Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments of 1989
PL 101-204 (H.R.1312), enacted 12/07/1989

103 STAT. 1806 
PUBLIC LAW 101-204—DEC. 7, 1989 
Public Law 101-204 
101st Congress 
Dec. 7,1989 
[H.R. 1312] 
Domestic 
Volunteer 
Service 
Act Amendments 
of 1989. 
42 u s e 4950 
note. 
An Act 
To revise and extend the programs of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the "Domestic Volun-
teer Service Act Amendments of 1989". 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. References to the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973. 
TITLE I—NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS 
Sec. 101. Selection and assignment of volunteers. 
Sec. 102. Support services. 
Sec. 103. Applications for assistance by previous recipients. 
Sec. 
Sec. 
Sec. 
TITLE II—SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS 
201. Change in general reference to programs. 
TITLE III—SPECIAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS 
301. Authority to establish and operate programs. 
302. Special initiatives. 
TITLE IV—ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION 
Sec. 401. Reports. 
Sec. 402. Evaluation. 
. 
Sec. 403. Definitions. 
TITLE V—OLDER AMERICAN VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS 
Sec. 501. Purposes. 
Sec. 502. Programs of national significance. 
Sec. 503. Increase in stipend or allowance. 
Sec. 504. Volunteers serving without stipends. 
Sec. 505. Promotion of programs. 
Sec. 506. Administrative costs. 
Sec. 507. Multiyear grants or contracts. 
TITLE VI—LITERACY 
Sec. 601. VISTA Literacy Corps. 
Sec. 602. Technical and financial assistance for improvement of volunteer pro-
grams. 
Sec. 603. Special initiatives. 
TITLE VII—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 701. Assignment of volunteers to health care problems. 
Sec. 702. Oath or affirmation. 
Sec. 703. Limitation on funds appropriated for grants and contracts. 
Sec. 704. Administrative organization. 
Sec. 705. Amendments relating to demonstration partnership agreements address-
ing the needs of the poor. 
TITLE VIII—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
Sec. 801. National volunteer antipoverty programs authorization. 
Sec. 802. Priority. 
Sec. 803. Administration and coordination. 
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Sec. 804. Older American volunteer programs. 
TITLE IX—TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS 
Sec. 901. Amendments to table of contents. 
Sec. 902. Technical amendments. 
TITLE X—TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS 
Sec. lOOL Technical amendments to the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. 
Sec. 1002. Technical amendment to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preven-
tion Act of 1974. 
Sec. 1003. Technical amendments to the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act. 
Sec. 1004. Technical amendments to the Missing Children's Assistance Act. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO THE DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 
1973. 
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this Act an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or 
repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be consid-
ered to be made to a section or other provision of the Domestic 
Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.). 
TITLE I—NATIONAL VOLUNTEER 
ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 101. SELECTION AND ASSIGNMENT OF VOLUNTEERS. 
(a) RECRUITMENT AND PLACEMENT PROCEDURES.—Subsection (b) of 
section 103 (42 U.S.C. 495303)) is amended to read as follows: 
"(b)(1) The Director shall establish recruitment and placement 
procedures that offer opportunities for both local and national 
placement of volunteers for service under this part. 
"(2)(A) The Director shall establish and maintain within the 
national headquarters of the ACTION Agency a volunteer place-
ment office. The office shall be headed by an individual designated 
by the Director to be the national Administrator of Recruitment and 
Placement, who shall be responsible for carrying out the functions 
described in this subsection and subsection (c) and all other func-
tions delegated by the Director relating to the recruitment and 
placement of volunteers under this part. 
"(B) Such volunteer placement office shall develop, operate, and 
maintain a current and comprehensive central information system 
that shall, on request, promptly provide information— 
"(i) to individuals, with respect to specific opportunities for 
service as a volunteer with approved projects or programs to 
which no volunteer has been assigned; and 
"(ii) to approved projects or programs, with respect to the 
availability of individuals whose applications for service as a 
volunteer have been approved and who are awaiting an assign-
ment with a specific project or program. 
"(C) The Director shall, at a minimum, designate one employee of 
the ACTION Agency in each region of the United States whose 
primary duties and responsibilities shall be to assist the Adminis-
trator in carrying out the functions described in this subsection and 
subsection (c). 
"(D) The Director shall Eissign or hire as necessary, such addi-
tional national, regional, and State personnel to carry out the 
functions described in this subsection and subsection (c) as may be 
necessary to ensure that such functions are carried out in a timely 
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and effective manner. The Director shall give priority in the hiring 
of such additional personnel to individuals who have formerly 
served as volunteers under this part and to individuals who have 
specialized experience in the recruitment of volunteers. 
"(3) Volunteers shall be selected from among qualified individuals 
submitting an application for such service at such time, in such 
form, and containing such information as may be necessary to 
evaluate the suitability of each individual for such service and to 
determine, in accordance with paragraph (7), the most appropriate 
assignment for each such volunteer. The Director shall approve the 
application of each individual who applies in conformance with this 
subsection and who, on the basis of the information provided in the 
application, is determined by the Director to be qualified to serve as 
a volunteer under this part. 
"(4) Each application for service as a volunteer under this part 
shall— 
"(A) indicate the period of time during which the applicant is 
available to serve as a volunteer under this part; 
"(B) describe the previous education, training, military and 
work experience, and any other relevant skills or interests of 
the applicant; 
"(C) specify the State or geographic region in which the 
applicant prefers to be assigned; and 
"(D) specify— 
"(i) the type of project or program to which the applicant 
prefers to be assigned; or 
"(ii) the particular project or program to which the 
applicant prefers to be assigned. 
"(5) The Director shall ensure that applications for service as a 
volunteer under this part are available to the public on request to 
the ACTION Agency (including any State or regional offices of the 
Agency) and that an individual making such request is informed of 
the manner in which such application is required to be submitted. A 
completed application may be submitted by any interested individ-
ual to, and shall be accepted by, any office of the ACTION Agency. 
"(6) Completed applications received by the ACTION Agency shall 
be forwarded to the regional ACTION office representing the State 
in which such applicant resides. The regional or State employees 
designated in subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (2) shall assist 
in evaluating such applications and, to the extent feasible and 
appropriate, interviewing applicants. 
"(7)(A) The Director shall provide for the assignment of each 
applicant approved as a volunteer under this part to a project or 
program that is, to the maximum extent practicable, consistent with 
the abilities, experiences, and preferences of such applicant that are 
set forth in the application described in paragraph (4) and the needs 
and preferences of projects or programs approved for the assignment 
of such volunteers. 
