HR 1312 CDS
101st CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1312
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 13 (legislative day, JANUARY 3), 1989
Received, read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources
September 15 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 6), 1989
Committee discharged
AN ACT
To revise and extend the programs of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act
of 1973.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,

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(a) SHORT TITLE- This Act may be cited as the `Domestic Volunteer Service
Act Amendments of 1989'.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS-

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TITLE III

-SPECIAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS

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TITLE IV

-OLDER AMERICAN VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS AMENDMENTS

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TITLE VII

-TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS

(a) IN GENERAL- Section 103 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973
(42 U.S.C. 4953) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (b);
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections (g) through
(j), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following subsections:
`(b)(1) The Director shall select volunteers for service under this
part from among qualified individuals submitting an application for such
service at such time, in such form, and containing such information as
may be necessary for the Director to evaluate the suitability of each
individual for such service and to determine, in accordance with paragraph
(4), the most appropriate assignment for each such volunteer.
`(2) An application submitted under paragraph (1) shall--
`(A) indicate the period of time in which the applicant is available to
serve as a volunteer under this part;
`(B) describe the applicant's previous education, training, military and
work experience, and any other relevant skills or interests; and
`(C)(i) specify the particular project or program to which the applicant
prefers to be assigned; or
`(ii)(I) specify the State or geographic region in which the applicant
prefers to be assigned; and
`(II) specify the type of project or program to which the applicant prefers
to be assigned.
`(3) The Director shall approve the application of each individual who
applies in conformance with the provisions of this subsection and who,
on the basis of the information provided in the application, is determined
to be qualified to serve as a volunteer under this part.
`(4)(A) The Director shall provide for the assignment of each applicant
approved as a volunteer under this part to a project or program which is, to
the maximum extent practicable, consistent with such applicant's abilities,
experiences, and preferences as set forth in the application under paragraph
(1) and with the needs and preferences of projects or programs approved
for the assignment of such volunteers.
`(B) In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Director shall utilize the
information system established under paragraph (5)(A)(ii).
`(C) No volunteer under this part shall be assigned to any project or
program without its express approval and consent.
`(D) The Director, wherever feasible and appropriate, shall assign low-income
community volunteers to serve in their home communities in teams with
nationally recruited specialist volunteers. The Director shall make efforts
to assign volunteers to serve in their home or nearby communities and shall
make national efforts to attract other individuals to serve in the VISTA
program. The Director shall also, in the assignment of volunteers, recognize
that the community-identified needs which cannot be met in the local area,
and the individual desires of VISTA volunteers in regard to placement in the
various geographic areas of the Nation, should be taken into consideration.
`(5)(A) The Director shall establish and maintain within the national
headquarters of the ACTION Agency a volunteer placement office. Such
office shall--
`(i) be the central location to which interested individuals may submit
applications to serve as volunteers under this part; and
`(ii) develop, operate, and maintain a current and comprehensive central
information system which shall, upon request, promptly provide information--
`(I) to individuals, with respect to specific opportunities for service
as a volunteer with approved projects or programs to which no volunteer
has been assigned; and
`(II) to approved projects or programs, with respect to the availability of
individuals whose applications for service as a volunteer have been approved
and who are awaiting an assignment with a specific project or program.
`(B) The Director shall ensure that applications to serve as volunteers
under this part are available to the public upon request to the ACTION
Agency (including any State or regional offices of the Agency) and that
individuals making such requests are informed of the manner in which the
applications are required to be submitted.
`(c)(1) The Director shall nationally undertake activities directed at
national, regional, and local levels to recruit individuals to serve as
volunteers under this part, to publicize the activities and accomplishments
of the program under this part, and to inform the public of the opportunities
such program provides for volunteer service to Americans from all walks
of life, age groups, economic levels, and geographic areas.
`(2) Activities under paragraph (1) shall include (but need not be
limited to)--
`(A) maintaining and publicizing a national toll-free telephone number
through which callers may obtain information about opportunities for service
as a volunteer under this part and through which callers may request,
and shall be sent upon request, an application for such service;
`(B) public service announcements through radio, television, and the
print media;
`(C) advertising through the print media, direct mail, and other means;
`(D) disseminating information about opportunities for service as a
volunteer under this part to institutions of higher education and other
educational institutions (including libraries), professional associations,
community-based agencies, youth service and volunteer organizations,
business organizations and labor unions, senior citizens organizations,
and other institutions and organizations from or through which potential
volunteers may be recruited;
`(E) disseminating such information through presentations made personally
by personnel of the ACTION Agency (or other designees of the Director)
to students and faculty at institutions of higher education and to other
entities described in subparagraph (D), including presentations made at the
facilities of such entities and made at any conventions or other meetings
of such entities;
`(F) publicizing the student loan deferment and forgiveness opportunities
available to volunteers under this part under parts B and E of title IV
of the Higher Education Act of 1965; and
`(G) providing, upon request, technical assistance with the recruitment of
volunteers under this part to programs and projects receiving assistance
under this part.
`(3) The Director shall consult with the Director of the Peace Corps to
seek to coordinate the recruitment and public awareness activities carried
out under this subsection, particularly activities described in paragraph
(2)(E), with those of the Peace Corps and seek to develop joint procedures
and activities for the recruitment of volunteers to serve under this part.
`(4) In designing and implementing activities authorized under this section
(and particularly activities described in paragraph (2)(E)), the Director
shall seek to involve persons who have formerly served as volunteers under
this part to assist in the dissemination of information concerning the
program under this part. The Director may reimburse the costs incurred by
such former volunteers for such participation, including expenses incurred
for travel.
`(5) At the start of each fiscal year, the Director shall develop an annual
plan for the recruitment of volunteers under this part. The plan shall--
`(A) describe in detail (including the cost) the recruitment and public
awareness activities carried out under this subsection during the preceding
fiscal year and evaluate the effectiveness of such activities;
`(B) identify goals and objectives for the recruitment of volunteers under
this part during the current fiscal year, including specific goals and
objectives for the recruitment of individuals 55 years of age and older,
individuals between 18 and 25 years of age (inclusive), recent graduates
of institutions of higher education, and special skilled volunteers; and
`(C) describe in detail (including the expected cost) the recruitment and
public awareness activities which shall be undertaken throughout the year
to achieve the goals and objectives specified in subparagraph (B).
`(6) For the purpose of carrying out this subsection, the Director
shall obligate 1 percent, or $300,000, whichever is less, of the amounts
appropriated each fiscal year under section 501(a).
`(d)(1) The Director shall, at a minimum, designate one employee of
the ACTION Agency in each region of the United States whose duties and
responsibilities shall only be to assist with carrying out the functions
described in subsections (b) and (c).
`(2) The Director shall ensure that sufficient personnel of the ACTION
Agency are assigned (at the national, regional, and State levels, as may
be appropriate) to carry out the functions described in subsections (b)
and (c) to enable the ACTION Agency to perform such functions in a timely
and effective manner.
`(e) The Director shall ensure that not less than 20 percent of all
volunteers under this part are 55 years of age or older.
`(f) 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.'.
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS- The Domestic Volunteer Service
Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 102--
(A) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and
(B) by striking the subsection designation in subsection (a); and
(2) in section 103--
(A) in the heading for such section, by inserting `SELECTION AND' before
`ASSIGNMENT';
(B) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
`The Director' and all that follows through `work--' and inserting the
following: `The Director, upon application by public or nonprofit private
organizations, may assign volunteers selected under subsection (b) to work
in appropriate projects and programs, including work--'; and
(C) in subsection (i), as redesignated by subsection (a)(2) of this section,
by striking `subsection (d),' and inserting `subsection (h),'.

