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 PUBLIC LAW 101-204—DEC. 7, 1989 103 STAT. 1807 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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