[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1933 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
103d CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1933
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 16 (legislative day, February 22), 1994
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal
Holiday Commission, to extend such Commission, and to support the
planning and performance of national service opportunities in
conjunction with the Federal legal holiday honoring the birthday of
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``King Holiday and Service Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. FEDERAL HOLIDAY COMMISSION.
The Act entitled ``An Act to establish a commission to assist in
the first observance of the Federal legal holiday honoring Martin
Luther King, Jr.'', approved August 27, 1984 (36 U.S.C. 169j and
following) is amended--
(1) in section 3(1) by inserting ``(including service
opportunities)'' after ``activities'';
(2) in section 4(a) by striking ``and'' at the end of
paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(6) and inserting ``; and'', and by adding at the end the
following:
``(7) the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for
National and Community Service, appointed under section 193 of
the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12651c).'';
(3) in section 6(a) by striking ``maximum rate of pay
payable for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule under section
5332'' and inserting ``rate of pay for level IV of the
Executive Schedule under section 5315'';
(4) by amending section 7 to read as follows:
``Sec. 7. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
Act--
``(1) $300,000 for fiscal year 1995;
``(2) $350,000 for fiscal year 1996;
``(3) $400,000 for fiscal year 1997;
``(4) $450,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
``(5) $500,000 for fiscal year 1999.'';
(5) in section 8 by inserting after ``under this Act'' the
following: ``or under the National and Community Service Act of
1990''; and
(6) in section 9 by striking ``April 20, 1994'' and
inserting ``September 30, 1999''.
SEC. 3. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., SERVICE DAY.
(a) Additional Corporation Activity to Support National Service.--
Section 198 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12653) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(s) Martin Luther King, Jr., Service Day.--
``(1) Assistance.--The Corporation may make grants to
eligible entities described in paragraph (2) to pay for the
Federal share of the cost of planning and carrying out service
opportunities in conjunction with the Federal legal holiday
honoring the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Such service
opportunities shall consist of activities reflecting the life
and teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr., such as cooperation
and understanding among racial and ethnic groups, nonviolent
conflict resolution, equal economic and educational
opportunities, and social justice.
``(2) Eligible entities.--Any entity otherwise eligible for
assistance under the national services laws shall be eligible
to receive a grant under this subsection.
``(3) Consultation.--In making grants under this
subsection, the Corporation shall consult with the Martin
Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission established under
section 2 of Public Law 98-399 (36 U.S.C. 169j-1).
``(4) Federal share.--Grants provided under this subsection
to an eligible entity to support the planning and carrying out
of a service opportunity in conjunction with the Federal legal
holiday honoring the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.,
together with all other Federal funds used to plan or carry out
the service opportunity, may not exceed 30 percent of the cost
of planning and carrying out the service opportunity.
``(5) Calculation of entity contributions.--In determining
the non-Federal share of the costs of planning and carrying out
a service opportunity supported by a grant under this
subsection, the Corporation shall consider in-kind
contributions (including facilities, equipment, and services)
made to plan or carry out the service opportunity.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Reference to repealed section.--Section 101(a)(3) of
the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 (Public
Law 103-82; 107 Stat. 788) is amended by striking ``through
136'' and inserting ``through 135''.
(2) Incorrect reference to act.--Section 203(a)(3) of the
National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 (Public Law
103-82; 107 Stat. 891) is amended by striking ``Act of 1993''
and inserting ``Act of 1990''.
(3) Description of national service participants.--Section
137(c) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12591(c)), as added by section 101(b) of the National
and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-82; 107
Stat. 809), is amended by striking ``subsection (a)(5)(A)'' and
inserting ``subsection (a)(5)''.
(4) Educational award eligibility requirements.--Section
146(a) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12602(a)), as added by section 102(a) of the National
and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-82; 107
Stat. 818), is amended by striking the second paragraph (3).
(5) Civilian community corps.--
(A) Use of incorrect term.--Section 155(e) of the
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12615(e)), as redesignated by section 104(b)(3) of the
National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993
(Public Law 103-82; 107 Stat. 840), is amended by
striking ``Corps'' and inserting ``Camps''.
(B) Reference to section.--Subsection (c)(2)(C)(i)
of section 159 of the National and Community Service
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12619), as amended by section
104(e)(2)(E)(ii) of the National and Community Service
Trust Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-82; 107 Stat. 847),
is amended by striking ``section section 162(a)(2)''
and inserting ``section 162(a)(2)''.
(C) Cross reference.--Section 162(a)(1)(B)(ii) of
the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12622(a)(1)(B)(ii)), as redesignated by section
104(b)(3) of the National and Community Service Trust
Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-82; 107 Stat. 840), is
amended by striking ``section 4462 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993'' and
inserting ``section 1143a of title 10, United States
Code''.
(6) Punctuation.--Section 198(q)(1) of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12653(q)(1)), as added
by section 104(c) of the National and Community Service Trust
Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-82; 107 Stat. 840), is amended by
striking ``1995'' and inserting ``1995,''.
(7) Redesignated paragraph.--Subsection (b)(6) of section
103 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C.
4953), as redesignated by section 323(b)(3) of the National and
Community Service Trust Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-82; 107
Stat. 900), is amended by striking ``(6)'' and inserting
``(5)''.
(8) Subparagraph indentation.--Subsection (c)(1)(F) of
section 103 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42
U.S.C. 4953), as added by section 323(c)(1)(D) of the National
and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-82; 107
Stat. 900), is amended by moving the left margin two ems to the
left.
(9) Correct execution of amendment.--Section 224 of the
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5024) is
amended by striking ``volunteer projects for older Americans''
and inserting ``National Senior Volunteer Corps projects''.
(10) Effective dates.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph
(B), the amendments made by this subsection shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(B) Retroactive effective date.--The amendments
made by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall take effect as of
October 1, 1993.
Passed the House of Representatives March 15, 1994.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.