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lating to Federal employment, including those
relating to hours of work, rates of compensa-
tion, leave, unemployment compensation, and
Federal employee benefits, except that for the
purposes of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title
5, United States Code, relating to compensation
to Federal employees for work injuries, volun-
teers under this subtitle shall be considered to
be employees, as defined in section 8101(1)(B)
of title 5, United States Code, and the provi-
sions of such subchapter shall apply.
‘‘(C) VOLUNTEER
DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this paragraph, the term ‘volunteer’
does not include a participant.
‘‘(2) PROPERTY.—
‘‘(A) SOLICITATION AND ACCEPTANCE AU-
THORIZED.—The Corporation may solicit, ac-
cept, hold, administer, use, and dispose of, in
furtherance of the purposes of this Act, dona-
tions of any money or property, real, personal,
or mixed, tangible or intangible, received by
gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise. Donations
accepted under this subparagraph shall be used
as nearly as possibly in accordance with the
terms, if any, of such donation.
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‘‘(B) STATUS OF CONTRIBUTION.—Any do-
nation accepted under subparagraph (A) shall
be considered to be a gift, devise, or bequest to,
or for the use of, the United States.
‘‘(C) RULES.—The Corporation shall es-
tablish written rules to ensure that the solicita-
tion, acceptance, holding, administration, and
use of donations described in subparagraph
(A)—
‘‘(i) will not reflect unfavorably upon
the ability of the Corporation, or of any of-
ficer or employee of the Corporation, to
carry out the responsibilities or official du-
ties of the Corporation in a fair and objec-
tive manner; and
‘‘(ii) will not compromise the integrity
of the programs of the Corporation or any
official or employee of the Corporation in-
volved in such programs.
‘‘(D) DISPOSITION.—Upon completion of
the use by the Corporation of any donation ac-
cepted pursuant to subparagraph (A) (other
than money or monetary proceeds from sales of
property accepted), such completion shall be re-
ported to the General Services Administration
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and such property shall be disposed of in ac-
cordance with title II of the Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40
U.S.C. 481 et seq.).
‘‘(b) CONTRACTS.—Subject to the Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act of 1949, the Corporation
may enter into contracts, and cooperative and interagency
agreements, with Federal and State agencies, private
firms, institutions, and individuals to conduct activities
necessary to carry out the duties of the Corporation under
this Act.
‘‘SEC. 196A. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO TAKE CERTAIN
ACTIONS.
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Corporation or the Chairperson, as the case may be, shall
not—
‘‘(1) allocate, expend, or transfer to any other
Federal agency funds made available under this Act
for construction, repairs, or capital improvements;
‘‘(2) enter into a lease for real property; or
‘‘(3) dispose of surplus real property;
without receiving prior concurrence from the Committee
on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
lic Works of the Senate.’’.
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(b) DOMESTIC
VOLUNTEER
SERVICE
ACT
OF
1973.—Section 401 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5041) is amended by inserting after
the second sentence the following: ‘‘The Director shall re-
port directly to the Chairperson of the Corporation for Na-
tional Service.’’.
(c) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION ON
NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.—
(1) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section, unless otherwise provided or indicated by
the context, each term specified in section 203(c)(1)
shall have the meaning given the term in such sec-
tion.
(2) TRANSFER
OF
FUNCTIONS.—There are
transferred to the Corporation the functions that the
Board of Directors or Executive Director of the
Commission on National and Community Service ex-
ercised before the effective date of this subsection
(including all related functions of any officer or em-
ployee of the Commission).
(3) APPLICATION.—The provisions of para-
graphs (3) through (10) of section 203(c) shall
apply with respect to the transfer described in para-
graph (2), except that—
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(A) for purposes of such application, ref-
erences to the term ‘‘ACTION Agency’’ shall be
deemed to be references to the Corporation; and
(B) paragraph (10) of such section shall
not preclude the transfer of the members of the
Board of Directors of the Commission to the
Corporation if, on the effective date of this sub-
section, the Board of Directors of the Corpora-
tion has not been confirmed.
(d) CONTINUING PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN FUNC-
TIONS.—The individuals who, on the day before the date
of enactment of this Act, are performing any of the func-
tions required by section 190 of the National and Commu-
nity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12651), as in effect
on such date, to be performed by the members of the
Board of Directors of the Commission on National and
Community Service may, subject to section 193A of the
National and Community Service Act of 1990, as added
by subsection (a) of this section, continue to perform such
functions until the date on the Board of Directors of the
Corporation for National Service conducts the first meet-
ing of the Board. The service of such individuals as mem-
bers of the Board of Directors of such Commission, and
the employment of such individuals as special government
employees, shall terminate on such date.
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(e) GOVERNMENT CORPORATION CONTROL.—
(1) WHOLLY OWNED GOVERNMENT CORPORA-
TION.—Section 9101(3) of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after subparagraph
(D) the following:
‘‘(E) the Corporation for National Serv-
ice.’’.
(2) AUDITS.—Section 9105(a)(1) of title 31,
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, or
under other Federal law,’’ before ‘‘or by an inde-
pendent’’.
(f) DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY.—Section 203(k) of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
(40 U.S.C. 484(k)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(5)(A) Under such regulations as the Administrator
may prescribe, the Administrator is authorized, in the dis-
cretion of the Administrator, to assign to the Chairperson
of the Corporation for National Service for disposal such
surplus property as is recommended by the Chairperson
as being needed for national service activities.
‘‘(B) Subject to the disapproval of the Administrator,
within 30 days after notice to the Administrator by the
Chairperson of a proposed transfer of property for such
activities, the Chairperson, through such officers or em-
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ployees of the Corporation as the Chairperson may des-
ignate, may sell, lease, or donate such property to any en-
tity that receives financial assistance under the National
and Community Service Act of 1990 for such activities.
‘‘(C) In fixing the sale or lease value of such property,
the Chairperson shall comply with the requirements of
paragraph (1)(C).’’.
(g) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—Section 1(b) of the Na-
tional and Community Service Act of 1990 (Public Law
101–610; 104 Stat. 3127) is amended by striking the
items relating to subtitle G of title I of such Act and in-
serting the following:
‘‘Subtitle G—Corporation for National Service
‘‘Sec. 191. Corporation for National Service.
‘‘Sec. 192. Board of Directors.
‘‘Sec. 192A. Authorities and duties of the Board of Directors.
‘‘Sec. 193. Chairperson and Director.
‘‘Sec. 193A. Authorities and duties of the Chairperson.
‘‘Sec. 194. Officers.
‘‘Sec. 194A. Corporation State offices.
‘‘Sec. 195. Employees, consultants, and other personnel.
‘‘Sec. 196. Administration.’’.
(h) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section
shall take effect on October 1, 1993.
(2) ESTABLISHMENT
AND
APPOINTMENT
AU-
THORITIES.—Sections 191, 192, and 193 of the Na-
tional and Community Service Act of 1990, as added
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by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date of en-
actment of this Act.
SEC. 203. FINAL AUTHORITIES OF THE CORPORATION FOR
NATIONAL SERVICE.
(a) NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF
1990.—
(1) APPLICATION.—Subtitle I of the National
and Community Service Act of 1990 (as amended by
section 202 of this Act) is amended in section 191,
paragraphs (3) and (5) of section 192A(h), section
193(c), subsections (b), (c) (other than paragraph
(8)), and (d) of section 193A, subsections (c) and
(e) of section 195, and subsections (a) and (b) of
section 196, by striking ‘‘this Act’’ each place the
term appears and inserting ‘‘the national service
laws’’.
(2) GRANTS.—Section 192A(h) of the National
and Community Service Act of 1990 (as added by
section 202 of this Act) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (8);
(B) by redesignating paragraph (9) as
paragraph (10); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (8) the
following:
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‘‘(9) notwithstanding any other provision of
law, make grants to or contracts with Federal or
other public departments or agencies and private
nonprofit organizations for the assignment or refer-
ral of volunteers under the provisions of the Domes-
tic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (except as pro-
vided in section 108 of the Domestic Volunteer Serv-
ice Act of 1973), which may provide that the agency
or organization shall pay all or a part of the costs
of the program; and’’.
(b) AUTHORITIES OF ACTION AGENCY.—Sections
401 and 402 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of
1973 (42 U.S.C. 5041 and 5042) are repealed.
(c) TRANSFER
OF
FUNCTIONS
FROM
ACTION
AGENCY.—
(1) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section, unless otherwise provided or indicated by
the context—
(A) the term ‘‘Chairperson’’ means the
Chairperson of the Corporation;
(B) the term ‘‘Corporation’’ means the
Corporation for National Service, established
under section 191 of the National and Commu-
nity Service Act of 1990;
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(C) the term ‘‘Federal agency’’ has the
meaning given to the term ‘‘agency’’ by section
551(1) of title 5, United States Code;
(D) the term ‘‘function’’ means any duty,
obligation, 
power, 
authority, 
responsibility,
right, privilege, activity, or program; and
(E) the term ‘‘office’’ includes any office,
administration, agency, institute, unit, organi-
zational entity, or component thereof.
(2) TRANSFER
OF
FUNCTIONS.—There are
transferred to the Corporation the functions that the
Director of the ACTION Agency exercised before
the effective date of this subsection (including all re-
lated functions of any officer or employee of the AC-
TION Agency).
(3) DETERMINATIONS OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS
BY THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.—
If necessary, the Office of Management and Budget
shall make any determination of the functions that
are transferred under paragraph (2).
(4) REORGANIZATION.—The Chairperson is au-
thorized to allocate or reallocate any function trans-
ferred under paragraph (2) among the officers of the
Corporation.