"(B) In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Director shall utilize 
the information system established under paragraph (2)(B). 
"(C) A sponsoring organization of VISTA may recruit volunteers 
for service under this part. The Director shall give a locally re-
cruited volunteer priority for placement in the sponsoring organiza-
tion of VISTA that recruited such volunteer. 
"(D) A volunteer under this part shall not be assigned to any 
project or program without the express approval and consent of such 
project or program. 
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"(E) If an applicant under this part who is recruited locally 
becomes unavailable for service prior to the commencement of 
service, the recipient of the project grant or contract that was 
designated to receive the services of such applicant may replace 
such applicant with another qualified applicant approved by the 
Director. 
"(F) If feasible and appropriate, low-income community volunteers 
shall be given the option of serving in the home communities of such 
volunteers in teams with nationally recruited specialist volunteers. 
The Director shall attempt to assign such volunteers to serve in the 
home or nearby communities of such volunteers and shall make 
national efforts to attract other individuals to serve in the VISTA 
program. The Director shall also, in the assignment of volunteers 
under this subparagraph, recognize that community-identified needs 
that cannot be met in the local area and the individual desires of 
VISTA volunteers in regard to the service in various geographical 
areas of the United States should be taken into consideration.". 
(b) PUBLIC AWARENESS AND RECRUITMENT.—Section 103 (42 U.S.C. 
4953) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections 
(d) through (g), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
subsection: 
"(c)(1) The Director, in conjunction with the regional or State 
employees designated in subparagraphs (C) and (D) of subsection 
(b)(2), shall engage in public awareness and recruitment activities. 
Such activities shall include— 
"(A) public service announcements through radio, television, 
and the print media; 
"(B) advertising through the print media, direct mail, and 
other means; 
"(C) disseminating information about opportunities for serv-
ice as a volunteer under this part to relevant entities including 
institutions of higher education and other educational institu-
tions (including libraries), professional associations, community-
based agencies, youth service and volunteer organizations, 
business organizations, labor unions, senior citizens organiza-
tions, and other institutions and organizations from or through 
which potential volunteers may be recruited; 
"(D) disseminating such information through presentations 
made personally by employees of the ACTION Agency or other 
designees of the Director, to students and faculty at institutions 
of higher education and to other entities described in subpara-
graph (C), including presentations made at the facilities, 
conventions, or other meetings of such entities; 
"(E) publicizing the student loan deferment and forgiveness 
opportunities available to VISTA volunteers under paits B and 
E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1071 
et seq.) and including such information in all applications and 
recruitment materials; 
"(F) providing, on request, technical assistance with the 
recruitment of volunteers under this part to programs and 
projects receiving assistance under this part; and 
"(G) maintaining and publicizing a national toll-free tele-
phone number through which individuals may obtain informa-
tion about opportunities for service as a volunteer under this 
part and request and receive an application for such service. 
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"(2) In designing and implementing the activities authorized 
under this section, the Director shall seek to involve individuals who 
have formerly served as volunteers under this part to assist in the 
dissemination of information concerning the program established 
under this part. The Director may reimburse the costs incurred by 
such former volunteers for such participation, including expenses 
incurred for travel. 
"(3) The Director shall consult with the Director of the Peace 
Corps to coordinate the recruitment and public awareness activities 
carried out under this subsection with those of the Peace Corps and 
to develop joint procedures and activities for the recruitment of 
volunteers to serve under this part. 
"(4) At the beginning of each fiscal year, the Director shall 
develop an annual plan for the recruitment of volunteers under this 
part that— 
"(A) describes in detail (including the cost) the recruitment 
and public awareness activities carried out during the preceding 
fiscal year and evaluates the effectiveness of such activities; 
"(B) identifies methods and goals for the recruitment of volun-
teers during the fiscal year in which such plan is made, includ-
ing specific methods and goals for the recruitment of individuals 
55 years of age and older, individuals 18 through 27 years of age, 
recent graduates of institutions of higher education, and special 
skilled volunteers; and 
"(C) describes in detail (including the expected cost) the 
recruitment and public awareness activities that shall be under-
taken throughout the year to achieve the goals specified in 
subparagraph (B); and 
"(D) describes in detail (including the expected cost) the 
recruitment and public awareness activities that shall be under-
taken throughout the year to achieve the goals for the recruit-
ment of individuals described in subparagraph (B). 
"(5) The Director shall ensure that not less than 20 percent of all 
volunteers under this part are 55 years of age or older and that, by 
the beginning of fiscal year 1991 and for each fiscal year thereafter, 
not less than 20 percent of all such volunteers are between 18 and 27 
years of age, (inclusive). 
"(6) Beginning in fiscal year 1991 and for each fiscal year there-
after, for the purpose of carrying out this subsection, the Director 
shall obligate not less than 1.5 percent of the amounts appropriated 
for each fiscal year under section 501(a).". 
42 USE 4954 
(C) TEMPORARY 
AUTHORITY 
FOR 
EXTENSIONS OF 
PERIOD 
OF 
^°^- 
SERVICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the limitations established 
in section 104(b) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 
(42 U.S.C. 4954(b)) for the maximum period of service as a 
volunteer under part A of title I of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4951 et 
seq.), the Director of the ACTION Agency may, subject to 
paragraphs (2) and (3), extend beyond such maximum the period 
of service for such volunteer in any case in which— 
(A) such extension is requested by the project or program 
to which such volunteer involved is assigned; and 
(B) such Director determines that such extension is 
appropriate with respect to meeting the goals of such 
project or program. 
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(2) LIMITATIONS ON EXTENSIONS.—With respect to extensions 
under paragraph (1) for volunteers described in such para-
graph— 
(A) such an extension shall not exceed a 1-year period; 
(B) not more than two of such extensions may be made for 
any one volunteer; and 
(C) not more than 1 percent of the total number of such 
volunteers serving for the fiscal year involved may receive 
such extensions. 
(2) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority established in 
paragraph (1) shall be effective only for fiscal years 1990 
through 1993. 
(d) 
TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 102 (42 U.S.C. 4952)— 
(A) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and 
(B) by striking the subsection designation in subsection 
(a); and 
(2) in section 103 (42 U.S.C. 4953)— 
(A) in the heading for such section, by inserting "SELEC-
TION AND" before "ASSIGNMENT"; 
(B) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking "The Director" and all that follows through 
"work—" and inserting the following: "The Director, on the 
receipt of applications by a public or nonprofit private 
organizations to receive volunteers under this part, may 
assign volunteers selected under subsection (b) to work in 
appropriate projects and programs sponsored by such 
organizations, including work—^^^; and 
(C) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by subsection (b)(1)), 
by striking "subsection (d)," and inserting "subsection (e),". 
