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for years after 1936 and before the calendar year in
which the determination month occurs, up to the con-
tribution and benefit base (or such other amount
referred to in section 215(e)(1) of such Act for each
such year.
(B) LIMITATIONS.—
(i) REDUCTION
IN
ANNUITY.—Subparagraph (A)
shall not reduce the annuity of an individual below
the amount of the annuity which would be payable
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.
(ii) APPLICATION.—Subparagraph (A) shall not
apply in the case of an individual who, prior to the
date of enactment of this Act, made a deposit under
section 8334(c) of title 5, United States Code, with
respect to service as a volunteer or volunteer leader
(as described in subparagraph (A)).
(iii) DETERMINATION MONTH.—For purposes of this
paragraph, the term ‘‘determination month’’ means—
(I) the first month the individual described
in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) is entitled to old-age or
survivors benefits under section 202 of the Social
Security Act (or would be entitled to such benefits
upon filing an application therefor); or
(II) the first calendar month beginning 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 EAR-
LIER SEPARATIONS.—Any increase in an annuity which
occurs by virtue of the enactment of this paragraph
shall be effective beginning with the annuity payment
payable for the first calendar month beginning after
the effective date of this subtitle.
(3) FURNISHING OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary of Health
and Human Services shall furnish such information to the
Office of Personnel Management as may be necessary to carry
out this subsection.
(4) ACTION TO INFORM INDIVIDUALS.—The Director of the
Office of Personnel Management shall take such action as may
be necessary and appropriate to inform individuals entitled
to credit under this section for service as a volunteer or volun-
teer leader, or to have any annuity recomputed, or to make
a deposit under this section, of such entitlement.
CHAPTER 4—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
AND OTHER AMENDMENTS
SEC. 381. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR TITLE I.
Section 501 (42 U.S.C. 5081) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 501. NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATIONS.—
‘‘(1) VOLUNTEERS
IN
SERVICE
TO
AMERICA.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out parts A and B
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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 and 1996.
‘‘(2) LITERACY
ACTIVITIES.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out section 109, $5,600,000 for fiscal
year 1994, and such sums as may be necessary for each of
the fiscal years 1995 and 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 section 125, such sums as
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994 through
1996.
‘‘(5) SPECIFICATION OF BUDGET FUNCTION.—The authoriza-
tions of appropriations contained in this subsection shall be
considered to be a component of budget function 500 as used
by the Office of Management and Budget to cover education,
training, employment, and social services, and, as such, shall
be considered to be related to the programs of the Departments
of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education for budg-
etary purposes.
‘‘(b) SUBSISTENCE.—The minimum level of an allowance 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 appropriated to carry
out part A of title I may be used to provide 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 anti-
poverty criteria 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 appro-
priated.
‘‘(e) VOLUNTEER SERVICE REQUIREMENT.—
‘‘(1) VOLUNTEER SERVICE YEARS.—Of the amounts appro-
priated under this section for parts A, B, and C of title I,
including section 124, there shall first be available for part
A of title I, including sections 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 service years in fiscal
year 1996.
‘‘(2) PLAN.—If the Director determines that funds appro-
priated to carry out part A, B, or C of title I are insufficient
to provide for the years of volunteer service required by para-
graph (1), the Director shall submit a plan to the relevant
authorizing and appropriations committees of Congress that
will detail what is necessary to fully meet this requirement.’’.
SEC. 382. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR TITLE II.
Section 502 (42 U.S.C. 5082) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘SEC. 502. NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS.
‘‘(a) RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out part A of title II,
$45,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be necessary
for each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996.
‘‘(b) FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM.—There are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out part B of title II, $85,000,000
for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be necessary for each
of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996.
‘‘(c) SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM.—There are authorized to
be appropriated to carry out part C of title II, $40,000,000 for
fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be necessary for each
of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996.
‘‘(d) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.—There are authorized 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, 18 percent of the total
amount appropriated under sections 501 and 502 with respect to
such year.
