Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 87.djvu/897

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[87 STAT. 865]
PUBLIC LAW 93-000—MMMM. DD, 1973
[87 STAT. 865]

87 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 93-203-DEC. 28, 1973

Corps program and making clear what Avill be exjiected of him as an enrollee in the event of his acceptance; and (2) the conduct of a careful and systematic inquiry concerning the applicant's background for the effective dcAelopment and, as appropriate, clarification of information concerning his age, citizenship, school and draft status, health, employability, past behavior, family income. euAironment, and other matters related to a determination of his eligibility. (b) The Secretary shall make no payments to any individual or organization solely as compensation for the service of referring the names of candidates for enrollment in the Jobs Corps. (c) The Secretary shall take all necessary steps to assure that the enrollment of the Job Corps includes an appropriate mmiber of candidates selected from rural areas, taking into account the proportion of eligible youth who reside in rural areas and the need to provide residential facilities for such youth in order to meet problems of wide geographic dispersion. SCKEEXIXG

AXD SELECTION—SPECIAL

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Rural area candidates.

LIMITATIOXS

SEC. 405. (a) Xo individual shall be selected as an enrollee unless it is determined that there is reasonable expectation that he can participate successfully in group situations and activities with other enrollees, that he is not likely to engage in actions or behavior that would prevent other enrollees fiom receiving the benefit of the program or be incompatible with the maintenance of sound discipline and satisfactory relationships between any center to which he might be assigned and surrounding communities, and that he manifests a basic understanding of both the rules to which he will be subject and of the consequences of failure to observe those rules, l^efore selecting an individual who has a history of serious and violent behavior against persons or property, repetitive delinquent acts, narcotics addiction, or other major behavioral aberrations, the Secretary of Labor shall obtain a finding from a professionally ([ualified person who knows such potential enrollee's individual situation that there is reasonable expectation that his conduct will not be inimical to the goals and success of the Job Corps and that the opportunity provided by the Job Corps Avill help him to overcome his problem. (b) A n individual who otherwise qualifies for enrollment may be Par°iees. selected even though he is on probation or parole, but only if his release from the innnediate supervision of the cognizant probation or parole officials is nnitually satisfactory to those officials and the Secretary, does not violate applicable hiws or regulations, and if the Secretary has arranged to provide all supervision of the individual and all rejwrts to State or other authorities that may be necessary to comply with applicable probation or parole requirements. E X K O L L M E X T AX'I) A S S K J X M E X T

SEC. 406, (a) Xo individual may be enrolled in th(^ Job Corps for more than two years, except as the Secretary may authorize in special cases. (b) Enrollment in the J o b Corps shall not relieve any individual of obligations under the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. A p p. 451 e t s e q.).

62 Stat. 604;

(c) Each enrollee (other than a native and citizen of Cuba described oatTreqiirein section 609(3) of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 or a per- "^^"t. manent resident of the Trust Teri-itory of the Pacific Islands) must 42 USC 2949. take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation in the following form: 'T do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I bear true faith and allegiance

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