SEC. 102. SUPPORT SERVICES. 
Section 105 (42 U.S.C. 4955) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking "$75 per month" both 
places it appears and inserting "$75 per month in fiscal year 
1990, $90 per month in fiscal year 1991, and $95 per month in 
subsequent fiscal years"; and 
(2) in subsection 0?)— 
(A) by inserting "(1)" after the subsection designation; 
(B) by striking "places of training)," and inserting "places 
of training and to and from locations to which volunteers 
are assigned during periods of service)"; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
"(2) The Director shall set the subsistence allowance for volun-
teers under paragraph (1) for each fiscal year so that— 
"(A) the minimum allowance is not less than an amount equal 
to 95 percent of such poverty line (as defined in section 673(2) of 
the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) for 
a single individual as expected for each fiscal year; and 
"(B) the average subsistence allowance, excluding allowances 
for Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, and Alaska, is no less than 
105 percent of such poverty line. 
"(3)(A) The Director shall consult with regional and State offices 
of the ACTION Agency to make a determination of the cost of living 
within each State and whether there are significant local price 
differentials within the State. 
^ 
Hawaii. 
Guam. 
American 
Samoa. 
Alaska. 
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"(B) The Director shall adjust the subsistence allowances for 
volunteers serving in areas that have a higher cost of living than the 
national average to reflect such higher cost. 
"(4) The Director, in coordination with regional and State offices 
of the ACTION Agency and taking into account paragraphs (2) and 
Reports. 
(3), shall establish a method for setting subsistence allowances. The 
Director shall submit a report on such methods to the appropriate 
authorizing committees of Congress not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of the fiscal year 1990 appropriation.". 
SEC. 103. APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE BY PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS. 
Part A of title I (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
42 use 4960. 
"SEC. 110. APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE BY PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS. 
"(a) DURATION.—The Director shall not deny assistance under this 
part to any project or program, or any public or private nonprofit 
organization, solely on the basis of the duration of the assistance 
such project, program, or organization has previously received 
under this part. 
"(b) CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATION.—The Director shall consider 
each application for the renewal of assistance under this part to any 
project or program on an individualized, case-by-case basis, taking 
into account— 
"(1) the extent to which the sponsoring organization has made 
good faith efforts to achieve the goals agreed on in the applica-
tion of such project or program; and 
"(2) any extenuating circumstance beyond the control of the 
sponsoring organization that may have prevented, delayed, or 
otherwise impaired the achievement of such goals. 
"(c) NEW PROJECT OR PROGRAM.—The Director shall consider each 
application for assistance under this part for a new project or 
program, that is submitted by a public or private nonprofit organiza-
tion that has previously received such assistance (so long as such 
new project or program is clearly distinct from activities for which 
the organization has previously received such Eissistance), on an 
equal basis with all other applications for such assistance and 
without regard for the fact that the organization has previously 
received such assistance. 
"(d) RENEWAL OF ASSISTANCE.—With respect to any consideration 
that relates to the duration of assistance under this part and that is 
applied by the Director in the case of a request for a renewal of 
assistance under this part, the Director may not apply any such 
consideration against any entity that is— 
"(1) functioning as an intermediary between the Director and 
organizations requesting such renewal and ultimately receiving 
such assistance; and 
"(2) utilized by such organizations— 
"(A) to prepare and submit applications for such assist-
ance to the Director; and 
"(B) to perform other administrative functions and 
services associated with applying for and receiving such 
assistance. 
"(e) EUGIBILITY.—All eligible public and private 
nonprofit 
organizations shall be able to apply for assistance under this part. 
"(f) NOTICE.—The Director shall ensure that the language of each 
of subsections (a) through (e) is included verbatim in— 
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"(1) an application developed by the agency for use by individ-
uals who request assistance under this part for a project or 
program; and 
"(2) any regulation or guideline issued for the program estab-
' 
lished under this part.". 
TITLE II—SERVICE-LEARNING 
PROGRAMS 
SEC. 201. CHANGE IN GENERAL REFERENCE TO PROGRAMS. 
Part B of title I (42 U.S.C. 4971 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by amending the heading for such part to read as follows: 
"PART B—STUDENT COMMUNITY SERVICE 
PROGRAMS"; 
(2) in the first sentence of section 111(a) (42 U.S.C. 4971(a)), by 
inserting "and community service" after "service-learning" 
both places it appears; and 
(3) in section 114 (42 U.S.C. 4974)— 
(A) by amending the heading to read as follows: 
"STUDENT COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS"; 
and 
(B) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by inserting 
"and community service" after "service-learning". 
. TITLE III—SPECIAL VOLUNTEER 
PROGRAMS 
SEC. 301. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROGRAMS. 
(a) LIMITATION ON GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—Section 122(d) (42 
U.S.C. 4992(d)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and 
I 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new para-
graph: 
"(3) After the date of enactment of the Domestic Volunteer Serv-
ice Act Amendments of 1989, no grant or contract under this part 
may exceed $250,000.". 
(b) PROHIBITION AGAINST USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN STATE OF-
FICES.—Section 122 (42 U.S.C. 4992) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
"(e) None of the amounts made available under section 501(c) for 
fiscal year 1990 or subsequent fiscal years may be expended for the 
purpose of establishing or operating any State office with respect to 
volunteerism.". 
SEC. 302. SPECIAL INITIATIVES. 
Section 124 (42 U.S.C. 4994) is amended— 
'' 
(1) by amending the section heading to read as follows: 
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Grants. 
Contracts. 
Rural areas. 
Community 
development. 
DRUG ABUSE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES ; 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking "public service announce-
ments,"; 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (3) and redesignat-
ing pareigraph (4) as paragraph (3); and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new subsections: 
"(c) In awarding grants and contracts under this section, the 
Director shall give priority to drug abuse education and prevention 
projects that serve communities, including rural communities, that 
have not previously received assistance under this part. 
"(d) The Director shall provide for the evaluation of activities and 
projects conducted with financial assistance received under this 
section. An application for a grant under this section in excess of 
$10,000 shall include a description of the methods to be used in 
evaluating the impact any activities and programs financed through 
such grant have on the drug abuse problem within the communities 
where such activities and projects are carried out.". 