‘‘(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.
‘‘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.
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‘‘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 demonstration
programs.
‘‘Sec. 123. Technical and financial assistance.
‘‘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.
‘‘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
‘‘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 finan-
cial 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
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‘‘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.
TITLE IV—TECHNICAL AND
CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
SEC. 401. 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 paragraph (7)
and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(8) the term ‘Corporation’ means the Corporation for
National and Community Service established under section 191
of the National and Community Service Act of 1990;
‘‘(9) the term ‘foster grandparent’ means a volunteer in
the Foster Grandparent Program;
‘‘(10) the term ‘Foster Grandparent Program’ means the
program established under part B of title II;
‘‘(11) except as provided in section 417, the term ‘individual
with a disability’ has the meaning given the term in section
7(8)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 706(8)(B));
‘‘(12) the term ‘Inspector General’ means the Inspector
General of ACTION;
‘‘(13) the term ‘national senior volunteer’ means a volunteer
in the National Senior Volunteer Corps;
‘‘(14) the term ‘National Senior Volunteer Corps’ means
the programs established under parts A, B, C, and E of title
II;
‘‘(15) the term ‘Retired and Senior Volunteer Program’
means the program established under part A of title II;
‘‘(16) the term ‘retired or senior volunteer’ means a volun-
teer in the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program;
‘‘(17) the term ‘senior companion’ means a volunteer in
the Senior Companion Program;
‘‘(18) the term ‘Senior Companion Program’ means the pro-
gram established under part C of title II;
‘‘(19) the terms ‘VISTA’ and ‘Volunteers in Service to Amer-
ica’ mean the program established under part A of title I;
and
‘‘(20) the term ‘VISTA volunteer’ means a volunteer in
VISTA.’’.
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(3) in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph (A) and
inserting the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(A) the term ‘Corporation’ means the Corporation for
National and Community Service established by section 191
of the National and Community Service Act of 1990.’’.
(j) PROMOTION
OF PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY.—Section 11(a) of
the Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Dem-
onstration Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5590) is amended by striking
‘‘the Director of ACTION,’’.
(k) COORDINATING COUNCIL
ON JUVENILE JUSTICE.—Section
206(a)(1) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5616(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Director
of the ACTION Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chief Executive Officer
of the Corporation for National and Community Service’’.
(l) 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,’’.
(m) INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON THE HOMELESS.—Section 202(a)
of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11312(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (12) and inserting
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(12) The Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for
National and Community Service, or the designee of the Chief
Executive Officer.’’.
(n) 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 Chief Executive Officer
of the Corporation for National and Community Service,’’.
(o) 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 Chief Executive Officer of
the Corporation for National and Community Service’’.
(p) NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.—
(1) Subsection (i) of section 178 of the National and Commu-
nity Service Act of 1990 (as amended by section 201 of this
Act) is further amended by striking ‘‘ACTION, or of the Cor-
poration,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Corporation’’.
(2) Subsection (r) of section 198 of such Act (as amended
by section 104(c) of this Act) is further amended by striking
‘‘ACTION Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Corporation’’.
SEC. 406. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) COMMISSION.—The amendments made by sections 401
through 402 will take effect on October 1, 1993.
(b) ACTION.—The amendments made by sections 404 and 405
shall take effect on the effective date of section 203(c)(2).
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SEC. 501. COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT.
No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act (including 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 through 4 of the Act of March 3,
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1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c, popularly known as the ‘‘Buy American
Act’’).
SEC. 502. SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARDING NOTICE.
(a) PURCHASE
OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT
AND PROD-
UCTS.—In the case of any equipment or product that may be author-
ized to be purchased with financial assistance provided under this
Act (including the amendments 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 finan-
cial assistance under this Act (including the amendments made
by this Act), the Secretary of Education 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 bearing a ‘‘Made in
America’’ inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning,
to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is
not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to
receive any contract 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.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.