42 USC Ch. 66: Front Matter
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CHAPTER 66-DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICES
Sec.
4950.
Volunteerism policy.
SUBCHAPTER I-NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS
Part A-Volunteers in Service to America
4951.
Congressional statement of purpose.
4952.
Authority to operate VISTA program.
4953.
Selection and assignment of volunteers.
(a)
Covered projects and programs.
(b)
Recruitment and placement procedures for local and national placement of volunteers; establishment, requirements, etc.
(c)
Public awareness and recruit activities; dissemination of information; reimbursement of costs; coordination; obligation of funds.
(d)
Provision of plans to volunteers for job advancement; coordination with private industry councils or local workforce investment boards.
(e)
Educational and vocational counseling for volunteers; Director to provide.
(f)
Terms and conditions; restrictions on political activities; place of service.
(g)
Program or project submittal to Governor; commencement and termination of service.
(h)
Interagency agreements.
4954.
Terms and periods of service.
(a)
Personal commitment; scope of commitment.
(b)
Minimum period of service; critical scarce-skill needs exception; reenrollment; limitation.
(c)
Oath or affirmation.
(d)
Grievance and personal view presentation procedure; notice and hearing; information.
(e)
Summer associates.
4955.
Support services.
(a)
Stipend; limitation; volunteer leaders; payment upon completion of term; advancement of accrued stipend; beneficiary of deceased volunteer.
(b)
Description of allowances and support services; determination of allowance; adjustments; methodology.
(c)
Child care.
4956.
Participation of program beneficiaries.
4957.
Participation of younger and older persons.
4958.
Limitation on funds appropriated for grants and contracts for direct cost of supporting volunteers in programs or projects.
4959.
VISTA Literacy Corps.
(a)
Establishment.
(b)
Assignment of volunteers to projects and programs meeting antipoverty criteria and providing assistance to illiterates who are underserved by education programs.
(c)
Assignment of volunteers to projects and programs utilizing volunteers to address needs of illiterate individuals; administration of programs by public or private nonprofit organizations; considerations governing assignment of volunteers.
(d)
Assignment of volunteers to projects and programs utilizing volunteers to tutor illiterate individuals; administration of programs by local public or private nonprofit organizations; considerations in assignment of volunteers.
(e)
Equitable distribution of volunteers.
(f)
Membership of VISTA Literacy Corps.
(g)
Proportionate reduction of services.
(h)
Assignment of individual to service in general program regarding literacy; priority.
4960.
Applications for assistance.
Part B-University Year for VISTA
4971.
Congressional statement of purpose.
4972.
Authority to operate University Year for VISTA program.
4973.
Special conditions.
(a)
Academic credit.
(b)
Participation of student volunteers and educational institutions.
(c)
Financial assistance limitation; commitment stipulations; monitoring of compliance with commitment; compliance information to Secretary.
4974.
Repealed.
Part C-Special Volunteer Programs
4991.
Congressional statement of purpose.
4992.
Authority to establish and operate special volunteer and demonstration programs.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Assignment and support of volunteers.
(c)
Criteria and priorities.
4993.
Technical and financial assistance.
4994.
Repealed.
4995.
Literacy challenge grants.
(a)
Authorization of grants.
(b)
Application.
(c)
Federal share.
SUBCHAPTER II-NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS
5000.
Statement of purposes.
Part A-Retired and Senior Volunteer Program
5001.
Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects.
(a)
Approval of projects; rules and regulations.
(b)
Proportion of required local contribution; exceptions.
(c)
Conditions upon award of grant or contract.
(d)
Volunteer service as employment.
Part B-Foster Grandparent Program
5011.
Grants and contracts for individual service projects.
(a)
Foster Grandparent projects; amount.
(b)
Person-to-person services to children in an individual service project by public or private nonprofit agency; authority and criteria for determinations; mutual agreements between parties.
(c)
"Child" and "children" defined.
(d)
Domestic Volunteer Service; allowances, stipends, and other support.
(e)
"Low-income person" and "person of low income" defined.
(f)
Persons entitled to serve as volunteers; application of regulations to volunteers; equal treatment to all volunteers by recipients of grants; conditions of grants; use of funds; payment of costs.
5012.
Repealed.
Part C-Senior Companion Program
5013.
Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects.
(a)
Costs of project development and operation.
(b)
Application of other laws.
(c)
Senior companion projects to assist homebound elderly.
Part D-General Provisions
5021.
Promotion of National Senior Volunteer Corps.
