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 PUBLIC LAW 98-288—MAY 21, 1984

98 STAT. 189

Public Law 98-288 98th Congress An Act To extend and improve the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, 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 1984". VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA; STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

SEC. 2. Section 101 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (hereafter in this Act referred to as the "Act") is amended— (1) in the second sentence— (A) by inserting "and alleviate" after "eliminate"; (B) by striking out "human, social, and environmental" after "poverty-related"; (e; (C) by inserting ", all geographical areas," after "all walks of life"; and 4^a

(D)

by

inserting

"low-income

individuals,"

May 21, 1984 [S. 1129] Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments of 1984. 42 USC 4951 note. 42 USC 4951.

before

"elderly"; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "In addition the objective of this part is to generate the commitment of private sector resources and to encourage volunteer service at the local level to carry out the purposes set forth in this section.". RECRUITMENT

SEC. 3. Section 102 of the Act is amended by inserting "(a)" after the section designation and by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: "(b) If any applicant under this part who is recruited locally becomes unavailable for service prior to the commencement of service, the recipient of the project grant or contract may replace such applicant with another qualified applicant approved by the Director. "(c) The Director shall ensure that not less than 20 per centum of all volunteers under this part are fifty-five years of age or older.".

42 USC 4952.

ASSIGNMENT OF VOLUNTEERS

SEC. 4. (a) Section 103(a) of the Act is amended— (1) in the matter preceding clause (1)— (A) by inserting "in the local communities in which the volunteers were recruited" after "States"; and (B) by inserting ", including work" after "programs"; and (2) by striking out in paragraph (2) ", under the supervision of nonprofit institutions or facilities, and" and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon;

42 USC 4953.

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