ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS.

SEC. 1503. ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS. Section 153 (42 U.S.C. 12613) is amended—(1) in subsection (a)—(A) by striking “Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program” and inserting “National Civilian Community Corps Program”; and(B) by striking “on Civilian Community Corps” and inserting “on National Civilian Community Corps”;(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:“(1) is, or will be, at least 18 years of age on or before December 31 of the calendar year in which the individual enrolls in the program, but is not more than 24 years of age as of the date the individual begins participating in the program; and”;123 STAT. 1522(3) in subsection (c)—(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Backrounds” and inserting “Backgrounds”; and(B) by adding at the end the following: “The Director shall take appropriate steps, including through outreach and recruitment activities, to increase the percentage of participants in the program who are disadvantaged youth to 50 percent of all participants by year 2012. The Director shall report to the authorizing committees biennially on such steps, any challenges faced, and the annual participation rates of disadvantaged youth in the program.”;(4) by striking subsection (d); and(5) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).