5022.
Payments; adjustments; advances or reimbursement; installments; conditions.
5023.
Minority group participation.
5024.
Use of locally generated contributions in National Senior Volunteer Corps.
5025.
Programs of national significance.
(a)
Program grants for national problems of local concern; minimum amounts available; scope; implementation.
(b)
Program grants for problems concerning Nation.
(c)
Eligibility of applicant; supplemental nature of funds available.
(d)
Amount of funds available for grants.
(e)
Dissemination of information respecting grants.
5026.
Adjustments to Federal financial assistance.
5027.
Multiyear grants or contracts.
(a)
Maximum period; compliance requirements where period exceeds 1 year; pro rata reductions where funding below prior fiscal year amounts.
(b)
Documentation, etc., by applicant of meaningful administrative savings from multiyear grant or contract.
(c)
Single-year grant or contract.
(d)
Projects for multiyear periods to be treated as single-year projects for specified purposes.
Part E-Demonstration Programs
5028.
Authority of Director.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Activities.
5028a.
Prohibition.
SUBCHAPTER III-NATIONAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS TO ASSIST SMALL BUSINESSES AND PROMOTE VOLUNTEER SERVICE BY PERSONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
5031, 5032. Repealed.
SUBCHAPTER IV-ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION
5041, 5042. Repealed.
5043.
Political activities.
(a)
Funds use prohibition; "election" and "Federal office" defined.
(b)
Prohibition on program identification.
(c)
Prohibition on influencing passage or defeat of legislation.
(d)
Enforcement; rules and regulations.
5044.
Special limitations.
(a)
Volunteer activities; limitation.
(b)
Support costs.
(c)
Compensation of supervising agencies or organizations.
(d)
Labor or antilabor organization activities; funds use prohibition.
(e)
Selection procedure.
(f)
Government assistance; eligibility; special limitations.
5045.
Repealed.
5046.
Labor standards for federally assisted projects, buildings, and works.
5047.
Repealed.
5048.
Joint funding; single non-Federal share requirement; grant or contract requirement waiver.
5049.
Prohibition of Federal control of educational institution or school system.
5050.
Coordination with other programs.
5051.
Performance of functions by existing departments or offices rather than new departments or offices.
5052.
Suspension and termination of financial assistance; procedures; notice and hearing; emergency situations; refunding applications.
5053.
Repealed.
5054.
Distribution of benefits between rural and urban areas.
5055.
Application of Federal law.
(a)
General rule.
(b)
Specific Federal legislation.
(c)
Subsequent Government employment.
(d)
Competitive service.
(e)
References in other laws to service under provisions relating to Volunteers in Service to America deemed references to service under subchapter I of this chapter.
(f)
Civil actions.
5056.
Evaluation of programs and projects.
(a)
General objectives; persons conducting the evaluation.
(b)
General standards; publication; reports of ensuing actions.
(c)
Opinions of participants.
(d)
Summaries of results; publication.
(e)
Federal property.
(f)
Evaluation of programs that relate to services that assist families caring for frail and disabled adult family members; evaluation of impact by volunteers on such programs; report to committees of Congress
(g)
Funds limitation; reduction of allotments.
5057.
Nondiscrimination provisions.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Federal financial assistance.
(c)
Religious discrimination.
(d)
Rules and regulations.
5058.
Eligibility for other benefits.
5059.
Legal expenses.
5060.
Repealed.
5061.
Definitions.
5062.
Audit.
(a)
Recordkeeping.
(b)
Access to books, documents, papers, and records; limitations.
5063.
Reduction of paperwork.
5064.
Review of project renewals.
5065.
Protection against improper use.
SUBCHAPTER V-AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
5081.
National Volunteer Antipoverty Programs.
(a)
Authorizations.
(b)
Subsistence.
(c)
Limitation.
(d)
Availability.
(e)
Volunteer service requirement.
5082.
National Senior Volunteer Corps.
(a)
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program.
(b)
Foster Grandparent Program.
(c)
Senior Companion Program.
(d)
Demonstration programs.
5083.
Repealed.
5084.
Administration and coordination.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Evaluation.
5085.
Availability of appropriations.
SUBCHAPTER VI-YOUTHBUILD PROJECTS
5091 to 5091n. Repealed.
Chapter Referred to in Other Sections
This chapter is referred to in sections 6022, 12511, 12638, 12639, 12651b, 12651d, 12651f of this title; title 20 sections 1087ee, 1092.