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TITLE I

-NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS

(a) OATH OF OFFICE- Section 104(c) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of
1973 (42 U.S.C. 4954(c)) is amended by striking `in section 5(j)' and all
that follows through `2504(j)),' and inserting the following: `for persons
appointed to any office of honor or profit by section 3331 of title 5,
United States Code, and swear (or affirm) that he does not advocate the
overthrow of our constitutional form of government in the United States,
and that he is not a member of an organization that advocates the overthrow
of our constitutional form of government in the United States, knowing
that such organization so advocates,'.
(b) TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR EXTENSIONS OF PERIOD OF SERVICE-
(1) IN GENERAL- Notwithstanding the limitation established in section 104(b)
of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 for the maximum period of
service as a volunteer under part A of title I of such Act, the Director of
the ACTION Agency may, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), extend beyond such
maximum the period of service for such a volunteer in any case in which--
(A) the extension is requested by the project or program to which the
volunteer involved is assigned; and
(B) such Director determines that the extension is appropriate with respect
to meeting the goals of the project or program.
(2) LIMITATIONS ON EXTENSIONS- With respect to extensions under paragraph
(1) for volunteers described in such paragraph--
(A) such an extension may be for not more than 1 year;
(B) not more than 2 such extensions may be made for any such volunteer; and
(C) not more than 1 percent of the total number of such volunteers serving
for the fiscal year involved may receive such extensions.
(3) DURATION OF AUTHORITY- The authority established in paragraph (1)
shall be effective only for fiscal years 1990 through 1993.

