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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Part A · Chapter 66 — Domestic Volunteer Services

§ 4958. Limitation on funds appropriated for grants and contracts for direct cost of supporting volunteers in programs or projects

Statutory text

(a)

Of funds appropriated for the purpose of this part under section 5081 of this title, not more than 30 percent for the fiscal year ending , and for each fiscal year thereafter, may be obligated for the direct cost of supporting volunteers in programs or projects carried out pursuant to grants and contracts made under section 5042(12) 1 of this title.

(b)

No funds shall be obligated under this part pursuant to grants or contracts made after , for new projects for the direct cost of supporting volunteers unless the recipient of each such grant or contract has been selected through a competitive process which includes—

(1)

public announcements of the availability of funds for such grants or contracts, general criteria for the selection of new recipients, and a description of the application process and the application review process; and

(2)

a requirement that each applicant for any such grant or contract identify, with sufficient particularity to assure that the assignments of volunteers under such grants and contracts will carry out the purpose of this part, the particular poverty or poverty-related problems on which the grant or contract will focus, and any such grant or contract shall specifically so identify such problems.

Footnotes

  1. 1 See References in Text note below.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973

    Pub. L. 93–113 title I § 108 · 87 Stat. 394

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 4958

    Pub. L. 93–113, title I, § 108, as added Pub. L. 94–293, § 4(a)(1), May 27, 1976, 90 Stat. 525

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 93–113, title I, § 108, as added Pub. L. 94–293, § 4(a)(1), May 27, 1976, 90 Stat. 525

  2. Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments of 1979

    Pub. L. 96–143 § 4 · 93 Stat. 1074

    1. Amended · 42 U.S.C. § 4958(a)

      Pub. L. 96–143, § 4, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and, in subsec. (a) as so designated

    2. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 4958(a)

      Pub. L. 96–143, § 4, substituted “16” for “20”

    3. Inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 4958(a)

      Pub. L. 96–143, § 4, inserted “During the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980”

    4. Added · 42 U.S.C. § 4958(a)

      Pub. L. 96–143, § 4, added pars. (1) and (2)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–143, § 4, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and, in subsec. (a) as so designated, substituted “16” for “20”, inserted “During the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980”, and added pars. (1) and (2).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 4. limitation on use of funds for certain grants (a) Section 108 of the Act is amended by— 42 USC 4958. (1) striking out “20” and inserting in lieu thereof “16”; and (2) adding at the end the following new sentence: “During the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980— (1) in no event may in excess of $5,800,000 be used pursuant to grants and contracts under this part for the direct cost of supporting such volunteers; and (2) funds obligated pursuant to such grants and contracts for such cost may be used to support no greater number of years of volunteer service than the number of such years supported during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, pursuant to grants and contracts for such cost.”. (b) Section 108 of the Act, as amended in subsection (a), is further amended by inserting “(a)” after “Sec. 108.” and by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(b) No funds shall be obligated under this part pursuant to grants or contracts made after the date of the enactment of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments of 1979 for new projects for the Ante, p. 1074. direct cost of supporting volunteers unless the recipient of each such grant or contract has been selected through a competitive process which includes— “(1) public announcements of the availability of funds for such Public announcements. grants or contracts, general criteria for the selection of new recipients, and a description of the application process and the application review process; and “(2) a requirement that each applicant for any such grant or Grant or contract focus, identification. contract identify, with sufficient particularity to assure that the assignments of volunteers under such grants and contracts will carry out the purpose of this part, the particular poverty or poverty-related human, social, or environmental problems on which the grant or contract will focus, and any such grant or contract shall specifically so identify such problems.”.