TITLE IV—ADMINISTRATION AND 
COORDINATION 
SEC. 401. REPORTS. 
Section 407 (42 U.S.C. 5047) is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 407. REPORTS. 
Not later than 60 days after the beginning of each Hscal year, the 
Director shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report that shall include— 
"(1) the annual recruitment plan developed under section 
103(cX4); 
"(2) a description of the activities carried out under section 
103(b) during the preceding fiscal year, including a specification 
of the total number of— 
"(A) individuals who applied for service as a volunteer 
under this part; 
"(B) applicants approved for such service; 
"(C) approved applicants provided an assignment as a 
volunteer under section 103(b); and 
"(D) volunteers assigned to projects and pr(^ams that 
were outside the original home communities of such 
volunteers; 
"(3) a description of efforts undertaken by the Director during 
the preceding fiscal year to involve individuals, who have for-
merly served as volunteers under this part, in the activities 
authorized under section 103(c); 
"(4) a description of the number of individuals referred to in 
paragraph (3) that were involved in the activities referred to in 
paragraph (3) and the manner of involvement of such individ-
uals; and 
"(5) a specification of the number and location of employees of 
the ACTION Agency designated by the Director to £issist in 
carrying out the duties described in subsections (b) and (c) of 
section 103 during the preceding fiscal year.". 
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SEC. 402. EVALUATION. 
The first sentence of section 416(a) (42 U.S.C. 5056(a)) is amended 
by inserting after "this Act" the following: "(including the VISTA 
Literacy Corps which shall be evaluated as a separate program at 
least once every 3 years)". 
SEC. 403. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 421 (42 U.S.C. 5061) is amended— 
(1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (4); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
"(6) the term 'poverty line for a single individual' means such 
poverty line £is established by the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget in accordance with section 673(2) of 
' 
the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)); 
and". 
TITLE V—OLDER AMERICAN VOLUNTEER 
PROGRAMS 
SEC. 501. PURPOSES. 
Title II (42 U.S.C. 5001 et seq.) is amended by inserting after the 
heading for such title the following new section: 
"STATEMENT OF PURPOSES 
"SEC. 200. It is the purpose of— 
42USC5000. 
"(1) this title to provide for Older American Volunteer Pro-
grams, comprised of the retired senior volunteer program, the 
foster grandparent program, and the senior companion pro-
gram, that empower older individuals to contribute to their 
communities through volunteer service, enhance the lives of the 
volunteers and those whom they serve, and provide commu-
nities with valuable services; 
"(2) part A, the retired senior volunteer program, to utilize 
the vast talents of older individuals willing to share their 
experiences, abilities, and skills in responding to a wide variety 
of community needs; 
"(3) part B, the foster grandparent program, to afford low-
income older individuals an opportunity to provide supportive, 
individualized services to children with exceptional or special 
needs; and 
"(4) part C, the senior companion program, to afford low-
income older individuals the opportunity to provide personal 
assistance and companionship to other older individuals 
through volunteer service.". 
SEC. 502. PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—Part D of title II (42 U.S.C. 5021 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
"PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE 
"SEC. 225. (aXD With not less than one-third of the funds made 42 USC 5025. 
available under subsection (d) in each fiscal year, the Director shall 
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Diseases. 
AIDS. 
Drugs and drug 
abuse. 
Education. 
Handicapped 
persons. 
Children and 
youth. 
Disadvantaged 
persons. 
make grants under the programs authorized in parts A, B, and C to 
support programs that address national problems of local concern. 
"(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Director may make 
such grants— 
"(A) under the program authorized in part A, to support 
programs that address the national problems specified in 
subsection (b); 
"(B) under the program authorized in part B, to support 
programs that address the national problems specified in 
subsection (b), other than paragraph (10) of such subsection; and 
"(C) under the program authorized in part C, to support 
programs that address the national problems referred to in 
paragraphs (1), (2), (5), (6), and (10) of subsection (b). 
"(3) Each program for which a grant is received under this 
subsection shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements 
applicable to the program under part A, B, or C under which the 
program supported by such grant is to be carried out. 
"(b) The Director shall make grants under subsection (a) to sup-
port one or more of the following programs to address problems that 
concern the Nation: 
"(1) Programs that sissist individuals with chronic and debili-
tating illnesses, such as acquired immune deficiency syndrome. 
"(2) Programs designed to decrease drug and alcohol abuse. 
"(3) Programs that work with teenage parents. 
"(4) Programs that match volunteer mentors with youth who 
need guidance. 
"(5) Programs that provide adult and school-based literacy 
assistance. 
"(6) Programs that provide respite care, including care for 
frail elderly individuals and for disabled or chronically ill chil-
dren living at home. 
"(7) Programs that provide before- and after-school activities 
that are sponsored by organizations, such as libraries, that serve 
children of working parents. 
"(8) Programs that work with boarder babies. 
"(9) Programs that serve children who are enrolled in child 
care programs, giving priority to such programs that serve 
children with special needs. 
"(10) Programs that provide care to developmentally disabled 
adults who reside at home and in community-based settings, 
including programs that, when appropriate, involve older devel-
opmentally disabled individuals as volunteers under this title. 
"(11) Programs that provide volunteer tutors to assist 
educationally disadvantaged children, on a one-to-one basis, to 
improve the basic skills of such children. 
"(c)(1) In order for an applicant to be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), such applicant shall demonstrate to the Direc-
tor that such grant will be used to increase the total number of 
volunteers supported by such applicant under this title. 
"(2) Funds made available under subsection (d) shall be used to 
supplement and not supplant the number of volunteers engaged in 
activities under parts A, B, and C (without regard to this section) 
addressing the problem for which such funds are awarded unless 
such sums are an extension of funds previously provided under this 
section. 
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103 STAT. 1817 
"(d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), in each fiscal year 
there shall be available to the Director to make grants under 
subsection (a) not more than— 
"(A) $6,000,000 from funds appropriated under section 502(a); 
"(B) $9,000,000 from funds appropriated under section 502(b); 
and 
"(C) $9,000,000 from funds appropriated under section 502(c). 
"(2) No funds shall be available to the Director to make grants 
under subsection (a) for a fiscal year unless the amounts appro-
priated under subsections (a), Ob), and (c) of section 502 and available 
for such fiscal year to carry out parts A, B, and C (without regard to 
this section) are sufficient to maintain the number of projects and 
volunteers funded under parts A, B, and C, respectively, in the 
preceding fiscal year, 
"(e) The Director shall disseminate information on grants that 
Public 
may be made under subsection (a) to field personnel of the ACTION 
information. 
