123STA T . 1 548PUBLIC LA W 111 – 13 — AP R .21 , 2 0 0 9(A)inpar a g rap h ( 2 )( B ) ,by in se r t ing a f ter ‘ ‘s u b d i v isi o n ofa S tate, ’ ’ thefo l lo w ing
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and (B) in paragraph ( 3 ) — (i) in the heading, by stri k ing ‘‘ MEMB E R ’’ and inserting ‘‘ NONV O TI N G MEMBER’’; and (ii) by inserting ‘‘nonvoting’’ before ‘‘ m ember’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subse c tion: ‘‘(g) P ER S ON AL SERVI C ES C ONTRACTS . — T he Corporation may enter into personal services contracts to carry out research, evalua - tion, and public awareness related to the national service laws.’’. SEC.170 7. DONAT ED SE RVI CES. Section 196 (a) ( 4 2 U .S.C. 126 5 1g(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: ‘‘(A) O RGANI Z ATIONS AN D INDIVID U ALS.—Notwith- standing section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Corporation may solicit and accept the services of organi z a- tions and individuals (other than participants) to assist the Corporation in carrying out the duties of the Corpora- tion under the national service laws, and may provide to such individuals the travel e x penses described in section 192A(d).’’; (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘Such a volunteer’’ and inserting ‘‘A person who pro- vides assistance, either individually or as a member of an organization, in accordance with subparagraph (A)’’; (ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘a volunteer under this subtitle’’ and inserting ‘‘such a person’’; (iii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘volunteers under this subtitle’’ and inserting ‘‘such persons’’; and (iv) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘such a volunteer’’ and inserting ‘‘such a person’’; and (C) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ‘‘Such a volun- teer’’ and inserting ‘‘Such a person’’; and (2) by striking paragraph (3). SEC. 170 8 . ASSI G N M ENT TO STATE COMMISSIONS. Subtitle G of title I (42 U.S.C. 12651 et se q .) is further amended by adding at the end the following: ‘ ‘SEC. 1 96B . ASSIGNMENT TO STATE COMMISSIONS. ‘‘(a) ASSIGNMENT.—In accordance with section 193A(c)(1), the Chief E xecutive Officer may assign to State Commissions specific programmatic functions upon a determination that such an assign- ment will increase efficiency in the operation or oversight of a program under the national service laws. In carrying out this sec- tion, and before executing any assignment of authority, the Corpora- tion shall seek input from and consult Corporation employees, State Commissions, State educational agencies, and other interested stakeholders. ‘‘(b) R E P ORT.—Not later than 2 years after the effective date of the Serve America Act, the Corporation shall submit a report to the authorizing committees describing the consultation process described in subsection (a), including the stakeholders consulted, Consulta t i on .42US C 1 2 65 1 j .
