“ Reservation of approved positions.—The Corporation shall ensure that each individual selected during a fiscal year for assignment as a VISTA volunteer under title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) or as a participant in the National Civilian Community Corps Program under subtitle E shall receive the national service educational award described in subtitle D if the individual satisfies the eligibility requirements for the award. ”

“ After an initial 3-year grant period, a grant under this subsection may provide not more than $1 of assistance under this subsection for each $2 in cash raised from private sources by the program in excess of amounts required to be provided by the program to satisfy matching funds requirements. The Corporation may permit the use of local or State funds under this paragraph in lieu of cash raised from private sources if the Corporation determines that such use would be equitable due to a lack of available private funds at the local level. ”

“ A program— `` (i) in which not less than 75 percent of the participants are disadvantaged youth; `` (ii) that may provide life skills training, employment training, educational counseling, assistance to complete a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, counseling, or a mentoring relationship with an adult volunteer; and `` (iii) for which, in awarding financial assistance and approved national service positions, the Corporation shall give priority to programs that engage retirees to serve as mentors. ”

“ Opportunity Corps indicators.—The indicators for a corps program described in this paragraph are— `` (i) the degree of financial literacy among economically disadvantaged individuals; `` (ii) the number of housing units built or improved for economically disadvantaged individuals or low-income families; `` (iii) the number of economically disadvantaged individuals with access to job training and other skill enhancement; `` (iv) the number of economically disadvantaged individuals with access to information about job placement services ”

“ Participating in, or endorsing, events or activities that are likely to include advocacy for or against political parties, political platforms, political candidates, proposed legislation, or elected officials. ”