42 USC Ch. 129: Front Matter
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CHAPTER 129-NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Sec.
12501.
Findings and purpose.
(a)
Findings.
(b)
Purpose.
SUBCHAPTER I-NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM
Division A-General Provisions
12511.
Definitions.
12512.
Repealed.
Division B-School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning Programs
Part I-Serve-America Programs
subpart a-school-based programs for students
12521.
Authority to assist States and Indian tribes.
(a)
Use of funds.
(b)
Duties of service-learning coordinator.
(c)
Related expenses.
12522.
Authority to assist local applicants in nonparticipating States.
12523.
Authority to assist public or private nonprofit organizations.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Use of funds.
12524.
Grants and allotments.
(a)
Indian tribes and territories.
(b)
Grants and allotments through States.
(c)
Reallotment.
(d)
Exception.
12525.
State or tribal applications.
(a)
Submission.
(b)
Contents.
12526.
Local applications.
(a)
Application to Corporation to make grants for school-based service-learning programs.
(b)
Direct application to Corporation to carry out school-based service-learning programs in nonparticipating States.
(c)
Application to State or Indian tribe to receive assistance to carry out school-based service-learning programs.
(d)
Regulations.
(e)
Limitation on same project in multiple applications.
12527.
Consideration of applications.
(a)
Criteria for applications.
(b)
Priority for local applications.
(c)
Rejection of applications.
12528.
Participation of students and teachers from private schools.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Waiver.
12529.
Federal, State, and local contributions.
(a)
Share.
(b)
Waiver.
12530.
Limitations on uses of funds.
(a)
Administrative costs.
(b)
Capacity-building activities.
(c)
Local uses of funds.
12531.
Definitions.
subpart b-community-based service programs for school-age youth
12541.
Definitions.
12542.
General authority.
(a)
Grants.
(b)
Use of funds.
12543.
State applications.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Submission.
(c)
Contents.
12544.
Local applications.
(a)
Application to Corporation to make grants for community-based service programs.
(b)
Direct application to Corporation to carry out community-based service programs.
(c)
Application to State Commission or grantmaking entity to receive grants to carry out community-based service programs.
(d)
Regulations.
(e)
Limitation on same project in multiple applications.
12545.
Consideration of applications.
(a)
Application of criteria.
(b)
Assistance criteria.
(c)
Application to subgrants.
12546.
Federal, State, and local contributions.
(a)
Federal share.
(b)
Waiver.
12547.
Limitations on uses of funds.
(a)
Administrative costs.
(b)
Rules on use.
subpart c-clearinghouse
12551.
Service-learning clearinghouse.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Public or private nonprofit organizations.
(c)
Function of clearinghouse.
Part II-Higher Education Innovative Programs for Community Service
12561.
Higher education innovative programs for community service.
(a)
Purpose.
(b)
General authority.
(c)
Federal share.
(d)
Application for grant.
(e)
Priority.
(f)
National service educational award.
(g)
"Student" defined.
Division C-National Service Trust Program
Part I-Investment in National Service
12571.
Authority to provide assistance and approved national service positions.
(a)
Provision of assistance.
(b)
Agreements with Federal agencies.
(c)
Provision of approved national service positions.
(d)
Five percent limitation on administrative costs.
(e)
Matching funds requirements.
12572.
Types of national service programs eligible for program assistance.
(a)
Eligible national service programs.
(b)
Qualification criteria to determine eligibility.
(c)
National service priorities.
12573.
Types of national service positions eligible for approval for national service educational awards.
12574.
Types of program assistance.
(a)
Planning assistance.
(b)
Operational assistance.
(c)
Replication assistance.
(d)
Application to subgrants.
12575.
Training and technical assistance.
(a)
Training programs.
(b)
Technical assistance.
12576.
Other special assistance.
(a)
Support for State Commissions.
(b)
Disaster service.
(c)
Challenge grants for national service programs.
Part II-Application and Approval Process
12581.
Provision of assistance and approved national service positions by competitive and other means.
(a)
Allotments of assistance and approved positions to States and Indian tribes.
(b)
Reservation of approved positions.
(c)
Reservation for special assistance.
(d)
Competitive distribution of remaining funds.
(e)
Application required.
(f)
Approval of positions subject to available funds.
(g)
Sponsorship of approved national service positions.
