[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[S. 2282 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2282
To establish in the Executive Office of the President a Council on
Military, National, and Public Service to promote and expand
opportunities for military service, national service, and public
service for all people of the United States, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 24, 2021
Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Young) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs
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A BILL
To establish in the Executive Office of the President a Council on
Military, National, and Public Service to promote and expand
opportunities for military service, national service, and public
service for all people of the United States, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unity through Service Act of 2021''.
SEC. 2. COUNCIL ON MILITARY, NATIONAL, AND PUBLIC SERVICE.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--There is established in the Executive
Office of the President a Council on Military, National, and
Public Service (in this section referred to as the
``Council'').
(2) Functions.--The Council shall--
(A) advise the President with respect to promoting
and expanding opportunities for military service,
national service, and public service for all people of
the United States;
(B) coordinate policies and initiatives of the
executive branch to promote and expand opportunities
for military service, national service, and public
service; and
(C) coordinate policies and initiatives of the
executive branch to foster an increased sense of
service and civic responsibility among all people of
the United States.
(b) Composition.--
(1) Director.--The President shall appoint, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, an individual to serve as the
Assistant to the President for Military, National, and Public
Service and the Director of the Council, who shall serve at the
pleasure of the President. The Assistant to the President for
Military, National, and Public Service shall serve as the head
of the Council.
(2) Membership.--In addition to the Director, the Council
shall be composed of--
(A) the Secretary of State;
(B) the Secretary of Defense;
(C) the Attorney General;
(D) the Secretary of the Interior;
(E) the Secretary of Commerce;
(F) the Secretary of Labor;
(G) the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
(H) the Secretary of Education;
(I) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs;
(J) the Secretary of Homeland Security;
(K) the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget;
(L) the Director of National Intelligence;
(M) the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management;
(N) the Director of the Peace Corps;
(O) the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation
for National and Community Service; and
(P) such other officers as the President may
designate.
(3) Meetings.--The Council shall meet on a quarterly basis,
or more frequently as the Director of the Council may direct.
(c) Responsibilities of the Council.--The Council shall--
(1) assist and advise the President and the heads of
Executive agencies in the establishment of policies, goals,
objectives, and priorities to promote service and civic
responsibility among all people of the United States;
(2) develop and recommend to the President and the heads of
Executive agencies policies of common interest to Executive
agencies for increasing the participation, and propensity of
people of the United States to participate, in military
service, national service, and public service in order to
address national security and other current and future needs of
the United States including policies for--
(A) reevaluating benefits for the Federal public
service and national service programs in order to
increase awareness of and remove barriers to entry into
such programs;
(B) ensuring that the participation in and
leadership of the military, the Federal public service,
and national service programs reflects the diversity of
the United States including by race, gender, ethnicity,
and disability status; and
(C) developing pathways to service for high school
graduates, college students, and recent college
graduates;
(3) serve as the interagency lead for identifying critical
skills to address national security and other needs of the
United States, with responsibility for coordinating
governmentwide efforts to address gaps in critical skills and
identifying methods to recruit and retain individuals
possessing such critical skills;
(4) serve as a forum for Federal officials responsible for
military service, national service, and public service programs
to coordinate and develop interagency, cross-service
initiatives;
(5) lead the effort of the Federal Government to develop
joint awareness and recruitment, retention, and marketing
initiatives involving military service, national service, and
public service, including the sharing of marketing and
recruiting research between and among service agencies;
(6) consider approaches for assessing impacts of service on
the needs of the United States and individuals participating in
and benefitting from such service;
(7) consult, as the Council considers advisable, with
representatives of non-Federal entities, including State,
local, and Tribal governments, State and local educational
agencies, State Commissions, institutions of higher education,
nonprofit organizations, philanthropic organizations, and the
private sector, in order to promote and develop initiatives to
foster and reward military service, national service, and
public service;
(8) oversee the response to and implementation of, as
appropriate, the recommendations of the National Commission on
Military, National, and Public Service established under
section 553 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2132);
(9) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, and quadrennially thereafter, prepare and submit to
the President and Congress a Quadrennial Military, National,
and Public Service Strategy, which shall set forth--
(A) a review of programs and initiatives of the
Federal Government relating to the mandate of the
Council;
(B) notable initiatives by State, local, and Tribal
governments and by nongovernmental entities to increase
awareness of and participation in service programs;
(C) current and foreseeable trends for service to
address the needs of the United States; and
(D) a program for addressing any deficiencies
identified by the Council, together with
recommendations for legislation;
(10) not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, and quadrennially thereafter, prepare and submit to
the President and Congress a Quadrennial Report on Cross-
Service Participation on the basis of the activities carried
out under the strategy submitted under paragraph (9);
(11) prepare, for inclusion in the annual budget submission
by the President to Congress under section 1105 of title 31,
United States Code, a detailed, separate analysis by budget
function, by agency, and by initiative area for the preceding
fiscal year, the current fiscal year, and the fiscal years for
which the budget is submitted, identifying the amounts of gross
and net appropriations or obligational authority and outlays
for initiatives, consistent with the priorities of the
President, under the Quadrennial Military, National, and Public
Service Strategy, with separate displays for mandatory and
discretionary amounts;
(12) develop a joint national service messaging strategy
that incorporates domestic and international service that both
the Corporation for National and Community Service and the
Peace Corps would promote; and
(13) perform such other functions as the President may
direct.
