National American Youth Service Act

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Title I: Imposition and Term of Mandatory National

Service Obligation

Title II: Administration of National Service

Title III: Miscellaneous National Service Programs

National American Youth Service Act - Title I: Imposition and Term of Mandatory National Service Obligation - (Sec. 101) Imposes a national service obligation on U.S. citizens or permanent residents, to be satisfied between the ages of 18 and 26 through various types of service.

(Sec. 102) Requires registration with the local national service board.

(Sec. 103) Sets forth the types of national service to satisfy the obligation, including service as a dollar-per-hour volunteer with an accredited sponsor organization or a new Federal volunteer program; (2) service with the existing Federal volunteer programs; (3) employment as a law enforcement officer or firefighter; (4) service in the armed forces; and (5) participation in and successful completion of the Job Corps or a job training program for the economically disadvantaged under the Job Training Partnership Act or a comparable State job training program.

(Sec. 104) Makes individuals who fail to register or complete the national service obligation ineligible for: (1) appointment to a position in a Federal agency; (2) the Medicare program; (3) Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits; (4) any student assistance under the Higher Education Act of 1965 or the Public Health Service Act; and (5) job training and employment assistance under the Job Training Partnership Act.

(Sec. 105) Provides for exemptions and deferments on the basis of unfitness to serve and temporary hardship deferments.

Title II: Administration of National Service - (Sec. 201) Establishes the Office of National Service (ONS) to regulate and oversee registration and performance of national service participants. Requires ONS to be fully operational by October 1, 1995.

Establishes a task force on national service to: (1) identify existing opportunities in the Federal Government for volunteer services performance; and (2) consider methods to expand opportunities for national service participants through federally-operated programs.

(Secs. 202 and 203) Requires the Director to: (1) establish a system to track and record national service performance by participants; and (2) consider the feasibility of using Selective Service System personnel and facilities and certain Internal Revenue Code statements and records.

(Sec. 204) Requires the Director to establish a network, consisting of a State national service office for each State and a local national service board for each congressional district, to: (1) register participants; (2) assist them to find and perform national service in satisfaction of their obligation; and (3) approve sponsor organizations. Authorizes the Director to use State headquarters and local boards of the Selective Service System as part of the network. Requires each State office and local board in the network to: (1) disseminate information on registration and national service obligations; (2) provide information and counseling to participants on service opportunities; and (3) investigate complaints between participants and sponsor organizations.

(Sec. 205) Sets forth application and accreditation agreement requirements for nonprofit organizations to serve as sponsor organizations. Requires the State office to establish and maintain a directory of accredited sponsor organizations. Requires that the actual selection of a participant to perform service with a sponsor organization be left to that organization's discretion.

(Sec. 206) Authorizes appropriations for titles I and II.

Title III: Miscellaneous National Service Programs - (Sec. 301) Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to authorize appropriations to the Commission on National and Community Service for grants under the American Conservation and Youth Service Corps program.

(Sec. 302) Amends the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to extend the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program. Increases the minimum number of years of VISTA volunteer service (including training and other support) for which funds must be made available first from appropriations for National Volunteer Antipoverty Programs.

(Sec. 303) Amends the Peace Corps Act to authorize appropriations for the Peace Corps program. Requires the President to endeavor to maintain a specified minimum Peace Corps enrollment.

(Sec. 304) Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to establish the Urban Elementary School Literacy Corps (UESLC) to recruit, select, train, and assign volunteers to provide individual attention and instruction in reading and writing to first and second grade students in urban elementary schools. Authorizes appropriations.

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for cancellation of certain student loans because of service as an UESLC volunteer.