Sec. 140. LIVING ALLOWANCES FOR NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS
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## SEC. 140 LIVING ALLOWANCES FOR NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS **[**[42 U.S.C. 12594](/us/usc/t42/s12594)**]** ###
(a)Provision of Living Allowance ####
(1)Living allowance required Subject to paragraphs
(2)and (3), a national service program carried out using assistance provided under section 121 shall provide to each participant who participates on a full-time basis in the program a living allowance in an amount equal to or greater than the average annual subsistence allowance provided to VISTA volunteers under section 105 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955). ####
(2)Maximum living allowance Except as provided in subsection (c), the total amount of an annual living allowance that may be provided to a participant in a national service program shall not exceed 200 percent of the average annual subsistence allowance provided to VISTA volunteers under section 105 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955). ####
(3)Federal work-study students The living allowance that may be provided under paragraph
(1)to an individual whose term of service includes hours for which the individual receives a Federal work-study award under part C of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) shall be reduced by the amount of the individual's Federal work study award. ####
(4)Proration of living allowance The amount provided as a living allowance under this subsection shall be prorated in the case of a participant who is authorized to serve a term of service that is less than 12 months. ####
(5)Waiver or reduction of living allowance The Corporation may waive or reduce the requirement of paragraph
(1)with respect to such national service program if such program demonstrates that— #####
(A)such requirement is inconsistent with the objectives of the program; and #####
(B)the amount of the living allowance that will be provided to each full-time participant is sufficient to meet the necessary costs of living (including food, housing, and transportation) in the area in which the program is located. ####
(6)Exemption The requirement of paragraph
(1)shall not apply to any program that was in existence on the date of the enactment of the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. ###
(b)Coverage of Certain Employment-Related Taxes To the extent a national service program that receives assistance under section 121 is subject, with respect to the participants in the program, to the taxes imposed on an employer under sections 3111 and 3301 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 3111, 3301) and taxes imposed on an employer under a workmen's compensation act, the assistance provided to the program under section 121 may be used to pay the taxes described in this subsection. ###
(c)Exception From Maximum Living Allowance for Certain Assistance A professional corps program described in section 122(c)(1)(D) that desires to provide a living allowance in excess of the maximum allowance authorized in subsection (a)(2) may still apply for such assistance, except that— ####
(1)any assistance provided to the applicant under section 121 may not be used to pay for any portion of the allowance; and ####
(2)the national service program shall be operated directly by the applicant and shall meet urgent, unmet human, educational, environmental, or public safety needs, as determined by the Corporation. ###
(d)Health Insurance ####
(1)In general A State or other recipient of assistance under section 121 shall provide or make available a basic health care policy for each full-time participant in a national service program carried out or supported using the assistance, if the participant is not otherwise covered by a health care policy. The Corporation shall establish minimum standards that all plans must meet in order to qualify for payment under this part, any circumstances in which an alternative health care policy may be substituted for the basic health care policy, and mechanisms to prohibit participants from dropping existing coverage. ####
(2)Option A State or other recipient of assistance under section 121 may elect to provide from its own funds or make available a health care policy for participants that does not meet all of the standards established by the Corporation if the fair market value of such policy is equal to or greater than the fair market value of a plan that meets the minimum standards established by the Corporation, and is consistent with other applicable laws. ###
(e)Child Care ####
(1)Availability A State or other recipient of assistance under section 121 shall— #####
(A)make child care available for children of each full-time participant who needs child care in order to participate in a national service program carried out or supported by the recipient using the assistance; or #####
(B)provide a child care allowance to each full-time participant in a national service program who needs such assistance in order to participate in the program. ####
(2)Guidelines The Corporation shall establish guidelines regarding the circumstances under which child care shall be made available under this subsection and the value of any allowance to be provided. ###
(f)Individualized Support Services A State or other recipient of assistance under section 121 shall provide reasonable accommodation, including auxiliary aids and services (as defined in section 3(1) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102(1))), based on the individualized need of a participant who is a qualified individual with a disability (as defined in section 101(8) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12111(8))).
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