(d) Responsibilities of the Director of the Council.--In addition
to duties relating to the responsibilities of the Council described in
subsection (c), the Director of the Council shall--
(1) coordinate with the Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs for any matter that may affect
national security;
(2) at the discretion of the President, serve as
spokesperson of the executive branch on issues related to
military service, national service, and public service;
(3) upon request by a committee or subcommittee of the
Senate or of the House of Representatives, appear before any
such committee or subcommittee to represent the position of the
executive branch on matters within the scope of the
responsibilities of the Council; and
(4) perform such other functions as the President may
direct.
(e) Organizational Matters.--
(1) Assistant to the president for military, national, and
public service.--The Assistant to the President for Military,
National, and Public Service shall be compensated at the rate
of basic pay prescribed for level II of the Executive Schedule
under section 5313 of title 5, United States Code.
(2) Staff.--The Council may employ officers and employees
as necessary to carry out of the functions of the Council. Such
officers and employees of the Council shall be compensated at a
rate not more than the rate of basic pay prescribed for level
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5,
United States Code.
(3) Experts and consultants.--The Council may, as necessary
to carry out of the functions of the Council, procure temporary
and intermittent services of experts and consultants under
section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for
individuals that do not exceed the daily equivalent of the
annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the
Executive Schedule under section 5316 of that title.
(4) Advisory committees.--The Council may, in carrying out
the functions of the Council, direct a member of the Council to
establish advisory committees composed of representatives from
outside the Federal Government.
(5) Authority to accept gifts.--The Council may accept,
use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services, goods, and
property, except for cash, from non-Federal entities for the
purposes of aiding and facilitating the work of the Council.
(6) Authority to accept voluntary services.--
Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code,
the Council may accept and employ voluntary and uncompensated
services in furtherance of the purposes of the Council.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
(g) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1105(a) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(40) a separate statement of the amount of appropriations
requested for the Council on Military, National, and Public
Service in the Executive Office of the President.
``(41) a detailed, separate analysis by budget function, by
agency, and by initiative area for the preceding fiscal year,
the current fiscal year, and the fiscal years for which the
budget is submitted, identifying the amounts of gross and net
appropriations or obligational authority and outlays for
initiatives, consistent with the priorities of the President,
under the Quadrennial Military, National, and Public Service
Strategy required by section 2(c)(9) of the Unity through
Service Act of 2021, with separate displays for mandatory and
discretionary amounts.''.
SEC. 3. INTERNET-BASED SERVICE PLATFORM.
(a) Declaration of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States,
in promoting a culture of service in the United States and meeting the
recruiting needs for military service, national service, and public
service programs, to provide a comprehensive, interactive, and
integrated internet-based platform to enable the people of the United
States to learn about and connect with service organizations and
opportunities and assist in the recruiting needs of service
organizations.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
the Council on Military, National, and Public Service.
(2) Member.--The term ``member'' means an individual who is
a member of the Service Platform under this section.
(3) Service mission.--The term ``service mission'' means
the objectives of a service organization or a service
opportunity.
(4) Service opportunity.--The term ``service opportunity''
means any paid, volunteer, or other position with a service
organization.
(5) Service organization.--The term ``service
organization'' means any military service, national service, or
public service organization that participates in the Service
Platform.
(6) Service platform.--The term ``Service Platform'' means
the comprehensive, interactive, and integrated internet-based
platform established under this section.
