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[Laws in effect as of January 23, 2000]
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[CITE: 42USC4973]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                 CHAPTER 66--DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICES
 
          SUBCHAPTER I--NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS
 
                    Part B--University Year for VISTA
 
Sec. 4973. Special conditions


(a) Academic credit

    Volunteers serving under this part shall be enrolled for periods of 
service as provided for in subsection (b) of section 4954 of this title, 
except that volunteers serving in the University Year for VISTA program 
may be enrolled for periods of service of not less than the duration of 
an academic semester or its equivalent, but volunteers enrolled for less 
than 12 months shall not receive stipends under section 4955(a)(1) of 
this title. Volunteers serving under this part may receive academic 
credit for such service in accordance with the regulations of the 
sponsoring institution of higher education. Volunteers may receive a 
living allowance and such other support or allowances as the Director 
determines to be appropriate.

(b) Participation of student volunteers and educational institutions

    Grants to and contracts with institutions to administer programs 
under this part shall provide that prospective student volunteers shall 
participate substantially in the planning of such programs and that such 
institutions shall make available to the poor in the surrounding 
community all available facilities, including human resources, of such 
institutions in order to assist in meeting the needs of such poor 
persons.

(c) Financial assistance limitation; commitment stipulations; monitoring 
        of compliance with commitment; compliance information to 
        Secretary

    (1) In making grants or contracts for the administration of UYV 
programs under this part, the Director shall insure that financial 
assistance under this chapter to programs carried out pursuant to 
section 4972 of this title shall not exceed 90 per centum of the total 
cost (including planning costs) of such program during the first year 
and such amounts less than 90 per centum as the Director, in 
consultation with the institution, may determine for not more than four 
additional years, including years in which support was received under 
title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 2991-2994d). Each such grant or contract shall stipulate that the 
institution will make every effort to (A) assume an increasing 
proportion of the cost of continuing a program carrying out the purpose 
of this part while the institution receives support under this part; (B) 
waive or otherwise reduce tuition for participants in such program, 
where such waiver is not prohibited by law; (C) utilize students and 
faculty at such institution to carry out, on a self-supporting basis, 
appropriate planning for such programs; and (D) maintain similar 
service-learning programs after such institution no longer receives 
support under this part.
    (2) The Director shall take necessary steps to monitor the extent of 
compliance by such institutions with commitments entered into under 
paragraph (1) of this subsection and shall advise the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services of the extent of each such institution's 
compliance.

(Pub. L. 93-113, title I, Sec. 113, Oct. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 399; Pub. L. 
96-143, Sec. 5, Dec. 13, 1979, 93 Stat. 1075; Pub. L. 97-35, title VI, 
Sec. 608(f)(1), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 488; Pub. L. 103-82, title III, 
Sec. 330(a)(2), (3), (b), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 902.)

                       References in Text

    The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as amended, referred to in 
subsec. (c)(1), is Pub. L. 88-452, Aug. 20, 1964, 78 Stat. 508, as 
amended. Title VIII of such Act probably means title VIII of Pub. L. 88-
452 as added by Pub. L. 89-794, title VIII, Sec. 801, Nov. 8, 1966, 80 
Stat. 1472, and generally revised and amended by Pub. L. 90-222, title 
I, Sec. 110, Dec. 23, 1967, 81 Stat. 722, which was classified generally 
to subchapter VIII (Sec. 2991 et seq.) of chapter 34 of this title. 
Title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 as so added and 
amended was repealed by Pub. L. 93-113, title VI, Sec. 603, and its 
provisions are covered by this chapter. For complete classification of 
this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2701 of 
this title and Tables.


                               Amendments

    1993--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-82, Sec. 330(a)(2), (b), substituted 
``VISTA program'' for ``ACTION program'' and ``semester or its 
equivalent'' for ``year'' after ``duration of an academic'' and inserted 
at end ``Volunteers may receive a living allowance and such other 
support or allowances as the Director determines to be appropriate.''
    Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 103-82, Sec. 330(a)(3), substituted ``UYV 
programs'' for ``UYA programs''.
    1981--Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 97-35 substituted reference to 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, for reference to Secretary of 
Health, Education, and Welfare.
    1979--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96-143 substituted ``except that 
volunteers serving in the University Year for ACTION program may be 
enrolled for periods of service of not less than the duration of an 
academic year, but volunteers enrolled for less than 12 months shall not 
receive stipends under section 4955(a)(1) of this title. Volunteers 
serving under this part'' for ``and''.


                    Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 103-82 effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 392 
of Pub. L. 103-82, set out as a note under section 4951 of this title.