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Section 105(b) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42
U.S.C. 4955(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking `places of training),' and inserting `places of training
and to and from locations to which volunteers are assigned at the start
and end of service),'; and
(2)(A) by inserting `(1)' after the subsection designation; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
`(2)(A) The total of allowances for subsistence under paragraph (1) to
any volunteer under this part for any fiscal year shall be in an amount
which is not less than an amount equal to 95 percent of the poverty line
for a single individual.
`(B) If allowances for subsistence under paragraph (1) are provided
through other than cash payments, the Director shall, in calculating the
minimum such allowances for purposes of compliance with subparagraph (A),
determine the fair market value of the allowances so provided.
`(3) In providing allowances and support under paragraph (1), the Director
shall seek to ensure that the allowances and support are adjusted to reflect
the differences between localities in the costs of living so that, with
respect to the allowances and support, there is economic parity among all
volunteers under this part. In determining the amount and extent of such
adjustments, the Director shall seek to consult with persons serving as
volunteers under this part, with sponsoring organizations, and with any
regional or State offices of the ACTION Agency.'.

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Section 109 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4959)
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(h)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), with respect to any individual providing
volunteer services in the program under this section regarding literacy,
the Director may, with the written consent of the individual, assign
the individual to serve in the general program under this part regarding
literacy.
`(2) To the extent practicable, the Director shall ensure that, for the
purpose of replacing any individual assigned under paragraph (1), a volunteer
under this section is assigned to the project or program involved.'.

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(a) IN GENERAL- Part A of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of
1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:
`DURATION OF ASSISTANCE
`SEC. 110. (a) No assistance under this part shall be denied to any project
or program, or any public or private nonprofit organization, solely on
the basis of the duration of the assistance such project, program, or
organization has previously received under this part.
`(b) Each application for the renewal of assistance under this part to any
project or program shall be considered on an individualized, case-by-case
basis, taking into account the extent to which the sponsoring organization
has made good faith efforts to achieve the goals agreed on in its application
for such assistance and any extenuating circumstance beyond the control of
the sponsoring organization that may have prevented, delayed, or otherwise
impaired the achievement of such goals.
`(c) Each application for assistance under this part to a new project or
program submitted by a public or private nonprofit organization that has
previously received such assistance shall be considered (so long as such
new project or program is clearly distinct from activities for which the
organization has previously received assistance) on an equal basis with
all other applications for such assistance and without regard for the fact
that the organization has previously received such assistance.
`(d) With respect to any considerations that relate to the duration of
assistance under this part and that are applied by the Director in the
case of a request for a renewal of such assistance, the Director may not
apply any such considerations against any entity--
`(1) functioning as an intermediary between the Director and organizations
originating such requests and ultimately receiving such assistance; and
`(2) utilized by such organizations to prepare and submit to the Director
applications for such assistance and to perform other administrative
functions and services associated with applying for and receiving such
assistance.
`(e) All eligible public and private nonprofit organizations shall be able
to apply for assistance under this part.
`(f) The Director shall ensure that the language of each of subsections
(a) through (e) is included verbatim--
`(1) in applications developed by the Director for making requests for
the provision of assistance under this part to projects or programs; and
`(2) in any regulations or guidelines issued for the program under this
part.'.
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT- The first section of the Domestic
Volunteer Service Act of 1973 is amended in the table of contents by adding
after the item relating to section 109 the following new item:
`Sec. 110. Duration of assistance.'.

