Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 3.djvu/725

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PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 106 STAT. 2519 (c) CONTENT OF REPORT. —The report shall include the following matters: (1) The number of Reserves and members of the National Guard ordered to active duty in connection with Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm who were self-employed or were owners of small businesses. (2) A description of the businesses owned by those Reserves and members of the National Guard when such personnel were ordered to active duty. (3) A detailed analysis of the economic effects on the businesses of such personnel resulting from the absence of such personnel for active duty service. (4) A discussion of the factors that contributed to any financial hardship or gain for such businesses during the period of the absence of such personnel. (5) The extent to which such personnel volimtarily separated from the Armed Forces, assumed an inactive status, or retired after being released from active duty. (6) An analysis of the rates of such separations, change of status, and retirements. Subtitle I—Youth Service Opportunities SEC. 1091. NATIONAL GUARD CIVILIAN YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES PILOT 32 USC 501 note. PROGRAM. (a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.— During fiscal years 1993 through 1995, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, may conduct a pilot program to be known as the "National Guard Civilian Youth Opportunities Program". (b) PURPOSE. —The purpose of the pilot program is to provide a basis for determining— (1) whether the life skills and employment potential of civilian youth who cease to attend secondary school before graduating can be significantly improved through military- based training, including supervised work experience in community service and conservation projects, provided by the National Guard; and (2) whether it is feasible and cost effective for the National Guard to provide military-based training to such youth for the purpose of achieving such improvement. (c) CONDUCT OF PROGRAM IN 10 NATIONAL GUARD JURISDIC- TIONS.—The Secretary of Defense may provide for the conduct of the pilot program in any 10 of the States. (d) PROGRAM AGREEMENTS.—(1) To carry out the pilot program interin a State, the Secretary of Defense shall enter into an agreement fgi^tioM^"**^ with the Governor of the State or, in the case of the District of Colimibia, with the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard. (2) Each agreement under the pilot program shall provide for the Governor or, in the case of the District of Columbia, the commanding general to establish, organize, and administer a National Guard civilian youth opportunities program in the State. (3) The agreement may provide for the Secretary to reimburse the State for civilian personnel costs attributable to the use of civilian employees of the National Guard in the conduct of the National Guard civilian youth opportunities program.