serve in the Peace Corps or a program authorized under title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.). The training shall be provided as part of the course of study of the individual at an institution of higher education, shall involve service-learning, and shall cover appropriate skills that the individual will use in the Peace Corps or VISTA.

(i) PROMOTION AND RECRUITMENT.-The Corporation may conduct a campaign to solicit funds for the National Service Trust and other programs and activities authorized under the national service laws and to promote and recruit participants for programs that receive assistance under the national service laws.

(j) TRAINING.-The Corporation may support national and regional participant and supervisor training, including leadership training and training in specific types of service and in building the ethic of civic responsibility.

(k) RESEARCH.-The Corporation may support research on national service, including service-learning.

(1) INTERGENERATIONAL SUPPORT.-The Corporation may assist programs in developing a service component that combines students, out-of-school youths, and older adults as participants to provide needed community services.

(m) PLANNING COORDINATION.-The Corporation may coordinate community-wide planning among programs and projects.

(n) YOUTH LEADERSHIP. The Corporation may support activities to enhance the ability of youth and young adults to play leadership roles in national service.

(0) NATIONAL PROGRAM IDENTITY.-The Corporation may support the development and dissemination of materials, including training materials, and arrange for uniforms and insignia, designed to promote unity and shared features among programs that receive assistance under the national service laws.

(p) SERVICE-LEARNING.-The Corporation shall support innovative programs and activities that promote service-learning. (q) NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY.

(1) DESIGNATION.-April 19, 1994, and April 18, 1995, are each designated as "National Youth Service Day". The President is authorized and directed to issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

(2) FEDERAL ACTIVITIES.-In order to observe National Youth Service Day at the Federal level, the Corporation may organize and carry out appropriate ceremonies and activities.

(3) ACTIVITIES.-The Corporation may make grants to public or private nonprofit organizations with demonstrated ability to carry out appropriate activities, in order to support such activities on National Youth Service Day.

(r) ASSISTANCE FOR HEAD START.-The Corporation may make grants to, and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with, public or nonprofit private agencies and organizations that receive grants or contracts under the Foster Grandparent Program (part B of title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 5011 et seq.)), for projects of the type described in section 211(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 5011) operating under memoranda of agreement with the Corporation, for the purpose of increasing the number of low-income individuals who provide services under such

program to children who participate in Head Start programs under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C 9831 et seq).

(s) MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., SERVICE Day.—

(1) ASSISTANCE.-The Corporation may make grants to eligible entities described in paragraph (2) to pay for the Federal share of the cost of planning and carrying out service opportunities in conjunction with the Federal legal holiday honoring the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Such service opportunities shall consist of activities reflecting the life and teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr., such as cooperation and understanding among racial and ethnic groups, nonviolent conflict resolution, equal economic and educational opportunities, and social justice.

(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.-Any entity otherwise eligible for assistance under the national services laws shall be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection.

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(4) FEDERAL SHARE.-Grants provided under this subsection to an eligible entity to support the planning and carrying out of a service opportunity in conjunction with the Federal legal holiday honoring the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., together with all other Federal funds used to plan or carry out the service opportunity, may not exceed 30 percent of the cost of planning and carrying out the service opportunity.

(5) CALCULATION OF ENTITY CONTRIBUTIONS.—In determining the non-Federal share of the costs of planning and carrying out a service opportunity supported by a grant under this subsection, the Corporation shall consider in-kind contributions (including facilities, equipment, and services) made to plan or carry out the service opportunity.

SEC. 198A. [42 U.S.C. 12653a] CLEARINGHOUSES.

(a) ASSISTANCE.-The Corporation shall provide assistance to appropriate entities to establish one or more clearinghouses, including the clearinghouse described in section 118.

(b) APPLICATION.-To be eligible to receive assistance under subsection (a), an entity shall submit an application to the Corporation at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Corporation may require.

(c) FUNCTION OF CLEARINGHOUSES.—An entity that receives assistance under subsection (a) may—

(1) assist entities carrying out State or local community service programs with needs assessments and planning;

(2) conduct research and evaluations concerning community service;

(3)(A) provide leadership development and training to State and local community service program administrators, supervisors, and participants; and

(B) provide training to persons who can provide the leadership development and training described in subparagraph (A); (4) facilitate communication among entities carrying out community service programs and participants;

(5) provide information, curriculum materials, and technical assistance relating to planning and operation of commu

nity service programs, to States and local entities eligible to receive funds under this title;

(6)(A) gather and disseminate information on successful community service programs, components of such successful programs, innovative youth skills curriculum, and community service projects; and

(B) coordinate the activities of the clearinghouse with appropriate entities to avoid duplication of effort;

(7) make recommendations to State and local entities on quality controls to improve the delivery of community service programs and on changes in the programs under this title; and (8) carry out such other activities as the Chief Executive Officer determines to be appropriate.

SEC. 198B. [42 U.S.C. 12653b] PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS FOR SERVICE. (a) PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS.

