Learn and Serve America Reinvestment Act

119 S2783 IS: Learn and Serve America Reinvestment Act U.S. Senate 2025-09-11 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2783 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 11, 2025 Mr. Kim introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To provide a direct appropriation of funds for the Learn and Serve America program of the Corporation for National and Community Service and to expand the eligibility of such program to additional entities. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Learn and Serve America Reinvestment Act . 2. Direct appropriation of funds for the Learn and Serve America program In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Corporation for National and Community Service for fiscal year 2026 and each succeeding fiscal year, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— (1) $40,000,000, for subtitle B of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq. ), of which not less than 20 percent shall be used to carry out part I of such subtitle B and not less than 80 percent shall be used to carry out part II of such subtitle B; and (2) such sums as may be necessary to hire not less then 10 additional, full-time staff members at the Corporation for National and Community Service to assist with planning, program design, and technology advancements for purposes of carrying out such subtitle B. 3. Expansion of eligibility for the Learn and Service America program (a) Definitions Section 111A of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12522 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following: (1) Local educational agency The term local educational agency has the meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). ; and (3) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated— (A) by striking or at the end of subparagraph (A); (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (C) a local educational agency, or a consortium of 2 or more local educational agencies, in the State. . (b) Special rule Section 112(d) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12523(d) ) is amended to read as follows: (d) Special rule A State educational agency described in section 111A(3)(A) may designate, to receive an allotment or competitive grant for the State educational agency in accordance with section 112A, and carry out the functions of the agency under this part, a statewide entity that— (1) has demonstrated experience in supporting or implementing service-learning programs; and (2) is a community-based entity, a non-profit organization that provides training or direct support to teachers, youth workers, and students, or the State Commission on National and Community Service established for the State under section 178. . (c) Awards Section 112A of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12524 ) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking Allotments and inserting Awards ; (2) in subsection (a), by inserting through fiscal year 2025 after any fiscal year ; (3) in subsection (b)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), by striking for the fiscal year and inserting for any fiscal year through fiscal year 2025 ; and (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting through fiscal year 2025 after any fiscal year ; (4) in subsection (c), by inserting before fiscal year 2026 after a fiscal year ; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (d) Reservation and grant awards for fiscal year 2026 and each succeeding fiscal year (1) In general Of the amounts appropriated to carry out this part for fiscal year 2026 and any succeeding fiscal year, the Corporation shall— (A) reserve an amount of not less than 2 percent and not more than 3 percent for payments to the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and (B) award grants, on a competitive basis, to State educational agencies, territories, and Indian tribes to carry out this part. (2) Grant amount The Corporation shall determine the amount of any grant made under paragraph (1)(B). (3) Annual report to Congress The Corporation shall submit to Congress a report, on an annual basis, that provides the percentage of funds appropriated for the preceding fiscal year to carry out this part that have been awarded under this section to each type of grantee, and how such grantees have used such grants. . (d) Conforming and clerical amendments (1) Conforming amendments Part I of subtitle B of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq. ) is amended— (A) in section 112(a) ( 42 U.S.C. 12523(a) )— (i) in the subsection heading, by striking Allotments and inserting Awards ; and (ii) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking allotments and inserting allotments or competitive grants, in accordance with section 112A, ; (B) in section 113(a) ( 42 U.S.C. 12525(a) )— (i) in the subsection heading, by striking Allotments and inserting Awards ; and (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking allotment under and inserting allotment or competitive grant, in accordance with ; (C) in section 114(c) ( 42 U.S.C. 12526(c) ), by striking allotment and inserting allotment or competitive grant ; (D) in section 116(a)(1) ( 42 U.S.C. 12528(a)(1) ), by striking from an allotment and inserting (including from an allotment) ; and (E) in section 117 ( 42 U.S.C. 12529 ), by striking allotment and inserting allotment or competitive grant . (2) Clerical amendment The table of contents of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 is amended by striking the item relating to section 112A and inserting the following: Sec. 112A. Awards. .