Workforce development

(a) Time period for use of award Section 146(d) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12602(d)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking 7-year period and inserting 5-year period; and (B) by striking 10-year period and inserting 5-year period; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking 7-year period, or 10-year period, as appropriate and inserting 5-year period; and (3) in paragraph (3), by striking seven-year period and inserting 5-year period. (b) Use of educational award for nontraditional educational opportunities (1) In general Section 148 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12604) is amended— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) in paragraph (4), by striking and; (ii) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (6) to pay expenses related to enrolling in an eligible career pathway program in accordance with subsection (f); and; (B) by redesignating subsections (f) (as amended by section 201), (g), (h), and (i) as subsections (g), (h), (i), and (j) respectively; and (C) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: (f) Use of educational award for expenses related to a nontraditional educational opportunity (1) In general The Corporation shall by regulation provide for the payment of national service educational awards, summer of service educational awards, and silver scholar educational awards to permit eligible individuals (including recipients of awards transferred in accordance with section 148(g)) to participate in an eligible career pathway program. (2) Eligible career pathway program The term eligible career pathway program means a program that— (A) meets the requirements of section 484(d)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(d)(2)); (B) is listed, with the provider of the program, on the list under section 122(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(d)); (C) is part of a career pathway, as defined in section 3 of that Act (29 U.S.C. 3102); and (D) is aligned with a program of study as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).. (2) Conforming amendments The National and Community Service Act of 1990 is amended— (A) in section 146(d)(3) (42 U.S.C. 12602(d)(3)), as amended by subsection (a)(3), by striking 148(f)(8) and inserting 148(g)(8); (B) in section 146A(a) (42 U.S.C. 12602a), by striking 148(f)(8) and inserting 148(g)(8); and (C) in section 148(e) (42 U.S.C. 12604(e)), by striking subsection (b)(7) and inserting subsection (b)(8).