GENERAL PROVISIONS.

SEC. 2146. GENERAL PROVISIONS.(a) Promotion of National Senior Service Corps.—Section 221 (42 U.S.C. 5021) is amended—(1) in the section heading, by striking “volunteer” and inserting “service”; and(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking “participation of volunteers” and inserting “participation of volunteers of all ages and backgrounds, living in urban or rural communities”.(b) Minority Population Participation.—Section 223 (42 U.S.C. 5023) is amended—(1) in the section heading, by striking “group” and inserting “population”; and(2) by striking “sixty years and older from minority groups” and inserting “age 55 years or older from minority populations”.(c) Use of Locally Generated Contributions in National Senior Service Corps.—Section 224 (42 U.S.C. 5024) is amended—(1) in the section heading, by striking “volunteer” and inserting “service”; and(2) by striking “Volunteer Corps” and inserting “Service Corps”.(d) National Problems of Local Concern.—Section 225 (42 U.S.C. 5025) is amended—(1) in subsection (a)—(A) in paragraph (1)—(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking “(10), (12), (15), and (16)” and inserting “(9), (11), and (14)”; and(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking “(10)” and inserting “(9)”;(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:“(2) An applicant for a grant under paragraph (1) shall determine whether the program to be supported by the grant is a program under part A, B, or C, and shall submit an application as required for such program.”; and(C) by adding at the end the following:“(4) To the maximum extent practicable, the Director shall ensure that not less than 25 percent of the funds appropriated under this section are used to award grants—“(A) to applicants for grants under this section that are not receiving assistance from the Corporation at the time of such grant award; or“(B) to applicants from locations where no programs supported under part A, B, or C are in effect at the time of such grant award.“(5) Notwithstanding paragraph (4), if, for a fiscal year, less than 25 percent of the applicants for grants under this section are applicants described in paragraph (4), the Director may use an amount that is greater than 75 percent of the funds appropriated under this subsection to award grants to applicants that are already receiving assistance from the Corporation at the time of such grant award.”;(2) in subsection (b)—123 STAT. 1590(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting “through education, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation” before the period at the end;(B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:“(4) Programs that establish and support mentoring programs for low-income youth, including mentoring programs that match such youth with mentors and match such youth with employment and training programs, including apprenticeship programs.”;(C) in paragraph (5), by inserting “, including literacy programs that serve youth, and adults, with limited English proficiency” before the period at the end;(D) by striking paragraphs (6) and (7) and inserting the following:“(6) Programs that provide respite care, including care for elderly individuals and for children and individuals with disabilities or chronic illnesses who are living at home.“(7) Programs that provide before-school and after-school activities, serving children in low-income communities, that may engage participants in mentoring relationships, tutoring, life skills, and study skills programs, service-learning, physical, nutrition, and health education programs, and other activities addressing the needs of the children in the communities, including children of working parents.”;(E) by striking paragraph (8);(F) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (15) as paragraphs (8) through (14), respectively;(G) in paragraph (10) (as redesignated by subparagraph (F))—(i) by striking “educationally disadvantaged children” and inserting “students”; and(ii) by striking “the basic skills of such children” and inserting “the academic achievement of such students”;(H) by striking paragraph (11) (as redesignated by subparagraph (F)) and inserting the following:“(11) Programs that engage older individuals with children and youth to complete service in energy conservation, environmental stewardship, or other environmental needs of a community, including service relating to conducting energy audits, insulating homes, or conducting other activities to promote energy efficiency.”;(I) by striking paragraph (14) (as redesignated by subparagraph (F)) and inserting the following:“(14) Programs in which the grant recipients involved collaborate with criminal justice professionals and organizations in order to provide prevention programs that serve low-income youth or youth reentering society after incarceration and their families, which prevention programs may include mentoring, counseling, or employment counseling.”;(J) by striking paragraph (16); and(K) by redesignating paragraphs (17) and (18) as paragraphs (15) and (16), respectively;(3) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting “and that such applicant has expertise applicable to implementing the proposed 123 STAT. 1591 program for which the applicant is requesting the grant” before the period at the end; and(4) in subsection (e), by inserting “widely” after “shall”.(e) Acceptance of Donations.—Part D of title II (42 U.S.C. 5021 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:“SEC. 228. ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS.“(a) In General.—Except as provided in subsection (b), an entity receiving assistance under this title may accept donations, including donations in cash or in kind fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services.“(b) Exception.—An entity receiving assistance under this title to carry out an activity shall not accept donations from the beneficiaries of the activity.” .