Agency and to community volunteer organizations that request such 
information.". 
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 421 (42 U.S.C. 5061), as amended by 
section 403 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
"(7) the term 'boarder baby' means an infant described in 
section 103 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 
(Public Law 100-505; 42 U.S.C. 670 note).". 
SEC. 503. INCREASE IN STIPEND OR ALLOWANCE. 
Section 211(d) (42 U.S.C. 5011(d)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting after 
"$2.20 per hour" the following: "until October 1,1990, $2.35 per 
hour during fiscal year 1991, and $2.50 per hour on and after 
October 1,1992"; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking "no increase in the stipend or 
allowance shall be made pursuant" and inserting "such stipend 
or allowance shall not be incregised as a result of an amendment 
made"; and 
(3) in parg^aph (2), by striking "$2.20 per hour" and insert-
ing "the minimum hourly rate specified in this sentence". 
SEC. 504. VOLUNTEERS SERVING WITHOUT STIPENDS. 
Section 211(0 (42 U.S.C. 5011(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (IXC) by inserting "unless such individuals 
have been referred previously for possible placement as volun-
teers under part A and such placement did not occur" before 
the period at the end; and 
(2) in par£^aph (3)— 
(A) by inserting "take into consideration or" after "may 
not"; 
(B) in subparagraph (A) by inserting "or recruit" after 
"accept"; and 
(C) by adding at the end of paragraph (3) the following: 
"The Director may not coerce any applicant for, or recipient of, such 
grant or contract to engage in conduct described in subparagraph 
(A) or (B).". 
SEC. 505. PROMOTION OF PROGRAMS. 
(a) 
DUTIES OF DIRECTOR.—Section 
221 
(42 
U.S.C. 
5021) 
is 
amended— 
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(1) by amending the heading to read as follows: 
"PROMOTION OF OLDER AMERICAN VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS"; 
(2) by inserting "(a)" after "SEC. 221."; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
"(b)(1) In carrying out this title, the Director shall encourage and 
facilitate the efforts of private organizations to promote the pro-
grams established in parts A, B, and C and the involvement of older 
individuals as volunteers in such programs. 
"(2) The Director shall take appropriate actions to ensure that 
special efforts are made to publicize the programs established in 
parts A, B, and C, in order to facilitate recruitment efforts, to 
encourage greater participation of volunteers, and to emphasize the 
value of volunteering to the health and well-being of volunteers and 
the communities of such volunteers. Such actions shall include 
informing recipients of grants and contracts under this title of all 
informational materials available from the Director. 
"(3) From funds appropriated under section 502, the Director shall 
expend not less than $250,000 in each fiscal year to carry out 
paragraph (2).". 
SEC. 506. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. 
Part D of title II (42 U.S.C. 5021 et seq.), as amended by section 
502(a) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
"ADJUSTMENTS TO FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
42 use 5026. 
"SEC. 226. (a)(1)(A) In determining the amount of Federal financial 
assistance to be provided under this title to applicants, the Director 
shall consider the impact of changes in the Consumer Price Index 
For All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statis-
tics of the Department of Labor on the administrative costs of 
operating the projects for which such assistance will be provided. 
"(B) The Director shall, to the fullest extent practicable, make 
appropriate adjustments in the amount referred to in subparagraph 
(A) to ensure the effective administration of such projects. 
"(2) The Director shall take reasonable actions to inform ap-
plicants for such assistance that such adjustments may be available. 
Reports. 
"(b)(1) The Director shall submit annually, to the Committee on 
Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, a report 
on the extent to which adjustments are made under subsection (a). 
"(2) With respect to each of parts A, B, and C, the Director shall 
include in such report— 
"(A) a summary of the number of, and purposes for which, 
such adjustments are requested by the recipients of grants and 
contracts under parts A, B, and C, respectively; 
"(B) a description of the extent that such requests are 
accommodated; and 
"(C) a statement explaining the decisions made by the Direc-
tor with respect to the requested adjustments.". 
SEC. 507. MULTIYEAR GRANTS OR CONTRACTS. 
Title II (42 U.S.C. 5001 et seq.), as amended by sections 502(a) and 
506 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
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103 STAT. 1819 
MULTIYEAR GRANTS OR CONTRACTS 
"SEC. 227. (a)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and the availability of 
funds, the Director may make a grant or enter into a contract under 
part A, B, or C for a period not to exceed 3 years. Each applicant 
who receives a grant, or enters into a contract, under such part for a 
period exceeding 1 year shall comply with such regulations as the 
Director may issue to require such applicant— 
"(A) to demonstrate that such applicant is in compliance with 
such part and with the terms and conditions of such grant or 
contract; and 
"(B) to provide information to update the application submit-
ted to obtain such grant or contract. 
"(2) If the amount appropriated for any fiscal year to carry out 
part A, B, or C in a period during which multiyear grants or 
contracts are in effect under such part is less than the amount 
appropriated to carry out such part in the first fiscal year in such 
period, then the amounts payable under all such grants and con-
tracts in effect in such period under such part shall be reduced 
pro rata. 
"(b) The Director shall require each applicant for a multiyear 
grant or contract under this section, to document or describe in the 
application any meaningful administrative savings that will result 
from such multiyear grant or contract. 
"(c) If an applicant does not receive a multiyear grant or contract 
under this section, the Director shall consider such applicant for a 
single-year grant or contract. 
"(d) If the Director approves an application for a contract or grant 
to carry out a project for a multiyear period as referred to in 
subsection (a), the Director shall ensure that such project shall be 
treated in the same manner as a single-year contract or grant with 
respect to— 
"(1) the overall level of funding for such project; 
"(2) any adjustments to Federal financial assistance that may 
be available under section 226; and 
"(3) the renewal of funding on the expiration of the term of 
such contract or grant.". 
Regulations. 
42 u s e 5027. 
TITLE VI—LITERACY 
SEC. 601. VISTA LITERACY CORPS. 
Section 109 (42 U.S.C. 4959) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (g)(1), by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: "The Director shall ensure that records are main-
tained to indicate the degree of compliance with this require-
ment."; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
"(h)(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), with respect to any 
individual providing volunteer services in the program under this 
section regarding literacy, the Director may, with the written con-
sent of the individual, assign the individual to serve in the general 
program under this part regarding literacy. 
