Definitions

In this Act: (1) Interagency Council on Service The term Interagency Council on Service means the Interagency Council on Service established by section 2(a). (2) Military department The term military department means each of the military departments listed in section 102 of title 5, United States Code. (3) Military service The term military service means active service (as defined in subsection (d)(3) of section 101 of title 10, United States Code) or active status (as defined in subsection (d)(4) of such section) in one of the Armed Forces (as defined in subsection (a)(4) of such section). (4) National service The term national service means participation, other than military service or public service, in a program that— (A) is designed to enhance the common good and meet the needs of communities, the States, or the United States; (B) is funded or facilitated by— (i) an institution of higher education as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001); or (ii) the Federal Government or a State, Tribal, or local government; and (C) is a program authorized in— (i) the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.); (ii) section 171 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3226) relating to the YouthBuild Program; (iii) the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.); or (iv) the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.). (5) Public service The term public service means civilian employment in the Federal Government or a State, Tribal, or local government. (6) Service The term service means a personal commitment of time, energy, and talent to a mission that contributes to the public good by protecting the Nation and the citizens of the United States, strengthening communities, States, or the United States, or promoting the general social welfare. (7) State service commission The term State Service Commission means a State Commission on National and Community Service maintained by a State pursuant to section 178 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12638).