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(5) TRANSFER AND ALLOCATIONS OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS AND PERSONNEL.—Except as otherwise
provided in this subsection, the personnel employed
in connection with, and the assets, liabilities, con-
tracts, property, records, and unexpended balances
of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and
other funds employed, used, held, arising from,
available to, or to be made available in connection
with the functions transferred by this subsection,
subject to section 1531 of title 31, United States
Code, shall be transferred to the Corporation. Unex-
pended funds transferred pursuant to this paragraph
shall be used only for the purposes for which the
funds were originally authorized and appropriated.
(6) INCIDENTAL TRANSFER.—The Director of
the Office of Management and Budget, at such time
or times as the Director shall provide, is authorized
to make such determinations as may be necessary
with regard to the functions transferred by this sub-
section, and to make such additional incidental dis-
positions of personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, con-
tracts, property, records, and unexpended balances
of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and
other funds held, used, arising from, available to, or
to be made available in connection with such func-
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tions, as may be necessary to carry out the provi-
sions of this subsection. The Director of the Office
of Management and Budget shall provide for the ter-
mination of the affairs of all entities terminated by
this subsection and for such further measures and
dispositions as may be necessary to effectuate the
purposes of this subsection.
(7) EFFECT ON PERSONNEL.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise
provided by this subsection, the transfer pursu-
ant to this subsection of full-time personnel (ex-
cept special Government employees) and part-
time personnel holding permanent positions
shall be to positions in the Corporation subject
to section 195(a)(1) of the National and Com-
munity Service Act of 1990, as added by sec-
tion 202(a) of this Act, and shall not cause any
such employee to be separated or reduced in
grade or compensation, or to have the benefits
of the employee reduced, for 1 year after the
date of transfer of such employee under this
subsection, and such transfer shall be deemed
to be a transfer of functions for purposes of
section 3503 of title 5 of the United States
Code.
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(B) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE POSITIONS.—
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection,
any person who, on the day preceding the effec-
tive date of this subsection, held a position com-
pensated in accordance with the Executive
Schedule prescribed in chapter 53 of title 5,
United States Code, and who, without a break
in service, is appointed in the Corporation to a
position having duties comparable to the duties
performed immediately preceding such appoint-
ment shall continue to be compensated in such
new position at not less than the rate provided
for such previous position, for the duration of
the service of such person in such new position.
(C) TERMINATION
OF
CERTAIN
POSI-
TIONS.—Positions whose incumbents are ap-
pointed by the President, by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate, the functions of
which are transferred by this subsection, shall
terminate on the effective date of this sub-
section.
(8) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.—
(A) CONTINUING EFFECT OF LEGAL DOCU-
MENTS.—All orders, determinations, rules, reg-
ulations, permits, agreements, grants, contracts,
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certificates, licenses, registrations, privileges,
and other administrative actions—
(i) that have been issued, made,
granted, or allowed to become effective by
the President, any Federal agency or offi-
cial thereof, or by a court of competent ju-
risdiction, in the performance of functions
that are transferred under this subsection;
and
(ii) that are in effect at the time this
subsection takes effect, or were final before
the effective date of this subsection and
are to become effective on or after the ef-
fective date of this subsection,
shall continue in effect according to their terms
until modified, terminated, superseded, set
aside, or revoked in accordance with law by the
President, the Chairperson, or other authorized
official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or by
operation of law.
(B) PROCEEDINGS NOT AFFECTED.—The
provisions of this subsection shall not affect any
proceedings, including notices of proposed rule-
making, or any application for any license, per-
mit, certificate, or financial assistance pending
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before the ACTION Agency at the time this
subsection takes effect, with respect to func-
tions transferred by this subsection but such
proceedings and applications shall be continued.
Orders shall be issued in such proceedings, ap-
peals shall be taken therefrom, and payments
shall be made pursuant to such orders, as if
this subsection had not been enacted, and or-
ders issued in any such proceedings shall con-
tinue in effect until modified, terminated, su-
perseded, or revoked by a duly authorized offi-
cial, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by
operation of law. Nothing in this subparagraph
shall be deemed to prohibit the discontinuance
or modification of any such proceeding under
the same terms and conditions and to the same
extent that such proceeding could have been
discontinued or modified if this subsection had
not been enacted.
(C) SUITS
NOT
AFFECTED.—The provi-
sions of this subsection shall not affect suits
commenced before the effective date of this sub-
section, and in all such suits, proceedings shall
be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered
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in the same manner and with the same effect
as if this subsection had not been enacted.
(D) NONABATEMENT
OF
ACTIONS.—No
suit, action, or other proceeding commenced by
or against the ACTION Agency, or by or
against any individual in the official capacity of
such individual as an officer of the ACTION
Agency, shall abate by reason of the enactment
of this subsection.
(E) ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS RELATING
TO PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS.—Any ad-
ministrative action relating to the preparation
or promulgation of a regulation by the AC-
TION Agency relating to a function transferred
under this subsection may be continued by the
Corporation with the same effect as if this sub-
section had not been enacted.
(9) SEVERABILITY.—If a provision of this sub-
section or its application to any person or cir-
cumstance is held invalid, neither the remainder of
this subsection nor the application of the provision
to other persons or circumstances shall be affected.
(10) TRANSITION.—Prior to, or after, any
transfer of a function under this subsection, the
Chairperson is authorized to utilize—
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(A) the services of such officers, employ-
ees, and other personnel of the ACTION Agen-
cy with respect to functions that will be or have
been transferred to the Corporation by this sub-
section; and
(B) funds appropriated to such functions
for such period of time as may reasonably be
needed to facilitate the orderly implementation
of this subsection.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), this section, and the amendments made
by this section, shall take effect—
(A) 18 months after the date of enactment
of this Act; or
(B) on such earlier date as the President
shall determine to be appropriate and announce
by proclamation published in the Federal Reg-
ister.
(2) TRANSITION.—Subsection (c)(10) shall take
effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 204. ACTIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SERVICE LAWS
TO BE SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF AP-
PROPRIATIONS.
No action involving the obligation or expenditure of
funds may be taken under a national service law (as de-
fined in section 101(14) of the National and Community
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511(14)) unless and
until the Corporation for National Service has sufficient
appropriations available at the time such action is taken
to satisfy the obligation to be incurred or make the ex-
penditure to be made.
TITLE III—REAUTHORIZATION
Subtitle A—National and
Community Service Act of 1990
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 501 of the National and Community Service
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘(a) TITLE I.—
‘‘(1) SUBTITLE B.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to provide financial assistance under
subtitle B of title I, $45,000,000 for fiscal year
1994, and such sums as may be necessary for each
of the fiscal years 1995 through 1996.
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‘‘(2) SUBTITLES C, D, AND H.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to provide financial as-
sistance under subtitles C and H of title I, and to
provide national service educational awards under
subtitle D of title I, $389,000,000 for fiscal year
1994, and such sums as may be necessary for each
of the fiscal years 1995 through 1996. Of the funds
appropriated under this paragraph for a fiscal year,
not more than 15 percent of such funds may be
made available to provide financial assistance for ac-
tivities in subtitle H, section 125, or section 126.
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—There are authorized
to be appropriated for the administration of this Act
(including subtitle G) such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of the fiscal years 1994 through
1996.
‘‘(b) TITLE III.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out title III $5,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 1994 through 1996.
‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds ap-
propriated under this section shall remain available until
expended.
‘‘(d) SPECIFICATION OF BUDGET FUNCTION.—The
authorizations of appropriations contained in this section
shall be considered to be a component of budget function
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500 as used by the Office of Management and Budget to
cover education, training, employment, and social services,
and, as such, shall be considered as related to the pro-
grams of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human
Services, and Education for budgetary purposes.’’.
Subtitle B—Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973
SEC. 311. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This subtitle may be cited as the
‘‘Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments of 1993’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise specifically
provided, whenever in this subtitle an amendment or re-
peal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be con-
sidered to be made to a section or other provision of the
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950
et seq.).
CHAPTER 1—VISTA AND OTHER ANTI-
POVERTY PROGRAMS
SEC. 321. PURPOSE OF THE VISTA PROGRAM.
The last sentence of section 101 (42 U.S.C. 4951)
is amended to read as follows: ‘‘In addition, the objectives
of this part are to generate the commitment of private
sector resources, to encourage volunteer service at the
261
local level, and to strengthen local agencies and organiza-
tions to carry out the purpose of this part.’’.
SEC. 321A. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR VISTA PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102 (42 U.S.C. 4952) is
amended by striking ‘‘The Director’’ and inserting ‘‘This
part shall be administered by the Assistant Director ap-
pointed pursuant to section 195(a)(2) of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990. Such Director’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on the effective date of sec-
tion 203(b).
SEC. 322. SELECTION AND ASSIGNMENT OF VISTA VOLUN-
TEERS.
(a) VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENTS.—Section 103(a) (42
U.S.C. 4953(a)) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ‘‘a public’’ and inserting ‘‘public’’;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘illiterate or
functionally illiterate youth and other individuals,’’;
(4) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(5) in paragraph (6)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘or the Community Eco-
nomic’’ and inserting ‘‘the Community Eco-
nomic’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘or other similar Acts,’’
after ‘‘1981,’’; and
(C) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘;
and’’; and
(6) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(7) in strengthening, supplementing, and ex-
panding efforts to address the problem of illiteracy
throughout the United States.’’.
(b) RECRUITMENT PROCEDURES.—Section 103(b)
(42 U.S.C. 4953(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read
as follows:
‘‘(2)(A) The Director shall establish and maintain
within the national headquarters of the ACTION Agency
(or any successor entity of such agency) a volunteer place-
ment office which shall be responsible for all functions re-
lated to the recruitment and placement of volunteers
under this part. Such functions and activities shall be car-
ried out in coordination or in conjunction with recruitment
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and placement activities carried out under the National
Service Trust Act of 1993.’’;
(B) by striking subparagraph (C); and
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
subparagraph (C);
(2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (6); and
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (7) as
paragraphs (4) and (6), respectively.
