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PUBLIC LAW 93-113-OCT. 1, 1973

such activities away from their homes or regular places of business, for travel expenses (including per diem in lieu of subsistence) as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for individuals serving without pay. (3) Such volunteers shall in no way (A) participate for the benefit of the Small Business Administration (rather than on behalf of their clients) in any screening or evaluation activities in connection with applications for loans from such Administration, or (B) provide services to a client of such Administration with a delinquent loan outstanding, except upon a specific request signed by such client for assistance in connection with such matter. (d) The Director and the Administrator shall cooperate in order to make available to such volunteers, or groups thereof, such use of the office facilities and related supplies, materials, and services of the Small Business Administration and the ACTION Agency as they deem appropriate to assist such volunteers to carry out such activities, including authorized meetings of groups of volunteers. (e) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, activities authorized to be carried out both by this title and by section 8(b)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)) shall be carried out under this title to the maximum extent feasible.

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80 Stat. 499; 83 Stat. 190. Service to SBA loan a p p l i c a n t s, prohibition.

Office f a c i l i t i e s and s u p p l i e s, availability.

72 Stat. 389; 80 Stat. 1295.

TITLE IV — ADMINISTRATION AND C O O R D I N A T I O N ESTABLISHMENT

OF AGENCY

401. There is hereby established in the executive branch of ACTION Agency. the Government an agency to be known as the ACTION Agency. Such Agency shall be headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall be compensated at the rate provided for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code. 80 Stat. 460; There shall also be in such agency a Deputy Director who shall be 33 Stat. 864. appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall be compensated at the rate provided for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. The Deputy Director shall perform such functions as the Director shall from time to time prescribe, and shall act as Director of the ACTION Agency during the absence or disability of the Director. There shall also be in such agency two Associate Directors who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall be compensated at the rate provided for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. One such Associate Director shall be designated "Associate A s s o c i a t e Director Director for Domestic and Anti-Poverty Operations" and shall carry and for Domestic Anti-Poverty out operational responsibility for all programs authorized under this operation Act, and the other such Associate Director shall be designated "Asso- tor ^orin^ermi-"^'^ ciate Director for International Operations" and shall carry out tionai operations. operational responsibility ior all programs authorized under the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.). There shall also be in such 75 Stat. 612. agency no more than two Assistant Directors appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall be compensated at the rate provided for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. Each such Assistant Director shall perform such staff and support functions for such Associate Directors as the Director shall frorrt time to time prescribe. SEC.

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