2  7,f7 the ,secretary of   
,labor2  7,g7 the ,secretary of ,health 
and ,human ,services2  7,h7 the         
,secretary of ,education2  7,i7 the     
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs2  7,j7 
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security2  
7,k7 the ,director of the ,office of    

,management and ,budget2  7,l7 the      
,director of ,national ,intelligence2   
7,m7 the ,director of the ,office of    
,personnel ,management2  7,n7 the       
,director of the ,peace ,corps2  7,o7   
the ,director of ,selective ,service    
,system2  7,p7 the ,chief ,executive    
,officer of the ,corporation for        
,national and ,community ,service2 and  
7,q7 such other officers as the         
,president may designate4  7#b7 ,chair  
,from the members of the ,council under 
paragraph 7#a7 who have been nominated  
by the ,president for the position of   
the member described in such paragraph1 
and appointed to such position with the 
advice and consent of the ,senate1 the  
,president shall annually designate a   
,chair of the ,council4  7#c7 ,meetings 
,the ,council shall meet on a quarterly 
basis or more frequently as the ,chair  
of the ,council may direct4  7c7        
,responsibilities of the council ,the   
,council shall-- 7#a7 assist and advise 
the ,president in the establishment of  

strategies1 goals1 objectives1 and      
priorities to promote service and civic 
responsibility among all people of the  
,united ,states2  7#b7 develop and      
recommend to the ,president common      
recruitment strategies and outreach     
opportunities for increasing the        
participation1 and propensity of people 
of the ,united ,states to participate1  
in military service1 national service1  
and public service in order to address  
national security and domestic          
investment2  7#c7 serve as a forum for  
,federal officials responsible for      
military service1 national service1 and 
public service programs to1 as feasible 
and practicable-- 7,a7 coordinate and   
share best practices for service        
recruitment2 and  7,b7 develop common   
interagency1 cross-service initiatives  
and pilots for service recruitment2     
7#d7 lead a strategic1 interagency      
coordinated effort on behalf of the     
,federal ,government to develop joint   
awareness and recruitment1 retention1   

and marketing initiatives involving     
military service1 national service1 and 
public service1 including the sharing of
 marketing and recruiting research      
between and among ,council members2     
7#e7 consider approaches for assessing  
impacts of service on the needs of the  
,united ,states and individuals         
participating in and benefitting from   
such service2  7#f7 consult1 as the     
,council considers advisable1 with      
representatives of non-,federal         
entities1 including ,state1 local1 and  
,tribal governments1 ,state and local   
educational agencies1 ,state ,service   
,commissions1 institutions of higher    
education1 nonprofit organizations1     
philanthropic organizations1 and the    
private sector1 in order to promote and 
develop initiatives to foster and reward
 military service1 national service1 and
 public service2  7#g7 not later than #b
 years after the date of enactment of   
this ,act1 and quadrennially thereafter1
 prepare and submit to the ,president   

and ,congress a ,service ,strategy1     
which shall set forth-- 7,a7 a review of
 programs and initiatives of the        
,federal ,government relating to the    
mandate of the ,council2  7,b7 a review 
of ,federal ,government online content  
relating to the mandate of the ,council1
 including user experience with such    
content2  7,c7 current and foreseeable  
trends for service to address the needs 
of the ,united ,states2  7,d7           
recommended service recruitment         
strategies and branding opportunities to
 address outreach and communication     
deficiencies identified by the ,council2
 and  7,e7 to the extent practical1 a   
joint service messaging strategy for    
military service1 national service1 and 
public service2  7#h7 identify any      
notable initiatives by ,state1 local1   
and ,tribal governments and by public   
and nongovernmental entities to increase
 awareness of and participation in      
national service programs2 and  7#i7    
perform such other functions as the     

,president may direct4  #c4 ,joint      
market research to advance military and 
national service  7a7 ,program          
authorized ,the ,secretary of ,defense1 
the ,chief ,executive ,officer of the   
,corporation for ,national and          
,community ,service1 and the ,director  
of the ,peace ,corps may carry out a    
joint market research1 market studies1  
recruiting1 and advertising program to  
complement the existing programs of the 
military departments1 the national      
service programs administered by the    
,corporation1 and the ,peace ,corps4    
7b7 ,information sharing permitted      
,section #ejc of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code1 shall not be construed to
 prohibit sharing of information among1 
or joint marketing efforts of1 the      
,department of ,defense1 the            
,corporation for ,national and          
,community ,service1 and the ,peace     
,corps to carry out this section4  #d4  
,transition opportunities for military  
servicemembers and national service     

participants  7a7 ,employment assistance
 ,section #aadc7;c77#a7 of title #aj1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting the ,corporation for ,national
 and ,community ,service1 after ,state  
employment agencies14  7b7 ,employment  
assistance1 job training assistance1 and
 other transitional services3           
,department of ,labor ,section #aadd of 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b71 by    
adding at the end the following3  7#aa7 
,provide information on public service  
opportunities1 training on public       
service job recruiting1 and the         
advantages of careers with the ,federal 
,government4  2 and  7#b7 in subsection 
7f77#a77;,d7-- 7,a7 by redesignating    
clause 7v7 as clause 7vi72 and  7,b7 by 
inserting after clause 7iv7 the         
following new clause3  7v7 ,national and
 community service1 taught in           
conjunction with the ,chief ,executive  
,officer of the ,corporation for        
,national and ,community ,service4  4   

