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PUBLIC LAW 89-794-NOV. 8, 1966

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rural communitieSj on Indian reservations, in migrant worker camps, and Job Corps camps and centers; to stimulate, develop and coordinate programs of volunteer training and service; and, through such programs, to encourage individuals from all walks of life to make a com^ mitment to combating poverty in their home communities, both as volunteers and as members of the helping professions. li

AUTHORITY TO E S T A B L I S H VISTA PROGRAM

"SEC. 802. (a) The Director is authorized to recruit, select, traiuj and— " (1) upon request of State or local agencies or private nonprofit organizations, refer volunteers to perform duties in furtherance of programs combating poverty at a State or local level; and " (2) in cooperation with other Federal, State, or local agencies involved, assign volunteers to work (A) in meeting the health, education, welfare, or related needs of Indialis living on reservations, of migratory workers and their families, or of residents of the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; (B) in the care and rehabilitation of the mentally ill or mentally retarded under treatment at nonprofit mental health or mental retardation facilities assisted in their construction or operation by Federal funds; and (C) in connection with programs or activities authorized, supported, or of a character eligible for assistance under this Act. " (b) The referral or assignment of volunteers under this section shall be on such terms and conditions (including restrictions on political activities that appropriately recognize the special status of volunteers living among the persons or groups served by programs to which they have been assigned) as the Director may determine; but volunteers shall not be so referred or assigned to duties or work in any State, nor shall programs under section 805 be conducted in any State without the consent of the Governor. a VOLUNTEER SUPPORT

"SEC. 803. The Director is authorized to provide to all volunteers during training pursuant to section 802(a) and to volunteers assigned pursuant to section 802(a)(2) such stipend, not to exceed $50 per month (or, in the case of volunteer leaders designated in accordance with standards prescribed by the Director, not to exceed $75 per month), such living, travel, and leave allowances, and such housing, transportation (including travel to and from the place of training), supplies, equipment, subsistence, clothing, and health and dental care as the Director may deem necessary or appropriate for their needs. ii

APPLICATION O F PROVISIONS OF FEDERAL L A W

"SEC. 804. (a) Each volunteer under section 802 shall take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation in the form prescribed by section 104 (d) of this Act, and the provisions of section 1001 of title 18, H ^ta^ 973^ United States Code, shall be applicable with respect to such oath or 62 Stat. 749,'

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