PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 106 STAT. 2523 bers of the Armed Forces discharged or released from active duty in connection with reduced Department of Defense spending, members and former members of the Armed Forces discharged or transferred from the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve in connection with reduced Department of Defense spending, and other members of the Armed Forces not on active duty and not actively participating in a reserve component of the Armed Forces can provide guidance and training under such programs that contribute meaningfully to the encouragement of national and community service; and "(4) whether domestic national service programs can serve as a substitute for the traditional option of military service in the Armed Forces of the United States which, in times of reductions in the size of the Armed Forces, is a diminishing national service opportunity for young Americans. "SEC. 195A. ESTABLISHMENT OF CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORPS DEM- 42 USC 12653a. ONSTRATION PROGRAM. "(a) IN GENERAL. —The Commission on National and Community Service may establish the Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program to carry out the purpose of this subtitle. "(b) PROGRAM COMIONENTS.— Under the Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program authorized by subsection (a), the members of a Civilian Community Corps shall receive training and perform service in at least one of the following two program components: "(1) A national service program. "(2) A summer national service program. "(c) RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS. —Both program components are residential programs. The members of the Corps in each program shall reside with other members of the Corps in Corps housing during the periods of the members'agreed service. "SEC. 195B. NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM. "(a) IN GENERAL.—Under the national service program component of the Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program authorized by section 195A(a), eligible young people shall work in teams on Civilian Community Corps projects. "(b) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS. —A person shall be eligible for selection for the national service program if the person— "(1) is at least 16 and not more than 24 years of age; and "(2) is a high school graduate or has not received a high school diploma or its equivalent. "(c) DIVERSE BACKROUNDS OF PARTICIPANTS.— In selecting persons for the national service program, the Director shall endeavor to ensure that participants are from economically, geographically, and ethnically diverse backgrounds. " (d) NECESSARY PARTICIPANTS. —TO the extent practicable, at least 50 percent of the participants in the national service program shall be economically disadvantaged youths. "(e) PERIOD OF PARTICIPATION. — Persons desiring to participate in the national service program shall enter into an agreement with the Director to participate in the Corps for a period of not less than nine months and not more than one year, as specified by the Director, and may renew the agreement for not more than one additional such period. 42 USC 12653b.
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