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PUBLIC LAW 93-113-OCT. 1, 1973

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PARTICIPATIOISr OF OLDER PERSONS

SEC. 107. I n carrying out this part and part C of this title, the Director shall take necessary steps, including the development of special projects, where appropriate, to encourage the fullest participation of older persons and older persons membership groups as volunteers and participant agencies in the various programs and activities authorized under such parts and, because of the high proportion of older persons within the poverty group, shall encourage the development of a variety of volunteer services to older persons, including special projects, to assure that such persons are served in proportion to their need.

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PART B—SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

SEC. 111. This part provides for the University Year for ACTION ( U Y A) program of full-time volunteer service by students enrolled in institutions of higher education, together with appropriate powers and responsibilities designed to assist in the development and coordination of such programs. The purpose of this part is to strengthen and supplement efforts to eliminate poverty and poverty-related human, social, and environmental problems by enabling students at such cooperating institutions to perform meaningful and constructive volunteer service in connection with the satisfaction of such students' course work during their periods of service while attending such institutions, in agencies, institutions, and situations where the application of human talent and dedication may assist in the solution of poverty and povertyrelated problems and secure and exploit opportunities for selfadvancement by persons afflicted with such problems. Its purpose further is to encourage other students and faculty members to engage, on a part-time, self-supporting basis, in such volunteer service and work along with volunteers serving under this part; and to promote participation by such institutions in meeting the needs of the poor in the surrounding community through expansion of service-learning programs and otherwise. Its purpose further is to provide for a program of part-time or short-term service—learning by secondary and post-secondary school students to strengthen and supplement efforts to eliminate poverty and poverty-related human, social, and environmental problems. AUTHORITY TO OPERATE UNIVERSITY YEAR FOR ACTION PROGRAM

SEC. 112. Except as otherwise provided in this part, the Director is authorized to conduct or make grants and contracts for, or both, programs to carry out the purposes of this part in accordance with the authorities and subject to the restrictions in the provisions of part A of this title, except for the provisions of sections 103(d) and 104(d), and except that the Director may, in accordance with regulations he shall prescribe, determine to reduce or eliminate the stipend for volunteers serving under this part on the basis of the value of benefits provided such volunteers by the institution in question (including the reduction or waiver of tuition). SPECIAL CONDITIONS

SEC. 113. (a) Volunteers serving under this part shall be enrolled service, acafor periods of service as provided for in subsection (b) of section 104, '^^"""'^ credit. and may receive academic credit for such service in accordance with the regulations of the sponsoring institution of higher education.

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