123STA T . 1 5 52 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 13 — AP R .21 , 2 0 0 9(2)PROG R AM.—Thet e rm‘ ‘ p r og r a m ’ ’ mea ns an ent i re pro - gram c arrie d o u t by the C orporation under the nationa l ser v ice la w s , such as the entire A meriCorps program carried out under subtitle C. SEC.17 1 3 . VOLUNT EE RMA NA G EMENT COR P S STU DY . (a) FIND ING S .—Congress f inds the following
( 1 ) M any managers see k opportunities to give back to their communities and address the N ation’s challenges. (2) Managers possess business and technical skills that make them especially suited to help nonprofit organi z ations and S tate and local governments create efficiencies and cost savings and develop programs to serve communities in need. ( 3 ) There are currently a large number of businesses and firms who are seeking to identify savings through sabbatical opportunities for senior employees. (b) S TU D Y AND P L AN.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall— (1) conduct a study on how best to establish and implement a V olunteer Management Corps program
and (2) submit a plan regarding the establishment of such program to Congress and to the President. (c) CONSULTATION.— I n carrying out the study described in sub- section (b)(1), the Corporation may consult with e x perts in the private and nonprofit sectors. (d) EF F EC TI V E D ATE.—Notwithstanding section 61 0 1, this sec- tion shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. Subti t leH—Am e nd ment s t o Subtitle H (I n v estment f o rQ u a lit y and Innovation ) SEC. 1 80 1. TEC H N I CAL AMENDMENT TO SU B TITLE H. Subtitle H oftitleI( 4 2 U .S.C. 126 5 3etse q .) is amended by inserting after the subtitle heading and before section 1 98 the following: ‘ ‘ PARTI— A D DITI ON A LC ORPORATION ACTI V ITI ES TOS U PPORT NATIONAL SERVICE ’ ’ . SEC. 180 2 . ADDITIONAL CORPORATION ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL SERVICE. (a) TEC H NICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 198 (42 U.S.C. 12653) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsection (r)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’; (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (b), by striking ‘‘to improve the quality’’ and all that follows through ‘‘including—’’ and inserting ‘‘to address emergent needs through summer programs and other activities, and to support service-learning programs and national service programs, including—’’; (3) by striking subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (h), (i), ( j ), (l), (m), and (p) and redesignating subsections (g), (k), (n), (o), (q), (r), and (s) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i), respectively. Deadlin e .
