119-hr5307

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5307 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 5307

 To provide a direct appropriation of funds for the Learn and Serve 
 America program of the Corporation for National and Community Service 
 and to expand the eligibility of such program to additional entities.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 September 11, 2025

 Mr. Conaway introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on 
Education and Workforce, 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

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 A BILL

 To provide a direct appropriation of funds for the Learn and Serve 
 America program of the Corporation for National and Community Service 
 and to expand the eligibility of such program to additional entities.

 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 ``Learn and Serve America Reinvestment 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DIRECT APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR THE LEARN AND SERVE AMERICA 
 PROGRAM.

 In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated 
to the Corporation for National and Community Service for fiscal year 
2026 and each succeeding fiscal year, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated--

    (1) $40,000,000, for subtitle B of title I of the National 
 and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.), of 
 which not less than 20 percent shall be used to carry out part 
 I of such subtitle B and not less than 80 percent shall be used 
 to carry out part II of such subtitle B; and

    (2) such sums as may be necessary to hire not less then 10 
 additional, full-time staff members at the Corporation for 
 National and Community Service to assist with planning, program 
 design, and technology advancements for purposes of carrying 
 out such subtitle B.

SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR THE LEARN AND SERVICE AMERICA 
 PROGRAM.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
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Section 111A of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12522) is amended--

    (1) by redesignating paragraphs

    (1) and

    (2) as paragraphs

    (2) and

    (3) , respectively;

    (2) by inserting before paragraph

    (2) , as so redesignated, 
 the following:
 ``

    (1) Local educational agency.--The term `local 
 educational agency' has the meaning given the term in 

section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
 U.S.C. 7801).''; and

    (3) in paragraph

    (3) , as so redesignated--
        (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph
        (A) ;
        (B) in subparagraph
        (B) , by striking the period at 
 the end and inserting ``; or''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (C) a local educational agency, or a consortium 
 of 2 or more local educational agencies, in the 
 State.''.

    (b) Special Rule.--

Section 112
            (d) of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12523
            (d) ) is amended to read as follows:
 ``
            (d) Special Rule.--A State educational agency described in 

section 111A

    (3)
        (A) may designate, to receive an allotment or 
competitive grant for the State educational agency in accordance with 

section 112A, and carry out the functions of the agency under this 
part, a statewide entity that--
 ``

    (1) has demonstrated experience in supporting or 
 implementing service-learning programs; and
 ``

    (2) is a community-based entity, a non-profit 
 organization that provides training or direct support to 
 teachers, youth workers, and students, or the State Commission 
 on National and Community Service established for the State 
 under 

section 178.''.
            (c) Awards.--

Section 112A of the National and Community Service Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12524) is amended--

    (1) in the section heading, by striking ``allotments'' and 
 inserting ``awards'';

    (2) in subsection

    (a) , by inserting ``through fiscal year 
 2025'' after ``any fiscal year'';

    (3) in subsection

    (b) --
        (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph
        (A) of 
 paragraph

    (1) , by striking ``for the fiscal year'' and 
 inserting ``for any fiscal year through fiscal year 
 2025''; and
        (B) in paragraph

    (2) , by inserting ``through fiscal 
 year 2025'' after ``any fiscal year'';

    (4) in subsection
            (c) , by inserting ``before fiscal year 
 2026'' after ``a fiscal year''; and

    (5) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (d) Reservation and Grant Awards for Fiscal Year 2026 and Each 
Succeeding Fiscal Year.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--Of the amounts appropriated to carry out 
 this part for fiscal year 2026 and any succeeding fiscal year, 
 the Corporation shall--
 ``
        (A) reserve an amount of not less than 2 percent 
 and not more than 3 percent for payments to the Bureau 
 of Indian Affairs; and
 ``
        (B) award grants, on a competitive basis, to 
 State educational agencies, territories, and Indian 
 tribes to carry out this part.
 ``

    (2) Grant amount.--The Corporation shall determine the 
 amount of any grant made under paragraph

    (1)
        (B) .
 ``

    (3) Annual report to congress.--The Corporation shall 
 submit to Congress a report, on an annual basis, that provides 
 the percentage of funds appropriated for the preceding fiscal 
 year to carry out this part that have been awarded under this 
 section to each type of grantee, and how such grantees have 
 used such grants.''.
            (d) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--

    (1) Conforming amendments.--Part I of subtitle B of title I 
 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
 12521 et seq.) is amended--
        (A) in 

section 112

    (a) (42 U.S.C. 12523

    (a) )--
            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking 
 ``Allotments'' and inserting ``Awards''; and
            (ii) in the matter preceding paragraph

    (1) , 
 by striking ``allotments'' and inserting 
 ``allotments or competitive grants, in 
 accordance with 

section 112A,'';
        (B) in 

section 113

    (a) (42 U.S.C. 12525

    (a) )--
            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking 
 ``Allotments'' and inserting ``Awards''; and
            (ii) in paragraph

    (1) , by striking 
 ``allotment under'' and inserting ``allotment 
 or competitive grant, in accordance with'';
            (C) in 

section 114
            (c) (42 U.S.C. 12526
            (c) ), by 
 striking ``allotment'' and inserting ``allotment or 
 competitive grant'';
            (D) in 

section 116

    (a)

    (1) (42 U.S.C. 12528

    (a)

    (1) ), 
 by striking ``from an allotment'' and inserting 
 ``(including from an allotment)''; and
        (E) in 

section 117 (42 U.S.C. 12529), by striking 
 ``allotment'' and inserting ``allotment or competitive 
 grant''.

    (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents of the 
 National and Community Service Act of 1990 is amended by 
 striking the item relating to 

section 112A and inserting the 
 following:

``

Sec. 112A. Awards.''.
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