1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Building Civic Bridges Act . 2. Civic Bridgebuilding Subtitle H of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: VI Civic Bridgebuilding 198T. Office of Civic Bridgebuilding (a) Establishment There shall be in the Corporation an Office of Civic Bridgebuilding (in this section referred to as the Office ). The Office shall be headed by an Officer of Civic Bridgebuilding, who shall be designated by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to section 195(b). (b) Duties The Officer of Civic Bridgebuilding shall carry out each of the following: (1) Administer the grant program described in subsection (d) to support civic bridgebuilding across the United States, including by establishing standardized criteria (based on principles of scientific research and input through the consultation process under subsection (c)) to track the effectiveness of projects and activities funded under such program. (2) Support the Corporation in providing training in skills and techniques relevant to civic bridgebuilding (based on principles of scientific research and input through the consultation process under subsection (c))— (A) for participants (including individuals who have been selected to be participants) of a program receiving funding under the authority of the national service laws; and (B) upon request by an organization that receives funding under the authority of the national service laws or that is carrying out a program in which participants described in subparagraph (A) are participating, for such organization. (3) Support research and evaluations on civic bridgebuilding and the dissemination of related information, including through— (A) evaluation and oversight of the grant program described in subsection (d)