,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #igff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #af1 #bjbf,mr4 
,smith of ,washington introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and        
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,national and ,community ,service ,act  
of #aiij to expand participation by     
underrepresented populations in service 
programs1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,building ,community in ,america    
,act4  #b4 ,expansions of participation 
in service programs  7a7 ,purpose       
,section #b7;b7 of the ,national and    
,community ,service ,act of #aiij 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #abeja7;b77 is amended--  7#a7
 in paragraph 7#ah71 by striking 2 and  
and inserting a semicolon2  7#b7 in     
paragraph 7#ai71 by striking the period 
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#bj7 expand participation in national
 and community service among populations

 underrepresented in service programs1  
including young adults underrepresented 
in mentoring1 coaching1 youth           
development1 and other                  
community-building activities4  4  7b7  
,priority  7#a7 ,national and ,community
 ,service ,act of #aiij ,the ,national  
and ,community ,service ,act of #aiij is
 amended-- 7,a7 in section #abb7;f7 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #abegb7;f771 by adding at the
 end the following3  7#e7 ,required     
priority ,the national service          
priorities under paragraph 7#a7 shall   
include a priority for programs that    
prioritize the recruitment and training 
of underrepresented participants1       
including men1 for activities           
including-- 7,a7 youth coaching or      
mentoring activities2  7,b7 school      
attendance or after-school support      
activities2  7,c7 activities in a       
national service position as part of a  
conservation corps2  7,d7 disaster      
response activities2  7,e7 public       
safety1 violence interruption1 or       

reentry support activities2 or  7,f7    
skilled-trades1 apprenticeships1 or     
workforce-linked services4  2 and  7,b7 
in section #aeg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abfag71 
by adding at the end the following3  7d7
 ,priority ,in developing project       
proposals under subsection 7b77#a7 and  
selecting projects to be performed under
 subsection 7c77#a71 there shall be a   
priority for projects that prioritize   
the recruitment and training of         
underrepresented participants1 including
 men1 for any of the activities         
described in section #abb7;f77#e74  4   
7#b7 ,domestic volunteer service act of 
#aigc ,section #ajc of the ,domestic    
,volunteer ,service ,act of #aigc 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #diec7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7j7 ,in the    
assignment of volunteers under this     
section1 the ,director shall give       
priority to projects or programs that   
prioritize the recruitment and training 
of underrepresented participants1       
including men1 for any of the activities

 described in section #abb7;f77#e7 of   
the ,national and ,community ,service   
,act of #aiij4  4