A program of voluntary national service intended to create new opportunities for citizens to serve their country and each other is proposed by the Democratic Leadership Council. The proposed program would create a Citizens Corps, essentially a new GI Bill, expanded to include civilian as well as military service to the nation. It would be voluntary but strongly encouraged by federal education, job training, and housing benefits. The Citizens Corps would offer, in return for one or two years' service at subsistence wages in either civilian or military service, vouchers worth substantial federal aid for college, vocational or job training, or housing. Under the Citizens Corps, national service vouchers would replace existing grants and loans as the primary source of federal aid to students. Although the chief focus would be on youth service, the Citizens Corps would also enlist a limited number of volunteers over 65 at a modest hourly wage to do administrative and clerical work within the Citizens Corps. The Citizens Corps would be a highly decentralized network of community service projects. The cost for the program is estimated at about $5 billion. (KC)