"(2) To the extent practicable and without undue delay, the 
Director shall ensure that a volunteer under this section is assigned 
to the vacancy created within the relevant literacy project or pro-
gram established under this section. 
Records. 
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Grants. 
Contracts. 
Grants. 
Contracts. 
"(3) Nothing in this subsection shall diminish or otherwise affect 
the requirement in subsection (g)(1) that funds made available for 
this section shall be used to supplement and not to supplant the 
1986 level of literacy services provided under part A.". 
SEC. 602. TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR IMPROVEMENT 
OF VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS. 
Section 123 (42 U.S.C. 4993) is amended— 
(1) by adding "(a)" after the section designation; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
"(b)(1) The Director shall provide assistance for identification, 
development, and dissemination of effective literacy materials and 
programs by grant or contract to public and private nonprofit 
organizations whose principal purpose is combatting of illiteracy 
and its associated problems. 
"(2) The Director shall consult with and annually submit sum-
maries of exemplary projects based on project reports to the na-
tional clearinghouse on literacy education, as designated under 
section 372(d)(2) of the Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1211a(d)(2)). 
"(3) The emphasis for the grants or contracts under paragraph (1) 
shall be— 
"(A) broadly disseminating information relating to training 
and technical assistance for the use of volunteers in projects or 
programs providing literary services in poor urban and rural 
areas, including English language literacy services for individ-
uals with limited English proficiency; or 
"(B) developing new and innovative solutions to illiteracy 
problems that involve the more effective and extensive use of 
volunteers in such projects or programs.". 
SEC. 603. SPECIAL INITIATIVES. 
Section 124 (42 U.S.C. 4994) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
"(c) The Director may provide technical assistance, by grant or 
contract, to employers who have established or desire to establish 
worksite literacy programs to assist such employers in obtaining, 
training, and integrating volunteers into worl^ite literacy pro-
grams. The Director shall coordinate any activities assisted under 
this subsection with the Department of Education Workplace Lit-
eracy programs established under part C of the Adult Education Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.).". 
TITLE VII—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 701. ASSIGNMENT OF VOLUNTEERS TO HEALTH CARE PROBLEMS. 
Section 103(a) (42 U.S.C. 4953(a)) is amended— 
"^ 
(1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (4); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
paragraph: 
"(5) in addressing significant health care problems, including 
chronic and life-threatening illnesses and health care for home-
less individuals (especially homeless children) through preven-
tion, treatment, and community-based care activities; and". 
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103 STAT. 1821 
SEC. 702. OATH OR AFFIRMATION. 
The first sentence of section 104(c) (42 U.S.C. 4954(c)) is amended 
by striking "in section 5(j)" and all that follows through "except" 
and inserting "for persons appointed to any office of honor or profit 
by section 3331 of title 5, United States Code, and shall swear (or 
affirm) that the volunteer does not advocate the overthrow of the 
constitutional form of government of the United States and that 
the volunteer is not a member of an organization that advocates the 
overthrow of the constitutional form of government of the United 
States, knowing that such organization so advocates, except". 
SEC. 703. LIMITATION ON FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR GRANTS AND 
CONTRACTS. 
Section 108(a) (42 U.S.C. 4958(a)) is amended by striking "16 per 
centum" and inserting "30 percent". 
SEC. 704. ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION. 
Section 401 (42 U.S.C. 5041) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: "There shall also be in such agency three individuals who 
shall report directly to the Assistant Director who is primarily 
responsible for the Older American Volunteer Programs under title 
II of this Act. Each of such individuals shall be primarily responsible 
for part A, B, or C of such title.". 
SEC. 705. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DEMONSTRATION PARTNERSHIP 
AGREEMENTS ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF THE POOR. 
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Section 408(a)(1) of the Human Services 
Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 9910b(a)(l)) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking "provide for the self-
sufficiency of the Nation's poor" and inserting "stimulate the 
development of new approaches to provide for greater self-
sufficiency of the poor, to test and evaluate such new ap-
proaches, to disseminate project results and evaluation findings 
so that such approaches can be replicated, and to strengthen the 
integration, coordination, and redirection of activities to pro-
mote maximum self-sufficiency among the poor"; and 
(2) in the second sentence— 
(A) by striking "or" at the end of subparagraph (B); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
and inserting "; and"; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
"(D) contain an assurance that the applicant for such grants Grants, 
will obtain an independent, methodologically sound evaluation 
of the effectiveness of the activities carried out with such grant 
and will submit such evaluation to the Secretary.". 
(b) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) SUBSEQUENT GRANTS.—Section 408(b)(1) of such Act is 42 use 9910b. 
amended— 
(A) by striking "Grants" and inserting "(A) Subject to 
subparagraph (B), grants"; 
(B) by striking "new" both places it appears; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
"(B) After the first fiscal year for which an eligible entity receives 
a grant under this section to carry out a program, the amount of a 
subsequent grant made under this section to such entity to carry out 
such program may not exceed 80 percent of the amount of the grant 
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42 use 9910b. 
Grants. 
previously received by such entity under this section to carry out 
such program.". 
(2) AMOUNT AND NUMBER OF GRANTS.—Section 408(bX3) of 
such Act is amended— 
(A) by inserting "in each fiscal year" after "one grant"; 
(B) by striking "$250,000" and inserting "$350,000"; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new sentence: "Not 
more than 2 grants may be made under this section to an 
eligible entity to carry out a particular program.". 
(c) DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS.—Subsection (c) of section 408 of 
such Act is amended to read as follows: 
"(c) DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS.—As soon as practicable, but not 
later than 180 days after the end of the fiscal year in which a 
recipient of a grant under this section completes the expenditure of 
such grant, the Secretary shall prepare and make available to each 
State and each eligible entity a description of the program carried 
out with such grant, any relevant information developed and results 
achieved, and a summary of the evaluation of such program re-
ceived under subsection (aXlXD) so as to provide a model of innova-
tive programs for other eligible entities.". 
(d) DEFINITION.—Section 408(dXl) of such Act is amended by 
inserting before the semicolon the following: ", except that such 
term includes an organization that serves migrant and seasonal 
farm workers and that receives a grant under the Community 
Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.) in the fiscal year 
preceding the fiscal year for which such organization requests a 
grant under this section". 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 408(e) of such Act 
is amended— 
(1) by striking "is" and inserting "are"; and 
(2) by inserting after "1989," the following: "and $7,000,000 
for fiscal year 1990,". 
