TERMS AND PERIODS OF SERVICE.

SEC. 324. TERMS AND PERIODS OF SERVICE. (a) Clarification and Periods of Service.— Subsection (b) of section 104 (42 U.S.C. 4954(b)) is amended to read as follows: “(b) (1) Volunteers serving under this part may be enrolled initially for periods of service of not less than 1 year, nor more than 2 years, except as provided in paragraph (2) or subsection (e). “(2) Volunteers serving under this part may be enrolled for periods of service of less than 1 year if the Director determines, on an individual basis, that a period of service of less than 1 year is necessary to meet a critical scarce skill need. “(3) Volunteers serving under this part may be reenrolled for periods of service in a manner to be determined by the Director. No volunteer shall serve for more than a total of 5 years under this part.”. (b) Summer Program.— Section 104 (42 U.S.C. 4954) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(e) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the Director may enroll full-time VISTA summer associates in a program for the summer months only, under such terms and conditions 107 STAT. 901as the Director shall determine to be appropriate. Such individuals shall be assigned to projects that meet the criteria set forth in section 103(a). “(2) In preparing reports relating to programs under this Act, the Director shall report on participants, costs, and accomplishments under the summer program separately. “(3) The limitation on funds appropriated for grants and contracts, as contained in section 108, shall not apply to the summer program.”.