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16 U.S.C. § 1725 — Resource assistants
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**(a) Authorization** The Secretary may provide individual placements of resource assistants to carry out research or resource protection activities on behalf of the Secretary. To be eligible for selection as a resource assistant, an individual must be at least 17 years of age. The Secretary may select resource assistants without regard to the civil service and classification laws, rules, or regulations of the United States. The Secretary shall give a preference to the selection of individuals who are enrolled in an institution of higher education or are recent graduates from an institution of higher education, with particular attention given to ensure full representation of women and participants from historically black, Hispanic, and Native American schools.
**(b) Use of existing nonprofit organizations** Whenever one or more existing nonprofit organizations can provide, in the judgment of the the 11 So in original. Secretary, appropriate recruitment and placement services to fulfill the requirements of this section, the Secretary may implement this section through such existing organizations. Participating nonprofit organizations shall contribute to the expenses of providing and supporting the resource assistants, through private sources of funding, at a level equal to 25 percent of the total costs of each participant in the Resource Assistant program who has been recruited and placed through that organization. Any such participating nonprofit conservation service organization shall be required, by the respective land managing agency, to submit an annual report evaluating the scope, size, and quality of the program, including the value of work contributed by the Resource Assistants, to the mission of the agency.
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**(a) Authorization** The Secretary may provide individual placements of resource assistants to carry out research or resource protection activities on behalf of the Secretary. To be eligible for selection as a resource assistant, an individual must be at least 17 years of age. The Secretary may select resource assistants without regard to the civil service and classification laws, rules, or regulations of the United States. The Secretary shall give a preference to the selection of individuals who are enrolled in an institution of higher education or are recent graduates from an institution of higher education, with particular attention given to ensure full representation of women and participants from historically black, Hispanic, and Native American schools.
**(b) Use of existing nonprofit organizations** Whenever one or more existing nonprofit organizations can provide, in the judgment of the the 11 So in original. Secretary, appropriate recruitment and placement services to fulfill the requirements of this section, the Secretary may implement this section through such existing organizations. Participating nonprofit organizations shall contribute to the expenses of providing and supporting the resource assistants, through private sources of funding, at a level equal to 25 percent of the total costs of each participant in the Resource Assistant program who has been recruited and placed through that organization. Any such participating nonprofit conservation service organization shall be required, by the respective land managing agency, to submit an annual report evaluating the scope, size, and quality of the program, including the value of work contributed by the Resource Assistants, to the mission of the agency.
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The Congress finds that the Youth Conservation Corps has demonstrated a high degree of success as a pilot program wherein American youth, representing all segments of society, have benefited by gainful employment in the healthful outdoor atmosphere of the national park system, the national forest system, other public land and water areas of the United States and by their employment have developed, enhanced, and maintained the natural resources of the United States, and whereas in so doing the youth have gained an understanding and appreciation of the Nation’s environment and heritage equal to one full academic year of study, it is accordingly the purpose of this subchapter to expand and make permanent the Youth Conservation Corps and thereby further the development and maintenance of the natural resources by America’s youth, and in so doing to prepare them for the ultimate responsibility of maintaining and managing these resources for the American people.
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For purposes of this subchapter:
(1) **Appropriate conservation project** — The term “appropriate conservation project” means any project for the conservation, restoration, construction or rehabilitation of natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational, or scenic resources.
(2) **Corps and Public Lands Corps** — The terms “Corps” and “Public Lands Corps” mean the Public Lands Corps established by [section 1723(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1723/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Eligible service lands** — The term “eligible service lands” means public lands, Indian lands, and Hawaiian home lands.
(4) **Hawaiian home lands** — The term “Hawaiian home lands” means all lands given the status of Hawaiian home lands under section 204 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920 (42 Stat. 110), or under the corresponding provision of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii adopted under section 4 of the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union”, approved March 18, 1959 (Public Law 86–3; 73 Stat. 5).
(5) **Indian** — The term “Indian” means a person who—
(A) is a member of an Indian tribe; or
(B) is a “Native”, as defined in section 3(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ([43 U.S.C. 1602(b)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1602/b&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(6) **Indian lands** — The term “Indian lands” means—
(A) any Indian reservation;
(B) any public domain Indian allotments;
(C) any former Indian reservation in the State of Oklahoma;
(D) any land held by incorporated Native groups, regional corporations, and village corporations under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [[43 U.S
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Page 1986
TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 1725
1 So in original.
(2) Assistance for conservation centers
The Secretary may provide to a conserva-
tion center established under paragraph (1)
any services, facilities, equipment, and sup-
plies that the Secretary determines to be nec-
essary for the conservation center.
(3) Standards for conservation centers
The Secretary shall—
(A) establish basic standards of health, nu-
trition, sanitation, and safety for all con-
servation centers established under para-
graph (1); and
(B) ensure that the standards established
under subparagraph (A) are enforced.
(4) Management
As the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate, the Secretary may enter into a con-
tract or other appropriate arrangement with a
State or local government agency or private
organization to provide for the management of
a conservation center.
(b) Logistical support
The Secretary may make arrangements with
the Secretary of Defense to have logistical sup-
port provided by the Armed Forces to the Corps
and any conservation center established under
this section, where feasible. Logistical support
may include the provision of temporary tent
shelters where needed, transportation, and resi-
dential supervision.
(c) Use of military installations
The Secretary may make arrangements with
the Secretary of Defense to identify military in-
stallations and other facilities of the Depart-
ment of Defense and, in consultation with the
adjutant generals of the State National Guards,
National Guard facilities that may be used, in
whole or in part, by the Corps for training or
housing Corps participants.
(d) Assistance
The Secretary may provide any services, fa-
cilities, equipment, supplies, technical assist-
ance, oversight, monitoring, or evaluations that
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