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(a) IN GENERAL- Part B of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4971 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by amending the heading for such part to read as follows:
`Part B--Student Community Service Programs';
(2) in section 111(a), in the first sentence, by inserting `and community
service' after `service-learning'; and
(3) in section 114--
(A) by amending the heading to read as follows:
`STUDENT COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS'; AND
(B) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by inserting `community
service and' after `to participate in'.
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS- The first section of the Domestic
Volunteer Service Act of 1973 is amended in the table of contents--
(1) in the item relating to the heading for part B, by striking
`SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS' and inserting `STUDENT COMMUNITY SERVICE
PROGRAMS'; and
(2) in the item relating to section 114, by striking `Special
service-learning programs' and inserting `Student community service
programs'.

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TITLE II

-SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS

(a) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF GRANTS AND CONTRACTS- Section 122(d) of the
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4992(d)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
`(3) After the date of the enactment of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act
Amendments of 1989, no grant or contract exceeding $250,000 shall be made
under this part.'.
(b) PROHIBITION AGAINST USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN STATE OFFICES- Section
122 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4992) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(e) None of the amounts made available under section 501(c) for fiscal
year 1990 or subsequent fiscal years may be expended for the purpose of
establishing or operating any State office with respect to volunteerism.'.

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PROGRAMS.
Section 123 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4993)
is amended--
(1) by inserting `(a)' after the section designation; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(b)(1) The Director shall provide assistance for identification,
development, and dissemination of effective literacy materials and
programs by grant or contract to public and private nonprofit organizations
whose principal purpose is the combating of illiteracy and its associated
problems. The Director shall consult with and annually submit summaries of
exemplary projects based on project reports to the national clearinghouse
on literacy education, as designated under section 372(d)(2) of the Adult
Education Act.
`(2) Emphasis under grants or contracts under paragraph (1) shall be--
`(A) broadly disseminating information relating to training and technical
assistance for the use of volunteers in projects or programs providing
literacy services in poor urban and rural areas, including English-language
literacy services for limited-English proficient individuals; or
`(B) developing new and innovative solutions to illiteracy problems that
involve the more effective and extensive use of volunteers in such projects
or programs.'.

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Section 124 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4994)
is amended--
(1) by amending the heading to read as follows:
`DRUG ABUSE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES';
(2) in subsection (a), by striking `public service announcements,';
(3) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraph
(4) as paragraph (3); and
(4) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
`(c) In awarding grants and contracts under this section, the Director
shall give priority to projects that serve communities, including those
in rural areas, which have not previously received assistance under this
part for the purposes of drug abuse education and prevention.
`(d) The Director shall provide for the evaluation of activities
and projects conducted with financial assistance received under this
section. Applications for grants under this section in excess of $10,000
shall include a description of the methods to be used in evaluating the
impact such activities and programs have on the drug abuse problem within
the communities in which such activities and projects are carried out.'.

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(a) STATEMENT OF PURPOSES- Title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5001-5024) is amended by inserting after the heading
for such title the following:
`STATEMENT OF PURPOSES
`SEC. 200. (a) This title provides for Older American Volunteer Programs
comprised of the retired senior volunteer program, the foster grandparent
program, and the senior companion program. These programs empower older
individuals to contribute to their communities through volunteer service,
enhance the lives of the volunteers and those whom they serve, and provide
communities with valuable services.
`(b) The purpose of part A, the retired senior volunteer program, is to
utilize the vast talents of older individuals willing to share their
experiences, abilities, and skills in responding to a wide variety of
community needs.
`(c) The purpose of part B, the foster grandparent program, is to afford
low-income older individuals an opportunity to provide supportive,
individualized services to children with exceptional or special needs.
`(d) The purpose of part C, the senior companion program, is to afford
low-income older individuals the opportunity to provide personal assistance
and companionship to other older individuals through volunteer service.'.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- The table of contents of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) is amended by inserting after
the matter relating to the heading of title II the following:
`Sec. 200. Statement of purposes.'.

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The last sentence of section 211(d) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5011(d)) is amended--
(1) by inserting `until fiscal year 1991, $2.35 per hour in fiscal year
1991, and $2.50 per hour after fiscal year 1991' after `$2.20 per hour'
the first place it appears;
(2) by striking `no increase in the stipend or allowance shall be made
pursuant' and inserting `such stipend or allowance shall not be increased
as a result of an amendment made'; and
(3) by striking `$2.20 per hour' the second place it appears and inserting
`the minimum hourly rate specified in this sentence'.

