National and Community Service Act of 1990

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Public Law 101-610
National and Community Service Act of 1990
by the 101st Congress of the United States

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An Act
To enhance national and community service, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Section 1 . Short Title and Table of Contents .

It is the purpose of this Act to— (1) renew the ethic of civic responsibility in the United States; (2) ask citizens of the United States, regardless of age or income, to engage in full-time or part-time service to the Nation; (3) begin to call young people to serve in programs that will benefit the Nation and improve the life chances of the young through the acquisition of literacy and job skills; (4) enable young Americans to make a sustained commitment to service by removing barriers to service that have been created by high education costs, loan indebtedness, and the cost of housing; (5) build on the existing organizational framework of Federal, State, and local programs and agencies to expand full-time and part-time service opportunities for all citizens, particularly youth and older Americans; (6) involve participants in activities that would not otherwise be performed by employed workers; and (7) generate additional service hours each year to help meet human, educational, environmental, and public safety needs, particularly those needs relating to poverty.
Approved November 16, 1990.

Legislative History

• S. 1430, (H.R. 4330)

• HOUSE REPORTS:
  • No. 101-677 accompanying H.R. 4330 (Comm. on Education and Labor)
  • No. 101-893 (Comm. of Conference)
  • No. 101-176 (Comm. on Labor and Human Resources)
  • Mar. 1, considered and passed Senate.
  • Sept. 13, considered and passed House in lieu of H.R. 4330.
  • Sept. 16, Conference reort filed.
  • Sept. 17, Senate agreed to conference report.
  • Sept. 24, House agreed to conference report.

  See also

  • Public Law 93-113. Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973
  • Public Law 102-10. National and Community Service Technical Amendments Act of 1991
  • Public Law 102-384. National and Community Service Technical Amendment Act of 1992
  • Public Law 103-82. National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993
  • Public Law 103-304. King Holiday and Service Act of 1994
  • Public Law 104-210. Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act
  • Public Law 108-45. Strengthen AmeriCorps Program Act
  • Public Law 111-13. Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act

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