DEFINITIONS.

SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.As used in this title: (1) Adult volunteer.— The term “adult volunteer” means— (A) an individual who is beyond the age of compulsory schooling, including an older American, an individual with a disability, and a parent; (B) an employee of a private business; (C) an employee of a public or nonprofit agency; or (D) any other individual working without financial remuneration in an education institution to assist students or out-of-school youth. (2) Commission.—The term “Commission” means the Commission on National and Community Service established under section 190. 104 STAT. 3130 (3) Community-based agency.—The term “community-based agency” means a private nonprofit organization that is representative of a community or a significant segment of a community and that is engaged in meeting human, educational, or environmental community needs, including churches and other religious entities and community action agencies. (4) Crew supervisor.—The term “crew supervisor” means the adult staff individual who is responsible for supervising a crew of participants, including the crew leader. (5) Economically disadvantaged.—The term “economically disadvantaged” with respect to youths has the same meaning given such term in section 4(8) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1503(8)). (6) Elementary school.—The term “elementary school” has the same meaning given such term in section 1471(8) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2891(8)). (7) Indian lands.—The term “Indian lands” means any real property owned by an Indian tribe, any real property held in trust by the United States for Indian tribes, and any real property held by Indian tribes that is subject to restrictions on alienation imposed by the United States. (8) Indian tribe.—The term “Indian tribe” means an Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. (9) Institution of higher education.—The term “institution of higher education” has the same meaning given such term in section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)). (10) Local educational agency.—The term “local educational agency” has the same meaning given such term in section 1471(12) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2891(12)). (11) Local government agency.—The term “local government agency” means a public agency that is engaged in meeting human, social, educational, or environmental needs. (12) Out-of-school youth.— The term “out-of-school youth” means an individual who— (A) has not attained the age of 27; (B) has not completed college or the equivalent thereof; and (C) is not enrolled in an elementary or secondary school or institution of higher education. (13) Participant.—The term “participant” means an individual enrolled in a program that receives assistance under this title. (14) Partnership program.—The term “partnership program” means a program through which adult volunteers, public or private agencies, institutions of higher education, or businesses assist a local educational agency. (15) Placement.—The term “placement” means the matching of a participant with a specific project. 104 STAT. 3131 (16) Program.—The term “program” means an activity carried out with assistance provided under this title. (17) Program agency.— The term “program agency” means— (A) a Federal or State agency designated to manage a youth corps program; (B) the governing body of an Indian tribe that administers a youth corps program; or (C) a local applicant administering a youth corps program. (18) Project.—The term “project” means an activity that results in a specific identifiable service or product that other-wise would not be done with existing funds, and that does not duplicate the routine services or functions of the employer to whom participants are assigned. (19) Public lands.—The term “public lands” means any lands or waters (or interest therein) owned or administered by the United States or by an agency or instrumentality of a State or local government. (20) Secondary school.—The term “secondary school” has the same meaning given such term in section 1471(21) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2891(21)). (21) Service-learning.— The term “service-learning” means a method— (A) under which students learn and develop through active participation in thoughtfully organized service experiences that meet actual community needs and that are coordinated in collaboration with the school and community; (B) that is integrated into the students’ academic curriculum or provides structured time for a student to think, talk, or write about what the student did and saw during the actual service activity; (C) that provides students with opportunities to use newly acquired skills and knowledge in real-life situations in their own communities; and (D) that enhances what is taught in school by extending student learning beyond the classroom and into the community and helps to foster the development of a sense of caring for others. (22) Service opportunity.—The term “service opportunity” means a program or project, including service learning programs or projects, that enables students or out-of-school youth to perform meaningful and constructive service in agencies, institutions, and situations where the application of human talent and dedication may help to meet human, educational, linguistic, and environmental community needs, especially those relating to poverty. (23) Special senior service member.—The term “special senior service member” means an individual who is age 60 or over and willing to work full-time or part-time in conjunction with a full-time national service program. (24) Sponsoring organization.—The term “sponsoring organization” means an organization, eligible to receive assistance under this title, that has been selected to provide a placement for a participant. 104 STAT. 3132 (25) State.—The term “State” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Common-wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Palau, until such time as the Compact of Free Association is ratified. (26) State educational agency.—The term “State educational agency” has the same meaning given such term in section 1471(23) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2891(23)). (27) Student.—The term “student” means an individual who is enrolled in an elementary or secondary school or institution of higher education on a full- or part-time basis. (28) Summer program.—The term “summer program” means a youth corps program authorized under this title that is limited to the months of June, July, and August. (29) Youth corps program.—The term “youth corps program” means a program, such as a conservation corps or youth service program, that offers full-time, productive work (to be financed through stipends) with visible community benefits in a natural resource or human service setting and that gives participants a mix of work experience, basic and life skills, education, training, and support services.