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Section 211(f) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42
U.S.C. 5011(f)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(C) by inserting `unless such individuals have been
referred previously for possible placement as volunteers under part A and
such placement did not occur' before the period at the end; and
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by inserting `take into consideration or' after `may not';
(B) in subparagraph (A) by inserting `or recruit' after `accept'; and
(C) by adding at the end of paragraph (3) the following:
`The Director may not coerce any applicant for, or recipient of, such grant
or contract to engage in conduct described in subparagraph (A) or (B).'.

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(a) RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM- Section 201(a) of the Domestic
Volunteer Services Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5001(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking `programs' and inserting `projects';
(2) by striking `program' each place it appears and inserting `project';
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as subparagraphs (A),
(B), (C), and (D), respectively;
(4) by inserting `(1)' after `(a)'; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
`(2) The Director is authorized to make grants or contracts under paragraph
(1) for projects to provide services to increase literacy, services to
provide child care to children before and after school, and services to
provide respite care to families caring for frail elderly individuals.'.
(b) FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM- Section 211(a) of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5011(a)) is amended--
(1) by inserting `(1)' after `(a)'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
`(2) The Director is authorized to make grants or contracts under paragraph
(1) for projects to provide services to children with special needs while
they attend day care programs.'.
(c) SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM- Section 213(c)(1) of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5013(c)(1)) is amended--
(1) by inserting `under subsection (a)' after `contracts';
(2) by inserting `individuals' after `elderly' each place it appears;
(3) by inserting `(A)' after `(c)(1)'; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
`(B) The Director is authorized to make grants or contracts under subsection
(a) for projects to provide respite care to families caring for frail
elderly individuals.'.

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(a) DUTIES OF DIRECTOR- Section 221 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5021) is amended--
(1) by amending the heading to read as follows:
`PROMOTION OF OLDER AMERICAN VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS';
(2) by inserting `(a)' after `SEC. 221.'; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
`(b) In carrying out this title, the Director shall encourage and facilitate
the efforts of private organizations to promote the programs established
in parts A, B, and C of this title and the involvement of older persons
as volunteers in such programs.
`(c) The Director shall take appropriate steps to ensure that special
efforts are made to publicize the programs established in parts A, B,
and C, in order to facilitate recruitment efforts, to encourage greater
participation of volunteers, and to emphasize the value of volunteering to
the health and well-being of such volunteers and to their communities. Such
steps shall include informing recipients of grants and contracts under
this title of all informational materials available from the Director.
`(d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Director shall expend
$83,000 to carry out subsection (c) for each fiscal year.
`(2) To carry out subsection (c) for each fiscal year, the Director shall
expend not less than $250,000 or two-tenths of 1 percent of the amount
appropriated to carry out this title for such fiscal year, whichever is
less, if the amount appropriated to carry out this title for such fiscal
year exceeds by not less than $167,000 the amount appropriated to carry
out this title for fiscal year 1989.'.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- The table of contents of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) is amended by amending the
item relating to section 221 to read as follows:
`Sec. 221. Promotion of Older American Volunteer Programs.'.

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(a) ADJUSTMENT TO FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE- Part D of title II of the
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5021-5024) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
`ADJUSTMENTS TO FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
`SEC. 225. (a)(1) In determining the amount of Federal financial assistance
to be provided under this title to applicants, the Director shall take
into consideration the impact of changes in the Consumer Price Index For
All Urban Consumers on the administrative costs of operating the projects
for which such assistance will be provided and shall to the fullest extent
practicable make appropriate adjustments in such amounts to ensure the
effective administration of such projects.
`(2) The Director shall take reasonable actions to inform applicants for
such assistance that such adjustments may be available.
`(b)(1) The Director shall submit annually, to the Committee on Education
and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and
Human Resources of the Senate, a report on the extent to which adjustments
are made under subsection (a).
`(2) With respect to each of parts A, B, and C of this title, such report
shall include--
`(A) a summary of the number of and purposes for which such adjustments
are requested by the recipients of grants and contracts under parts A, B,
and C, respectively;
`(B) a description of the extent to which such requests are accommodated; and
`(C) a statement explaining the decisions made by the Director with respect
to the requested adjustments.'.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- The table of contents of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) is amended by inserting after
the item relating to section 224 the following:
`Sec. 225. Adjustment to Federal financial assistance.'.