(c) PUBLIC AWARENESS AND RECRUITMENT.—Sub-
section (c) of section 103 (42 U.S.C. 4953(c)) is amend-
ed—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in the 1st sentence by striking ‘‘re-
gional or State employees designated in sub-
paragraphs (C) and (D) of subsection (b)(2)’’
and inserting ‘‘personnel described in sub-
section (b)(2)(C)’’;
(B) in the 2nd sentence, by striking ‘‘shall
include’’ and inserting ‘‘may include’’;
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (F)
and (G) as subparagraphs (G) and (H), respec-
tively; and
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (E)
the following new subparagraph:
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‘‘(F) publicizing educational awards avail-
able under the National Service Trust Act of
1993;’’;
(2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5); and
(3) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (4).
(d) COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES.—Section 103 (42 U.S.C. 4953) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(h) The Director is encouraged to enter into agree-
ments with other Federal agencies to use VISTA volun-
teers in furtherance of program objectives that are consist-
ent with the purposes described in section 101.’’.
SEC. 323. TERMS AND PERIODS OF SERVICE.
(a) CLARIFICATION AND PERIODS OF SERVICE.—
Subsection (b) of section 104 (42 U.S.C. 4954(b)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b)(1) Volunteers serving under this part may be en-
rolled initially for periods of service of not less than 1 year,
nor more than 2 years, except as provided in paragraph
(2) or subsection (e).
‘‘(2) Volunteers serving under this part may be en-
rolled for periods of service of less than 1 year if the Direc-
tor determines, on an individual basis, that a period of
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service of less than 1 year is necessary to meet a critical
scarce skill need.
‘‘(3) Volunteers serving under this part may be
reenrolled for periods of service in a manner to be deter-
mined by the Director. No volunteer shall serve for more
than a total of 5 years under this part.’’.
(b) SUMMER PROGRAM.—Section 104 (42 U.S.C.
4954) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(e)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
part, the Director may enroll full-time VISTA summer as-
sociates in a program for the summer months only, under
such terms and conditions as the Director shall determine
to be appropriate. Such individuals shall be assigned to
projects that meet the criteria set forth in section 103(a).
‘‘(2) In preparing reports relating to programs under
this Act, the Director shall report on participants, costs,
and accomplishments under the summer program sepa-
rately.
‘‘(3) The limitation on funds appropriated for grants
and contracts, as contained in section 108, shall not apply
to the summer program.’’.
SEC. 324. SUPPORT FOR VISTA VOLUNTEERS.
(a) POSTSERVICE STIPEND.—Section 105(a)(1) (42
U.S.C. 4955(a)(1)) is amended—
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(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(a)(1)’’; and
(2) by striking the second sentence and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(B) Such stipend shall not exceed $95 per month
in fiscal year 1994, but shall be set at a minimum of $100
per month during the service of the volunteer after Oc-
tober 1, 1994. The Director may provide a stipend of a
maximum of $200 per month in the case of persons who
have served as volunteers under this part for at least 1
year and who, in accordance with standards established
in such regulations as the Director shall prescribe, have
been designated volunteer leaders on the basis of experi-
ence and special skills and a demonstrated leadership
among volunteers.
‘‘(C) The Director shall not provide a stipend under
this subsection to an individual who elects to receive a na-
tional service education award under subtitle D of title I
of the National and Community Service Act of 1990.’’.
(b) SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE.—Section 105(b) (42
U.S.C. 4955(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by striking subparagraph (A);
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the
subparagraph designation; and
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(C) by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ‘‘The Director shall review such ad-
justments on an annual basis to ensure that the
adjustments are current.’’; and
(2) by striking paragraph (4).
SEC. 325. PARTICIPATION OF YOUNGER AND OLDER PER-
SONS.
Section 107 (42 U.S.C. 4957) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 107. PARTICIPATION OF YOUNGER AND OLDER PER-
SONS.
‘‘In carrying out this part and part C, the Director
shall take necessary steps, including the development of
special projects, where appropriate, to encourage the full-
est participation of individuals 18 through 27 years of age,
and individuals 55 years of age and older, in the various
programs and activities authorized under such parts.’’.
SEC. 326. LITERACY ACTIVITIES.
Section 109 (42 U.S.C. 4959) is amended—
(1) in subsection (g)—
(A) by striking paragraph (1); and
(B) by striking the paragraph designation
of paragraph (2); and
(2) in subsection (h)—
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(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘para-
graphs (2) and (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph
(2)’’; and
(B) by striking paragraph (3).
SEC. 327. APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE.
Section 110 (42 U.S.C. 4960) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 110. APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE.
‘‘In reviewing an application for assistance under this
part, the Director shall not deny such assistance to any
project or program, or any public or private nonprofit or-
ganization, solely on the basis of the duration of the assist-
ance such project, program, or organization has received
under this part prior to the date of submission of the ap-
plication. The Director shall grant assistance under this
part on the basis of merit and to accomplish the goals
of the VISTA program, and shall consider the needs and
requirements of projects in existence on such date as well
as potential new projects.’’.
SEC. 328. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY FOR STUDENT COMMU-
NITY SERVICE PROGRAMS.
Part B of title I (42 U.S.C. 4971 et seq.) is amended
by repealing section 114 (42 U.S.C. 4974).
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SEC. 329. UNIVERSITY YEAR FOR VISTA.
(a) PROGRAM TITLE.—Part B of title I (42 U.S.C.
4971 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in the part heading to read as follows:
‘‘PART B—UNIVERSITY YEAR FOR VISTA’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘University Year for ACTION’’
each place that such term appears in such part and
inserting ‘‘University Year for VISTA’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘UYA’’ each place that such
term appears in such part and inserting ‘‘UYV’’;
and
(4) in section 112 (42 U.S.C. 4972) by striking
the section heading and inserting the following new
section heading:
‘‘AUTHORITY TO OPERATE UNIVERSITY YEAR FOR VISTA
PROGRAM’’.
(b) SPECIAL
CONDITIONS.—Section 113(a) (42
U.S.C. 4973(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘of not less than the duration
of an academic year’’ and inserting ‘‘of not less than
the duration of an academic semester or its equiva-
lent’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘Volunteers may receive a living allowance
and such other support or allowances as the Director
determines to be appropriate.’’.
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SEC. 330. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE SPE-
CIAL 
VOLUNTEER 
AND 
DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAMS.
Section 122 (42 U.S.C. 4992) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 122. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE SPE-
CIAL 
VOLUNTEER 
AND 
DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAMS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director is authorized to
conduct special volunteer programs for demonstration pro-
grams, or award grants to or enter into contracts with
public or nonprofit organizations to carry out such pro-
grams. Such programs shall encourage wider volunteer
participation on a full-time, part-time, or short-term basis
to further the purpose of this part, and identify particular
segments of the poverty community that could benefit
from volunteer and other antipoverty efforts.
‘‘(b) ASSIGNMENT AND SUPPORT OF VOLUNTEERS.—
The assignment of volunteers under this section, and the
provision of support for such volunteers, including any
subsistence allowances and stipends, shall be on such
terms and conditions as the Director shall determine to
be appropriate, but shall not exceed the level of support
provided under section 105. Projects using volunteers who
do not receive stipends may also be supported under this
section.
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‘‘(c) CRITERIA AND PRIORITIES.—In carrying out
this section and section 123, the Director shall establish
criteria and priorities for awarding grants and entering
into contracts under this part in each fiscal year. No grant
or contract exceeding $100,000 shall be made under this
part unless the recipient of the grant or contractor has
been selected by a competitive process that includes public
announcement of the availability of funds for such grant
or contract, general criteria for the selection of recipients
or contractors, and a description of the application process
and application review process.’’.
SEC. 331. TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Section 123 (42 U.S.C. 4993) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 123. TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
‘‘The Director may provide technical and financial as-
sistance to Federal agencies, State and local governments
and agencies, private nonprofit organizations, employers,
and other private organizations that utilize or desire to
utilize volunteers in carrying out the purpose of this
part.’’.
SEC. 332. ELIMINATION OF SEPARATE AUTHORITY FOR
DRUG ABUSE PROGRAMS.
Section 124 (42 U.S.C. 4994) is repealed.
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CHAPTER 2—NATIONAL SENIOR
VOLUNTEER CORPS
SEC. 341. NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS.
(a) TITLE HEADING.—The heading for title II is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘TITLE II—NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER
CORPS’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—
(1) Section 200(1) (42 U.S.C. 5000(1)) is
amended by striking ‘‘Older American Volunteer
Programs’’ and inserting ‘‘National Senior Volunteer
Corps’’.
(2) The heading for section 221 (42 U.S.C.
5021) is amended by striking ‘‘OLDER AMERICAN
VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS’’ and inserting ‘‘NATIONAL
SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS’’.
(3) Section 224 (42 U.S.C. 5024) is amended—
(A) in the section heading by striking
‘‘OLDER
AMERICAN
VOLUNTEER
PROGRAMS’’
and inserting ‘‘NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER
CORPS’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘volunteer projects for
Older Americans’’ and inserting ‘‘National Sen-
ior Volunteer Corps projects’’.
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(4) Section 205(c) of the Older Americans
Amendments of 1975 (Public Law 94–135; 89 Stat.
727; 42 U.S.C. 5001 note) is amended by striking
‘‘national older American volunteer programs’’ each
place the term appears and inserting ‘‘National Sen-
ior Volunteer Corps programs’’.
