42 U.S.C. § 12612: Establishment of National Civilian Community Corps Program

The Corporation may establish the National Civilian Community Corps Program to carry out the purpose of this division. A national service program. A summer national service program. Both programs referred to in subsection (b) may include a residential component. To the maximum extent practicable, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service, and the Director of the Civilian Community Corps shall coordinate the National Guard Youth Opportunities Program established pursuant to section 1091 [of Pub. L. 102–484 , 32 U.S.C. 501 note] and the Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program established pursuant to the authorization contained in section 152 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 [ 42 U.S.C. 12612 ] (as added by section 1092(a)). the programs referred to in subsection (a) are conducted in such a manner in relationship to each other that the public benefit of those programs is maximized; to the maximum extent appropriate to meet the needs of program participants, persons who complete participation in the National Guard Youth Opportunities Program and are eligible and apply to participate in the Civilian Community Corps under the Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program are accepted for participation in that Program; and the programs referred to in subsection (a) are conducted simultaneously in competition with each other in the same immediate area of the United States only when the population of eligible participants in that area is sufficient to justify the simultaneous conduct of such programs in that area.”