Term Extension for AmeriCorps Members Act
This bill allows a state's AmeriCorps State Service Commission to permit an AmeriCorps member with compelling circumstances to continue service in a national service position in that state beyond the current four term cap. However, the bill prohibits the member from receiving an additional national service education award for that extended service.
To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to clarify that 
  an individual may receive certain benefits for more than 4 terms of 
                    service for compelling reasons.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Term Extension for AmeriCorps 
Members Act''.

SEC. 2. WAIVERS.

     Section 139(b) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12593(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Waivers for compelling purposes.--
                    ``(A) Extension.--A State Commission on National 
                and Community Service for the State in which a national 
                service program is being carried out may authorize, for 
                compelling circumstances, an individual in an approved 
                national service position may continue a service for 
                more than 4 terms.
                    ``(B) Benefits.--An individual performing service 
                under this paragraph may continue to receive a living 
                allowance and other benefits under section 12594 of 
                this title but may not receive an additional national 
                service educational award under section 12595 of this 
                title.''.
                                 <all>
Term Extension for AmeriCorps Members Act
To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to clarify that an individual may receive certain benefits for more than 4 terms of service for compelling reasons.
Term Extension for AmeriCorps Members Act
Rep. Emmer, Tom