Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 93.djvu/1108

 93 STAT. 1076

PUBLIC LAW 96-143—DEC. 13, 1979

to victims of domestic violence, a program to provide technical and management assistance to distressed communities, a program designed to provide personal and group financial counseling to low-income and fixed-income individuals (utilizing volunteers with specialized or technical expertise), and a Helping Hand program"; and (3) adding at the end the following new sentence: "In carrying out programs authorized by this part, the Director is authorized to provide for the recruitment, selection, and training of volunteers.". 42 USC 4992. (b) Section 122(a) of the Act, as amended in subsection (a), is further Ante, p. 1075. amended by inserting "(1)" after "SEC. 122. (a)" and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "Helping Hand" "(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term 'Helping Hand' program. program means a program utilizing person-to-person services to reduce the necessity for institutionalization (in hospitals, mental institutions, nursing homes, other extended-care settings, and other facilities) and to ameliorate residential isolation (through senior centers, half-way house facilities, and other residential settings) of older persons, handicapped persons, and other affected persons, stressing interactions between persons from various age groups, particularly young and old, and carried out in coordination with the appropriate State system for the protection and advocacy of the rights of persons with developmental disabilities established pursuant to section 113 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 6012).". (c) Section 122(c) of the Act is amended to read as follows: "(c)(1) The Director, in accordance with regulations which the Director shall prescribe, may provide to volunteers enrolled for periods of part-time service of not less than 20 hours per week for not less than 26 consecutive weeks under this part such allowances, support, and services as are described in section 105(b) and as the Director determines are necessary to carry out the purpose of this 42 USC 4954, part, and shall apply the provisions of sections 104(c) and 105(b) to the 4955. service of volunteers enrolled for full-time service under this part. "(2) The Director, in accordance with regulations which the Director shall prescribe with respect to volunteers enrolled for periods of full-time service of not less than one year under this part— "(A) may provide to such volunteers such stipends, in total amounts not in excess of stipends provided under section 105(a) 42 USC 4951. to volunteers serving under part A of this title, as the Director determines are necessary to carry out the purpose of this part; and "(B) to the extent that the terms and conditions of the service of such volunteers are of similar character to the terms and conditions of the service of volunteers enrolled under part A of this title, shall apply to the service of such volunteers enrolled 42 USC 4953. under this part the provisions of sections 103(b) relating to lowincome community volunteers, 103(d), 104(d), and 105(a) to the extent such provisions are applied to the service of volunteers enrolled under such part A.". Report to (d) Not later than 18 months after funds are first made available to congressional carry out activities under the amendments to part C of title I of the committees. Act made by this section, the Director of the ACTION Agency shall 42 USC 4992 submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress a report on note. 42 USC 4991. programs, activities, grants, and contracts so carried out, including a description of all programs established and contracts and grants made under such amended provisions, the amounts of funds obligated

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