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[CITE: 42USC12611]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
               CHAPTER 129--NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
 
    SUBCHAPTER I--NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM
 
                  Division E--Civilian Community Corps
 
Sec. 12611. Purpose

    It is the purpose of this division to authorize the establishment of 
a Civilian Community Corps to provide a basis for determining--
        (1) whether residential service programs administered by the 
    Federal Government can significantly increase the support for 
    national service and community service by the people of the United 
    States;
        (2) whether such programs can expand the opportunities for 
    willing young men and women to perform meaningful, direct, and 
    consequential acts of community service in a manner that will 
    enhance their own skills while contributing to their understanding 
    of civic responsibility in the United States;
        (3) whether retired members and former members of the Armed 
    Forces of the United States, members and former members of the Armed 
    Forces discharged or released from active duty in connection with 
    reduced Department of Defense spending, members and former members 
    of the Armed Forces discharged or transferred from the Selected 
    Reserve of the Ready Reserve in connection with reduced Department 
    of Defense spending, and other members of the Armed Forces not on 
    active duty and not actively participating in a reserve component of 
    the Armed Forces can provide guidance and training under such 
    programs that contribute meaningfully to the encouragement of 
    national and community service; and
        (4) whether domestic national service programs can serve as a 
    substitute for the traditional option of military service in the 
    Armed Forces of the United States which, in times of reductions in 
    the size of the Armed Forces, is a diminishing national service 
    opportunity for young Americans.

(Pub. L. 101-610, title I, Sec. 151, formerly Sec. 195, as added Pub. L. 
102-484, div. A, title X, Sec. 1092(a)(1), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 
2522; renumbered Sec. 151, Pub. L. 103-82, title I, Sec. 104(b), Sept. 
21, 1993, 107 Stat. 840.)

                          Codification

    Section was formerly classified to section 12653 of this title prior 
to renumbering by Pub. L. 103-82, Sec. 104(b).


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 12611, Pub. L. 101-610, title I, Sec. 160, Nov. 16, 
1990, 104 Stat. 3157, authorized Commission to make grants to Directors 
of Peace Corps and ACTION to carry out training and educational benefits 
demonstration programs, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103-82, Sec. 104(a).

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 12619, 12622 of this title.