SEC. 342. THE RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PRO-
GRAM.
(a) PART HEADING.—The heading for part A of title
II is amended by striking ‘‘RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER
PROGRAM’’ and inserting ‘‘RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUN-
TEER PROGRAM’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Section 200 (42 U.S.C. 5000) is
amended by striking ‘‘retired senior volunteer program’’
each place that such term appears in such section and the
Act and inserting ‘‘Retired and Senior Volunteer Pro-
gram’’.
SEC. 343. OPERATION OF THE RETIRED AND SENIOR VOL-
UNTEER PROGRAM.
Section 201(a) (42 U.S.C. 5001(a)) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by
striking ‘‘retired persons’’ and inserting ‘‘retired in-
dividuals and working older individuals’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘aged sixty or over’’ and
inserting ‘‘55 years of age or older’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and individuals 60
years of age or older will be given priority for
enrollment,’’ after ‘‘enrolled’’.
SEC. 344. SERVICES UNDER THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT
PROGRAM.
Section 211(a) (42 U.S.C. 5011(a)) is amended by
striking ‘‘, including services’’ and all that follows through
‘‘with special needs.’’ and inserting a period and the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Such services may include services by individuals
serving as foster grandparents to children with disabilities
and chronic health conditions and to children who are re-
ceiving care in hospitals, who are residing in homes for
dependent and neglected children, or who are receiving
services provided by day care centers, schools, Head Start
agencies, early intervention programs, family support pro-
grams, or other programs, establishments, or institutions
providing services for children with special or exceptional
needs. Individual foster grandparents may provide person-
to-person services to one or more children, depending on
the need for such services.’’.
SEC. 345. STIPENDS FOR LOW-INCOME VOLUNTEERS.
Section 211(d) (42 U.S.C. 5011(d)) is amended—
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(1) in the second sentence by striking ‘‘Any sti-
pend or allowance provided under this subsection
shall not be less than $2.20 per hour until October
1, 1990, $2.35 per hour during fiscal year 1991,
and $2.50 per hour on and after October 1, 1992,’’
and inserting ‘‘Any stipend or allowance provided
under this section shall not be less than $2.45 per
hour on and after October 1, 1993, and shall be ad-
justed once prior to December 31, 1997, to account
for inflation, as determined by the Director and
rounded to the nearest five cents,’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘In establishing the amount of, and the effective date for,
such adjustment, the Director, in consultation with the
State commissions (as defined in section 178 of the Na-
tional and Community Service Act of 1990) and the heads
of the State offices established under section 195 of such
Act, shall consider the effect such adjustment will have
on the ability of non-Federally funded volunteer programs
similar to the programs under this title to maintain their
current level of volunteer hours.’’.
SEC. 346. CONDITIONS OF GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.
Section 212(a) (42 U.S.C. 5012(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (1), and
(2) in paragraph (2)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘(2)(A)’’ and inserting
‘‘(1)’’,
(B) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated—
(i) by redesignating clauses (i) and
(ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respec-
tively; and
(ii) by redesignating subclauses (I)
and (II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respec-
tively; and
(C) by striking ‘‘(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2)’’.
SEC. 347. AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.
(a) 
PROMOTION.—Section 
221(a) 
(42 
U.S.C.
5021(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)(1)’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) To the maximum extent practicable, the Direc-
tor shall enter into agreements with—
‘‘(A) the Department of Health and Human
Services to—
‘‘(i) involve retired and senior volunteers,
and foster grandparents, in Head Start pro-
grams;
‘‘(ii) involve retired and senior volunteers,
and senior companions, in providing services
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authorized by title III of the Older Americans
Act of 1965; and
‘‘(iii) promote the recognition of such vol-
unteers who are qualified to provide in-home
services for reimbursement under title XVIII of
the Social Security Act for providing such serv-
ices;
‘‘(B) the Department of Education to promote
intergenerational tutoring and mentoring for at-risk
children; and
‘‘(C) the Environmental Protection Agency to
support conservation efforts.’’.
(b) MINIMUM EXPENDITURE.—Section 221(b)(3) (42
U.S.C. 5021(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘$250,000’’
and inserting ‘‘$500,000’’.
SEC. 348. MINORITY GROUP PARTICIPATION.
Section 223 (42 U.S.C. 5023) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘Such efforts shall include using methods appropriate to
communicate with individuals who have limited English
proficiency.’’.
SEC. 349. PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.
Section 225 (42 U.S.C. 5025) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a)(2)(B) by striking ‘‘para-
graph (10)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (10), (12),
(15), and (16)’’;
(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the
following new paragraphs:
‘‘(12) Programs that address environmental
needs.
‘‘(13) Programs that reach out to organizations
(such as labor unions and profit-making organiza-
tions) not previously involved in addressing national
problems of local concern.
‘‘(14) Programs that provide for outreach to in-
crease participation of members of ethnic groups
who have limited English proficiency.
‘‘(15) Programs that support criminal justice
activities and juvenile justice activities.
‘‘(16) Programs that involve older volunteers
working with young people in apprenticeship pro-
grams.
‘‘(17) Programs that support the community in-
tegration of individuals with disabilities.
‘‘(18) Programs that provide health, education,
and welfare services that augment the activities of
State and local agencies, to be carried out in a fiscal
year for which the aggregate amount of funds avail-
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able to such agencies is not less than the annual av-
erage aggregate amount of funds available to such
agencies for the period of 3 fiscal years preceding
such fiscal year.’’;
(3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘under this
title’’; and
(4) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (1)
and inserting the following new paragraph:
‘‘(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), from the
amounts appropriated under subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d)
of section 502, for each fiscal year there shall be available
to the Director such sums as may be necessary to make
grants under subsection (a).’’.
SEC. 350. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.
Title II is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘PART E—DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
‘‘SEC. 231. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director is authorized to
make grants to or enter into contracts with public or non-
profit private agencies and organizations, including orga-
nizations funded under part A, B, or C, for the purposes
of demonstrating innovative activities involving older indi-
viduals as volunteers. The Director may support under
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this part both volunteers receiving stipends and volunteers
not receiving stipends.
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—An organization that receives a
grant or enters into a contract under subsection (a) may
use funds made available through the grant or contract
for activities such as—
‘‘(1) linking youth groups, and organizations
whose members are older individuals, in volunteer
activities;
‘‘(2) involving older volunteers in programs and
activities different from those currently supported in
the community; and
‘‘(3) testing whether programs for older volun-
teers may contribute to achieving new objectives or
to carrying out certain national priorities.’’.
CHAPTER 3—ADMINISTRATION
SEC. 361. PURPOSE OF AGENCY.
Section 401 (42 U.S.C. 5041) is amended—
(1) by inserting after the first sentence the fol-
lowing: ‘‘This Agency shall also promote the coordi-
nation of volunteer efforts among Federal, State,
and local agencies and organizations, exchange tech-
nical assistance information among them, and pro-
vide technical assistance to other nations concerning
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domestic volunteer programs within their coun-
tries.’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘Older American Volunteer Pro-
grams’’ each place the term appears and inserting
‘‘National Senior Volunteer Corps’’.
SEC. 362. AUTHORITY OF THE DIRECTOR.
Section 402 (42 U.S.C. 5042) is amended in para-
graphs (5) and (6) by inserting ‘‘solicit and’’ before ‘‘ac-
cept’’ in each such paragraph.
SEC. 362A. POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.
Section 403 (42 U.S.C. 5043) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (b)(2) and (c)
as subsections (c) and (d), respectively;
(2) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by re-
designating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as para-
graphs (1) and (2), respectively; and
(3) by striking subsection (b)(1) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(b)(1) Programs assisted under this Act shall not
be carried on in a manner involving the use of funds, the
provision of services, or the employment or assignment of
personnel in a manner supporting or resulting in the iden-
tification of such programs with—
‘‘(A) any partisan or nonpartisan political activ-
ity associated with a candidate, or a contending fac-
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tion or group, in an election for public or party of-
fice;
‘‘(B) any activity to provide voters or prospec-
tive voters with transportation to the polls or similar
assistance in connection with any such election; or
‘‘(C) any voter registration activity;
except that programs assisted under this Act may make
voter registration applications and nonpartisan voter reg-
istration information available to the public on the prem-
ises of such programs.
‘‘(2) In carrying out any voter registration activity
permitted under paragraph (1), an individual who is affili-
ated with, or employed to carry out, a program assisted
under this Act shall not—
‘‘(A) indicate a preference with respect to any
candidate, political party, or election issue; or
‘‘(B) seek to influence the political or party af-
filiation, or voting decision, of any individual.’’.
SEC. 363. COMPENSATION FOR VOLUNTEERS.
Section 404 (42 U.S.C. 5044) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘from such
volunteers or from beneficiaries’’ after ‘‘compensa-
tion’’;
(2) by striking subsection (f); and
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(3) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (f).
SEC. 364. REPEAL OF REPORT.
Section 407 (42 U.S.C. 5047) is repealed.
SEC. 365. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL LAW.
Section 415(b)(4)(A) (42 U.S.C. 5055(b)(4)(A)) is
amended by striking ‘‘a grade GS–7 employee’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘an employee at grade GS–5 of the General Schedule
under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code’’.
SEC. 366. NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS.
Section 417 (42 U.S.C. 5057) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 417. NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) BASIS.—An individual with responsibility
for the operation of a program that receives assist-
ance under this Act shall not discriminate against a
participant in, or member of the staff of, such pro-
gram on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex,
age, or political affiliation of such participant or
member, or on the basis of disability, if the partici-
pant or member is a qualified individual with a dis-
ability.
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—As used in paragraph (1),
the term ‘qualified individual with a disability’ has
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the meaning given the term in section 101(8) of the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12111(8)).