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ACT OF 1973.
The Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) in the heading of title II by striking `NATIONAL';
(2) in the heading of part B of such title by striking `AND OLDER AMERICAN
COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS';
(3) in section 212(b) by striking `a community action agency' and all
that follows through the period, and inserting `an eligible entity as
defined in section 673(1) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42
U.S.C. 9902(1)).';
(4) in section 224 by striking `programs' and inserting `projects';
(5) in the heading of section 502 by striking `NATIONAL'; and
(6) in the table of contents--
(A) in the matter relating to the heading of title II by striking `NATIONAL';
(B) in the matter relating to the heading of part B of title II by striking
`AND OLDER AMERICAN COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS'; and
(C) in the item relating to section 502 by striking `National'.

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OF THE POOR.
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY- Section 408(a)(1) of the Human Services
Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 9910b(a)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking `provide for the self-sufficiency of the Nation's poor'
and inserting the following: `stimulate the development of new approaches
to provide for greater self-sufficiency of the poor, to test and evaluate
such new approaches, to disseminate project results and evaluation
findings so that such approaches can be replicated, and to strengthen
the integration, coordination, and redirection of activities to promote
maximum self-sufficiency among the Nation's poor';
(2) in subparagraph (B) by striking `or' at the end;
(3) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting
`; and'; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
`(D) contain an assurance that the applicant will obtain an independent,
methodologically sound evaluation of the effectiveness of the activities
carried out with such grant and will submit such evaluation to the
Secretary.'.
(b) LIMITATIONS- (1) Section 408(b)(1) of the Human Services Reauthorization
Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 9910b(b)(1)) is amended--
(A) by striking `Grants' and inserting `(A) Subject to subparagraph (B),
grants';
(B) by striking `new' each place it appears; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
`(B) After the first fiscal year in which an eligible entity receives
a grant under this section to carry out a program, the amount of any
subsequent grant made under this section to such entity to carry out such
program may not exceed 80 percent of the amount of the grant previously
received under this section to carry out such program.'.
(2) Section 408(b)(3) of the Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1986
(42 U.S.C. 9910b(b)(3)) is amended--
(A) by inserting `in each fiscal year' after `one grant';
(B) by striking `$250,000' and inserting `$350,000'; and
(C) by adding at the end the following: `Not more than 2 grants may be made
under this section to an eligible entity to carry out a particular program.'.
(c) DISSEMINATION OF RULES- Section 408(c) of the Human Services
Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 9910b(c)) is amended to read
as follows:
`(c) DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS- As soon as practicable, but not later
than 180 days after the end of the fiscal year in which a recipient
of a grant under this section completes the expenditure of such grant,
the Secretary shall prepare and make available to each State and each
eligible entity a description of the program carried out with such grant,
any relevant information developed and results achieved, and a summary of
the evaluation of such program received under subsection (a)(1)(D), so as
to provide a model for innovative programs to other eligible entities.'.
(d) DEFINITION- Section 408(d)(1) of the Human Services Reauthorization
Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 9910b(d)(1)) is amended by inserting before the
semicolon the following: `, except that such term includes an organization
that serves migrant and seasonal farmworkers and that receives a grant
under the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.) in the
fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which such organization requests
a grant under this section'.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- Section 408(e) of the Human Services
Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 9910b(e)) is amended--
(1) by striking `is' and inserting `are';
(2) by striking `each of the fiscal years 1987, 1988, and' and inserting
`fiscal year'; and
(3) by inserting `and $7,500,000 for fiscal year 1990' after `1989'.
(f) REPORT TO CONGRESS- Section 408 of the Human Services Reauthorization
Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 9910b) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (f) and (g),
respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
`(d) REPLICATION OF PROGRAMS- (1) The Secretary shall identify annually
programs for which grants are made under this section that demonstrate
a significant potential for dealing with particularly critical needs or
problems of the poor which are common to a number of communities.
`(2) Not less than 10 percent, and not more than 30 percent, of the funds
appropriated for each fiscal year to carry out this section shall be
available to make grants under this section to replicate in additional
geographical areas programs identified under paragraph (1).
`(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS- The Secretary shall submit annually, to the
Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, a report containing--
`(1) a description of--
`(A) programs for which grants are made under this section in the then
most recently completed fiscal year; and
`(B) the evaluations received under subsection (a)(1)(D) in such fiscal year;
`(2) a description of the methods used by the Secretary to comply with
subsection (c);
`(3) recommendations of the Secretary regarding the suitability of carrying
out such programs with funds made available under other Federal laws; and
`(4) a description of each program identified under subsection (d)(1)
or replicated under subsection (d)(2), and an identification of the
geographical location in which such program was carried out.'.

