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 123STA T . 1 59 9 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 13 — AP R .21 , 2 0 09 (6)encouragi ng th ee s ta bl ish m ent o f international v olun - teer p rograms for emplo y ees of U nite dS tates corporations and ( 7 ) encouraging international voluntary service by highly s k illed A mericans to promote health and prosperity throughout the w orld . (b) VFP P ROG R AMOBJECTIV E S . —T he ob j ectives of the VfP Pro- gram should include— ( 1 ) eliminating e x treme poverty; ( 2 ) reducing world hunger and malnutrition; ( 3 ) increasing access to safe potable water; ( 4 ) enacting universal education; ( 5 ) reducing child mortality and childhood diseases; (6) combating the spread of preventable diseases , including HI V, malaria, and tuberculosis; (7) providing educational and work skill support for girls and empowering women to achieve independence; ( 8 ) creating sustainable business and entrepreneurial opportunities; and ( 9 ) increasing access to information technology. (c) VO LUN TEERS FOR PROS P ERIT Y SERVICE INCENTIVE PRO- GRAM.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The VfP Office may provide matching grants to offset the travel and living costs of volunteering abroad to any eligible organi z ation that— (A) has members who possess skills relevant to addressing any objective described in subsection (b); and ( B ) provides a dollar-for-dollar match for such grant— (i) through the organization with which the indi- vidual is serving; or (ii) by raising private funds. (2) N ON D ISCRIMINATION RE Q UIREMENT.—The VfP Office may not provide a stipend to an individual under paragraph (1) unless the nonprofit organization to which the individual is assigned has certified to the VfP Office that it does not discriminate with respect to any project or activity receiving F ederal financial assistance, including a stipend under this title, because of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, polit- ical affiliation, or beliefs. (3) C OMPLIANCE W IT H INELIGIBLE SERVICE CATEGORIES.— Service carried out by a volunteer receiving funds under this section may not provide a direct benefit to any— (A) business organized for profit; (B) labor union; (C) partisan political organization; or ( D ) religious or faith-based organization for the purpose of proselytization, worship or any other explicitly religious activity. (d) FUNDING.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall make available the amounts appropriated pursuant to section 51 0 4totheVfP Office to pursue the objectives described in subsection (b) by carrying out the functions described in subsection (a). (2) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available under para- graph (1) may be used by the VfP Office to provide personnel and other resources to develop, manage, and expand the VfP Certif i ca ti on.