Authorizing Citation

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Pub. L. 103–82, § 203(a)(1)(A), substituted ‘‘the national
service laws’’ for ‘‘this subchapter’’.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 103–82, § 402(b)(1), substituted
‘‘Corporation’’ for ‘‘Commission’’.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 103–82, § 402(b)(1), substituted
‘‘Corporation’’ for ‘‘Commission’’ in introductory provisions.
Pub. L. 103–82, § 118(2)(A), substituted ‘‘division C’’ for
‘‘part D’’ in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (g)(3), (9). Pub. L. 103–82, § 118(2)(B), substituted ‘‘National Senior Volunteer Corps programs’’
for ‘‘older American volunteer programs’’.
Subsec. (h)(1), (2)(A), (B)(ii). Pub. L. 103–82, § 402(b)(1),
substituted ‘‘Corporation’’ for ‘‘Commission’’.
Subsecs. (i), (j). Pub. L. 103–82, § 118(3), (4), added subsec. (i) and struck out former subsecs. (i) and (j) which
related to deadline and report, respectively.
1992—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 102–384, § 9(1), substituted
‘‘subsection (j)’’ for ‘‘subsection (h)’’.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–384, § 4, substituted ‘‘Commission’’ for ‘‘Secretary’’.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 102–384, § 9(2), inserted ‘‘or postservice benefit’’ after ‘‘voucher’’.
Subsec. (h)(1). Pub. L. 102–384, § 9(3)(A), substituted
‘‘this section’’ for ‘‘subsection (g) of this section’’.
Subsec. (h)(2). Pub. L. 102–384, § 9(3)(B), added par. (2)
and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows:
‘‘The Commission shall keep information acquired
under this section confidential.’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2009 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 111–13 effective Oct. 1, 2009,
see section 6101(a) of Pub. L. 111–13, set out as a note
under section 4950 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 104–106 effective as if included
in the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act, title
XVI of Pub. L. 103–337, as enacted on Oct. 5, 1994, see
section 1501(f)(3) of Pub. L. 104–106, set out as a note
under section 113 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1993 AMENDMENT
Amendment by section 118 of Pub. L. 103–82 effective
Oct. 1, 1993, see section 123 of Pub. L. 103–82, set out as
a note under section 1701 of Title 16, Conservation.
Amendment by section 203(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 103–82
effective Apr. 4, 1994, see section 203(d) of Pub. L. 103–82,
set out as a note under section 12651 of this title.
Amendment by section 402(b)(1) of Pub. L. 103–82 effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 406(a) of Pub. L. 103–82,
set out as a note under section 5061 of this title.

§ 12639a. Civic Health Assessment and volunteering research and evaluation
(a) Definition of partnership
In this section, the term ‘‘partnership’’ means
the Corporation, acting in conjunction with
(consistent with the terms of an agreement entered into between the Corporation and the National Conference) the National Conference on
Citizenship referred to in section 150701 of title
36 to carry out this section.
(b) In general
The partnership shall facilitate the establishment of a Civic Health Assessment by—
(1) after identifying public and private
sources of civic health data, selecting a set of
civic health indicators, in accordance with
subsection (c), that shall comprise the Civic
Health Assessment;
(2) obtaining civic health data relating to
the Civic Health Assessment, in accordance
with subsection (d); and
(3) conducting related analyses, and reporting the data and analyses, as described in

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paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (d) and
subsections (e) and (f).
(c) Selection of indicators for Civic Health Assessment
(1) Identifying sources
The partnership shall select a set of civic
health indicators that shall comprise the Civic
Health Assessment. In making such selection,
the partnership—
(A) shall identify public and private
sources of civic health data;
(B) shall explore collaborating with other
similar efforts to develop national indicators
in the civic health domain; and
(C) may sponsor a panel of experts, such as
one convened by the National Academy of
Sciences, to recommend civic health indicators and data sources for the Civic Health
Assessment.
(2) Technical advice
At the request of the partnership, the Director of the Bureau of the Census and the Commissioner of Labor Statistics shall provide
technical advice to the partnership on the selection of the indicators for the Civic Health
Assessment.
(3) Updates
The partnership shall periodically evaluate
and update the Civic Health Assessment, and
may expand or modify the indicators described
in subsection (d)(1) as necessary to carry out
the purposes of this section.
(d) Data on the indicators
(1) Sponsored data collection
In identifying the civic health indicators for
the Civic Health Assessment, and obtaining
data for the Assessment, the partnership may
sponsor the collection of data for the Assessment or for the various civic health indicators
being considered for inclusion in the Assessment, including indicators related to—
(A) volunteering and community service;
(B) voting and other forms of political and
civic engagement;
(C) charitable giving;
(D) connecting to civic groups and faithbased organizations;
(E) interest in employment, and careers, in
public service in the nonprofit sector or government;
(F) understanding and obtaining knowledge of United States history and government; and
(G) social enterprise and innovation.
(2) Data from statistical agencies
The Director of the Bureau of the Census
and the Commissioner of Labor Statistics
shall collect annually, to the extent practicable, data to inform the Civic Health Assessment, and shall report data from such collection to the partnership. In determining the
data to be collected, the Director and the
Commissioner shall examine privacy issues,
response rates, and other relevant issues.
(3) Sources of data
To obtain data for the Civic Health Assessment, the partnership shall consider—