7c7 ,authorities and duties of the chief
 executive officer ,section #aic;,a7b7  
of the ,national and ,community ,service
 ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#abfea;d7b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in       
paragraph 7#bd71 by striking and at the 
end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#be71 by       
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#bf7 ensure that individuals completing
 a partial or full term of service in a 
program under subtitle ,c or ,e or part 
,a of title ,i of the ,domestic         
,volunteer ,service ,act of #aigc 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #diea et seq47 receive        
information about military and public   
service opportunities for which they may
 qualify or in which they may be        
interested4  4  #e4 ,joint report to    
,congress on initiatives to integrate   
military and national service  7a7      
,reporting requirement ,not later than  
#d years after the date of enactment of 
this ,act and quadrennially thereafter1 

the ,chair of the ,interagency ,council 
on ,service1 in coordination with the   
,secretary of ,defense1 the ,chief      
,executive ,officer of the ,corporation 
for ,national and ,community ,service1  
and the ,director of the ,peace ,corps1 
shall submit to ,congress a joint report
 on cross-service marketing1 research1  
and promotion1 including recommendations
 for increasing joint advertising and   
recruitment initiatives for the ,armed  
,forces1 programs administered by the   
,corporation for ,national and          
,community ,service1 and the ,peace     
,corps4  7b7 ,contents of report ,each  
report under subsection 7a7 shall       
include the following3 7#a7 ,the number 
of ,peace ,corps volunteers and         
participants in national service        
programs administered by the            
,corporation for ,national and          
,community ,service1 who previously     
served as a member of the ,armed        
,forces4  7#b7 ,the number of members of
 the ,armed ,forces who previously      

served in the ,peace ,corps or in a     
program administered by the ,corporation
 for ,national and ,community ,service4 
7#c7 ,an assessment of existing 7as of  
the date of the report submission7 joint
 recruitment and advertising initiatives
 undertaken by the ,department of       
,defense1 the ,peace ,corps1 or the     
,corporation for ,national and          
,community ,service4  7#d7 ,an          
assessment of the feasibility and cost  
of expanding such existing initiatives4 
7#e7 ,an assessment of ways to improve  
the ability of the reporting agencies to
 recruit individuals from the other     
reporting agencies4  7c7 ,consultation  
,the ,chair of the ,interagency ,council
 on ,service1 the ,secretary of         
,defense1 the ,chief ,executive ,officer
 of the ,corporation for ,national and  
,community ,service1 and the ,director  
of the ,peace ,corps shall undertake    
studies of recruiting efforts that are  
necessary to carry out the provisions of
 this section4 ,such studies may be     

conducted using any funds appropriated  
to those entities under ,federal law    
other than this ,act4  #f4 ,definitions 
,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,interagency        
,council on ,service ,the term          
,interagency ,council on ,service means 
the ,interagency ,council on ,service   
established under section #b4  7#b7     
,military department ,the term military 
department means each of the military   
departments listed in section #ajb of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#c7  
,military service ,the term military    
service means active service 7as defined
 in subsection 7d77#c7 of section #aja  
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code7 or 
active status 7as defined in subsection 
7d77#d7 of such section7 in one of the  
,armed ,forces 7as defined in subsection
 7a77#d7 of such section74  7#d7        
,national service ,the term national    
service means participation1 other than 
military service or public service1 in a
 program that-- 7,a7 is designed to     
enhance the common good and meet the    

needs of communities1 the ,states1 or   
the ,united ,states2  7,b7 is funded or 
facilitated by-- 7i7 an institution of  
higher education as defined in section  
#aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja72 or  7ii7   
the ,federal ,government or a ,state1   
,tribal1 or local government2 and  7,c7 
is a program authorized in-- 7i7 the    
,peace ,corps ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #beja 
et seq472  7ii7 section #aga of the     
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cbbf7 relating to  
the ,youth,build ,program2  7iii7 the   
,domestic ,volunteer ,service ,act of   
#aigc 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #diej et seq472 or 
7iv7 the ,national and ,community       
,service ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#abeja et seq474  7#e7 ,public service  
,the term public service means civilian 
employment in the ,federal ,government  
or a ,state1 ,tribal1 or local          
government4  7#f7 ,service ,the term    
service means a personal commitment of  
time1 energy1 and talent to a mission   

that contributes to the public good by  
protecting the ,nation and the citizens 
of the ,united ,states1 strengthening   
communities1 ,states1 or the ,united    
,states1 or promoting the general social
 welfare4  7#g7 ,state service          
commission ,the term ,state ,service    
,commission means a ,state ,commission  
on ,national and ,community ,service    
maintained by a ,state pursuant to      
section #agh of the ,national and       
,community ,service ,act of #aiij 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #abfch74