123STA T . 1 5 5 4PUBLIC LA W 111 – 13 — AP R .21 , 2 0 0 9SEC.1803 . R E P E AL S. (a)REP E ALS.—Thefol lo wingpr o v i s ions are repeale d: ( 1 ) C LEA RINGHOU SES.— S e ct ion 1 98A ( 42U .S.C. 12 653 a). (2) M ILI T AR Y INSTALLATION C ON V ERSION D E M ONSTRATION PROGRAMS.—Section 198C (42 U.S.C. 12653c). (3) SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION PRO J ECT.—Section 198 D (42 U.S.C. 12653d). ( b ) REDESIGNATION.—Section 198 B (42 U.S.C. 12653b) is redesignated as section 198A. SEC. 180 4 . PRES ID E NT IAL A W ARDS. Section 198A(a)(2) (as redesignated b y section 18 0 3(b)) (42 U.S.C. 12653b(a)(2)) is f u rther a m ended by stri k ing ‘ ‘section 101(19) ’ ’ and inserting ‘‘section 101’’. SEC. 180 5 . NEW F ELL O WS H IPS. P art I of subtitle H of title I (42 U.S.C. 12653 et se q .) is further amended by adding at the end the following new sections: ‘ ‘SEC. 1 9 8 B . SER V EA M ERICA FELLOWSHIPS. ‘‘(a) DE F INITIONS.—In this section: ‘‘(1) AREA OF NATIONAL NEED.—The term ‘area of national need’ means an area involved in efforts to— ‘‘(A) improve education in schools for economically dis - advantaged students
‘‘(B) e x pand and improve access to health care; ‘‘(C) improve energy efficiency and conserve natural resources; ‘‘(D) improve economic opportunities for economically disadvantaged individuals; or ‘‘( E ) improve disaster preparedness and response. ‘‘(2) ELIGI B LE FELLO W SHIP RECIPIENT.—The term ‘eligible fellowship recipient’ means an individual who is selected by a State Commission under subsection (c) and , as a result of such selection, is eligible for a ServeAmerica F ellowship. ‘‘(3) FELLOW.—The term ‘fellow’ means an eligible fellow- ship recipient who is awarded a ServeAmerica Fellowship and is designated a fellow under subsection (e)(2). ‘‘(4) SMALL SERVICE SPONSOR ORGANI Z ATION.—The term ‘small service sponsor organi z ation’ means a service sponsor organization described in subsection (d)(1) that has not more than 10 full-time employees and 10 part-time employees. ‘‘(b) G RANTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated under section 501(a)(4)(B) and allotted under paragraph (2)(A), the Corporation shall make grants (including financial assistance and a corresponding allotment of approved national service positions), to the State Commission of each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico with an application approved under this section, to enable such State Commissions to award ServeAmerica Fellowships under subsection (e). ‘‘(2) ALLOTMENT; ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— ‘‘(A) ALLOTMENT.—The amount allotted to a State Commission for a fiscal year shall be equal to an amount that bears the same ratio to the amount appropriated under section 501(a)(4)(B), as the population of the State bears 42USC1 2 653b. 42 USC 12653 a .
