National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993/Title III/Subtitle B/Chapter 2

Chapter 2—National Senior Volunteer Corps

SEC. 341. NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS.

(a) TITLE HEADING—

The heading for title II is amended to read as follows:

``TITLE II—NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS´´.

(b) REFERENCES—

(1) Section 200(1) (42 U.S.C. 5000(1)) is amended by striking ``Older American Volunteer Programs´´ and inserting ``National Senior Volunteer Corps´´.

(2) The heading for section 221 (42 U.S.C. 5021) is amended by striking ``OLDER AMERICAN VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS´´ and inserting ``NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS´´.

(3) Section 224 (42 U.S.C. 5024) is amended—

(A) in the section heading by striking ``OLDER AMERICAN VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS´´ and inserting ``NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS´´; and

(B) by striking ``volunteer projects for Older Americans´´ and inserting ``National Senior Volunteer Corps projects´´.

(4) Section 205(c) of the Older Americans Amendments of 1975 (Public Law 94-135; 89 Stat. 727; 42 U.S.C. 5001 note) is amended by striking ``national older American volunteer programs´´ each place the term appears and inserting ``National Senior Volunteer Corps programs´´.

SEC. 342. RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.

(a) PART HEADING—

The heading for part A of title II is amended by striking ``RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM´´ and inserting ``RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM´´.

(b) REFERENCES—

Section 200 (42 U.S.C. 5000) is amended by striking ``retired senior volunteer program´´ each place that such term appears in such section and the Act and inserting ``Retired and Senior Volunteer Program´´.

SEC. 343. OPERATION OF THE RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.

Section 201(a) (42 U.S.C. 5001(a)) is amended—

(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``retired persons´´ and inserting ``retired individuals and working older individuals´´; and

(2) in paragraph (2)—

(A) by striking ``aged sixty or over´´ and inserting ``55 years of age or older´´; and

(B) by inserting ``, and individuals 60 years of age or older will be given priority for enrollment,´´ after ``enrolled´´.

SEC. 344. SERVICES UNDER THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM.

Section 211(a) (42 U.S.C. 5011(a)) is amended by striking ``, including services´´ and all that follows through ``with special needs.´´ and inserting a period and the following: ``Such services may include services by individuals serving as foster grandparents to children who are individuals with disabilities, who have chronic health conditions, who are receiving care in hospitals, who are residing in homes for dependent and neglected children, or who are receiving services provided by day care centers, schools, early intervention programs under part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.), Head Start agencies under the Head Start Act, or any of a variety of other programs, establishments, and institutions providing services for children with special or exceptional needs. Individual foster grandparents may provide person-to-person services to one or more children, depending on the needs of the project and local site.´´.

SEC. 345. STIPENDS FOR LOW-INCOME VOLUNTEERS.

Section 211(d) (42 U.S.C. 5011(d)) is amended—

(1) in the second sentence by striking ``Any stipend or allowance provided under this subsection shall not be less than $2.20 per hour until October 1, 1990, $2.35 per hour during fiscal year 1991, and $2.50 per hour on and after October 1, 1992,´´ and inserting ``Any stipend or allowance provided under this section shall not be less than $2.45 per hour on and after October 1, 1993, and shall be adjusted once prior to December 31, 1997, to account for inflation, as determined by the Director and rounded to the nearest five cents,´´; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

``In establishing the amount of, and the effective date for, such adjustment, the Director, in consultation with the State Commissions on National and Community Service (as established under section 178 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990) and the heads of the State offices established under section 195 of such Act, shall consider the effect such adjustment will have on the ability of non-federally funded volunteer programs similar to the programs under this title to maintain their current level of volunteer hours.´´.

SEC. 346. CONDITIONS OF GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.

Section 212 (42 U.S.C. 5012) is repealed.

SEC. 347. EVALUATION OF THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM.

Section 213(c) (42 U.S.C. 5013(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).

SEC. 348. AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.

(a) PROMOTION—

Section 221(a) (42 U.S.C. 5021(a)) is amended—

(1) by striking ``(a)´´ and inserting ``(a)(1)´´; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

``(2) To the maximum extent practicable, the Director shall enter into agreements with—

``(A) the Department of Health and Human Services to—

``(i) involve retired and senior volunteers, and foster grandparents, in Head Start programs;

``(ii) involve retired and senior volunteers, and senior companions, in providing services authorized by title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965; and

``(iii) promote the recognition of such volunteers who are qualified to provide in-home services for reimbursement under title XVIII of the Social Security Act for providing such services;

``(B) the Department of Education to promote intergenerational tutoring and mentoring for at-risk children; and

``(C) the Environmental Protection Agency to support conservation efforts.´´.

(b) MINIMUM EXPENDITURE—

Section 221(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 5021(b)(3)) is amended by striking ``$250,000´´ and inserting ``$375,000´´.

SEC. 349. PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.

Section 225 (42 U.S.C. 5025) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)(2)(B) by striking ``paragraph (10)´´ and inserting ``paragraphs (10), (12), (15), and (16)´´;

(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

``(12) Programs that address environmental needs.

``(13) Programs that reach out to organizations (such as labor unions and profitmaking organizations) not previously involved in addressing national problems of local concern.

``(14) Programs that provide for outreach to increase participation of members of ethnic groups who have limited English proficiency.

``(15) Programs that support criminal justice activities and juvenile justice activities.

``(16) Programs that involve older volunteers working with young people in apprenticeship programs.

``(17) Programs that support the community integration of individuals with disabilities.

``(18) Programs that provide health, education, and welfare services that augment the activities of State and local agencies, to be carried out in a fiscal year for which the aggregate amount of funds available to such agencies is not less than the annual average aggregate amount of funds available to such agencies for the period of 3 fiscal years preceding such fiscal year.´´;

(3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``under this title´´; and

(4) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph:

``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), from the amounts appropriated under subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d) of section 502, for each fiscal year there shall be available to the Director such sums as may be necessary to make grants under subsection (a).´´.

SEC. 350. ADJUSTMENTS TO FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

Section 226(b) (42 U.S.C. 5026(b)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1)—

(A) by striking ``(1)´´; and

(B) by striking ``annually´´ and inserting ``, once every 2 years´´; and

(2) by striking paragraph (2).

SEC. 351. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.

Title II (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new part:

``Part E—Demonstration Programs

``SEC. 231. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR.

``(a) IN GENERAL—

``The Director is authorized to make grants to or enter into contracts with public or nonprofit organizations, including organizations funded under part A, B, or C, for the purposes of demonstrating innovative activities involving older Americans as volunteers. The Director may support under this part both volunteers receiving stipends and volunteers not receiving stipends.

``(b) ACTIVITIES—

``An organization that receives a grant or enters into a contract under subsection (a) may use funds made available through the grant or contract for activities such as—

``(1) linking youth groups and older American organizations in volunteer activities;

``(2) involving older volunteers in programs and activities different from programs and activities supported in the community; and

``(3) testing whether older American volunteer programs may contribute to new objectives or certain national priorities.

``SEC. 232. PROHIBITION.

``The Director may not reduce the activities, projects, or volunteers funded under the other parts of this title in order to support projects under this part.´´.