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 12 2 STA T .3 2 59PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 315 — AU G .1 4, 200 8(B)byred e signat ing s u b p aragrap h s(B)and( C )as subparagraphs ( A ) and (B) , respe c ti v e l y and ( 2 ) by adding at the end the fo llo w ing new subsection

‘(e) C IV I CEDU C AT I ON AND P A R TICI P ATION ACTIVITI ES.— ‘‘( 1 ) U SEO F FUNDS.— F unds granted to an institution under this section m ay be used in accordance with such subsection to compensate (including compensation for time spent in training and travel directly related to civic education and participation activities) students employed in pro j ects that— ‘‘(A) teach civics in schools; ‘‘(B) raise awareness of government functions or resources; or ‘‘(C) increase civic participation. ‘‘(2) PRIORIT Y FOR SC H OO L S.— T othee x tent practicable, an institution shall— ‘‘(A) give priority to the employment of students partici - pating in projects that educate or train the public about evacuation, emergency response, and injury prevention strategies relating to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other emergency situations; and ‘‘(B) ensure that any student compensated with the funds described in paragraph (1) receives appropriate training to carry out the educational services re q uired. ‘‘( 3 ) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the compensa- tion of wor k -study students compensated under this subsection may exceed 75 percent. ’ ’. SEC.4 44. FL E XIB LE U SE O FFU ND S. S ection 4 45 (42 U.S.C. 2755) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(d) FLE X I B ILITY IN THE EVENT OF A M A J OR D ISASTER.— ‘‘(1) I N G ENERAL.—In the event of a major disaster, an eligible institution located in any area affected by such major disaster, as determined by the Secretary, may make payments under this part to disaster-affected students, for the period of time (not to exceed one academic year) in which the disaster- affected students were prevented from fulfilling the students’ work-study obligations as described in paragraph (2)(A)(iii), as follows: ‘‘(A) Payments may be made under this part to dis- aster-affected students in an amount equal to or less than the amount of wages such students would have been paid under this part had the students been able to complete the work obligation necessary to receive work study funds. ‘‘(B) Payments shall not be made to any student who was not eligible for work study or was not completing the work obligation necessary to receive work study funds under this part prior to the occurrence of the major dis- aster. ‘‘(C) Any payments made to disaster-affected students under this subsection shall meet the matching require- ments of section 443, unless such matching requirements are waived by the Secretary. ‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: ‘‘(A) The term ‘disaster-affected student’ means a stu- dent enrolled at an eligible institution who—

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