12582.
Application for assistance and approved national service positions.
(a)
Time, manner, and content of application.
(b)
Types of permissible application information.
(c)
Required application information.
(d)
Application to receive only approved national service positions.
(e)
Special rule for State applicants.
(f)
Special rule for certain applicants.
(g)
Limitation on same project in multiple applications.
12583.
National service program assistance requirements.
(a)
Impact on communities.
(b)
Impact on participants.
(c)
Consultation.
(d)
Evaluation and performance goals.
(e)
Living allowances and other inservice benefits.
(f)
Selection of participants from individuals recruited by Corporation or State Commissions.
12584.
Ineligible service categories.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Regional Corporation.
12585.
Consideration of applications.
(a)
Corporation consideration of certain criteria.
(b)
Application to subgrants.
(c)
Assistance criteria.
(d)
Other considerations.
(e)
Emphasis on areas most in need.
(f)
Rejection of State applications.
Part III-National Service Participants
12591.
Description of participants.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Special rules for certain youth programs.
(c)
Waiver.
12592.
Selection of national service participants.
(a)
Selection process.
(b)
Nondiscrimination and nonpolitical selection of participants.
(c)
Second term.
(d)
Recruitment and placement.
(e)
National leadership pool.
(f)
Evaluation of service.
12593.
Terms of service.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Term of service.
(c)
Release from completing term of service.
12594.
Living allowances for national service participants.
(a)
Provision of living allowance.
(b)
Coverage of certain employment-related taxes.
(c)
Exception from maximum living allowance for certain assistance.
(d)
Health insurance.
(e)
Child care.
(f)
Individualized support services.
(g)
Waiver of limitation on Federal share.
(h)
Limitation on number of terms of service for federally subsidized living allowance.
12595.
National service educational awards.
(a)
Eligibility generally.
(b)
Special rule for VISTA volunteers.
Division D-National Service Trust and Provision of National Service Educational Awards
12601.
Establishment of the National Service Trust.
(a)
Establishment.
(b)
Investment of Trust.
(c)
Expenditures from Trust.
(d)
Reports to Congress on receipts and expenditures.
12602.
Individuals eligible to receive a national service educational award from the Trust.
(a)
Eligible individuals.
(b)
Term of service.
(c)
Limitation on number of terms of service for awards.
(d)
Time for use of educational award.
(e)
Suspension of eligibility for drug-related offenses.
(f)
Authority to establish demonstration programs.
12603.
Determination of amount of national service educational award.
(a)
Amount for full-time national service.
(b)
Amount for part-time national service.
(c)
Award for partial completion of service.
12604.
Disbursement of national service educational awards.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Use of educational award to repay outstanding student loans.
(c)
Use of educational awards to pay current educational expenses.
(d)
Use of educational award to participate in approved school-to-work programs.
(e)
Interest payments during forbearance on loan repayment.
(f)
Exception.
(g)
"Institution of higher education" defined.
Division E-Civilian Community Corps
12611.
Purpose.
12612.
Establishment of Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Program components.
(c)
Residential programs.
12613.
National service program.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Eligible participants.
(c)
Diverse backgrounds of participants.
(d)
Necessary participants.
(e)
Period of participation.
12614.
Summer national service program.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Necessary participants.
(c)
Seasonal program.
12615.
Civilian Community Corps.
(a)
Director.
(b)
Membership in Civilian Community Corps.
(c)
Organization of Corps into units.
(d)
Camps.
(e)
Distribution of units and camps.
(f)
Standards of conduct.
12616.
Training.
(a)
Common curriculum.
(b)
Advanced service training.
(c)
Training personnel.
(d)
Facilities.
12617.
Service projects.
(a)
Project requirements.
(b)
Project proposals.
(c)
Project selection, organization, and performance.
12618.
Authorized benefits for Corps members.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Living allowance.
(c)
Other authorized benefits.
(d)
Supportive services.
(e)
Post-service benefits.
(f)
National service educational awards.
(g)
Alternative benefit.
12619.
Administrative provisions.
(a)
Supervision.
(b)
Monitoring and coordination.
(c)
Staff.
12620.
Status of Corps members and Corps personnel under Federal law.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Work-related injuries.
(c)
Tort claims procedure.
12621.
Contract and grant authority.
