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123STA T . 1 58 2 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 13 — AP R .21 , 2 0 0 9SEC.210 2. SE L EC TIONA N D ASSI G N M ENT O FV OL U NTEE R S. Section103(42U. S. C .4 95 3 ) i sam en d ed — (1)ins ub section (a)— ( A )in p a r a g rap h (1) , b y inserting ‘ ‘the Common w ea l th o f the N orthern M ariana I slands, ’ ’ after ‘‘American Samoa,’’

( B ) in paragraph (2), by stri k ing ‘‘handicapped indi v id - uals’’ and all that follows through the semicolon and inserting ‘‘individuals with disabilities, especially individ- uals with severe disabilities;’’; (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the j obless, the hungry,’’ and inserting ‘‘unemployed individuals,’’; ( D ) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘prevention, edu- cation,’’ and inserting ‘‘through prevention, education, rehabilitation, treatment,’’; ( E ) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘chronic and life- threatening illnesses’’ and inserting ‘‘mental illness, chronic and life-threatening illnesses,’’; ( F ) in paragraph ( 6 )— (i) by striking ‘‘ H eadstart act’’ and inserting ‘‘Head Start Act’’; and (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end; ( G ) in paragraph ( 7 ), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (H) by adding at the end the following

‘‘( 8 ) in assisting with the reentry and reintegration of for- merly incarcerated youth and adults into society, including providing training and counseling in education, employment, and life skills; ‘‘(9) in developing and carrying out financial literacy, finan- cial planning, budgeting, saving, and reputable credit accessi- bility programs in low-income communities, including those programs that educate individuals about financing home owner- ship and higher education; ‘‘(10) in initiating and supporting before-school and after- school programs, serving children in low-income communities, that may engage participants in mentoring, tutoring, life skills and study skills programs, service-learning, physical, nutrition, and health education programs, and other activities addressing the needs of the children; ‘‘(11) in establishing and supporting community economic development initiatives, with a priority on work on such initia- tives in rural areas and the other areas where such initiatives are needed most; ‘‘(12) in assisting veterans and their family members through establishing or augmenting programs that assist such persons with access to legal assistance, health care (including mental health care), employment counseling or training, edu- cation counseling or training, affordable housing, and other support services; and ‘‘(13) in addressing the health and wellness of individuals in low-income communities and individuals in underserved communities, including programs to increase access to preven- tive services, insurance, and health services.’’; (2) in subsection (b)—