§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, §113, Oct. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 399 ; Pub. L. 96–143, §5, Dec. 13, 1979, 93 Stat. 1075 ; Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, §608(f)(1), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 488 ; Pub. L. 103–82, title III, §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, §801, Nov. 8, 1966, 80 Stat. 1472 , and generally revised and amended by Pub. L. 90–222, title I, §110, Dec. 23, 1967, 81 Stat. 722 , which was classified generally to subchapter VIII (§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, §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, §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, §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.