; Rule of construction The Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 ( 16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) is amended— (1) by redesignating section 211 as section 213; and (2) by inserting after section 210 the following: 211. Indian Youth 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (a) Authorization of cooperative agreements The head of a participating entity may offer to enter into a cooperative agreement with a tribal agency or a 21CSC organization to establish and administer the Indian Youth 21st Century Conservation Service Corps, which shall carry out 1 or more 21CSC projects on tribal land or water. (b) Guidelines Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act of 2017 , the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with Indian tribes, shall issue guidelines for the management of the Indian Youth 21st Century Conservation Service Corps, in accordance with this Act and any other applicable Federal laws. 212. Rule of construction Except as provided in section 204(d)(2)(A)(i), the requirements and authorities provided under this title with respect to Corpsmembers, 21CSC organizations, and participating entities with respect to a 21CSC project shall be in addition to any requirement or authority provided under other Federal law with respect to Corpsmembers, 21CSC organizations, and participating entities with respect to the 21CSC project. . 12. Direct hire authority Section 121(a) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 ( 16 U.S.C. 1725a(a) ), is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking Secretary of the Interior and inserting head of a participating entity (as defined in section 203 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 ( 16 U.S.C. 1722 )) (referred to in this subsection as a participating entity ) ; and (B) by striking in paragraph (1) directly to a position with a land managing agency of the Department of the Interior and inserting in paragraph (2) directly to a position with a participating entity