‘‘(b) FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—Any assist-
ance provided under this Act shall constitute Federal fi-
nancial assistance for purposes of title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), title IX
of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681
et seq.), section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 794), and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42
U.S.C. 6101 et seq.).
‘‘(c) RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), an individual with responsibility for the
operation of a program that receives assistance
under this Act shall not discriminate on the basis of
religion against a participant in such program or a
member of the staff of such program who is paid
with funds received under this Act.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not
apply to the employment, with assistance provided
under this Act, of any member of the staff, of a pro-
gram that receives assistance under this Act, who
was employed with the organization operating the
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program on the date the grant under this Act was
awarded.
‘‘(d) RULES AND REGULATIONS.—The Director shall
promulgate rules and regulations to provide for the en-
forcement of this section that shall include provisions for
summary suspension of assistance for not more than 30
days, on an emergency basis, until notice and an oppor-
tunity to be heard can be provided.’’.
SEC. 367. ELIMINATION OF SEPARATE REQUIREMENTS FOR
SETTING REGULATIONS.
Section 420 (42 U.S.C. 5060) is repealed.
SEC. 368. CLARIFICATION OF ROLE OF INSPECTOR GEN-
ERAL.
Section 422 (42 U.S.C. 5062) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or the In-
spector General’’ after ‘‘Director’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘, the Inspec-
tor General,’’ after ‘‘Director’’ each place that such
term appears.
SEC. 369. COPYRIGHT PROTECTION.
Title IV is amended by adding at the end, the follow-
ing new section:
‘‘SEC. 425. PROTECTION AGAINST IMPROPER USE.
‘‘Whoever falsely—
‘‘(1) advertises or represents; or
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‘‘(2) publishes or displays any sign, symbol, or
advertisement, reasonably calculated to convey the
impression,
that an entity is affiliated with, funded by, or operating
under the authority of ACTION, VISTA, or any of the
programs of the National Senior Volunteer Corps may be
enjoined under an action filed by the Attorney General,
on a complaint by the Director.’’.
SEC. 372. DEPOSIT REQUIREMENT CREDIT FOR SERVICE AS
A VOLUNTEER.
(a) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—
(1) CREDITABLE SERVICE.—Section 8332(j) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in the first sentence, by inserting
‘‘the period of an individual’s service as a
full-time volunteer enrolled in a program of
at least 1 year’s duration under part A, B,
or C of title I of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973,’’ after ‘‘Economic Op-
portunity Act of 1964,’’;
(ii) in the second sentence, by insert-
ing ‘‘, as a full-time volunteer enrolled in
a program of at least 1 year’s duration
under part A, B, or C of title I of the Do-
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mestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973,’’
after 
‘‘Economic 
Opportunity 
Act 
of
1964’’; and
(iii) in the last sentence—
(I) by inserting ‘‘or under part
A, B, or C of title I of the Domestic
Volunteer Service Act of 1973’’ after
‘‘Economic Opportunity Act of 1964’’;
and
(II) by inserting ‘‘or the Chair-
person of the Corporation for Na-
tional Service, as appropriate,’’ after
‘‘Director of the Office of Economic
Opportunity’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) The provisions of paragraph (1) relating to cred-
it for service as a volunteer or volunteer leader under the
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, part A, B, or C of
title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, or
the Peace Corps Act shall not apply to any period of serv-
ice as a volunteer or volunteer leader of an employee or
Member with respect to which the employee or Member
has made the deposit with interest, if any, required by sec-
tion 8334(l).’’.
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(2) DEDUCTIONS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND DEPOS-
ITS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 8334 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(l)(1) Each employee or Member who has performed
service as a volunteer or volunteer leader under part A
of title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964,
as a full-time volunteer enrolled in a program of at least
1 year’s duration under part A, B, or C of title I of the
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, or as a volunteer
or volunteer leader under the Peace Corps Act before the
date of the separation on which the entitlement to any
annuity under this subchapter is based may pay, in ac-
cordance with such regulations as the Office of Personnel
Management shall issue, an amount equal to 7 percent
of the readjustment allowance paid to the employee or
Member under title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act
of 1964 or section 5(c) or 6(1) of the Peace Corps Act
or the stipend paid to the employee or Member under part
A, B, or C of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service
Act of 1973, for each period of service as such a volunteer
or volunteer leader.
‘‘(2) Any deposit made under paragraph (1) more
than 2 years after the later of—
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‘‘(A) October 1, 1993; or
‘‘(B) the date on which the employee or Mem-
ber making the deposit first becomes an employee or
Member,
shall include interest on such amount computed and
compounded annually beginning on the date of the expira-
tion of the 2-year period. The interest rate that is applica-
ble in computing interest in any year under this paragraph
shall be equal to the interest rate that is applicable for
such year under subsection (e).
‘‘(3) The Director of the Peace Corps and the Chair-
person of the Corporation for National Service shall fur-
nish such information to the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment as the Office may determine to be necessary for the
administration of this subsection.’’.
(B) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
8334(e) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended in paragraphs (1) and (2) by striking
‘‘or (k)’’ each place that such term appears and
inserting ‘‘(k), or (l)’’.
(b) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—
(1) CREDITABLE
SERVICE.—Section 8411 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended—
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(A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (f) or
(h)’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(h) An employee or Member shall be allowed credit
for service as a volunteer or volunteer leader under part
A of title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964,
as a full-time volunteer enrolled in a program of at least
1 year’s duration under part A, B, or C of title I of the
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, or as a volunteer
or volunteer leader under the Peace Corps Act performed
at any time prior to the separation on which the entitle-
ment to any annuity under this subchapter is based if the
employee or Member has made a deposit with interest, if
any, with respect to such service under section 8422(f).’’.
(2) DEDUCTIONS, 
CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section
8422 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(f)(1) Each employee or Member who has performed
service as a volunteer or volunteer leader under part A
of title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964,
as a full-time volunteer enrolled in a program of at least
1 year’s duration under part A, B, or C of title I of the
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, or as a volunteer
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or volunteer leader under the Peace Corps Act before the
date of the separation on which the entitlement to any
annuity under this subchapter, or subchapter V of this
chapter, is based may pay, in accordance with such regula-
tions as the Office of Personnel Management shall issue,
an amount equal to 3 percent of the readjustment allow-
ance paid to the employee or Member under title VIII of
the Economic Opportunity Service Act of 1964 or section
5(c) or 6(1) of the Peace Corps Act or the stipend paid
to the employee or Member under part A, B, or C of title
I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, for each
period of service as such a volunteer or volunteer leader.
‘‘(2) Any deposit made under paragraph (1) more
than 2 years after the later of—
‘‘(A) October 1, 1993, or
‘‘(B) the date on which the employee or Mem-
ber making the deposit first becomes an employee or
Member,
shall include interest on such amount computed and
compounded annually beginning on the date of the expira-
tion of the 2-year period. The interest rate that is applica-
ble in computing interest in any year under this paragraph
shall be equal to the interest rate that is applicable for
such year under section 8334(e).
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‘‘(3) The Director of the Peace Corps and the Chair-
person of the Corporation for National Service shall fur-
nish such information to the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment as the Office may determine to be necessary for the
administration of this subsection.’’.
(c) APPLICABILITY AND OTHER PROVISIONS.—
(1) APPLICABILITY.—
(A) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO CSRS.—
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The amendments
made by subsection (a) shall apply with re-
spect to any individual entitled to an annu-
ity on the basis of a separation from serv-
ice occurring on or after the effective date
of this subtitle.
(ii) RULES RELATING TO ANNUITIES
BASED
ON
EARLIER
SEPARATIONS.—An
annuity under subchapter III of chapter 83
of title 5, United States Code, payable to
an individual based on a separation from
service occurring before the effective date
of this subtitle shall be subject to the pro-
visions of paragraph (2).
(B) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO FERS.—
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The amendments
made by subsection (b) shall apply with re-
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spect to any individual entitled to an annu-
ity on the basis of a separation from serv-
ice occurring before, on, or after the effec-
tive date of this subtitle, subject to clause
(ii).
(ii) RULE
RELATING
TO
ANNUITIES
BASED ON EARLIER SEPARATIONS.—In the
case of any individual whose entitlement to
an annuity is based on a separation from
service occurring before the effective date
of this subtitle, any increase in such indi-
vidual’s annuity on the basis of a deposit
made under section 8442(f) of title 5,
United States Code, as amended by sub-
section (b)(2), shall be effective beginning
with the annuity payment payable for the
first calendar month beginning after the
effective date of this subtitle.
(2) SPECIAL RULES.—
(A) OLD-AGE
OR
SURVIVORS
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Subject to subparagraph (B), in
any case in which an individual described in
paragraph (1)(A)(ii) is also entitled to old-age
or survivors insurance benefits under section
202 of the Social Security Act (or would be en-
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titled to such benefits upon filing an application
therefor), the amount of the annuity to which
such individual is entitled under subchapter III
of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code
(after taking into account any creditable service
as a volunteer or volunteer leader under the
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, the Domes-
tic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, or the Peace
Corps Act) which is payable for any month
shall be reduced by an amount determined by
multiplying the amount of such old-age or sur-
vivors insurance benefit for the determination
month by a fraction—
(i) the numerator of which is the total
of the wages (within the meaning of sec-
tion 209 of the Social Security Act) for
service as a volunteer or volunteer leader
under the Economic Opportunity Act of
1964, the Domestic Volunteer Service Act
of 1973, or the Peace Corps Act of such
individual credited for years before the cal-
endar year in which the determination
month occurs, up to the contribution and
benefit base determined under section 230
of the Social Security Act (or other appli-
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cable maximum annual amount referred to
in section 215(e)(1) of such Act for each
such year); and
(ii) the denominator of which is the
total of all wages described in clause (i),
plus all other wages (within the meaning of
section 209 of such Act) and all self-em-
ployment income (within the meaning of
section 211(b) of such Act) of such individ-
ual credited for years after 1936 and be-
fore the calendar year in which the deter-
mination month occurs, up to the contribu-
tion and benefit base (or such other
amount referred to in section 215(e)(1) of
such Act for each such year.
