National and Community Service Technical Amendment Act of 1992


 * Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

{{SECTION|SEC. 1.|SECTION 1}}. SHORT TITLE.

 * This Act may be cited as the ``National and Community Service Technical Amendment Act of 1992´´.

{{SECTION|SEC. 2.|SEC. 2}}. REFERENCES.

 * Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a 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 Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.).

{{SECTION|SEC. 3.|SEC. 3}}. DEFINITIONS.

 * Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 12511) is amended—
 * (1) by striking paragraph (29) and inserting the following new paragraph:


 * ``(29) The term ``summer program´´ means a full-time or part-time youth corps program authorized under this title that is limited to a period beginning after April 30 and ending before October 1.´´; and


 * (2) by striking ``stipends´´ in paragraph (30) and inserting ``living allowances´´.

{{SECTION|SEC. 4.|SEC. 4}}. AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION.

 * Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 112(b), and sections 113(10), 115(c)(2), 116(b), 164(2), 179(d), and 190(c)(8) (42 U.S.C. 12522(b) (1) and (2), 12523(10), 12525(c)(2), 12526(b), 12615(2), 12639(d), and 12651(c)(8)) are amended by striking ``Secretary´´ each place it appears and inserting ``Commission´´.

{{SECTION|SEC. 5.|SEC. 5}}. GENERAL AUTHORITY.

 * Section 121 (42 U.S.C. 12541) is amended to read as follows:


 * ``SEC. 121. GENERAL AUTHORITY.
 * ``The Commission may make grants under section 102 to States or local applicants and may transfer funds to the Secretary of Agriculture, to the Secretary of the Interior, or to the Director of ACTION for the creation or expansion of full-time, part-time, year-round, or summer, youth corps programs´´.

{{SECTION|SEC. 6.|SEC. 6}}. AGE.

 * Section 130(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 12550(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``15´´ and inserting ``14´´.

{{SECTION|SEC. 7.|SEC. 7}}. PEACE CORPS.

 * (a) ELIGIBILITY AND SELECTION PROCEDURES.—
 * Section 161(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 12612(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``at least 3 years´´.


 * (b) EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS.—
 * Section 163(c)(2) (42 U.S.C. 12614(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``serve 3 years´´ and inserting ``satisfactorily complete the service of the individual´´.

{{SECTION|SEC. 8.|SEC. 8}}. ASSISTANCE FOR HEAD START.

 * Section 166 (42 U.S.C. 12622) is amended by inserting ``, and to projects of the type described in section 211(a) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act operating under memoranda of agreement with the ACTION Agency,´´ after ``Domestic Volunteer Service Act)´´.

{{SECTION|SEC. 9.|SEC. 9}}. EVALUATION.

 * Section 179 (42 U.S.C. 12639) is amended—
 * (1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ``subsection (h)´´ and inserting ``subsection (j)´´;


 * (2) in subsection (f) by inserting ``or post-service benefit´´ after ``voucher´´; and


 * (3) in subsection (h)—
 * (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``subsection (g)´´ and inserting ``this section´´; and


 * (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraph:

{{SECTION|SEC. 10.|SEC. 10}}. COMMISSION ON NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.

 * Section 190 (42 U.S.C. 12651) is amended—
 * (1) in subsection (b)—
 * (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ``Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy,´´ after ``Agriculture,´´; and


 * (B) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively;


 * (2) in subsection (d) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:


 * (3) in subsection (e)—
 * (A) by striking ``TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES.— The Director´´ and inserting ``EMPLOYEES.—
 * ``(1) IN GENERAL.— The Director´´;


 * (B) in paragraph (1) (as designated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph)—
 * (i) by striking ``10 technical´´ and inserting ``eight´´;


 * (ii) by striking ``Committee´´ and inserting ``Commission´´; and


 * (iii) by inserting before the period the following: ``, except that the rate of compensation for two of the eight employees shall not exceed the annual rate of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code, and the rate of compensation for the remaining six of the eight employees shall not exceed the maximum annual rate of basic pay payable for GS-15s under the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code´´; and


 * (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:


 * (4) by adding at the end the following new subsections:

{{SECTION|SEC. 11.|SEC. 11}}. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

 * (a) IN GENERAL.—
 * Section 501(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:


 * (b) EARMARKS.—
 * Section 501(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(2)) is amended—
 * (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``paragraph (1)´´ and inserting ``paragraph (1)(A)´´;


 * (2) by striking subparagraph (A);


 * (3) by striking ``and´´ at the end of subparagraph (C);


 * (4) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting a semicolon;


 * (5) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively; and


 * (6) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:


 * ``(D) any remaining funds may be expended for any activity authorized in title I.´´.

Approved October 5, 1992.

Legislative History

 * CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 138 (1992):
 * Aug. 12, considered and passed Senate.
 * Sept. 16, considered and passed House.
 * Sept. 16, considered and passed House.