National service living allowance increases

(a) Annual increases to living allowances for national service participants Section 140(a) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12594(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (7) Increases The Chief Executive Officer shall review the amounts of living allowances under this subsection on an annual basis and, subject to paragraph (2), make increases as necessary to reflect changes in inflation, cost of living, and the geographical areas in which the national service programs are carried out.. (b) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to provide increases in living allowances under section 140(a) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12594(a)), such sums as may be necessary to increase the allowances above the levels provided on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.