(7) Service type.--The term ``service type'' means the
period and form of service with a service organization,
including part-time, full-time, term limited, sabbatical,
temporary, episodic, or emergency options for paid, volunteer,
or stipend-based service.
(8) State.--The term ``State'' means the several States,
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and
any other territory or possession of the United States.
(9) Uniformed services.--The term ``uniformed services''
has the meaning given such term in subsection (a)(5) of section
101 of title 10, United States Code.
(c) Establishment of the Service Platform.--The Director, in
coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget,
shall establish, maintain, and promote the Service Platform to serve as
a centralized resource and database for the people of the United States
to learn about and connect with organizations and opportunities related
to military service, national service, or public service and for such
organizations to identify people of the United States with the skills
necessary to address the needs of such organizations.
(d) Operation of Service Platform.--
(1) Public accessibility.--The Director, in coordination
with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall
determine, and make accessible to the public, information about
service organizations and service opportunities, without any
requirement that an individual seeking such access become a
member.
(2) Members.--
(A) In general.--Any individual meeting criteria
established by the Director by regulation may register
as a member under subparagraph (B).
(B) Registration.--
(i) In general.--An individual that
registers under this subparagraph as a member
shall be entitled to access information about
service organizations and service opportunities
available through the Service Platform.
(ii) Information and consent from
individual.--An individual meeting the criteria
established under subparagraph (A) and seeking
to become a member--
(I) shall provide to the Director
such information as the Director may
determine necessary to facilitate the
functionality of the Service Platform;
(II) shall, unless specifically
electing not to, consent to share any
information entered into the Service
Platform with, and to be contacted by,
any public service or national service
organization that participates in the
Service Platform;
(III) may consent to share any
information entered into the Service
Platform with, and to be contacted by,
any uniformed service that participates
in the Service Platform;
(IV) may consent to be contacted
for potential service with any national
service or public service organization
in the event of a national emergency;
and
(V) may consent to be contacted to
join the uniformed services on a
voluntary basis during an emergency
requiring national mobilization.
(iii) Verification.--Upon receipt of the
information and, as relevant, consent from an
individual under clause (ii), the Director
shall--
(I) verify that the individual has
not previously registered as a member;
and
(II) if such individual has not
previously registered as a member,
register such individual as a member
and by written notice (including by
electronic communication), notify such
member of such registration.
(3) Use of service platform.--
(A) Additional information.--The Service Platform
shall enable a member to provide additional information
to improve the functionality of the Service Platform,
as determined relevant by the Director, including
information regarding the member's--
(i) educational background;
(ii) employment background;
(iii) professional skills, training,
licenses, and certifications;
(iv) service organization preferences;
(v) service type preferences;
(vi) service mission preferences; and
(vii) geographic preferences.
(B) Updates.--A member may, at any time, update the
personal and other information of the member available
on the Service Platform.
(C) Renewal of consent regarding military
service.--The Director shall send to a member who
consents to serve under paragraph (2)(B)(ii)(V) an
annual request to confirm the continued consent to
serve by the member.
(4) Withdrawal of members.--A member may withdraw as a
member by submitting to the Director a request to withdraw. Not
later than 30 days after the date of such request to withdraw,
all records regarding such member shall be removed from the
Service Platform and any other data storage locations the
Director may use relating to the Service Platform,
notwithstanding any obligations under chapter 31 of title 44,
United States Code (commonly known as the ``Federal Records Act
of 1950'').
(e) Service Organizations.--
(1) Executive agencies and military departments.--All
Executive agencies and military departments shall participate
in the Service Platform as service organizations.
(2) Non-federal service organizations.--State, local, and
Tribal government agencies, and nongovernmental organizations
that undertake national service programs, may participate in
the Service Platform, subject to subsection (h).
(3) Information on service organizations.--Each service
organization participating in the Service Platform shall make
available on the Service Platform--
(A) information sufficient for a member to identify
and understand the service opportunities and service
mission of such service organization;
(B) information on the availability of service
opportunities by service type;
(C) internet links to the hiring and recruiting
websites of such service organization; and
(D) such additional information as the Director may
require.
(4) Additional platforms not precluded.--Nothing in this
subsection shall prevent any service organization from
establishing or maintaining a separate internet-based system or
platform to recruit individuals for employment or for volunteer
or other service opportunities.
