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108 STAT. 3382 PUBLIC LAW 103-355—OCT. 13, 1994 41 USC lOb-2 note. Community Improvement Volunteer Act of 1994. SEC. 7205. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISION. Section 308 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 258) is repealed. SEC. 7206. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE AND REDUNDANT PROVISIONS OF LAW. (a) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR POLICY GUIDANCE. —Title III of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.), commonly referred to as the "Buy American Act", is amended in section 4(g) (41 U.S.C. lOb-l(g)) by striking out paragraphs (2)(C) and (3). (b) REPEAL OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— Section 9096(b) of Public Law 102-396 (106 Stat. 1924; 41 U.S.C. 10b-2(b)) is repealed. (c) REPEAL OF STUDIES OF WAIVERS.—Section 306 of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2516) is repealed. Subtitle C—Waiver of Application of Prevailing Wage-Setting Requirements to Volunteers 40 USC 276d note. 40 USC 276d. 'Community Improvement 40 USC 276d-l. SEC. 7301. SHORT TITLE. This subtitle may be cited as the Volunteer Act of 1994*. SEC. 7302. PURPOSE. It is the purpose of this subtitle to promote and provide opportunities for people who wish to volunteer their services to State or local governments, public agencies, or nonprofit charitable organizations in the construction, repair or alteration (including painting and decorating) of public buildings and public works that are funded, in whole or in part, with Federal financial assistance authorized under certain Federal programs and that might not otherwise be possible without the use of volunteers. SEC. 7303. WAIVER FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO PERFORM VOLUNTEER SERVICES FOR PUBLIC ENTITIES. (a) IN GENERAL. —The requirement that certain laborers and mechanics be paid in accordance with the wage-setting provisions of the Act of March 3, 1931 (commonly known as the "Davis- Bacon Act") (40 U.S.C. 276a et seq.) as set forth in any of the Acts or provisions described in section 7305 shall not apply to an individu£d— (1) who volunteers— (A) to perform a service directly to a State or local government or a public agency for civic, charitable, or humanitarian reasons, without promise, expectation, or receipt of compensation for services rendered, other than expenses, reasonable benefits, or a nominal fee (as defined in subsection (b)), but solely for the personal purpose or pleasure of the individual; and (B) to provide such services freely and without pressure or coercion, direct or implied, from any employer; (2) whose contribution of service is not for the direct or indirect benefit of any contractor otherwise performing or seeking to perform work on the same project for which the individual is volunteering;