PUBLIC LAW 103-82—SEPT. 21, 1993 107 STAT. 795 service program. Assistance provided in accordance with this subsection may cover a period of not more than 1 ye£u:. "(b) OPERATIONAL ASSISTANCE. —The Corporation may provide assistance under section 121 to a qualified applicant that submits an application under section 130 for the est£U)lishment, operation, or expansion of a national service program. Assistance provided in accordance with this subsection may cover a period of not more than 3 years, but may be renewed by the Corporation upon consideration of a new application under section 130. "(c) REPLICATION ASSISTANCE. —The Corporation may provide assistance under section 121 to a qualified applicant that submits an application under section 130 for the expansion of a proven national service program to another geographical location. Assistance provided in accordance with this subsection may cover a period of not more than 3 years, but may be renewed by the Corporation upon consideration of a new application under section 130. "(d) APPLICATION TO SUBGRANTS. —The requirements of this section shall apply to any State or other applicant receiving assistance under section 121 that proposes to conduct a grant program using the assistance to support other national service programs. " SEC. 126. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 42 USC 12575. "(a) TRAINING PROGRAMS. —The Corporation may conduct, directly or by grant or contract, appropriate training programs regarding national service in order to-— (1) improve the ability of national service programs assisted under section 121 to meet human, educational, environmental, or public safety needs in communities— "(A) where services are needed most; and "(B) where programs do not exist, or are too limited to meet community needs, as of the date on which the Corporation makes the grant or enters into the contract; "(2) promote leadership development in such programs; "(3) improve the instructional and programmatic quality of such programs to build an ethic of civic responsibility; "(4) develop the management and budgetary skills of program operators; "(5) provide for or improve the training provided to the participants in such programs; and "(6) encourage national service programs to adhere to risk management procedures, including the training of participants in appropriate risk management practices. " (b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—To the extent appropriate and necessary, the Corporation shall raake technical assistance available to States, Indian tribes, labor organizations, organizations operated by young adults, organizations serving economically disadvcmtaged individuals, and other entities described in section 121 that desire— "(1) to develop national service programs; or "(2) to apply for assistance under such section or under a grant program conducted using assistance provided under such section. - SEC. 126. OTHER SPECIAL ASSISTANCE. 42 USC 12576. "(a) SUPPORT FOR STATE COMMISSIONS. — "(1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED. —From amounts appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to the authorization oi appropriation in section 501(a)(4), the Corporation may make a grant in an amount between $125,000 and $750,000 to a State to assist
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