(f) Minimum Design Requirements.--The Service Platform shall--
(1) provide the public with access to information on
service organizations and service opportunities through an
internet-based system that is user-friendly, interactive,
accessible, and fully functional through mobile applications
and other widely used communications media, without a
requirement that any person seeking such access register as a
member;
(2) provide an individual with the ability to register as a
member in order to customize their experience in accordance
with subsection (d)(3)(A), including providing mechanisms to--
(A) connect such member with service organizations
and service opportunities that match the interests of
the member; and
(B) ensure robust search capabilities to facilitate
the ability of the member to explore service
organizations and service opportunities;
(3) include mechanisms to enable a service organization to
connect with members who have consented to be contacted and
meet the needs of such service organization;
(4) incorporate, to the extent permitted by law and
regulation, the ability of a member to securely upload
information on education, employment, and skills related to the
service organizations and service opportunities from internet-
based professional, recruiting, and social media systems,
consistent with security requirements;
(5) ensure compatibility with relevant information systems
of Executive agencies and military departments;
(6) use state-of-the-art technology and analytical tools to
facilitate the efficacy of the Service Platform in connecting
members with service opportunities and service organizations;
and
(7) retain all personal information in a manner that
protects the privacy of members in accordance with section 552a
of title 5, United States Code, and other applicable law,
provide access to information relating to a member only in
accordance with the consent of the member or as required by
applicable law, and incorporate data security and control
policies that are adequate to ensure the confidentiality and
security of information provided and maintained on the Service
Platform.
(g) Development of Service Platform Plan.--
(1) Implementation plan.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in coordination
with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall
develop a detailed plan to implement the Service Platform that
complies with all the requirements of this section.
(2) Consultation required.--In developing the plan under
this subsection, the Director shall consult with the Secretary
of Defense, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for
National and Community Service, the Director of the Office of
Personnel Management, the head of the United States Digital
Service and, as needed, the heads of other Executive agencies.
Such consultation may include seeking assistance in the design,
development, and creation of the Service Platform.
(3) Technical advice permitted.--
(A) In general.--In developing the plan under this
subsection, the Director may--
(i) seek and receive technical advice from
experts outside of the Federal Government; and
(ii) form a committee of such experts to
assist in the design and development of the
Service Platform.
(B) Volunteer service.--Notwithstanding section
1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Director may
accept the voluntary services of such experts under
this paragraph.
(C) Federal advisory committee act.--A committee of
the experts formed under this paragraph shall not be
subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
App.).
(4) Information collection authorized.--
(A) In general.--In developing the plan under this
subsection, the Director may collect information from
the public through focus groups, surveys, and other
mechanisms.
(B) Paperwork reduction act.--The requirements
under subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United
States Code (commonly known as the ``Paperwork
Reduction Act'') shall not apply to activities
authorized under this paragraph.
(h) Regulations.--Not later than 12 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget shall issue regulations to carry out this section including--
(1) procedures that enable State, local, and Tribal
government agencies to participate in the Service Platform as
service organizations;
(2) procedures that enable nongovernmental organizations
that undertake national service programs to participate in the
Service Platform as service organizations; and
(3) a timeline to implement the procedures described in
subparagraphs (A) and (B).
(i) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 12 months after the date
of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Director, in
coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget,
shall provide a report to Congress on the Service Platform. Such report
shall include the following:
(1) Details on the status of implementation of the Service
Platform and plans for further development of the Service
Platform.
(2) Participation rates of service organizations and
members.
(3) The number of individuals visiting the Service
Platform, the number of service organizations participating in
the platform, and the number of service opportunities available
in the preceding 12-month period.
(4) Information on any cybersecurity or privacy concerns.
(5) The results of any surveys or studies undertaken to
increase the use and efficacy of the Service Platform.
(6) Any additional information the Director or the
President considers appropriate.
(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Director for each fiscal year such funds as may be
necessary to carry out this section.
(k) Selective Service System.--Section 10 of the Military Selective
Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3809) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(i) Service Platform.--The Director of Selective Service shall
provide to all registrants, on the website of the Selective Service
System and in communications with registrants relating to registration,
information about the Service Platform established under section 3 of
the Unity through Service Act of 2021. The Director of Selective
Service shall provide to each registrant, at the time of registration,
an option to transfer to the Service Platform the information the
registrant has provided to the Selective Service System. The Director
of Selective Service shall consult with the Director of the Council on
Military, National, and Public Service to ensure that information
provided by the Selective Service System is compatible with the
information requirements of the Service Platform.''.
