National and Community Service Technical Amendments Act of 1991
PL 102-10 (S.379), enacted 03/12/1991

PUBLIC LAW 102-10—MAR. 12, 1991 
105 STAT. 29 
Public Law 102-10 
102d Congress 
An Act 
To make certain technical amendments to the National and Community Service Act, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the "National and Community Service 
Technical Amendments Act of 1991". 
SEC. 
2
. 
REFERENCES. 
Except as otherwise provided, whenever in this Act an amend-
ment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal 
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to 
be made to a section or other provision of the National and Commu-
nity Service Act (Public Law 101-610). 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 1241) is amended— 
(1) by inserting after paragraph (6), the following new para-
graph: 
"(7) INDIAN.—The term 'Indian' means a person who is a 
member of an Indian tribe."; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (29) as paragraphs 
(8) through (30), respectively; 
(3) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated), by inserting "an 
Indian or" before "Indian tribes" each place that such appears; 
(4) in paragraph (14) (as so redesignated), by adding at the end 
thereof the following new sentence: "Participants shall not be 
considered employees of the program.". 
(5) in paragraph (23) (as so redesignated), by striking out 
"students or out of school youth" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"participants"; 
(6) in paragraph (24) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking out "MEMBER" in the paragraph heading 
and inserting in lieu thereof "PARTICIPANT"; and 
(B) by striking out "member" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "participant"; and 
(7) in paragraph (30) (as so redesignated), by inserting "corps" 
after "youth service". 
SEC. 4. PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH. 
Subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12421 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by striking out the subtitle heading and the heading of 
part I and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
Mar. 12, 1991 
[S. 379] 
National and 
Community 
Service 
Technical 
Amendments 
Act of 1991. 
42 u s e 12501 
note. 
42 u s e 12511. 
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"Subtitle B—Programs for Students and Out-
of-School Youth 
"PART I—SERVE-AMERICA"; 
42 use 12521. 
(2) in section lll(a)(2)(B)(i) (42 U.S.C 12421(a)(2)(B)(i)), by strik-
ing out ", and that is representative of the community in which 
such services will be provided"; 
42 use 12522. 
(3) in section 112 (42 U.S.C. 12422)— 
(A) by inserting "the Virgin Islands," before "Guam" in 
sulDsection (a); 
(B) by inserting "solely" after "activities" in subsection 
(0; 
(C) by striking out "section 111(a)(2)" in subsection (c) and 
inserting in lieu thereof "paragraphs (2), (3), or (4) of section 
111(a)"; and 
(D) by inserting "and Indian Tribes" before "on a 
competetive basis" in subsection (e); 
42 use 12524. 
(4) in section 114 (42 U.S.C. 12424)— 
(A) bv striking out "Youth Service Corps and National 
Service ' in subsection (c)(7); and 
(B) by striking out "role" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"volunteer and"; 
42 use 12527. 
(5) in section 117(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 12427(b)(1)), by inserting 
"evaluations," after "insurance,"; and 
42 use 12531. 
(6) in section 118(d)(7) (42 U.S.C. 12428(d)(7))— 
(A) by striking out "in the program"; and 
(B) by striking out "project" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"program". 
SEC. 5. AMERICAN CONSERVATION AND YOUTH SERVICE CORPS. 
Subtitle C of title I (42 U.S.C. 12441 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in the subtitle heading by inserting "Service" before 
"Corps"; 
42 use 12542. 
(2) in section 122(e) (42 U.S.C 12442(e)), by inserting "service" 
after "youth"; 
42 use 12543. 
(3) in section 123(c) (42 U.S.C. 12443(c))— 
(A) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (13); 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (14) as paragraph (15); 
and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following new 
paragraph: 
"(14) a plan for ensuring that post-service education and 
training benefits are used solely for the purposes designated in 
this subtitle; and"; 
42 use 12544. 
(4) in section 124 (42 U.S.C 12444)— 
(A) by striking out "human services" in subsection (a)(2) 
and inserting in lieu thereof "youth service"; and 
(B) by striking out "services in any project" and all that 
follows through "projects" in subsection (c) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "any specific activity for more than a 6-month 
period. No participant shall remain enrolled in programs"; 
42 use 12548. 
(5) in section 128(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 12448(a)(3)), by striking out 
"project or service" and inserting in lieu thereof "activity"; 
42 use 12553. 
(6) in section 133(d)(1) (42 U.S.C. 12453(a)(3)), by striking out 
"subsections (a) and (c)" and inserting in lieu thereof "subsec-
tion (a)"; and 
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(7) by striking out section 136 (42 U.S.C. 12456). 
42 use 12556. 
SEC. 6. NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. 
(a) EuGiBiLiTY.—Section 145(c) (42 U.S.C. 12475(c)) is amended— 42 USC12575. 
(1) by striking out "member" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"participant" in the matter preceding paragraph (1); and 
(2) by striking out "membership" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"participation" in paragraph (2). 
(b) 
POST-SERVICE 
BENEFITS.—Section 
146(eX2) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
12476(e)(2)) is amended by inserting "benefit" before "provided". 42 USC 12576. 
SEC. 7. INNOVATIVE AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS. 
Section 157(c) (42 U.S.C. 12502(c)) is amended— 
42 USC 12602. 
(1) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) by striking out "in the program"; and 
(B) by striking out "project" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"program"; and 
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking out "in a program". 
SEC. 8. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
Subtitle F of title I (42 U.S.C. 12531 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 178(bXlXB) (42 U.S.C. 12538(bXlXB)) by striking 42 USC 12638. 
out "youth service corps" and inserting in lieu thereof "youth 
corps'; and 
(2) by inserting after section 185 (42 U.S.C. 12545) the follow-
ing new section: 
"SEC. 186. REGULATIONS. 
42 USC 12645. 
"Prior to the end of the 180Kiay period beginning on the date of 
enactment of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, the 
Commission shall issue final rules or regulations necessary to imple-
ment the provisions of this title.". 
SEC. 9. COMMISSION ON NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. 
Section 190 (42 U.S.C. 12551)— 
42 USC 12651. 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking out "Senate," in paragraph (IXA) and all 
that follows and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
"Senate. To the maximum extent practicable, an effort 
should be made to appoint members— 
"(i) who have extensive experience in volunteer and 
service opportunity programs and who represent a 
broad range of viewpoints; and 
"(ii) so that the Board shedl be diverse according to 
race, ethnicity, age, gender, and political party mem-
bership."; and 
(B) by striking out paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) and insert-
ing in lieu thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(2) TERMS.—Each member of the Board shall serve for a term 
of 3 years, except that seven of the initial members of the Board 
shall serve for a term of 1 year and seven shall serve for a term 
of 2 years, as designated by the President."; 
(2) in subsection (c)(7), by striking out "national service dem-
onstration program" and inserting program authorized by sub-
title D"; and 
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(4) in subsection (fX3), by striking out "National and regional 
clearinghouses" and inserting in lieu thereof "Clearinghouses". 
SEC. 10. YOUTHBUILD. 
42 use 5091m. 
Section 715 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 is 
amended by striking out "Secretary" and inserting "Director". 
Approved March 12, 1991. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 379: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 137 (1991): 
Feb. 6, considered and passed Senate. 
Feb. 26, considered and passed House.