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[CITE: 42USC12655i]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
               CHAPTER 129--NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
 
    SUBCHAPTER I--NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM
 
        Division I--American Conservation and Youth Service Corps
 
Sec. 12655i. Age and citizenship criteria for enrollment


(a) Age and citizenship

    Enrollment in programs that receive assistance under this division 
shall be limited to individuals who, at the time of enrollment, are--
        (1) not less than 16 years nor more than 25 years of age, except 
    that summer programs may include individuals not less than 14 years 
    nor more than 21 years of age at the time of the enrollment of such 
    individuals; and
        (2) citizens or nationals of the United States or lawful 
    permanent resident aliens of the United States.

(b) Participation of disadvantaged youth

    Programs that receive assistance under this division shall ensure 
that educationally and economically disadvantaged youth, including youth 
in foster care who are becoming too old for foster care, youth with 
disabilities, youth with limited English proficiency, youth with limited 
basic skills or learning disabilities and homeless youth, are offered 
opportunities to enroll.

(c) Special corps members

    Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1) of this section, program agencies 
may enroll a limited number of special corps members over age 25 so that 
the corps may draw on their special skills to fulfill the purposes of 
this chapter. Programs are encouraged to consider senior citizens as 
special corps members.

(d) Joint projects with senior citizens organizations

    Program agencies shall use not more than 2 percent of amounts 
received under this division to conduct joint projects with senior 
citizens organizations to enable senior citizens to serve as mentors for 
youth participants.

(e) Construction

    Nothing in subsection (a) of this section shall be construed to 
prohibit any program agency from limiting enrollment to any age subgroup 
within the range specified in subsection (a)(1) of this section.

(Pub. L. 101-610, title I, Sec. 199I, formerly Sec. 130, Nov. 16, 1990, 
104 Stat. 3146; Pub. L. 102-384, Sec. 6, Oct. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 1456; 
renumbered Sec. 199J, renumbered Sec. 199I, Pub. L. 103-82, title I, 
Sec. 101(a), (e)(8)(B), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 788, 816.)

                       References in Text

    This chapter, referred to in subsec. (c), was in the original ``this 
Act'', meaning Pub. L. 101-610, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3127, as 
amended, known as the National and Community Service Act of 1990, which 
is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification 
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 
12501 of this title and Tables.

                          Codification

    Section was formerly classified to section 12550 of this title prior 
to renumbering by Pub. L. 103-82, Sec. 101(a).


                               Amendments

    1992--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102-384 substituted ``14'' for ``15''.
