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104 STAT. 3152 PUBLIC LAW 101-610—NOV. 16, 1990 program and the programs established under title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5001 et seq.); (13) the State budget for the program; (14) a plan for evaluating the program and assurances that such State will fully cooperate with any evaluation undertaJcen by the Commission pursuant to section 178; and (15) any other information as the Commission may reasonably require. (g) NUMBER OF STATES. — (1) IN GENERAL.— The Commission shall ensure that not more than five States are authorized to operate full-time programs and not more than five States are authorized to operate parttime programs in fiscal year 1991 under this subtitle. (2) SINGLE PROGRAM. —For purposes of paragraph (1), a State operating a single national service program with both full- and part-time options shall be counted as a State operating a fulltime program and a State operating a part-time program. (3) COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENT. — For purposes of paragraph (1), a State operating a national service program involving a cooperative arrangement with a multi-State organization or with sites in more than one State shall be counted as a single State. (4) AUTHORIZED PROGRAMS IN FISCAL YEAR 1991. —The Commission shall ensure that not more than eight States are authorized to operate programs in fiscal year 1991 under this subtitle. (h) INDIAN TRIBES. —An Indian tribe shall be treated the same as a State for purposes of making grants under this subtitle. 42 USC 12573. SEC. 143. TYPES OF NATIONAL SERVICE. A participant in a program that receives assistance under this subtitle shall perform national service to meet unmet educational, human, environmental, and public safety needs, especially those needs relating to poverty. 42 USC 12574. SEC. 144. TERMS OF SERVICE. (a) LENGTH OF SERVICE. — (1) PART-TIME.—An individual performing part-time national service under this subtitle shall agree to perform community service for not less than 3 years. (2) F\jLL-TiME.— An individual performing full-time national service under this subtitle shall agree to perform community service for not less than 1 year nor more than 2 years, at the discretion of such individual. (3) SPECIAL SENIOR SERVICE. — A special senior service participant performing national service under this subtitle shall serve for a period of time as determined by the Commission. (b) PARTIAL COMPLETION OF SERVICE. — If the State releases a participant from completing a term of service in a program receiving assistance under this subtitle for compelling personal circumstances as demonstrated by such participant, the (Commission may provide such participant with that portion of the financial assistance described in section 146 that corresponds to the quantity of the service obligation completed by such individual. (c) TERMS OF SERVICE. — (1) PART-TIME.— A participant performing part-time national service under this subtitle shall serve for—