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Section 401 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5041)
is amended by adding at the end the following: `There shall also be in
such agency three individuals who shall report directly to the Assistant
Director who is primarily responsible for the Older American Volunteer
Programs under title II of this Act. Each of such individuals shall be
primarily responsible for part A, B, or C of such title.'.

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TITLE V

-ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION

Section 407 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5047)
is amended to read as follows:
`REPORTS
`SEC. 407. Not later than 60 days after the start of each fiscal year,
the Director shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of
the Congress a report which shall include--
`(1) the annual recruitment plan developed under section 103(c)(5);
`(2) a description of the activities carried out under section 103(b) during
the preceding fiscal year, including a specification of the total number of--
`(A) individuals who applied for service as a volunteer under this part;
`(B) applicants approved for such service;
`(C) approved applicants provided an assignment as a volunteer under
section 103(b); and
`(D) volunteers assigned to projects and programs which were outside their
original home communities;
`(3)(A) a description of efforts undertaken by the Director during the
preceding fiscal year to involve persons who have formerly served as
volunteers under this part in the activities authorized under section
103(c); and
`(B) a specification of the number of, and the manner in which, such
persons were so involved; and
`(4) a specification of the number and location of employees of the ACTION
Agency designated by the Director to assist in carrying out the duties
described in subsections (b) and (c) of section 103 during the preceding
fiscal year.'.

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Section 416(a) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42
U.S.C. 5056(a)) is amended in the first sentence by inserting after `this
Act,' the following: `including the VISTA Literacy Corps, which shall be
evaluated as a separate program at least once every three years,'.

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Section 421 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5061)
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking `and' after the semicolon at the end;
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting `;
and'; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(6) the term `poverty line for a single individual' means such poverty
line as established by the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget and revised in accordance with section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1981.'.

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(a) VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA-
(1) IN GENERAL- Section 501(a)(1) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5081(a)(1)) is amended by striking `and' after `1988,'
and inserting before the period the following: `, $29,747,000 for fiscal
year 1990, $31,400,000 for fiscal year 1991, $33,746,000 for fiscal year
1992, and $36,228,000 for fiscal year 1993'.
(2) VISTA LITERACY CORPS-
(A) Section 501(a)(2) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973
(42 U.S.C. 5081(a)(2)) is amended by striking `and' after `1988,' and
inserting before the period the following: `, $5,250,000 for fiscal year
1990, $5,513,000 for fiscal year 1991, $5,789,000 for fiscal year 1992,
and $6,078,000 for fiscal year 1993'.
(B) Section 501(a)(3) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42
U.S.C. 5081(a)(3)) is amended by striking `and' after `1988,' and inserting
before the period the following: `, 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993'.
(b) SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS- Section 501(b) of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5081(b)) is amended by inserting before the
period the following: `, and $1,352,000 for each of the fiscal years 1990
through 1993'.
(c) SPECIAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS- Section 501(c) of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5081(c)) is amended in the first sentence
by inserting before the period the following: `, and $1,000,000 for each
of the fiscal years 1990 through 1993'.
(d) YEARS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE- Section 501(d)(1) of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5081(d)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking `and' after the semicolon at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting
a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
`(D) 2,800 years of volunteer service in fiscal year 1990;
`(E) 3,000 years of volunteer service in fiscal year 1991;
`(F) 3,100 years of volunteer service in fiscal year 1992; and
`(G) 3,200 years of volunteer service in fiscal year 1993.'.
(e) REQUIREMENT WITH RESPECT TO ALLOWANCES FOR SUBSISTENCE- Section
501(d) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5081(d))
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(4)(A) In applying criteria with respect to meeting the number of years
of volunteer service under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Director
may not exclude the costs of complying with section 105(b)(2) for each
volunteer under this part.
`(B) The minimum level of allowances for subsistence required under section
105(b)(2) to be provided to each volunteer under this part may not be
reduced or limited in order to provide for the increase in the number
of years of volunteer service specified in paragraph (1) for each of the
fiscal years 1990 through 1993.'.