SEC. 4. PILOT PROGRAM TO COORDINATE MILITARY, NATIONAL, AND PUBLIC
SERVICE RECRUITMENT.
(a) Pilot Program Authorized.--The Director of the Council on
Military, National, and Public Service may carry out a pilot program in
coordination with departments and agencies responsible for recruiting
individuals for military service, national service, and public service,
to focus on recruiting individuals from underserved markets and
demographic populations, such as those defined by gender, geography,
socioeconomic status, and critical skills, as determined by each
participating department or agency, to better reflect the demographics
of the United States while ensuring that recruiting needs are met.
(b) Consultation.--In developing a pilot program under this
section, the Director of the Council on Military, National, and Public
Service shall consult with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of
Homeland Security, the secretaries of the military departments, the
Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, the Chief Executive
Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service, the
Director of the Peace Corps, and the Director of the Office of
Personnel Management.
(c) Duration.--The pilot program under this section shall terminate
not earlier than 2 years after the date of commencement of such pilot
program.
(d) Status Reports.--Not later than 12 months after the date of
commencement of the pilot program authorized under this section, and
not later than 12 months thereafter, the Director of the Council on
Military, National, and Public Service shall submit to Congress reports
evaluating the pilot program carried out under this section.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
SEC. 5. JOINT MARKET RESEARCH AND RECRUITING PROGRAM TO ADVANCE
MILITARY AND NATIONAL SERVICE.
(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense, the Chief
Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community
Service, and the Director of the Peace Corps may carry out a joint
market research, market studies, recruiting, and advertising program to
complement the existing programs of the military departments, the
national service programs administered by the Corporation, and the
Peace Corps.
(b) Information Sharing Permitted.--Section 503 of title 10, United
States Code, shall not be construed to prohibit sharing of information
among, or joint marketing efforts of, the Department of Defense, the
Corporation for National and Community Service, and the Peace Corps to
carry out this section.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary for carrying out this
section.
SEC. 6. INFORMATION SHARING TO ADVANCE MILITARY AND NATIONAL SERVICE.
(a) Establishment of Plan.--The Secretary of Defense, the Chief
Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community
Service, and the Director of the Peace Corps shall establish a joint
plan to provide an applicant who is ineligible, or otherwise not
selected, for service in the Armed Forces, in a national service
program administered by the Corporation for National and Community
Service, or in the Peace Corps, with information about the forms of
service for which such applicant has not applied.
(b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 12 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the Chief Executive
Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service, and the
Director of the Peace Corps shall submit to Congress a report on the
plan established under subsection (a).
SEC. 7. TRANSITION OPPORTUNITIES FOR MILITARY SERVICEMEMBERS AND
NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS.
(a) Employment Assistance.--Section 1143(c)(1) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by inserting ``the Corporation for National and
Community Service,'' after ``State employment agencies,''.
(b) Employment Assistance, Job Training Assistance, and Other
Transitional Services: Department of Labor.--
(1) In general.--Section 1144 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs,'' and inserting
``the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the
Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for
National and Community Service,'';
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs'' and
inserting ``the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
and the Chief Executive Officer of the
Corporation for National and Community
Service''; and
(iii) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and
the Chief Executive Officer'' after ``The
Secretaries'';
(B) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the
following:
``(11) Provide information on public service opportunities,
training on public service job recruiting, and the advantages
of careers with the Federal Government.'';
(C) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by striking ``and the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs,'' and inserting ``, the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Chief Executive
Officer of the Corporation for National and Community
Service,'';
(D) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by inserting ``and the Chief Executive
Officer of the Corporation for National and Community
Service'' after ``the Secretaries''; and
(E) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(g) Corporation for National and Community Service Programs.--In
establishing and carrying out a program under this section, the Chief
Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service
shall do the following:
``(1) Provide information concerning national service
opportunities, including--
``(A) opportunities to acquire and enhance
technical skills available through national service;
``(B) certifications and verifications of job
skills and experience available through national
service;
``(C) support services and benefits available
during terms of national service; and
``(D) job analysis techniques, job search
techniques, and job interview techniques specific to
approved national service positions (as defined in
section 101 of the National and Community Service Act
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511)).
