6. Higher Education Amendments of 1986 Partial text of Public Law 99-498 [S. 1965], 100 Stat. 1268, approved October 17, 1986; amended by Public Law 102-325 [Higher Education Amendments of 1992; S. 1150], 106 Stat. 448, approved July 23, 1992 1 SEC. 465.2 (a) CANCELLATION OF PERCENTAGE OF DEBT BASED ON YEARS OF QUALIFYING SERVICE. (1) The percent specified in paragraphs (3) of this subsection of the total amount of any loan made after June 30, 1972, from a student loan fund assisted under this part shall be canceled for each complete year of service after such date by the borrower under circumstances described in paragraph (2). (2) Loans shall be canceled under paragraph (1) for service— (E) 3 as a volunteer under the Peace Corps Act or a volunteer under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973; 1 Public Law 102-325 amended and restated sec. 464 (20 U.S.C. 1087dd), eliminating the terms and conditions for deferring the repayment of student loans for Peace Corps volunteers 220 U.S.C. 1087ee. 322 U.S.C. 2501 note. 7. National and Community Service Act of 1990 Partial text of Public Law 101-610 [S. 1430], 104 Stat. 3127, approved November 16, 1990; amended by Public Law 102-384 [National and community Service Technical Amendment Act of 1992; S. 3175], 106 Stat. 1455, approved October 5, 1992; and by Public Law 103-82 [National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993; H.R. 2010], 107 Stat. 785, approved September 21, 1993 AN ACT To enhance national and community service, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.1 SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) SHORT TITLE.-This Act may be cited as the "National and Community Service Act of 1990". NOTE. Title I, subtitle E, of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, relating to "Innovative and Demonstration Programs and Projects", including provisions for training and educational benefits demonstration programs to be carried out under the authority of the Director of the Peace Corps and the Director of ACTION (part III; 42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.) was repealed by sec. 104(a) of the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-82; 107 Stat. 840). Here follow sections of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, as amended, that take into consideration the participation of the Peace Corps, and its returning volunteers, in programs of the Corporation of National and Community Service. SUBTITLE C-NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST PROGRAM 2 PART I-INVESTMENT IN NATIONAL SERVICE SEC. 121.3 AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND APPROVED NATIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS. (a) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.-Subject to the availability of appropriations for this purpose, the Corporation for National and Community Service 4 may make grants to States, subdivisions of States, Indian tribes, public or private nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education for the purpose of assisting the recipients of the grants (1) to carry out full- or part-time national service programs, including summer programs, described in section 122(a); and (2) to make grants in support of other national service programs described in section 122(a) that are carried out by other entities. SEC. 122.5 TYPES OF NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS ELIGIBLE FOR PROGRAM ASSISTANCE. (a) ELIGIBLE NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS.-The recipient of a grant under section 121(a) and each Federal agency receiving assistance under section 121(b) shall use the assistance, directly or through subgrants to other entities, to carry out full- or part-time national service programs, including summer programs, that address unmet human, educational, environmental, or public safety needs. Subject to subsection (b)(1), these national service programs may include the following types of national service programs: (1) A community corps program that meets unmet human, educational, environmental, or public safety needs and promotes greater community unity through the use of organized teams of participants of varied social and economic backgrounds, skill levels, physical and developmental capabilities, ages, ethnic backgrounds, or genders. (2) A full-time, year-round youth corps program or full-time summer youth corps program, such as a conservation corps or youth service corps (including youth corps programs under subtitle I, the Public Lands Corps established under the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993, the Urban Youth Corps established under section 106 of the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993, and other conservation corps or youth serv ice corps that performs service on Federal or other public lands or on Indian lands or Hawaiian home lands), that (A) undertakes meaningful service projects with visible public benefits, including natural resource, urban renovation, or human services projects; (B) includes as participants youths and young adults between the ages of 16 and 25, inclusive, including out-of 2 Added by sec. 101(b) of the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-82; 107 Stat. 788). 342 U.S.C. 12571. 4 The Corporation for National and Community Service, established in sec. 191 of this Act, as amended by sec. 202(a) of Public Law 103-82 (107 Stat. 873). For composition, authorities and functions of the Corporation, see 42 U.S.C. 12651, 42 U.S.C. 12651a-h, and notes. 5 42 U.S.C. 12572. school youths and other disadvantaged youths (such as youths with limited basic skills, youths in foster care who are becoming too old for foster care, youths of limitedEnglish proficiency, homeless youths, and youths who are individuals with disabilities) who are between those ages; and (C) provides those participants who are youths and young adults with (i) crew-based, highly structured, and adult-supervised work experience, life skills, education, career guidance and counseling, employment training, and support services; and (ii) the opportunity to develop citizenship values and skills through service to their community and the United States. (3) A program that provides specialized training to individuals in service-learning and places the individuals after such training in positions, including positions as service-learning coordinators, to facilitate service-learning in programs eligible for funding under part I of subtitle B. (4) A service program that is targeted at specific unmet human, educational, environmental, or public safety needs and that (A) recruits individuals with special skills or provides specialized preservice training to enable participants to be placed individually or in teams in positions in which the participants can meet such unmet needs; and (B) if consistent with the purposes of the program, brings participants together for additional training and other activities designed to foster civic responsibility, increase the skills of participants, and improve the quality of the service provided. (5) An individualized placement program that includes regular group activities, such as leadership training and special service projects. (6) A campus-based program that is designed to provide substantial service in a community during the school term and during summer or other vacation periods through the use of— (A) students who are attending an institution of higher education, including students participating in a workstudy program assisted under part C of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.); (B) teams composed of such students; or (C) teams composed of a combination of such students and community residents. (7) A preprofessional training program in which students enrolled in an institution of higher education (A) receive training in specified fields, which may include classes containing service-learning; (B) perform service related to such training outside the classroom during the school term and during summer or other vacation periods; and |