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(A) data collected through public and private sources; and
(B) data collected by the Bureau of the
Census, through the Current Population Survey, or by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in
accordance with paragraph (2).
(4) Demographic characteristics
The partnership shall seek to obtain data for
the Civic Health Assessment that will permit
the partnership to analyze the data by age
group, race and ethnicity, education level, and
other demographic characteristics of the individuals involved.
(5) Other issues
In obtaining data for the Civic Health Assessment, the partnership may also obtain
such information as may be necessary to analyze—
(A) the role of Internet technology in
strengthening and inhibiting civic activities;
(B) the role of specific programs in
strengthening civic activities;
(C) the civic attitudes and activities of
new citizens and immigrants; and
(D) other areas related to civic activities.
(e) Reporting of data
(1) In general
The partnership shall, not less often than
once each year, prepare a report containing—
(A) detailed data obtained under subsection (d), including data on the indicators
comprising the Civic Health Assessment;
and
(B) the analyses described in paragraphs
(4) and (5) of subsection (d), to the extent
practicable based on the data the partnership is able to obtain.
(2) Aggregation and presentation
The partnership shall, to the extent practicable, aggregate the data on the civic health
indicators comprising the Civic Health Assessment by community, by State, and nationally.
The report described in paragraph (1) shall
present the aggregated data in a form that enables communities and States to assess their
civic health, as measured on each of the indicators comprising the Civic Health Assessment, and compare those measures with comparable measures of other communities and
States.
(3) Submission
The partnership shall submit the report to
the authorizing committees, and make the report available to the general public on the
Corporation’s website.
(f) Public input
The partnership shall—
(1) identify opportunities for public dialogue
and input on the Civic Health Assessment; and
(2) hold conferences and forums to discuss
the implications of the data and analyses reported under subsection (e).
(g) Volunteering research and evaluation
(1) Research
The partnership shall provide for baseline
research and tracking of domestic and inter-

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national volunteering, and baseline research
and tracking related to relevant data on the
indicators described in subsection (d). In providing for the research and tracking under this
subsection, the partnership shall consider data
from the Supplements to the Current Populations Surveys conducted by the Bureau of
the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
and data from other public and private
sources, including other data collected by the
Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
(2) Impact research and evaluation
The partnership shall sponsor an independent evaluation of the impact of domestic and
international volunteering, including an assessment of best practices for such volunteering, and methods of improving such volunteering through enhanced collaboration among—
(A) entities that recruit, manage, support,
and utilize volunteers;
(B) institutions of higher education; and
(C) research institutions.
(h) Database prohibition
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to
authorize the development, implementation, or
maintenance of a Federal database of personally
identifiable information on individuals participating in data collection for sources of information under this section.
(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 179A, as added Pub. L.
111–13, title I, § 1608(a), Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat.
1534.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (h), was in the
original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 101–610, Nov. 16,
1990, 104 Stat. 3127, which is classified principally to
this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to
the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
12501 of this title and Tables.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 6101(a) of
Pub. L. 111–13, set out as an Effective Date of 2009
Amendment note under section 4950 of this title.

§ 12640. Engagement of participants
A State shall not engage a participant to serve
in any program that receives assistance under
this subchapter unless and until amounts have
been appropriated under section 12681 of this
title for the provision of national service educational awards and for the payment of other
necessary expenses and costs associated with
such participant.
(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 180, Nov. 16, 1990, 104
Stat. 3166; Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 119, Sept. 21,
1993, 107 Stat. 866.)
AMENDMENTS
1993—Pub. L. 103–82 substituted ‘‘national service
educational awards’’ for ‘‘post-service benefits’’.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1993 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 103–82 effective Oct. 1, 1993,
see section 123 of Pub. L. 103–82, set out as a note under
section 1701 of Title 16, Conservation.

§ 12641. Contingent extension
Section 1226a of title 20 shall apply to this
chapter.