(1) IN GENERAL.-The President, acting through the Corporation, may make Presidential awards for service to individuals providing significant service, and to outstanding service programs.

(2) INDIVIDUALS AND PROGRAMS.-Notwithstanding section 101(19)

(A) an individual receiving an award under this subsection need not be a participant in a program authorized under this Act; and

(B) a program receiving an award under this subsection need not be a program authorized under this Act. (3) NATURE OF AWARD.-In making an award under this section to an individual or program, the President, acting through the Corporation

(A) is authorized to incur necessary expenses for the honorary recognition of the individual or program; and

(B) is not authorized to make a cash award to such individual or program.

(b) INFORMATION.-The President, acting through the Corporation, shall ensure that information concerning individuals and programs receiving awards under this section is widely disseminated. SEC. 198C. [42 U.S.C. 12653c] MILITARY INSTALLATION CONVERSION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.

(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are to—

(1) provide meaningful service opportunities for economically disadvantaged youth;

(2) fully utilize military installations affected by closures or realignments;

(3) encourage communities affected by such closures or realignments to convert the installations to community use; and (4) foster a sense of community pride in the youth in the community.

(b) DEFINITIONS.-As used in this section:

(1) AFFECTED MILITARY INSTALLATION.-The term "affected military installation" means a military installation being closed or realigned under

(A) the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of division B of Public Law 101510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note); and

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(B) title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).

(2) COMMUNITY.-The term "community" includes a coun

(3) CONVERT TO COMMUNITY USE.-The term "convert to community use", used with respect to an affected military installation, includes―

(A) conversion of the installation or a part of the installation to

(i) a park;

(ii) a community center;

(iii) a recreational facility; or

(iv) a facility for a Head Start program under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.); and

(B) carrying out, at the installation, a construction or economic development project that is of substantial benefit, as determined by the Chief Executive Officer, to—

(i) the community in which the installation is located; or

(ii) a community located within such distance of the installation as the Chief Executive Officer may determine by regulation to be appropriate.

(4) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.-The term "demonstration program" means a program described in subsection (c). (c) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.

(1) GRANTS.-The Corporation may make grants to communities and community-based agencies to pay for the Federal share of establishing and carrying out military installation conversion demonstration programs, to assist in converting to community use affected military installations located—

(A) within the community; or

(B) within such distance from the community as the Chief Executive Officer may by regulation determine to be appropriate.

(2) DURATION.-In carrying out such a demonstration program, the community or community-based agency may carry out

or

(A) a program of not less than 6 months in duration;

(B) a full-time summer program.

(d) USE OF FUNDS.

(1) STIPEND.-A community or community-based agency that receives a grant under subsection (c) to establish and carry out a project through a demonstration program may use the funds made available through such grant to pay for a portion of a stipend for the participants in the project.

(2) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF STIPEND. The amount of the stipend provided to a participant under paragraph (1) that may be paid using assistance provided under this section and using any other Federal funds shall not exceed the lesser of(A) 85 percent of the total average annual subsistence allowance provided to VISTA volunteers under section 105 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955); and

(B) 85 percent of the stipend established by the demonstration program involved.

(e) PARTICIPANTS.

(1) ELIGIBILITY.-A person shall be eligible to be selected as a participant in a project carried out through a demonstration program if the person is

(A) an economically disadvantaged individual; and

(B)(i) a person described in section 153(b);

(ii) a youth described in section 154(a); or

(iii) an individual described in section 144 of the

Workforce Investment Act of 1998.

(2) PARTICIPATION.-Persons desiring to participate in such a project shall enter into an agreement with the service sponsor of the project to participate

(A) on a full-time or a part-time basis; and

(B) for the duration referred to in subsection (f)(2)(C).

(f) APPLICATION.

(1) IN GENERAL.-To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (c), a community or community-based agency shall submit an application to the Chief Executive Officer at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Chief Executive Officer may require.

(2) CONTENTS.-At a minimum, such application shall contain

(A) a description of the demonstration program proposed to be conducted by the applicant;

(B) a proposal for carrying out the program that describes the manner in which the applicant will

(i) provide preservice and inservice training, for supervisors and participants, that will be conducted by qualified individuals or qualified organizations;

(ii) conduct an appropriate evaluation of the program; and

(iii) provide for appropriate community involvement in the program;

(C) information indicating the duration of the program; and

(D) an assurance that the applicant will comply with the nonduplication and nondisplacement provisions of section 177 and the grievance procedure requirements of section 176(f).

(g) LIMITATION ON GRANT.-In making a grant under subsection (c) with respect to a demonstration program to assist in converting an affected military installation, the Corporation shall not make a grant for more than 25 percent of the total cost of the conversion.

SEC. 198D. [42 U.S.C. 12653d] SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

(a) SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR THE YUKONKUSKOKWIM DELTA OF ALASKA. The President may award grants to, and enter into contracts with, organizations to carry out programs that address significant human needs in the YukonKuskokwim delta region of Alaska.

(b) APPLICATION.—

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