42 U.S.C. § 12613 — National service program
submitted 34 years ago by Pub. L. 101-610 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 269 words · no verdicts yet
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Under the national service program* component of the National Civilian Community Corps* Program authorized by section 12612(a) of this title, eligible young people shall work in teams on National Civilian Community Corps projects.
A person shall be eligible for selection for the national service program if the person—
is, or will be, at least 18 years of age on or before December 31 of the calendar year in which the individual enrolls in the program, but is not more than 24 years of age as of the date the individual begins participating in the program; and
is a high school graduate or has not received a high school diploma or its equivalent.
In selecting persons for the national service program, the Director* shall endeavor to ensure that participants are from economically, geographically, and ethnically diverse backgrounds. The Director shall take appropriate steps, including through outreach and recruitment activities, to increase the percentage of participants in the program who are disadvantaged youth* to 50 percent of all participants by year 2012. The Director shall report to the authorizing committees* biennially on such steps, any challenges faced, and the annual participation rates of disadvantaged youth in the program.
Persons desiring to participate in the national service program shall enter into an agreement with the Director to participate in the Corps for a period of not less than nine months and not more than one year, as specified by the Director, and may renew the agreement for not more than one additional such period.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 153, formerly § 195B, as added Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, § 1092(a)(1), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2523; renumbered § 153 and amended Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 104(b), (e)(2)(A), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 840, 846; Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1503, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1521.)
- 1992Enacted · Pub. L. 101-610 · 106 Stat. 2523
- 1993Amended · Pub. L. 103-82 · 107 Stat. 840, 846
- 2009Amended · Pub. L. 111-13 · 123 Stat. 1521
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 101-610 on 1992-10-23.
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