(B) LIMITATIONS.—
(i) Subparagraph (A) shall not reduce
the annuity of an individual below the
amount of the annuity which would be pay-
able to the individual for the determination
month if the provisions of section 8332(j)
of title 5, United States Code, relating to
service as a volunteer or volunteer leader,
applied to the individual for such month.
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(ii) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply
in the case of an individual who, prior to
the date of enactment of this Act, made a
deposit for under section 8334(c) of title 5,
United States Code, with respect to service
as a volunteer or volunteer leader (as de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)).
(iii) DETERMINATION
MONTH.—For
purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘‘de-
termination month’’ means—
(I) the first month the individual
described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) is
entitled to old-age or survivors bene-
fits under section 202 of the Social
Security Act (or would be entitled to
such benefits upon filing an applica-
tion therefor); or
(II) the first calendar month be-
ginning after the date of enactment of
this Act, in the case of any individual
entitled to such benefits for such
month.
(iv) RULE
RELATING
TO
ANNUITIES
BASED
ON
EARLIER
SEPARATIONS.—Any
increase in an annuity which occurs by vir-
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tue of the enactment of this paragraph
shall be effective beginning with the annu-
ity payment payable for the first calendar
month beginning after the effective date of
this subtitle.
(3) FURNISHING OF INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall furnish
such information to the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment as may be necessary to carry out this sub-
section.
(4) ACTION TO INFORM INDIVIDUALS.—The Di-
rector of the Office of Personnel Management shall
take such action as may be necessary and appro-
priate to inform individuals entitled to credit under
this section for service as a volunteer or volunteer
leader, or to have any annuity recomputed, or to
make a deposit under this section, of such entitle-
ment.
CHAPTER 4—AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS AND OTHER AMENDMENTS
SEC. 
381. 
AUTHORIZATION 
OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
FOR
TITLE I.
Section 501 (42 U.S.C. 5081) is amended to read as
follows:
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‘‘SEC. 501. NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PRO-
GRAMS.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATIONS.—
‘‘(1) VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
parts A and B of title I, excluding section 109,
$56,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995
through 1996.
‘‘(2) LITERACY ACTIVITIES.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out section 109,
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal
years 1994 through 1996.
‘‘(3) SPECIAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part
C of title I, excluding section 125, such sums as may
be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994
through 1996.
‘‘(4) LITERACY
CHALLENGE
GRANTS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out sec-
tion 125, such sums as may be necessary for each
of the fiscal years 1994 through 1996.
‘‘(5) SPECIFICATION OF BUDGET FUNCTION.—
The authorizations of appropriations contained in
this subsection shall be considered to be a compo-
nent of budget function 500 as used by the Office
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of Management and Budget to cover education,
training, employment and social services, and, as
such, shall be considered as related to the programs
of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human
Services, and Education for budgetary purposes.
‘‘(b) SUBSISTENCE.—The minimum level of an allow-
ance for subsistence required under section 105(b)(2), to
be provided to each volunteer under title I, may not be
reduced or limited in order to provide for an increase in
the number of volunteer service years under part A of title
I.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—No part of the funds appro-
priated to carry out part A of title I may be used to pro-
vide volunteers or assistance to any program or project
authorized under part B or C of title I, or under title II,
unless the program or project meets the antipoverty cri-
teria of part A of title I.
‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated for part
A of title I shall remain available for obligation until the
end of the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which
the amounts were appropriated.
‘‘(e) VOLUNTEER SERVICE REQUIREMENT.—
‘‘(1) VOLUNTEER
SERVICE
YEARS.—Of the
amounts appropriated under this section for parts A,
B, and C of title I, including section 125, there shall
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first be available for part A of title I, including sec-
tions 104(e) and 109, an amount not less than the
amount necessary to provide 3,700 volunteer service
years in fiscal year 1994, 4,000 volunteer service
years in fiscal year 1995, and 4,500 volunteer serv-
ice years in fiscal year 1996.
‘‘(2) PLAN.—If the Director determines that
funds appropriated to carry out part A, B, and C of
title I are insufficient to provide for the years of vol-
unteer service required by paragraph (1), the Direc-
tor shall submit a plan to the relevant authorizing
and appropriations committees of Congress that will
detail what is necessary to fully meet this require-
ment.’’.
SEC.
382.
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR
TITLE II.
Section 502 (42 U.S.C. 5082) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 502. NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS.
‘‘(a) RETIRED
AND
SENIOR
VOLUNTEER
PRO-
GRAM.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out part A of title II, $53,100,000 for fiscal year 1994,
and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal
years 1995 through 1996.
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‘‘(b) FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out part B of title
II, $98,200,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 through
1996.
‘‘(c) SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out part C of title
II, $48,700,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 through
1996.
‘‘(d) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out part E of title
II, such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal
years 1994 through 1996.’’.
SEC.
383.
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR
TITLE IV.
Section 504 (42 U.S.C. 5084) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 504. ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For each of the fiscal years 1994
through 1996, there are authorized to be appropriated for
the administration of this Act as provided for in title IV,
21 percent of the total amount appropriated under sec-
tions 501 and 502 with respect to such year.
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‘‘(b) EVALUATION.—For each of the fiscal years
1994 through 1996, the Director is authorized to expend
not less than 21⁄2 percent, and not more than 5 percent,
of the amount appropriated under subsection (a), for the
purposes prescribed in section 416.’’.
SEC. 384. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS; COMPENSATION
FOR VISTA FECA CLAIMANTS.
Section 8143(b) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘GS–7’’ and inserting ‘‘GS–5 of the
General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United
States Code’’.
SEC. 385. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY.
Title VII (42 U.S.C. 5091 et seq.) is repealed.
CHAPTER 5—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 391. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
The Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42
U.S.C. 4950 et seq.) is amended by striking ‘‘That this
Act’’ and all that follows through the end of the table of
contents and inserting the following:
‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973’.
‘‘(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents
is as follows:
‘‘Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
‘‘Sec. 2. Volunteerism policy.
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‘‘TITLE I—NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS
‘‘PART A—VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA
‘‘Sec. 101. Statement of purpose.
‘‘Sec. 102. Authority to operate VISTA program.
‘‘Sec. 103. Selection and assignment of volunteers.
‘‘Sec. 104. Terms and periods of service.
‘‘Sec. 105. Support service.
‘‘Sec. 106. Participation of beneficiaries.
‘‘Sec. 107. Participation of younger and older persons.
‘‘Sec. 108. Limitation.
‘‘Sec. 109. VISTA Literacy Corps.
‘‘Sec. 110. Applications for assistance.
‘‘PART B—UNIVERSITY YEAR FOR VISTA
‘‘Sec. 111. Statement of purpose.
‘‘Sec. 112. Authority to operate University Year for VISTA program.
‘‘Sec. 113. Special conditions.
‘‘PART C—SPECIAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS
‘‘Sec. 121. Statement of purpose.
‘‘Sec. 122. Authority to establish and operate special volunteer and demonstra-
tion programs.
‘‘Sec. 123. Technical and financial assistance for improvement of volunteer pro-
grams.
‘‘Sec. 125. Literacy challenge grants.
‘‘TITLE II—NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS
‘‘Sec. 200. Statement of purposes.
‘‘PART A—RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
‘‘Sec. 201. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects.
‘‘PART B—FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM
‘‘Sec. 211. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects.
‘‘Sec. 212. Conditions of grants and contracts.
‘‘PART C—SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM
‘‘Sec. 213. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects.
‘‘PART D—GENERAL PROVISIONS
‘‘Sec. 221. Promotion of National Senior Volunteer Corps.
‘‘Sec. 222. Payments.
‘‘Sec. 223. Minority group participation.
‘‘Sec. 224. Use of locally generated contributions in National Senior Volunteer
Corps.
‘‘Sec. 225. Programs of national significance.
‘‘Sec. 226. Adjustments to Federal financial assistance.
‘‘Sec. 227. Multiyear grants or contracts.
‘‘PART E—DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
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‘‘Sec. 231. Authority of Director.
‘‘TITLE IV—ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION
‘‘Sec. 403. Political activities.
‘‘Sec. 404. Special limitations.
‘‘Sec. 406. Labor standards.
‘‘Sec. 408. Joint funding.
‘‘Sec. 409. Prohibition of Federal control.
‘‘Sec. 410. Coordination with other programs.
‘‘Sec. 411. Prohibition.
‘‘Sec. 412. Notice and hearing procedures for suspension and termination of fi-
nancial assistance.
‘‘Sec. 414. Distribution of benefits between rural and urban areas.
‘‘Sec. 415. Application of Federal law.
‘‘Sec. 416. Evaluation.
‘‘Sec. 417. Nondiscrimination provisions.
‘‘Sec. 418. Eligibility for other benefits.
‘‘Sec. 419. Legal expenses.
‘‘Sec. 421. Definitions.
‘‘Sec. 422. Audit.
‘‘Sec. 423. Reduction of paperwork.
‘‘Sec. 424. Review of project renewals.
‘‘Sec. 425. Protection against improper use.
‘‘Sec. 426. Center for Research and Training.
‘‘TITLE V—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
‘‘Sec. 501. National volunteer antipoverty programs.
‘‘Sec. 502. National Senior Volunteer Corps.