(a)
Programs.
(b)
Equipment and facilities.
12622.
Responsibilities of other departments.
(a)
Secretary of Defense.
(b)
Secretary of Labor.
12623.
Advisory Board.
(a)
Establishment and purpose.
(b)
Membership.
(c)
Inapplicability of termination requirement.
12624.
Annual evaluation.
12625.
Funding limitation.
12626.
Definitions.
Division F-Administrative Provisions
12631.
Family and medical leave.
(a)
Participants in private, State, and local projects.
(b)
Participants in Federal projects.
(c)
Treatment of absence.
12632.
Reports.
(a)
State reports.
(b)
Report to Congress by Corporation.
(c)
Report to Congress by Secretary of Defense.
12633.
Supplementation.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Aggregate expenditure.
12634.
Prohibition on use of funds.
(a)
Prohibited uses.
(b)
Political activity.
(c)
Contracts or collective bargaining agreements.
12635.
Nondiscrimination.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Federal financial assistance.
(c)
Religious discrimination.
(d)
Rules and regulations.
12636.
Notice, hearing, and grievance procedures.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Hearings.
(c)
Transcript or recording.
(d)
State legislation.
(e)
Construction.
(f)
Grievance procedure.
12637.
Nonduplication and nondisplacement.
(a)
Nonduplication.
(b)
Nondisplacement.
(c)
Labor market information.
(d)
Treatment of benefits.
(e)
Standards of conduct.
12638.
State Commissions on National and Community Service.
(a)
Existence required.
(b)
Appointment and size.
(c)
Composition and membership.
(d)
Miscellaneous matters.
(e)
Duties of a State Commission.
(f)
Activity ineligible for assistance.
(g)
Delegation.
(h)
Approval of State Commission or alternative.
(i)
Coordination.
(j)
Liability.
12639.
Evaluation.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Comparisons.
(c)
Conducting evaluations.
(d)
Standards.
(e)
Community participation.
(f)
Comparison of program models.
(g)
Program objectives.
(h)
Obtaining information.
(i)
Independent evaluation and report of demographics of national service participants and communities.
12640.
Engagement of participants.
12641.
Contingent extension.
12642.
Partnerships with schools.
(a)
Design of programs.
(b)
Report.
12643.
Rights of access, examination, and copying.
(a)
Comptroller General.
(b)
Chief Financial Officer.
12644.
Drug-free workplace requirements.
12645.
Repealed.
Division G-Corporation for National and Community Service
12651.
Corporation for National and Community Service.
12651a.
Board of Directors.
(a)
Composition.
(b)
Officers.
(c)
Terms.
(d)
Vacancies.
12651b.
Authorities and duties of the Board of Directors.
(a)
Meetings.
(b)
Quorum.
(c)
Authorities of officers.
(d)
Expenses.
(e)
Special Government employees.
(f)
Status of members.
(g)
Duties.
(h)
Administration.
(i)
Limitation on participation.
(j)
Coordination with other Federal activities.
12651c.
Chief Executive Officer.
(a)
Appointment.
(b)
Compensation.
(c)
Regulations.
12651d.
Authorities and duties of the Chief Executive Officer.
(a)
General powers and duties.
(b)
Duties.
(c)
Powers.
(d)
Delegation.
(e)
Actions.
(f)
Evaluations.
(g)
Recruitment and public awareness functions.
12651e.
Officers.
(a)
Managing Directors.
(b)
Inspector General.
(c)
Chief Financial Officer.
(d)
Assistant Directors for VISTA and National Senior Volunteer Corps.
12651f.
Employees, consultants, and other personnel.
(a)
Employees.
(b)
Alternative personnel system.
(c)
Corporation representative in each State.
(d)
Consultants.
(e)
Details of personnel.
(f)
Advisory committees.
12651g.
Administration.
(a)
Donations.
(b)
Contracts.
(c)
Office of Management and Budget.
12651h.
Corporation State offices.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Duties.
Division H-Investment for Quality and Innovation
12653.
Additional Corporation activities to support national service.
(a)
Methods of conducting activities.
(b)
Innovation and quality improvement.
(c)
Summer programs.
(d)
Community-based agencies.
(e)
Improve ability to apply for assistance.
(f)
National service fellowships.
(g)
Conferences and materials.
