HR 14094 · 93th Congress · Housing and Community Development
Development, Volunteer, and Other Community Assistance Programs Act
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.(1974-04-09)
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Development, Volunteer, and Other Community Assistance Programs Act - Title I: Domestic Volunteer Services - Provides for the establishment of the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program of full-time volunteer service. States that the purpose of this Act is to strengthen and supplement efforts to eliminate poverty and poverty-related human, social, and environmental problems in the United States. Authorizes the Director of the program to recruit, select, and train persons to serve in full-time volunteer programs consistent with the provisions, and to carry out the purposes, of this Act. Authorizes the Director to provide a stipend to volunteers, while they are in training and during their assignments, enrolled for periods of service of not less than one year under this Act. States that such stipend shall not exceed $50 per month during the volunteer's service. Provides for the University Year for ACTION (UYA) program of full-time volunteer service by students enrolled in institutions of higher education. States that the purpose of this Act is to strengthen and supplement efforts to eliminate poverty and poverty related human, social, and environmental problems. Authorizes …
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