123STA T . 1 589PUBLIC LA W 111 – 13 — AP R .21 , 2 0 09 SEC.2145 .SE NIOR CO MPA NION PRO G RAM. Section213(a) ( 4 2 U. S. C . 50 13(a)) i s a m en d ed by st r i k in g‘ ‘aged 6 0oro v er ’ ’ and inserting ‘‘age 55 or o l der’’. SEC. 214 6 . GENERA L PRO V ISIONS. (a) PROM O TI O N O FNA TIONA L S E NIOR SER V I C E COR PS . — Section 221 (42 U.S.C. 5021) is amended— (1)int h e section heading , by striking ‘‘VOL U NTEER’’ and inserting ‘‘SERVICE’’
and (2)ins u bsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘ p articipation o f volun - teers’’ and inserting ‘‘participation of volunteers of all ages and backgrounds, living in urban or rural communities’’. (b) M INORIT Y POPULATION PARTICIPATION.—Section 223 (42 U.S.C. 5023) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘ G ROUP’’ and inserting ‘‘POPULATION’’; and (2) by striking ‘‘si x ty years and older from minority groups’’ and inserting ‘‘age 55 years or older from minority populations’’. (c) USE OF L OCALLY G ENERATE D CONTRI B UTIONS 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 ‘‘ V olunteer 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 follo w s
‘‘(2) An applicant for a grant under paragraph (1) shall deter- mine whether the program to be supported by the grant is a program under part A, B, or C, and shall submit an application as re q uired for such program.’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(4) T o the maximum extent practicable, the D irector 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 sup- ported 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 7 5 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)—