(f) REPORT TO (DONGRESS.—Section 408 of such Act (as amended by 
subsections (d) and (e) of this section) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (0 
and (g), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new sub-
sections: 
"(d) REPUCATION OF PROGRAMS.—(1) The Secretary shall annually 
identify programs that receive grants under this section that dem-
onstrate a significant potential for dealing with particularly criti-
cal needs or problems of the poor that exist in a number of 
communities. 
"(2) Not less than 10 percent, and not more than 25 percent, of 
the funds appropriated for each fiscal year to carry out this section 
shall be available to make grants under this section to replicate in 
additional geographic areas programs identified under paragraph 
(1). 
"(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall submit annually, 
to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Ck)mmittee on Labor and Human Resources of 
the Senate, a report containing— 
"(Da description of— 
"(A) programs for which grants under this section in the 
then most recently completed fiscal year; and 
"(B) the evaluations received under subsection (aXlXD) in 
such fiscal year; and 
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103 STAT. 1823 
"(2) a description of the methods used by the Secretary to 
comply with subsection (c); 
"(3) recommendations of the Secretary regarding the suit-
ability of carrying out such programs with funds made available 
under other Federal laws; and 
"(4) a description of each program identified under subsection 
(dXD or replicated under subsection (dX2), and an identification 
of the geographical location where such program was carried 
out". 
TITLE VIII—AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 801. NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS AUTHORIZA-
TION. 
(a) VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA.—Section 501(aXl) (42 
U.S.C. 5081(aXl)) is amended— 
(1) by striking "and" after "1988,"; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: 
", $30,600,000 for fiscal year 1990, $39,900,000 for fiscal year 
1991, $47,800,000 for fiscal year 1992, and $56,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1993"; 
(b) VISTA LITERACY CORPS.—Section 501(a) (42 U.S.C. 5081(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking "and" after "1988,"; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: 
", $6,050,000 for fiscal year 1990, $7,500,000 for fiscal year 
1991, $9,000,000 for fiscal year 1992, and $10,500,000 for 
fiscal year 1993"; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking "1987, 1988, and 1989" and 
inserting "1987 through 1993". 
(c) SERVICE-LEARNING 
PROGRAMS.—Section 501(b) (42 U.S.C. 
50810))) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ", $1,900,000 for fiscal year 1990, $2,000,000 for fiscal year 
1991, $2,100,000 for fiscal year 1992, and $2,200,000 for fiscal year 
1993"; 
(d) SPECIAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS.—Section 501(c) (42 U.S.C. 
5081(c)) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ", $1,100,000 for fiscal year 1990, $1,150,000 
for fiscal year 1991, $1,200,000 for fiscal year 1992, and 
$1,275,000 for fiscal year 1993"; and 
(2) in the third sentence— 
(A) by striking "and" after "1989,"; and 
(B) by inserting before the period the following: 
", $5,250,000 for fiscal year 1992, and $5,500,000 for fiscal 
year 1993". 
(e) YEARS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE.—Section 501(dXl) (42 U.S.C. 
5081(dXl)) is amended— 
(1) by striking "and" at the end of subparagraph (B); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: 
"(D) 2800 years of volunteer service in fiscal year 1990; 
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"(E) 3000 years of volunteer service in fiscal year 1991; 
"(F) 3200 years of volunteer service in fiscal year 1992; and 
"(G) 3400 years of volunteer service in fiscal year 1993.". 
SEC. 802. PRIORITY. 
Section 501(d) (42 U.S.C. 5081(d)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
"(4)(A) In applying criteria with respect to meeting the number of 
years of volunteer service under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the 
Director may not exclude the costs of complying with section 
105(b)(2) for each volunteer under this part. 
"(B) The minimum level of allowances for subsistence required 
under section 105(b)(2) to be provided to each volunteer under this 
part may not be reduced or limited in order to provide for the 
increase in the number of years of volunteer service specified in 
paragraph (1) for each of the fiscal years 1990 through 1993. 
"(C) If the Director determines that funds appropriated to carry 
out part A of title I are insufficient to provide for the years of 
volunteer service as required in paragraph (1), the Director shall, 
within a reasonable period of time in advance of the date on which 
such additional funds must be reallocated to satisfy the require-
ments of such subsection, notify the relevant authorizing and appro-
priating Committees of Congress. Funds shall be reallocated to part 
A of title I from amounts appropriated for part C of such title prior 
to the reallocation of funds appropriated for other parts.". 
SEC. 803. ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION. 
Section 504 (42 U.S.C. 5084) is amended— 
(1) by inserting "(a)" after "SEC. 504."; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
"(b) For each of the fiscal years 1990 through 1993, there is 
authorized to be appropriated for the administration of this Act, as 
authorized in title IV, 20 percent of the total amount appropriated 
' 
under sections 501 and 502.". 
SEC. 804. OLDER AMERICAN VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS. 
(a) RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.—Section 502(a) (42 
U.S.C. 5082(a)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting after "appropriated" the following: "not less 
than the amount appropriated in the previous fiscal year and 
not more than"; 
(2) by striking "$31,100,000" and all that follows through 
"1988, and"; and 
(3) by inserting after "1989" the following: ", $39,900,000 for 
fiscal year 1990, $43,900,000 for fiscal year 1991, $48,300,000 for 
fiscal year 1992, and $53,100,000 for fiscal year 1993,". 
(b) FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM.—Section 502(b) (42 U.S.C. 
5082(b)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting after "appropriated" "not less than the 
amount appropriated in the previous fiscal year and not more 
than"; 
(2) by striking "$58,700,000" and all that follows through 
"1988, and"; and 
(3) by inserting after "1989" the following: ", $70,800,000 for 
fiscal year 1990, $80,900,000 for fiscal year 1991, $91,700,000 for 
fiscal year 1992, and $98,200,000 for fiscal year 1993,". 
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103 STAT. 1825 
(c) SENIOR 
COMPANION PROGRAM.—Section 502(c) (42 U.S.C. 
5082(c)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting after "appropriated" "not less than the 
amount appropriated in the previous fiscal year and not more 
than"; 
(2) by striking "$28,600,000" and all that follows through 
"1988, and"; and 
(3) by inserting after "1989" the following: ", $36,600,000 for 
fiscal year 1990, $39,000,000 for fiscal year 1991, $44,700,000 for 
fiscal year 1992, and $48,700,000 for fiscal year 1993,". 
