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 123STA T . 1 480PUBLIC LA W 111 – 13 — AP R .21 , 200 9‘ ‘ (3)YOUTHENGA GE M ENT Z ONE .—Thet e rm ‘ you the nga ge - ment z one ’ mean s the area i n w hi c h a youth engagement zone p rogram is carrie d out. ‘‘( 4 ) YOUTH ENGAGEMENT ZONE PR OGRAM.—The term ‘youth engagement zone program’ means a ser v ice- l earning program in which mem b ers o f an eligible partnership collaborate to provide coordinated school-based or community-based service- learning opportunities— ‘‘( A ) in order to address a specific community challenge ‘‘( B ) for an increasing percentage of out-of-school youth and secondary school students served by a local educational agency; and ‘‘( C ) in circumstances under which— ‘‘(i) not less than 90 percent of such students participate in service-learning activities as part of the program; or ‘‘(ii) service-learning is a part of the curriculum in all of the secondary schools served by the local educational agency. ‘‘(b) G ENERA L AUTHOR I T Y .— F rom the amounts appropriated to carry out this part for a fiscal year , the Corporation may ma k e grants (which may include approved summer of service positions in the case of a grant for a program described in subsection (c)( 8 )) and fi x ed-amount grants (in accordance with section 12 9(l)) to eligible entities or eligible partnerships, as appropriate, for pro- grams and activities described in subsection (c). ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZE D A C TI V ITIE S .—Funds under this part may be used to— ‘‘(1) integrate service-learning programs into the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (referred to in this part as ‘ S T EM ’) curricula at the elementary, secondary, postsec- ondary, or postbaccalaureate levels in coordination with prac- ticing or retired STEM professionals; ‘‘(2) involve students in service-learning programs focusing on energy conservation in their community, including con- ducting educational outreach on energy conservation and working to improve energy efficiency in low-income housing and in public spaces; ‘‘(3) involve students in service-learning programs in emer- gency and disaster preparedness; ‘‘(4) involve students in service-learning programs aimed at improving access to and obtaining the benefits from com- puters and other emerging technologies, including improving such access for individuals with disabilities, in low-income or rural communities, in senior centers and communities, in schools, in libraries, and in other public spaces; ‘‘( 5 ) involve high school age youth in the mentoring of middle school youth while involving all participants in service- learning to seek to meet unmet human, educational, environ- mental, public safety, or emergency and disaster preparedness needs in their community; ‘‘( 6 ) conduct research and evaluations on service-learning, including service-learning in middle schools, and disseminate such research and evaluations widely; ‘‘( 7 ) conduct innovative and creative activities as described in section 112(a);