H.R. 7026 · 110th Congress
To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish the Silver Scholarship program to…
Full title
To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish the Silver Scholarship program to encourage increased volunteer work by seniors.
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Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to authorize the Corporation for National and Community Service to award grants to public agencies or private nonprofit organizations experienced in administering service programs to provide Silver Scholarships to individuals who: (1) perform, over a 12-month period, at least 500 hours of volunteer…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 23, 2008
Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to authorize the Corporation for National and Community Service to award grants to public agencies or private nonprofit organizations experienced in administering service programs to provide Silver Scholarships to individuals who: (1) perform, over a 12-month period, at least 500 hours of volunteer service after attaining age 55; and (2) have received, during the five-year period preceding the award, fewer than two such scholarships.
Allows the proration of such scholarships when an individual, due to compelling personal circumstances, cannot perform 500, but performs at least 250, hours of service within the 12-month period.
Allows a scholarship recipient to designate another individual to use such scholarship.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish the Silver Scholarship program to encourage increased volunteer work by seniors.
Latest action (Sep 23, 2008): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Policy area: Social Welfare · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 23, 2008
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.