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TITLE VI

-AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

(a) RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM- Section 502(a) of the Domestic
Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5082(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking `$31,100,000' and all that follows through `1988, and'; and
(2) by inserting after `1989' the following: `, $38,000,000 for fiscal year
1990, $41,000,000 for fiscal year 1991, $44,000,000 for fiscal year 1992,
and $48,000,000 for fiscal year 1993,'.
(b) FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM- Section 502(b) of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5082(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking `$58,700,000' and all that follows through `1988, and'; and
(2) by inserting after `1989' the following: `, $69,000,000 for fiscal year
1990, $78,000,000 for fiscal year 1991, $88,000,000 for fiscal year 1992,
and $95,000,000 for fiscal year 1993,'.
(c) SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM- Section 502(c) of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5082(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking `$28,600,000' and all that follows through `1988, and'; and
(2) by inserting after `1989' the following: `, $33,000,000 for fiscal year
1990, $38,000,000 for fiscal year 1991, $43,000,000 for fiscal year 1992,
and $47,000,000 for fiscal year 1993,'.

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Section 504 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5084)
is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: `For each of
the fiscal years 1990 through 1993, there is authorized to be appropriated
for the administration of this Act, as authorized in title IV of this Act,
an amount not more than 19 percent of the total amount appropriated under
sections 501 and 502 of this Act.'.

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(a) DRUG EDUCATION AND PREVENTION RELATING TO YOUTH GANGS- Section 3503(2)
of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4255) is amended by striking
`that it has' and inserting `have'.
(b) PROGRAM FOR RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH- Section 3515 of the Anti-Drug
Abuse Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4257) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (B) by inserting `stating' after `(B)'; and
(B) in subparagraph (C) by striking `a description of' and inserting
`describing'; and
(2) in subsection (c) by striking `Administrator' and inserting `such
officer'.
(c) EVALUATION- (1) Section 3522 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (102
Stat. 4260) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) by striking `, acting through the Administrator,'; and
(ii) by striking `(as defined in section 3601(6))'; and
(B) in subsection (b) by striking `Administrator' and inserting `Secretary'.
(2) Section 3601 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4260)
is amended--
(A) by striking paragraph (1); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (13) as paragraphs (1) through
(12), respectively.
(d) REPORTS- Section 7296(b) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (102
Stat. 4463) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking `section 7274(b)(1)' and inserting
`section 7253(b)(1)'; and
(2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
`(3) Notwithstanding the 180-day period provided in--
`(A) section 207 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
of 1974, as added by section 7255,
`(B) section 361 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, as so redesignated
by section 7273(e)(2) and amended by section 7274, and
`(C) section 404(a)(5) of the Missing Children's Assistance Act, as amended
by section 7285(a)(3),
the reports required by such sections 207, 361, and 404(a)(5) to be submitted
with respect to fiscal year 1988 shall be submitted not later than August
1, 1989.'.
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS- (1) Section 7265(a)(4) of the Anti-Drug Abuse
Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4448) is amended by inserting `after `fiscal years'
' before `, and'.
(2) Section 7280(2) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4459)
is amended by inserting `after `fiscal years' ' before the comma at the end.
(3) Section 7289(3) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4461)
is amended by inserting `after `fiscal years' ' before the period at the end.

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PREVENTION ACT OF 1974.
Section 291(a)(1) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671(a)(1)) is amended by striking `is authorized'
and inserting `are authorized'.

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The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 361(a) by striking `report to the Congress' and inserting
`submit a report, to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate,';
(2) in section 361(b) by striking `The Secretary shall annually report
to the Congress' and inserting `Not later than 180 days after the end of
each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit a report, to the Committee
on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on the Judiciary of the Senate,'; and
(3) in section 366(a)(1) by striking `is authorized' and inserting `are
authorized'.

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The Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771-5778) is amended--
(1) in section 401--
(A) by inserting open quotation marks after `as the'; and
(B) by inserting close quotation marks after `Act';
(2) in section 404--
(A) in subsection (a)(5)(C) by striking the comma at the end and inserting
a semicolon; and
(B) in subsection (b)(2)(A) by inserting `to' after `(A)'; and
(3) in section 405(a)(9) by striking `clearinghouse' and inserting
`clearinghouses'.

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(a) EFFECTIVE DATE- Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the
amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS- The amendments made by titles I through
VI shall not apply with respect to funds appropriated for any fiscal year
ending, and grants and contracts made, before October 1, 1989.
Passed the House of Representatives July 11, 1989.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.
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