; and (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: (b) Use of 21CSC organizations (1) In general If the head of a participating entity determines that a 21CSC organization can provide appropriate recruitment and placement services to fulfill the requirements of this section, the head of the participating entity may implement this section through a 21CSC organization. (2) Contribution to expenses A 21CSC organization providing recruitment and placement services under paragraph (1) shall contribute to the expenses of providing and supporting resource assistants, through 1 or more private sources of funding, at a level equal to 25 percent of the total costs of each participant in the resource assistant program that has been recruited and placed through the 21CSC organization. (3) Annual report A 21CSC organization providing recruitment and placement services under paragraph (1) shall submit to the head of the applicable participating entity an annual report that evaluates the scope, size, and quality of the resource assistant program carried out by the 21CSC organization, including a description of the value of the work contributed by resource assistants to the mission of the participating entity. . 7. Eligibility for noncompetitive hiring status Section 207 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 ( 16 U.S.C. 1726 ) is amended to read as follows: 207. Eligibility for noncompetitive hiring status (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the terms land management agency and time-limited appointment have the meanings given those terms in section 9601 of title 5, United States Code