HR10278-118

Introduced

To build on America’s spirit of service to nurture, promote, and expand a culture of service to secure the Nation’s future, address critical needs of the Nation, and strengthen the civic fabric of American society.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 3, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To build on America’s spirit of service to nurture, promote, and expand a culture of service to secure the Nation’s future, address critical needs of the Nation, and strengthen the civic fabric of American society., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Education, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H240A615E86E8405298E26AF681399E3D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Inspire to Serve Act of 2024.
  • Section HD68A35904AD5443C89C608CF45D31993: 2. Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
  • Section H395E00178B4D4D858643685121555AC1: 101. Civic education fund In this section: The term applied civics means an educational program applying service-learning methods to provide students with...
  • Section HCD091EDEA1074F0BAC87206E669B32F7: 102. Service-learning fund Section 119(a)(1) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12563(a)(1)) is amended— by striking a public or...
  • Section H277D76B075C54799876804B9B3396B14: 103. National civics assessment Section 1111 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311) is amended— in subsection (g)(2)(D), by...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To build on America’s spirit of service to nurture, promote, and expand a culture of service to secure the Nation’s future, address critical needs of the Nation, and strengthen the civic fabric of American society., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Key Policy Areas

Defense, Education, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To build on America’s spirit of service to nurture, promote, and expand a culture of service to secure the Nation’s future, address critical needs of the Nation, and strengthen the civic fabric of American society., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Policy Domains

Defense Education Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
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defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
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federal implementing agencies:
defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 3, 2024

Mr. Panetta (for himself, Ms. Houlahan, and Mr. Bacon) introduced …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense Education Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense
"secretary_of_commerce"
→ Secretary of Commerce
"secretary_of_education"
→ Secretary of Education
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

7 terms
"intern" §H1A91A0A8405B4F6DAE1799B345F0D335

an individual— who serves in a court of the United States or the Administrative Office of the United States Courts for not more than 120 days during a 12-month period

"area of national need" §H2C8DE48870CC44B5BDD7740BAEBB650A

targeted efforts to— improve education in schools for economically disadvantaged students

"area of national need" §H5A7F1F07171B4862A94045391DE500F1

targeted efforts to— improve education in schools for economically disadvantaged students

"national service" §H96862046C25C4042B398F8074B72D0FA

participation, other than military or public service, in a program that— is designed to enhance the common good and meet the needs of communities, the States, or the United States

"national service" §HBDE398D61B8D4BFAB4136DB67B8AB309

participation, other than military or public service, in a program that— is designed to enhance the common good and meet the needs of communities, the States, or the United States

"national service" §HCD1D7F2549404F949AB3FFCE8F4CC578

participation, other than military service or public service, in a program that— is designed to enhance the common good and meet the needs of communities, the States, or the United States

"Public Service Corps scholarship" §HFA71E1A8111747B987C6FA7E1E1953F0

a scholarship provided to an individual in exchange for a commitment from the individual to serve in the civil service upon— completion of requirements established by the sponsoring agency

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