A major federally funded community service and volunteer programs in this country are authorized under two statutes: the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (NCSA) and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (DVSA). In general, the programs authorized by these statutes are administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service, an independent federal agency. The NCSA is designed to address unmet human, educational, environmental, and public safety needs and to renew an ethic of civic responsibility by encouraging citizens to participate in national service programs. The NCSA authorizes four community service programs: School-Based-Service-Learning Programs, also known as Learn and Serve America; National Service Trust Programs, also known as Americorps State and National Grants; the National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC); and the Points of Light Foundation. The NCSA also authorizes the National Service Trust, which funds educational awards for community service participants. The central purpose of the DVSA, which authorizes the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program and the National Senior Volunteer Corps includes three main programs: the Foster Grandparents Program, the Senior Companion Program, and the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP). Authorization of appropriations for the NCSA and DVSA programs expired at the end of FY1996. These programs continued to be funded, however, through annual appropriations bills. On June 27, 2007, the House Committee on Education and Labor approved H.R. 2857, the Generations Invigorating, Volunteering and Education (GIVE) Act, by a vote of 44-0. This act would amend NCSA and DVSA and extend the authorizations of appropriations for NCSA and DVSA programs through FY2012. This report provides selected highlights of H.R. 2857 and will be updated after major legislative developments.