TITLE IX—TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 901. AMENDMENTS TO TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents in the first section (42 U.S.C. prec. 4951) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking the item relating to section 103 and inserting 
the following new item: 
"Sec. 103. Selection and assignment of volunteers."; 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to section 109 the 
following new item: 
"Sec. 110. Applications for assistance by previous recipients."; 
(3) by striking the item relating to the heading for part B of 
title I and inserting the following new item: 
"PART B—STUDENT COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS"; 
(4) by striking the item relating to section 114 and inserting 
the following new item: 
"Sec. 114. Student community service programs."; 
(5) by striking the item relating to section 124 and inserting 
the following new item: 
"Sec. 124. Drug abuse education and prevention services and activities."; 
(6) by striking the item relating to the heading of title II and 
inserting the following new item: 
"TITLE II—OLDER AMERICAN VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS"; 
(7) by inserting after the item relating to the heading of title 
II the following new item: 
"Sec. 200. Statement of purposes."; 
(8) in the matter relating to the heading of part B of title II bv 
striking "AND OLDER AMERICAN COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS' ; 
(9) by striking the item relating to section 221 and inserting 
the following new item: 
"Sec. 221. Promotion of older American volunteer programs."; 
(10) by adding at the end of the items relating to part D of 
title II the following new items: 
"Sec. 225. Programs of national significance. 
"Sec. 226. Adjustments to Federal financial assistance. 
"Sec. 227. Multiyear grants or contracts."; 
and 
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(11) by striking the item relating to section 502 and inserting 
the following new item: 
"Sec. 502. Older Americans volunteer programs.". 
SEC. 902. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
The Act (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in the heading of title II (42 U.S.C. prec. 5001), by striking 
"NATIONAL"; 
(2) in section 201(a) (42 U.S.C. 5001(a)— 
(A) by striking "programs" and inserting "projects"; and 
(B) by striking "program" each place it appears and 
inserting "project"; 
(3) in the heading of part B of title II (42 U.S.C. prec. 5011) by 
striking "AND OLDER AMERICAN COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS ; 
(4) in section 212(b) (42 U.S.C. 50120))), by striking "a commu-
nity action agency" and all that follows through the period and 
inserting "an eligible entity as defined in section 673(1) of the 
Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(1))."; 
(5) in section 213(c)(1) (42 U.S.C. 5013(c))— 
(A) by inserting "after subsection (a)" after "contracts"; 
and 
(B) by inserting "individuals" after "elderly" each place 
it appears; 
(6) in section 224 (42 U.S.C. 5024), by striking "programs" and 
insertinff "oroiects"* and 
(7) in the heading of section 502 (42 U.S.C. 5082) by striking 
"NATIONAL". 
TITLE X—TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO 
OTHER LAWS 
SEC. 1001. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE ANTI-DRUG ABUSE ACT OF 
1988. 
(a) 
DRUG EDUCATION AND PREVENTION RELATING TO YOUTH 
GANGS.—Section 3503(2) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (42 
U.S.C. 11803(2)) is amended by striking "that it has" and inserting 
"have". 
(b) PROGRAM FOR RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH.—Section 3515 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11825) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting "stating" after 
"(B)"; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking "a description o f and 
inserting "describing"; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking "Administrator" and insert-
ing "such officer". 
(c) EVALUATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3522 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11842) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ", acting through the Administrator,"; 
and 
(ii) by striking "(as defined in section 3601(6))"; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking "Administrator" and 
inserting "Secretary of Health and Human Services". 
PUBLIC LAW 101-204—DEC. 7, 1989 
103 STAT. 1827 
(2) ADMINISTRATOR.—Section 3601 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
11851) is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (13) as para-
graphs (1) through (12), respectively. 
(d) REPORTS.—Section 7296(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5601 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking "section 7274(b)(1)" and insert-
ing "section 725303X1)"; and 
(2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: 
"(3) Notwithstanding the 180-day period provided in— 
"(A) section 207 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.), as added by 
section 7255; 
"(B) section 361 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 
U.S.C. 5701 et seq.), as redesignated by section 7273(e)(2) and 
amended by section 7274; guid 
"(C) section 404(a)(5) of the Missing Children's Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5773(a)(5)), as amended by section 7285(aX3); 
the reports required by such sections to be submitted with respect to 
fiscal year 1988 shall be submitted not later than August 1, 1989.". 
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZED FUNDS.—Section 7265(a)(4) of such Act (102 
Stat. 4448) is amended by inserting "after 'fiscal years' " before 
42 USC 5671. 
", and". 
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 7280(2) of 
such Act (102 Stat. 4459) is amended by inserting "after 'fiscal 42 USC 5751. 
years' " before the comma at the end. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 7289(3) of 
such Act (102 Stat 4461) is amended by inserting "after 'fiscal 42 USC 5777. 
years' " before the period at the end. 
SEC. 1002. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND 
DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT OF 1974. 
Section 291(a)(1) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preven-
tion Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671(aXl)) is amended by striking "is 
authorized" and inserting "are authorized". 
SEC. 1003. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS 
YOUTH ACT. 
The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is Reports, 
amended— 
(1) in section 361(a) (42 U.S.C. 5715(a)), by striking "report to 
the Congress" and inserting "submit a report to the Committee 
on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate"; 
(2) in section 3610*) (42 U.S.C. 5715(b)), by striking "The 
Secretary shall annually report to the Congress" and inserting 
"Not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Elducation 
and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the Senate"; and 
(3) in section 366(aXl) (42 U.S.C. 5751(aXl)), by striking "is 
authorized" and inserting "are authorized". 
103 STAT. 1828 
PUBLIC LAW 101-204—DEC. 7, 1989 
SEC. 1004. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE MISSING CHILDREN'S 
ASSISTANCE ACT. 
The Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 401 (42 U.S.C. 5601 note)— 
(A) by inserting open quotation marks after "as the"; and 
(B) by inserting close quotation marks after "Act"; 
(2) in section 404 (42 U.S.C. 5773)— 
(A) in subsection (aX5XC), by striking the comma at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(B) in subsection (bX2)(A), by inserting "to" after "(A)"; 
and 
(3) in section 405(aX9), (42 U.S.C. 5775(aX9)), by striking 
"clearinghouse" and inserting "clearinghouses". 
Approved December 7, 1989. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1312 (S. 1426): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 101-116 (Comm. on Education and Labor) and No. 101-381 
(Comm. of Conference). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 101-122 accompanying S. 1426 (Comm. on Labor and Human 
Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 135 (1989): 
July 11, considered and passed House. 
Sept. 15, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 1426. 
Nov. 19, Senate agreed to conference report. 
Nov. 20, House a^-eed to conference report.