``(2) Inform members of the armed forces that the
Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security
are required, under section 1143(a) of this title, to provide
proper certification or verification of job skills and
experience acquired while on active duty that may have
application to service in programs of the Corporation for
National and Community Service.
``(3) Work with military and veterans' service
organizations and other appropriate organizations in promoting
and publicizing job fairs for such members.
``(4) Provide information about disability-related
employment and education protections.''.
(2) Conforming and clerical amendments.--
(A) Heading amendment.--The heading of section 1144
of such title is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 1144. Employment assistance, job training assistance, and other
transitional services: Department of Labor and the
Corporation for National and Community Service''.
(B) Table of sections.--The table of sections at
the beginning of chapter 58 of such title is amended by
striking the item relating to section 1144 and
inserting the following new item:
``1144. Employment assistance, job training assistance, and other
transitional services: Department of Labor
and the Corporation for National and
Community Service.''.
(c) Authorities and Duties of the Chief Executive Officer.--Section
193A(b) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12651d(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (24), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (25), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(26) 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 1973 (42
U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) receive information about military and
public service opportunities for which they may qualify or in
which they may be interested.''.
SEC. 8. JOINT REPORT TO CONGRESS ON INITIATIVES TO INTEGRATE MILITARY
AND NATIONAL SERVICE.
(a) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 4 years after the date
of enactment of this Act and quadrennially thereafter, the Director of
the Council on Military, National, and Public Service established under
section 2, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Chief
Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community
Service, and the Director of the Peace Corps, shall submit to Congress
a joint report on cross-service recruitment, including recommendations
for increasing joint advertising and recruitment initiatives for the
Armed Forces, programs administered by the Corporation for National and
Community Service, and the Peace Corps.
(b) Contents of Report.--Each report under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) The number of Peace Corps volunteers and participants
in national service programs administered by the Corporation
for National and Community Service, who previously served as a
member of the Armed Forces.
(2) 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
Service.
(3) An assessment of existing (as of the date of the
reports submission) joint recruitment and advertising
initiatives undertaken by the Department of Defense, the Peace
Corps, or the Corporation for National and Community Service.
(4) An assessment of the feasibility and cost of expanding
such existing initiatives.
(5) An assessment of ways to improve the ability of the
reporting agencies to recruit individuals from the other
reporting agencies.
(c) Consultation.--The Director of the Council on Military,
National, and Public Service established under section 2, the Secretary
of Defense, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National
and Community Service, and the Director of the Peace Corps shall
undertake studies of recruiting efforts that are necessary to carry out
the provisions of this section. Such studies may be conducted using any
funds appropriated to those entities under Federal law other than this
Act.
SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Council on military, national, and public service.--The
term ``Council on Military, National, and Public Service''
means the Council on Military, National, and Public Service
established under section 2.
(2) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' has
the meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5, United
States Code.
(3) Military department.--The term ``military department''
means each of the military departments listed in section 102 of
title 5, United States Code.
(4) Military service.--The term ``military service'' means
active service (as defined in subsection (d)(3) of section 101
of title 10, United States Code) or active status (as defined
in subsection (d)(4) of such section) in one of the Armed
Forces (as defined in subsection (a)(4) of such section).
(5) National service.--The term ``national service'' means
participation, other than military service or public service,
in a program that--
(A) is designed to enhance the common good and meet
the needs of communities, the States, or the United
States;
(B) is funded or facilitated by--
(i) an organization described in section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of
such Code;
(ii) an institution of higher education as
defined in section 101 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001); or
(iii) the Federal Government or a State,
Tribal, or local government; and
(C) is a program--
(i) authorized in--
(I) the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C.
2501 et seq.);
(II) section 171 of the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
U.S.C. 3226) relating to the YouthBuild
Program;
(III) the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et
seq.); or
(IV) the National and Community
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et
seq.); or
(ii) determined to be another relevant
program by the Director of the Council on
Military, National, and Public Service.
(6) Public service.--The term ``public service'' means
civilian employment in the Federal Government or a State,
Tribal, or local government.
(7) Service.--The term ``service'' means a personal
commitment of time, energy, and talent to a mission that
contributes to the public good by protecting the Nation and the
citizens of the United States, strengthening communities,
States, or the United States, or promoting the general social
welfare.
(8) State commission.--The term ``State Commission'' means
a State Commission on National and Community Service maintained
by a State pursuant to section 178 of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12638).
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