--- kind: "section" citation: "42 U.S.C. § 12617" title: "42" title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare" number: "12617" heading: "Service projects" release: "119-102" date: "2026-07-12" url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/12617" units: - "Chapter 129 — National and Community Service" - "Subchapter I — National and Community Service State Grant Program" - "Division E — National Civilian Community Corps" --- # §12617. Service projects - (a) **Project requirements—** The service [projects](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) carried out by the National Civilian Community [Corps](/usc/42/12626.md?p=3) shall— - (1) meet an identifiable public need, with specific emphasis on [projects](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) in support of infrastructure improvement, energy conservation, and urban and rural development; - (2) emphasize the performance of community service activities that provide meaningful community benefits and opportunities for [service-learning](/usc/42/12626.md?p=9) and skills development; - (3) to the maximum extent practicable, encourage work to be accomplished in teams of diverse individuals working together; and - (4) include continued education and training in various technical fields. - (b) **Project proposals—** - (1) **Development of proposals—** - (A) **Specific executive departments—** Upon the establishment of the [Program](/usc/42/12626.md?p=8), the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Agriculture, the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of the Interior, the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Housing and Urban Development, the [Administrator](/usc/42/4005.md?p=1) of the Environmental Protection [Agency](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1), the [Administrator](/usc/42/4005.md?p=1) of the Federal Emergency Management [Agency](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1), the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Energy, the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Transportation, and the Chief of the Forest Service shall develop proposals for [Corps](/usc/42/12626.md?p=3) [projects](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) pursuant to guidance which the [Director](/usc/42/12626.md?p=6) shall prescribe. - (B) **Other sources—** Other public and private organizations and [agencies](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1), including community-based entities and representatives of local communities in the vicinity of a [Corps campus](/usc/42/12626.md?p=4), may develop proposals for [projects](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) for a [Corps campus](/usc/42/12626.md?p=4). [Corps members](/usc/42/12626.md?p=5) shall also be encouraged to identify [projects](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) for the [Corps](/usc/42/12626.md?p=3). - (2) **Consultation requirements—** The process for developing [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) proposals under [paragraph (1)](#b-1) shall include consultation with the [Corporation](/usc/42/2297h.md?p=2), representatives of local communities, [State](/usc/42/12522.md?p=1) Commissions, and persons involved in other youth service [programs](/usc/42/12626.md?p=8). - (c) **Project selection, organization, and performance—** - (1) **Selection—** The [campus director](/usc/42/12626.md?p=2) of a [Corps campus](/usc/42/12626.md?p=4) shall select the [projects](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) to be performed by the members of the [Corps](/usc/42/12626.md?p=3) assigned to the [units](/usc/42/12626.md?p=10) in that campus. The [campus director](/usc/42/12626.md?p=2) shall select [projects](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) from among the [projects](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) proposed or identified pursuant to [subsection (b)](#b). - (2) **Innovative local arrangements for project performance—** The [Director](/usc/42/12626.md?p=6) shall encourage [campus directors](/usc/42/12626.md?p=2) to negotiate with representatives of local communities, to the extent practicable, innovative arrangements for the performance of [projects](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2). The arrangements may provide for cost-sharing and the provision by the communities of in-kind support and other support. ## Source credit (Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 157, formerly § 195F, as added Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, § 1092(a)(1), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2526; renumbered § 157 and amended Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 104(b), title IV, §§ 402(b)(2), 403(b), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 840, 919, 920; Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1507, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1524.) ## Notes ### Editorial Notes ### Codification Section was formerly classified to section 12653f of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 103–82, § 104(b). ### Prior Provisions A prior section 157 of Pub. L. 101–610 was classified to section 12602 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–82, § 104(a). ### Amendments 2009—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–13, § 1507(1)(A), inserted “National” before “Civilian Community Corps” in introductory provisions. Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 111–13, § 1507(1)(B), inserted “, with specific emphasis on projects in support of infrastructure improvement, energy conservation, and urban and rural development” before semicolon at end. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 111–13, § 1507(1)(C), substituted “service-learning” for “service learning”. Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 111–13, § 1507(2)(A)(i), substituted “the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Chief of the Forest Service” for “and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development”. Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 111–13, § 1507(2)(A)(ii), inserted “community-based entities and” before “representatives of local communities” and substituted “campus” for “camp” in two places. Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 111–13, § 1507(2)(B), inserted “State Commissions,” before “and persons involved in other youth service programs.” Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 111–13, § 1507(3)(A), substituted “campus director of a Corps campus” for “superintendent of a Corps camp” and “campus. The campus director” for “camp. The superintendent”. Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 111–13, § 1507(3)(B), substituted “campus directors” for “camp superintendents”. 1993—Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 103–82, § 403(b), substituted “Director” for “Director of the Civilian Community Corps”. Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 103–82, § 402(b)(2), substituted “Corporation” for “Commission on National and Community Service”. ### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries ### 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 1993 Amendment Amendment by section 402(b)(2) 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.