‘‘Sec. 504. Administration and coordination.
‘‘Sec. 505. Availability of appropriations.
‘‘TITLE VI—AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS AND REPEALERS
‘‘Sec. 601. Supersedence of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of July 1, 1971.
‘‘Sec. 602. Creditable service for civil service retirement.
‘‘Sec. 603. Repeal of title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act.
‘‘Sec. 604. Repeal of title VI of the Older Americans Act.’’.
SEC. 392. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This subtitle shall become effective on October 1,
1993.
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TITLE IV—TECHNICAL AND
CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
SEC. 401. DEFINITION OF DIRECTOR.
Section 421 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5061) is amended by striking para-
graph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph:
‘‘(1) the term ‘Director’ means the Chairperson
and Director of the Corporation for National Service
appointed under section 193 of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990;’’.
SEC. 402. REFERENCES TO ACTION AND THE ACTION
AGENCY.
(a) DOMESTIC
VOLUNTEER
SERVICE
ACT
OF
1973.—
(1) Section 2(b) of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950(b)) is amend-
ed—
(A) by striking ‘‘ACTION, the Federal do-
mestic volunteer agency,’’ and inserting ‘‘this
Act’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘ACTION’’ and inserting
‘‘the Corporation for National Service’’.
(2) Section 125(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
4995(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘the ACTION
Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘the Corporation’’.
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(3) Section 225(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
5025(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘the ACTION
Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘the Corporation’’.
(4) Section 403(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
5043(a)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘the ACTION Agency’’ the
first place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Cor-
poration under this Act’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘the ACTION Agency’’ the
second place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Cor-
poration’’.
(5) Section 408 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5048)
is amended by striking ‘‘the ACTION Agency’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Corporation’’.
(6) Section 425 of such Act (as added by sec-
tion 369 of this Act) is further amended by striking
‘‘ACTION’’ and inserting ‘‘the Corporation’’.
(b) ADMINISTRATION ON CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND
FAMILIES.—Section 916(b) of the Claude Pepper Young
Americans Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12312(b)) is amended
by striking ‘‘the Director of the ACTION Agency’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Chairperson of the Corporation for Na-
tional Service’’.
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(c) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Section 8E(a)(2) of the
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘ACTION,’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘the Corporation for National
Service (except as provided in section 194(b) of the
National and Community Service Act of 1990),’’
after ‘‘the Consumer Product Safety Commission,’’.
(d) PUBLIC HOUSING SECURITY.—Section 207(c) of
the Public Housing Security Demonstration Act of 1978
(Public Law 95–557; 92 Stat. 2093; 12 U.S.C. 1701z–
6 note) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3)(ii), by striking ‘‘ACTION’’
and inserting ‘‘the Corporation for National Serv-
ice’’; and
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘ACTION’’
and inserting ‘‘the Corporation for National Serv-
ice’’.
(e) NATIONAL FOREST VOLUNTEERS.—The first sec-
tion of the Volunteers in the National Forests Act of 1972
(16 U.S.C. 558a) is amended by striking ‘‘ACTION’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Corporation for National Service’’.
(f) PEACE CORPS.—Section 2A of the Peace Corps
Act (22 U.S.C. 2501–1) is amended by inserting after
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‘‘the ACTION Agency’’ the following: ‘‘, the successor to
the ACTION Agency,’’.
(g) INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.—Section 502
of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1542)
is amended by striking ‘‘and ACTION’’ and inserting ‘‘,
the Corporation for National Service,’’.
(h) OLDER AMERICANS.—The Older Americans Act
of 1965 is amended—
(1) in section 202(c)(1) (42 U.S.C. 3012(c)(1)),
by striking ‘‘the Director of the ACTION Agency’’
and inserting ‘‘the Corporation for National Serv-
ice’’;
(2) 
in 
section 
203(a)(1) 
(42 
U.S.C.
3013(a)(1)), by striking ‘‘the ACTION Agency’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Corporation for National Service’’;
and
(3) in section 422(b)(12)(C) (42 U.S.C.
3035a(b)(12)(C)), by striking ‘‘the ACTION Agen-
cy’’ and inserting ‘‘the Corporation for National
Service’’.
(i) VISTA SERVICE EXTENSION.—Section 101(c)(1)
of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments of
1989 (Public Law 101–204; 103 Stat. 1810; 42 U.S.C.
4954 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Director of the AC-
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TION Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Chairperson of the Cor-
poration for National Service’’.
(j) AGING RESOURCE SPECIALISTS.—Section 205(c)
of the Older Americans Amendments of 1975 (Public Law
94–135; 89 Stat. 727; 42 U.S.C. 5001 note) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘the ACTION Agency,’’
and inserting ‘‘the Corporation for National
Service,’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘the Director of the AC-
TION Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chairperson
of the Corporation’’;
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘ACTION
Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Corporation’’; and
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph
(A) and inserting the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(A) the term ‘Corporation’ means the Cor-
poration for National Service established by section
191 of the National and Community Service Act of
1990.’’.
(k) PROMOTION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY.—Sec-
tion 11(a) of the Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, De-
velopment, and Demonstration Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C.
5590) is amended by striking ‘‘the Director of ACTION,’’.
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(l) COORDINATING COUNCIL
ON JUVENILE JUS-
TICE.—Section 206(a)(1) of the Juvenile Justice and De-
linquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5616(a)(1))
is amended by striking ‘‘the Director of the ACTION
Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chairperson of the Corpora-
tion for National Service’’.
(m) ENERGY CONSERVATION.—Section 413(b)(1) of
the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C.
6863(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Director of the
ACTION Agency,’’.
(n) INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON THE HOMELESS.—
Section 202(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11312(a)) is amended by striking
paragraph (12) and inserting the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(12) The Chairperson of the Corporation for
National Service, or the designee of the Chair-
person.’’.
(o) ANTI-DRUG ABUSE.—Section 3601 of the Anti-
Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11851) is amended
by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(5) the term ‘Director’ means the Chairperson
and Director of the Corporation for National Serv-
ice,’’.
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SEC. 403. DEFINITIONS.
Section 421 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5061) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(6);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (7) and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
‘‘(8) the term ‘Corporation’ means the Corpora-
tion for National Service established under section
191 of the National and Community Service Act of
1990;
‘‘(9) the term ‘foster grandparent’ means a vol-
unteer in the Foster Grandparent Program;
‘‘(10) the term ‘Foster Grandparent Program’
means the program established under part B of title
II;
‘‘(11) the term ‘Inspector General’ means the
Inspector General of the Corporation;
‘‘(12) the term ‘national senior volunteer’
means a volunteer in the National Senior Volunteer
Corps;
‘‘(13) the term ‘National Senior Volunteer
Corps’ means the programs established under parts
A, B, C, and E of title II;
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‘‘(14) the term ‘Retired and Senior Volunteer
Program’ means the program established under part
A of title II;
‘‘(15) the term ‘retired or senior volunteer’
means a volunteer in the Retired and Senior Volun-
teer Program;
‘‘(16) the term ‘senior companion’ means a vol-
unteer in the Senior Companion Program;
‘‘(17) the term ‘Senior Companion Program’
means the program established under part C of title
II;
‘‘(18) the terms ‘VISTA’ and ‘Volunteers in
Service to America’ mean the program established
under part A of title I; and
‘‘(19) the term ‘VISTA volunteer’ means a vol-
unteer in VISTA.’’.
SEC. 404. REFERENCES TO THE COMMISSION ON NATIONAL
AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.
(a) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR
FISCAL YEAR 1993.—
(1) Section 1092(b) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (42 U.S.C.
12653a note) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
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(i) by striking ‘‘Commission on Na-
tional Community Service’’ and inserting
‘‘Corporation for National Service’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘Commission shall pre-
pare’’ and inserting ‘‘Board of Directors of
the Corporation shall prepare’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Board
of Directors of the Commission on National and
Community Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Board of
Directors of the Corporation for National Serv-
ice’’.
(2) Section 1093(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
12653a note) is amended by striking ‘‘the Board of
Directors and Executive Director of the Commission
on National and Community Service’’ and inserting
‘‘the Board of Directors and Chairperson of the Cor-
poration for National Service’’.
(3) Section 1094 of such Act (Public Law 102–
484; 106 Stat. 2535) is amended—
(A) in the title, by striking ‘‘COMMISSION
ON NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE’’
and inserting ‘‘CORPORATION
FOR
NA-
TIONAL SERVICE’’;
(B) in subsection (a)—
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(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘COM-
MISSION’’ and inserting ‘‘CORPORATION’’;
(ii) in the first sentence, by striking
‘‘Commission on National and Community
Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Corporation for
National Service’’; and
(iii) in the second sentence, by strik-
ing ‘‘The Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘The
Chairperson of the Corporation’’; and
(C) in subsection (b)—
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking
‘‘Board of Directors of the Commission on
National and Community Service’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Chairperson of the Corporation
for National Service’’; and
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the
Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chair-
person of the Corporation for National
Service’’.
(4) Section 1095 of such Act (Public Law 102–
484; 106 Stat. 2535) is amended in the heading for
subsection (b) by striking ‘‘COMMISSION
ON NA-
TIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE’’ and inserting
‘‘CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE’’.
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(5) Section 2(b) of such Act (Public Law 102–
484; 106 Stat. 2315) is amended by striking the
item relating to section 1094 of such Act and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘Sec. 1094. Other programs of the Corporation for National Service.’’.
(b) NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF
1990.—
(1) Sections 159(b)(2) (as redesignated in sec-
tion 104(b)(3) of this Act) and 165 (as redesignated
in section 104(b)(3) of this Act), subsections (a) and
(b) of section 172, sections 176(a) and 177(c), and
subsections (a), (b), and (d) through (h) of section
179, of the National and Community Service Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12653h(b)(2), 12653n, 12632 (a)
and (b), 12636(a), 12637(c), and 12639 (a), (b),
and (d) through (h)) are each amended by striking
the term ‘‘Commission’’ each place the term appears
and inserting ‘‘Corporation’’.
