1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 21st Century American Service Act . 2. Findings and purpose Section 2 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12501 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: (7) The number of Americans applying to participate in national service programs each year significantly exceeds the number of available positions, depriving hundreds of thousands of Americans from participating in national and community service, which unintentionally transforms national service programs into exclusive and selective entities and prevents national service from serving as an inclusive, unifying activity open to all Americans.