Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 93.djvu/1106

 93 STAT. 1074

PUBLIC LAW 96-143—DEC. 13, 1979

Public Law 96-143 96th Congress An Act Dec. 13, 1979 [8. 239]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments of 1979. 42 USC 4951 note. 42 USC 4953.

Notification to Director.

To authorize appropriations for programs under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, to amend such Act to facilitate the improvement of programs carried out thereunder, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments of 1979". ASSIGNMENT OF VOLUNTEERS

SEC. 2. (a) Section 103(b) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) (hereinafter in this Act referred to as "the Act") is amended by— (1) striking out in the second sentence "Prior to" and inserting in lieu thereof "Not later than 30 days after"; and (2) adding at the end the following new sentence: "The Director shall offer to provide each volunteer enrolled for a period of fulltime service of not less than one year under this title, and, upon the request of such volunteer, provide such volunteer with an individual and updated plan as described in the preceding two sentences.". (b) Section 103(d) of the Act is amended by— (1) inserting "in a program or project" after "work"; (2) inserting "or project" after "program"; and (3) striking out in the first sentence "has not" and all that follows through the end of such subsection and inserting in lieu thereof "such Governor or other chief executive officer has not, within 45 days of the date of such submission, notified the Director in writing, supported by a statement of reasons, that such Governor or other chief executive officer disapproves such program or project. In the event of a timely request in writing, supported by a statement of reasons, by the Governor or other chief executive officer of the State concerned, the Director shall terminate a program or project or the assignment of a volunteer to a program or project not later than 30 days after the date such request is received by the Director, or at such later date as is agreed upon by the Director and such Governor or other chief executive officer.". SUPPORT SERVICES

42 USC 4955.

SEC. 3. The first sentence of section 105(a)(2) of the Act is amended to read as follows: "Stipends shall be payable only upon completion of a period of service, except that under such circumstances as the Director shall determine, in accordance with regulations which the Director shall prescribe, the accrued stipend, or any part of the accrued stipend, may be paid to the volunteer, or, on behalf of the volunteer, to members of the volunteer's family or others during the period of the volunteer's service.".

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