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 PUBLIC LAW 103-82—SEPT. 21, 1993 107 STAT. 899 (b) REFERENCES.— Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.). CHAPTER 1—VISTA AND OTHER ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMS SEC. 321. PURPOSE OF THE VISTA PROGRAM. The last sentence of section 101 (42 U.S.C. 4951) is amended to read as follows: "In addition, the objectives of this part are to generate the commitment of private sector resources, to encourage volunteer service at the local level, and tn strengthen local agencies and organizations to carry out the purpose of this part.**. SEC. 322. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR VISTA PROGRAM. (a) IN GENERAL. — Section 102 (42 U.S.C. 4952) is amended by striking "The Director" and inserting "This part shall be administered by one of the Assistant Directors appointed pursuant to section 194(d)(l)(A) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990. Such Director". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by subsection 42 USC 4952 (a) shall take effect on the effective date of section 203(b). "°*®- SEC. 323. SELECTION AND ASSIGNMENT OF VISTA VOLUNTEERS. (a) VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENTS.— Section 103(a) (42 U.S.C. 4953(a)) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking "a public" and inserting "public"; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking "and" at the end; (3) in paragraph (3), by striking "illiterate or fimctionally illiterate youth and other individuals,"; (4) in paragraph (5), by striking "and" at the end; (5) in paragraph (6)— (A) by striking "or the Community Economic" and inserting "the Community Economic"; (B) by inserting "or other similar Acts," after "1981,"; and (C) by striking the period and inserting "; and"; and (6) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(7) in strengthening, supplementing, and expanding efforts to address the problem of illiteracy throughout the United States. ". (b) RECRUITMENT PROCEDURES. —Section 103(b) (42 U.S.C. 4953(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: "(2)(A) The Director shall establish and maintain within the national headquarters of the ACTION Agency (or any successor entity of such agency) a volunteer placement office which shall be responsible for all fimctions related to the recruitment and placement of volunteers under this part. Such functions and activities shall be carried out in coordmation or in conjunction with recruitment and placement activities carried out under the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. Upon the transfer of the functions of the ACTION Agency to the Corporation for National

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