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 PUBLIC LAW 103-82—SEPT. 21, 1993 107 STAT. 815 85 percent of the total average annual subsistence allowance provided to VISTA volunteers under section 105 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955). "(3) MAXIMUM LIVING ALLOWANCE.—The total amount of '^'^ an annual living allowance that may be provided to a participant in a full-time youth corps program that receives assistance under this subtitle shall not exceed 200 percent of the average annual subsistence allowance provided to VISTA volunteers under section 105 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955). "(4) WAIVER OR REDUCTION OF LIVING ALLOWANCE.— The Corporation may waive or reduce the requirement of paragraph (1) with respect to such national service program if such program demonstrates that— "(A) such requirement is inconsistent with the objectives of the program; and "(B) the amount of the living allowance that will be provided to each full-time participant is sufficient to meet the necessary costs of living (including food, housing, and transportation) in the area in which the program is located. "(5) EXEMPTION.— The requirement of paragraph (1) shall not apply to any program that was in existence on the date of the enactment of the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993.". (e) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (1) REFERENCES.—Subtitle I of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (as so redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this section) is amended by striking "Commission" each place it appears in sections 199A, 199C, 199D, 199F, 1991, 199M, and 199N (as redesignated in subsection (a)(3) of this section) and inserting "Corporation". (2) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Section 199A of such Act (as redesignated in subsection (a)(3) of this section) (42 U.S.C. 12541) is amended— (A) by striking "under section 102"; (B) by striking ", to the Secretary of the Interior, or to the Director of ACTION" and inserting "or to the Secretary of the Interior"; and (C) by adding at the end the following new sentence: "To the extent practicable, the Corporation shall apply the provisions of subtitle C in making grants under this section.". (3) PURCHASE OF CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.— Section 199B of such Act (as redesignated in subsection (a)(3) of this section) (42 U.S.C. 12542) is amended to read as follows: «SEC. 199B. LIMITATION ON PURCHASE OF CAPITAL EQUIPMENT. "Not to exceed 10 percent of the amount of assistance made available to a program agency under this subtitle shall be used for the purchase of major capital equipment.". (4) STATE APPLICATION.— Section 199C of such Act (as redesignated in subsection (a)(3) of this section) (42 U.S.C. 12543) is amended— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) by striking "section 122(b)" and inserting "section 199A"; and 42 USC 12655, 12655b, 12655c, 12655e, 12655h, 12655/, 12655m. 42 USC 12655a. 42 USC 12655b.

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