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 PUBLIC LAW 101-204—DEC. 7, 1989 103 STAT. 1809 "(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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