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 103 STAT. 1808 PUBLIC LAW 101-204—DEC. 7, 1989 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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