(2) 
Sections 
152, 
157(b)(2), 
159(b),
162(a)(2)(C), 164, and 166(1) of such Act (in each
case, as redesignated in section 104(b)(3) of this
Act) (42 U.S.C. 12653a, 12653f(b)(2), 12653h(b),
12653k(a)(2)(C), 12653m, and 12653o(1)) are each
amended by striking ‘‘Commission on National and
Community Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Corporation’’.
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(3) Section 163(b)(9) of such Act (as redesig-
nated in section 104(b)(3) of this Act) (42 U.S.C.
12635l(b)(9)) is amended by striking ‘‘Chair of the
Commission on National and Community Service’’
and inserting ‘‘Chairperson’’.
(4) Section 303(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
12662(a)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘The President’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The President, acting through the Cor-
poration,’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘in furtherance of activi-
ties under section 302’’ after ‘‘section 501(b)’’;
and
(C) by striking ‘‘the President’’ both places
it appears and inserting ‘‘the Corporation’’.
SEC. 405. REFERENCES TO DIRECTORS OF THE COMMIS-
SION 
ON 
NATIONAL 
AND 
COMMUNITY
SERVICE.
(a) CHAIRPERSON.—
(1) Section 159(a) of such Act (as redesignated
in section 104(b)(3) of this Act) (42 U.S.C.
12653h(b)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘BOARD.—The Board’’
and 
inserting 
‘‘SUPERVISION.—The 
Chair-
person’’;
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(B) by striking ‘‘the Board’’ in the matter
preceding the paragraphs and in paragraph (1)
and inserting ‘‘the Chairperson’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘the Director’’ in para-
graph (1) and inserting ‘‘the Board’’.
(2) Section 159(b) of such Act (as redesignated
in section 104(b)(3) of this Act) (42 U.S.C.
12653h(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘(b)’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘Director’’ and inserting ‘‘(b)
MONITORING
AND
COORDINATION.—The Chair-
person’’.
(3) Section 159(c)(1) (as redesignated in sec-
tion 104(b)(3) of this Act) (12653h(c)(1)) is amend-
ed—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the
Board, in consultation with the Executive Di-
rector,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chairperson’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking
‘‘the Board through the Executive Director’’
and inserting ‘‘the Chairperson’’.
(4) Section 166 (as redesignated in section
104(b)(3) of this Act) (42 U.S.C. 12653o) is amend-
ed—
(A) by striking paragraph (6); and
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(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(7)
through (11) as paragraphs (6) through (10),
respectively.
(b) DIRECTOR OF CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS.—
Sections 155(a), 157(b)(1)(A), 158(a), 159(c)(1)(A), and
163(a) (in each case, as redesignated in section 104(b)(3)
of this Act) of the National and Community Service Act
of 
1990 
(42 
U.S.C. 
12653d(a), 
12653f(b)(1)(A),
12653g(a), 12653h(c)(1)(A), and 12653l(a)) are amended
by striking ‘‘Director of the Civilian Community Corps’’
each place the term appears and inserting ‘‘Director’’.
SEC. 406. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) ACTION.—The amendments made by sections
401 and 402 (except subsection (c)(2)) shall take effect
on the effective date of section 203.
(b) COMMISSION.—The amendments made by section
402(c)(2), and sections 403 through 405, will take effect
on October 1, 1993.
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 501. COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT.
No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act (includ-
ing the amendments made by this Act) may be expended
by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending
the assistance the entity will comply with sections 2
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through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a–
10c, popularly known as the ‘‘Buy American Act’’).
SEC. 502. SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARD-
ING NOTICE.
(a) PURCHASE
OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT
AND PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equipment or prod-
uct that may be authorized to be purchased with financial
assistance provided under this Act (including the amend-
ments made by this Act), it is the sense of the Congress
that entities receiving such assistance should, in expending
the assistance, purchase only American-made equipment
and products.
(b) NOTICE
TO RECIPIENTS
OF ASSISTANCE.—In
providing financial assistance under this Act (including
the amendments made by this Act), the Secretary of Edu-
cation shall provide to each recipient of the assistance a
notice describing the statement made in subsection (a) by
the Congress.
SEC. 503. PROHIBITION OF CONTRACTS WITH PERSONS
FALSELY LABELING PRODUCTS AS MADE IN
AMERICA.
If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal
agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bear-
ing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any inscription
with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped
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to the United States that is not made in the United
States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any con-
tract or subcontract made with funds appropriated to
carry out this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension,
and ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400
through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
TITLE VI—LIMITATION ON LIABILITY OF
VOLUNTEERS
SEC. 601. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds and declares
that—
(1) within certain States, the willingness of vol-
unteers to offer their services has been increasingly
deterred by a perception that they thereby put per-
sonal assets at risk in the event of liability actions
against the organization they serve;
(2) as a result of this perception, many non-
profit public and private organizations and govern-
mental entities, including voluntary associations, so-
cial service agencies, educational institutions, local
governments, foundations, and other civic programs,
have been adversely affected through the withdrawal
of volunteers from boards of directors and service in
other capacities;
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(3) the contribution of these programs to their
communities is thereby diminished, resulting in
fewer and higher cost programs than would be ob-
tainable if volunteers were participating;
(4) the efforts of nonprofit organizations, local
government, States, and the Federal Government to
promote voluntarism, and community and national
service, are adversely affected by the withdrawal of
volunteers from boards of directors and service in
other capacities; and
(5) because Federal funds are expended on use-
ful and cost-effective social service programs which
depend heavily on volunteer participation, protection
of voluntarism through clarification and limitation of
the personal liability risks assumed by the volunteer
in connection with such participation is an appro-
priate subject for Federal encouragement of State
reform.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purposes of this title are to pro-
mote programs of community and national service, to pro-
mote the interests of social service program beneficiaries
and taxpayers, and to sustain the availability of programs
and nonprofit organizations and governmental entities
which depend on volunteer contributions, by encouraging
reasonable reform of laws to provide protection from per-
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sonal financial liability to volunteers serving with non-
profit organizations and governmental entities for actions
undertaken in good faith on behalf of such organizations.
SEC. 602. NO PREEMPTION OF STATE TORT LAW.
Nothing in this title shall be construed to preempt
the laws of any State governing tort liability actions.
SEC. 603. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR VOLUNTEERS.
(a) LIABILITY PROTECTION FOR VOLUNTEERS.—For
purposes of satisfying the requirement specified in section
129(a)(5) of the National and Community Service Act of
1990, and except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and
(d), a State shall provide by law that any volunteer of a
nonprofit organization or governmental entity shall incur
no personal financial liability for any tort claim alleging
damage or injury from any act or omission of the volun-
teer on behalf of the organization or entity if—
(1) such individual was acting in good faith and
within the scope of such individual’s official func-
tions and duties with the organization or entity and
such functions and duties are directly connected to
the administration of a program described in section
122(a); and
(2) such damage or injury was not caused by
willful and wanton misconduct by such individual.
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(b) CONCERNING RESPONSIBILITY OF VOLUNTEERS
WITH RESPECT
TO ORGANIZATIONS.—Nothing in this
section shall be construed to affect any civil action brought
by any nonprofit organization or any governmental entity
against any volunteer of such organization or entity.
(c) NO EFFECT ON LIABILITY OF ORGANIZATION.—
Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the
liability of any nonprofit organization or governmental en-
tity with respect to injury caused to any person.
(d) EXCEPTIONS TO VOLUNTEER LIABILITY PRO-
TECTION.—A State shall impose the following conditions
on and exceptions to the granting of liability protection
to any volunteer of an organization or entity required by
subsection (a):
(1) The organization or entity must adhere to
risk management procedures, including mandatory
training of volunteers.
(2) The organization or entity shall be liable for
the acts or omissions of its volunteers to the same
extent as an employer is liable, under the laws of
that State, for the acts or omissions of its em-
ployees.
(3) The protection from liability does not apply
if the volunteer was operating a motor vehicle or was
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operating a vessel, aircraft, or other vehicle for
which a pilot’s license is required.
(4) The protection from liability does not apply
in the case of a suit brought by an appropriate offi-
cer of a State or local government to enforce a Fed-
eral, State, or local law.
(5) The protection from liability shall apply
only if the organization or entity provides a finan-
cially secure source of recovery for individuals who
suffer injury as a result of actions taken by a volun-
teer on behalf of the organization or entity. A finan-
cially secure source of recovery may be an insurance
policy within specified limits, comparable coverage
from a risk pooling mechanism, equivalent assets, or
alternative arrangements that satisfy the State that
the entity will be able to pay for losses up to a speci-
fied amount. Separate standards for different types
of liability exposure may be specified.
SEC. 604. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this title—
(1) the term ‘‘volunteer’’ means an individual
performing services for a nonprofit organization or
a governmental entity who does not receive com-
pensation, or any other thing of value in lieu of com-
pensation, for such services (other than reimburse-
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ment for expenses actually incurred or honoraria not
to exceed $300 per year for government service),
and such term includes a volunteer serving as a di-
rector, officer, trustee, or direct service volunteer;
(2) the term ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means
any organization described in section 501(c) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax
under section 501(a) of such Code;
(3) the term ‘‘damage or injury’’ includes phys-
ical, nonphysical, economic, and noneconomic dam-
age; and
(4) the term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, any other
territory or possession of the United States, or any
political subdivision of any such State, territory, or
possession.
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Attest:
Clerk.
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