(h)
Peace Corps and VISTA training.
(i)
Promotion and recruitment.
(j)
Training.
(k)
Research.
(l)
Intergenerational support.
(m)
Planning coordination.
(n)
Youth leadership.
(o)
National program identity.
(p)
Service-learning.
(q)
National Youth Service Day.
(r)
Assistance for Head Start.
(s)
Martin Luther King, Jr., Service Day.
12653a.
Clearinghouses.
(a)
Assistance.
(b)
Application.
(c)
Function of clearinghouses.
12653b.
Presidential awards for service.
(a)
Presidential awards.
(b)
Information.
12653c.
Military installation conversion demonstration programs.
(a)
Purposes.
(b)
Definitions.
(c)
Demonstration programs.
(d)
Use of funds.
(e)
Participants.
(f)
Application.
(g)
Limitation on grant.
12653d.
Special demonstration project.
(a)
Special demonstration project for the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta of Alaska.
(b)
Application.
Division I-American Conservation and Youth Service Corps
12655.
General authority.
12655a.
Limitation on purchase of capital equipment.
12655b.
State application.
(a)
Submission.
(b)
General content.
12655c.
Focus of programs.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Limitation on service.
12655d.
Related programs.
12655e.
Public lands or Indian lands.
(a)
Limitation.
(b)
Review of applications.
(c)
Consistency.
(d)
Participation by other conservation programs.
12655f.
Training and education services.
(a)
Assessment of skills.
(b)
Enhancement of skills.
(c)
Provision of pre-service and in-service training and education.
(d)
Standards and procedures.
12655g.
Repealed.
12655h.
Preference for certain projects.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Special rule.
12655i.
Age and citizenship criteria for enrollment.
(a)
Age and citizenship.
(b)
Participation of disadvantaged youth.
(c)
Special corps members.
(d)
Joint projects with senior citizens organizations.
(e)
Construction.
12655j.
Use of volunteers.
12655k.
Repealed.
12655l.
Living allowance.
(a)
Full-time service.
(b)
Reduction in existing program benefits.
(c)
Health insurance.
(d)
Facilities, services, and supplies.
12655m.
Joint programs.
(a)
Development.
(b)
Standards.
(c)
Operation of management agreements.
(d)
Coordination.
12655n.
Federal and State employee status.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Non-Federal employees.
(c)
Availability of appropriation.
Division J-Miscellaneous
12656.
Urban Youth Corps.
(a)
Findings.
(b)
Purpose.
(c)
Definitions.
(d)
Establishment of Urban Youth Corps.
(e)
Living allowances.
(f)
Terms of service.
(g)
Educational awards.
(h)
Nondisplacement.
(i)
Cost sharing.
SUBCHAPTER II-POINTS OF LIGHT FOUNDATION
12661.
Findings and purpose.
(a)
Findings.
(b)
Purpose.
12662.
Authority.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Construction.
12663.
Grants to Foundation.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Interest earned on accounts.
12664.
Eligibility of Foundation for grants.
(a)
Compliance.
(b)
Activities.
(c)
Limitation.
(d)
Compensation.
(e)
Conflicts of interest.
(f)
Political activity.
(g)
Private sector contributions.
(h)
Audit of accounts.
(i)
Audits by agencies.
(j)
Congressional oversight.
(k)
Duties.
(l)
Annual reports.
SUBCHAPTER III-FOOD DONATIONS
12671.
Sense of Congress concerning enactment of Good Samaritan Food Donation Act.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Distribution of copies.
12672.
Model Good Samaritan Food Donation Act.
(a)
Short title.
(b)
Definitions.
(c)
Liability for damages from donated food and grocery products.
(d)
Collection or gleaning of donations.
(e)
Partial compliance.
(f)
Construction.
12673.
Effect of section 12672.
SUBCHAPTER IV-AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
12681.
Authorization of appropriations.
(a)
Subchapter I.
(b)
Subchapter II.
(c)
Availability of appropriations.
(d)
Specification of budget function.
12682.
Actions under national service laws to be subject to availability of appropriations.
Chapter Referred to in Other Sections
This chapter is referred to in section 2756a of this title; title 20 sections 1087vv, 1106f, 6143, 6314; title 29 sections 1514, 1531, 1533, 1792; title 36 section 169j–7; title 40 section 484.