123STA T . 1 57 2 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 13 — AP R .21 , 2 0 0 9‘ ‘ (C)KNOWLEDG E MA NAGEMEN T.—The C orp or ati o ns ha l l ,d ire c tl y or thro ug h contract, m aintain a clearing - house f or information on b est practices resulting from ini- tiati v es supported by the eligible entities and community organi z ations. ‘‘( D ) R E S E RV AT I ON.— O f the funds appropriated under section 501 (a)( 4 )( E ) for a fiscal year, not more than 5 per- cent may be used to carry out this subsection. ’ ’. SEC.180 8.C L E ARINGHOU SES. S ubtitle H of title I (4 2U .S.C. 12 6 5 3 et se q .) is further amended by adding at the end the follo w ing
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VOLUNTEER GENERA - TION F UN D‘ ‘SEC. 1 9 8O. NA T IONAL SER V ICE P ROGRA M S CLEARINGHOUSES. ‘‘(a) IN G ENERAL.—The Corporation shall provide assistance, by grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, to entities with e x per- tise in the dissemination of information through clearinghouses to establish 1 or more clearinghouses for information regarding the national service laws, which shall include information on service-learning and on service through other programs receiving assistance under the national service laws. ‘‘(b) FU N C TION O F CLEARING H OUSE.—Such a clearinghouse may— ‘‘(1) assist entities carrying out State or local service- learning and national service programs with needs assessments and planning
‘‘(2) conduct research and evaluations concerning service- learning or programs receiving assistance under the national service laws, except that such clearinghouse may not conduct such research and evaluations if the recipient of the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement establishing the clearing- house under this section is receiving funds for such purpose under part III of subtitle B or under this subtitle (not including this section); ‘‘(3)( A ) provide leadership development and training to State and local service-learning program administrators, super- visors, service sponsors, and participants; and ‘‘(B) provide training to persons who can provide the leader- ship development and training described in subparagraph (A); ‘‘(4) facilitate communication among— ‘‘(A) entities carrying out service-learning programs and programs offered under the national service laws; and ‘‘(B) participants in such programs; ‘‘(5) provide and disseminate information and curriculum materials relating to planning and operating service-learning programs and programs offered under the national service laws, to States, territories, Indian tribes, and local entities eligible to receive financial assistance under the national service laws; ‘‘(6) provide and disseminate information regarding methods to ma k e service-learning programs and programs offered under the national service laws accessible to individuals with disabilities; Grants.Co ntra c ts. 42US C 1 2 653 . Contracts.
