National and Community Service: Reauthorization of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973

Publication Date: November 2002

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Research Area: Social conditions

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The major federally funded community service and volunteer programs in this country are authorized under two statutes: the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (NCSA), and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (DVSA). In general, the programs authorized by these statutes are administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service, an independent federal agency. On April 9, 2002, the President released "Principles and Reforms for a Citizen Service Act," to guide the reauthorization of NCSA and DVSA. On June 12, 2002, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce approved H.R. 4854, the Citizen Service Act of 2002. H.R. 4854 is based on the President's principles for reforming and enhancing these programs. This report provides selected highlights of H.R. 4854, and will be updated after major legislative developments.