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[CITE: 42USC12583]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
               CHAPTER 129--NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
 
    SUBCHAPTER I--NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM
 
               Division C--National Service Trust Program
 
                Part II--Application and Approval Process
 
Sec. 12583. National service program assistance requirements


(a) Impact on communities

    An application submitted under section 12582 of this title shall 
include an assurance by the applicant that any national service program 
carried out by the applicant using assistance provided under section 
12571 of this title and any national service program supported by a 
grant made by the applicant using such assistance will--
        (1) address unmet human, educational, environmental, or public 
    safety needs through services that provide a direct benefit to the 
    community in which the service is performed; and
        (2) comply with the nonduplication and nondisplacement 
    requirements of section 12637 of this title and the grievance 
    procedure requirements of section 12636(f) of this title.

(b) Impact on participants

    An application submitted under section 12582 of this title shall 
also include an assurance by the applicant that any national service 
program carried out by the applicant using assistance provided under 
section 12571 of this title and any national service program supported 
by a grant made by the applicant using such assistance will--
        (1) provide participants in the national service program with 
    the training, skills, and knowledge necessary for the projects that 
    participants are called upon to perform;
        (2) provide support services to participants, such as the 
    provision of appropriate information and support--
            (A) to those participants who are completing a term of 
        service and making the transition to other educational and 
        career opportunities; and
            (B) to those participants who are school dropouts in order 
        to assist those participants in earning the equivalent of a high 
        school diploma; and

        (3) provide, if appropriate, structured opportunities for 
    participants to reflect on their service experiences.

(c) Consultation

    An application submitted under section 12582 of this title shall 
also include an assurance by the applicant that any national service 
program carried out by the applicant using assistance provided under 
section 12571 of this title and any national service program supported 
by a grant made by the applicant using such assistance will--
        (1) provide in the design, recruitment, and operation of the 
    program for broad-based input from--
            (A) the community served and potential participants in the 
        program; and
            (B) community-based agencies with a demonstrated record of 
        experience in providing services and local labor organizations 
        representing employees of service sponsors, if these entities 
        exist in the area to be served by the program;

        (2) prior to the placement of participants, consult with the 
    appropriate local labor organization, if any, representing employees 
    in the area who are engaged in the same or similar work as that 
    proposed to be carried out by such program to ensure compliance with 
    the nondisplacement requirements specified in section 12637 of this 
    title; and
        (3) in the case of a program that is not funded through a State, 
    consult with and coordinate activities with the State Commission for 
    the State in which the program operates.

(d) Evaluation and performance goals

                           (1) In general

        An application submitted under section 12582 of this title shall 
    also include an assurance by the applicant that the applicant will--
            (A) arrange for an independent evaluation of any national 
        service program carried out using assistance provided to the 
        applicant under section 12571 of this title or, with the 
        approval of the Corporation, conduct an internal evaluation of 
        the program;
            (B) apply measurable performance goals and evaluation 
        methods (such as the use of surveys of participants and persons 
        served), which are to be used as part of such evaluation to 
        determine the impact of the program--
                (i) on communities and persons served by the projects 
            performed by the program;
                (ii) on participants who take part in the projects; and
                (iii) in such other areas as the Corporation may 
            require; and

            (C) cooperate with any evaluation activities undertaken by 
        the Corporation.

                           (2) Evaluation

        Subject to paragraph (3), the Corporation shall develop 
    evaluation criteria and performance goals applicable to all national 
    service programs carried out with assistance provided under section 
    12571 of this title.

               (3) Alternative evaluation requirements

        The Corporation may establish alternative evaluation 
    requirements for national service programs based upon the amount of 
    assistance received under section 12571 of this title or received by 
    a grant made by a recipient of assistance under such section. The 
    determination of whether a national service program is covered by 
    this paragraph shall be made in such manner as the Corporation may 
    prescribe.

(e) Living allowances and other inservice benefits

    Except as provided in section 12594(c) of this title, an application 
submitted under section 12582 of this title shall also include an 
assurance by the applicant that the applicant will--
        (1) ensure the provision of a living allowance and other 
    benefits specified in section 12594 of this title to participants in 
    any national service program carried out by the applicant using 
    assistance provided under section 12571 of this title; and
        (2) require that each national service program that receives a 
    grant from the applicant using such assistance will also provide a 
    living allowance and other benefits specified in section 12594 of 
    this title to participants in the program.

(f) Selection of participants from individuals recruited by Corporation 
        or State Commissions

    The Corporation may also require an assurance by the applicant that 
any national service program carried out by the applicant using 
assistance provided under section 12571 of this title and any national 
service program supported by a grant made by the applicant using such 
assistance will select a portion of the participants for the program 
from among prospective participants recruited by the Corporation or 
State Commissions under section 12592(d) of this title. The Corporation 
may specify a minimum percentage of participants to be selected from the 
national leadership pool established under section 12592(e) of this 
title and may vary the percentage for different types of national 
service programs.

(Pub. L. 101-610, title I, Sec. 131, as added Pub. L. 103-82, title I, 
Sec. 101(b), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 803.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 131 of Pub. L. 101-610 was renumbered section 199J 
and is classified to section 12655j of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 12592 of this title.