  3. Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments of 1979

    Pub. L. 96–143 § 4(b) · 93 Stat. 1074

    Added · 42 U.S.C. § 4958(b)

    Pub. L. 96–143, § 4(b), added subsec. (b)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–143, § 4(b), added subsec. (b).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Section 108 of the Act, as amended in subsection (a), is further amended by inserting “(a)” after “Sec. 108.” and by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(b) No funds shall be obligated under this part pursuant to grants or contracts made after the date of the enactment of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments of 1979 for new projects for the Ante, p. 1074. direct cost of supporting volunteers unless the recipient of each such grant or contract has been selected through a competitive process which includes— “(1) public announcements of the availability of funds for such Public announcements. grants or contracts, general criteria for the selection of new recipients, and a description of the application process and the application review process; and “(2) a requirement that each applicant for any such grant or Grant or contract focus, identification. contract identify, with sufficient particularity to assure that the assignments of volunteers under such grants and contracts will carry out the purpose of this part, the particular poverty or poverty-related human, social, or environmental problems on which the grant or contract will focus, and any such grant or contract shall specifically so identify such problems.”.

  4. Pub. L. 98–288 § 8(1) · 98 Stat. 189

    1. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 4958(a)

      Pub. L. 98–288, § 8(1), (2), substituted “1984” for “1977”

    2. Struck · 42 U.S.C. § 4958(a)

      Pub. L. 98–288, § 8(1), (2), struck out “During the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980—(1) in no event may in excess of $5,800,000 be used pursuant to grants and contracts under this part for the direct cost of supporting such volunteers; and (2) funds obligated pursuant to such grants and contracts for such cost may be used to support no greater number of years of volunteer service than the number of such years supported during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, pursuant to grants and contracts for such cost.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–288, § 8(1), (2), substituted “1984” for “1977”, and struck out “During the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980—(1) in no event may in excess of $5,800,000 be used pursuant to grants and contracts under this part for the direct cost of supporting such volunteers; and (2) funds obligated pursuant to such grants and contracts for such cost may be used to support no greater number of years of volunteer service than the number of such years supported during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, pursuant to grants and contracts for such cost.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) by striking out in the first sentence of subsection (a) “1977” and inserting in lieu thereof “1984”;

  5. Pub. L. 98–288 § 8(3) · 98 Stat. 189

    Struck · 42 U.S.C. § 4958(b)(2)

    Pub. L. 98–288, § 8(3), struck out “human, social, or environmental” after “poverty-related”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 98–288, § 8(3), struck out “human, social, or environmental” after “poverty-related”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (3) in subsection (b)(2) by striking out “human, social, or environmental”.

  6. Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments of 1989

    Pub. L. 101–204 title VII § 703 · 103 Stat. 1806

    Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 4958(a)

    Pub. L. 101–204 substituted “30 percent” for “16 per centum”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–204 substituted “30 percent” for “16 per centum”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 703. LIMITATION ON FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR GRANTS AND CONTRACTS. Section 108(a) (42 U.S.C. 4958(a)) is amended by striking “16 per centum” and inserting “30 percent”.

9 of 10 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 5042 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was repealed by Pub. L. 103–82, title II, § 203(b), , 107 Stat. 892.

Amendments1979–1989 · 3 rounds

1989

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–204 substituted “30 percent” for “16 per centum”.

1984

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–288, § 8(1), (2), substituted “1984” for “1977”, and struck out “During the fiscal year ending —(1) in no event may in excess of $5,800,000 be used pursuant to grants and contracts under this part for the direct cost of supporting such volunteers; and (2) funds obligated pursuant to such grants and contracts for such cost may be used to support no greater number of years of volunteer service than the number of such years supported during the fiscal year ending , pursuant to grants and contracts for such cost.”

Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 98–288, § 8(3), struck out “human, social, or environmental” after “poverty-related”.

1979

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–143, § 4, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and, in subsec. (a) as so designated, substituted “16” for “20”, inserted “During the fiscal year ending ”, and added pars. (1) and (2).

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–143, § 4(b), added subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 94–293, § 4(c), , 90 Stat. 526, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) and subsection (b) of this section [enacting this section and amending section 5042 of this title] shall be effective on , and shall not apply to any agreement for the assignment of volunteers entered into before such date during the period of any such agreement.”

Credits

1976–1989 · 4 acts
  1. 1976Pub. L. 93–113, title I, § 108, as added Pub. L. 94–293, § 4(a)(1), , 90 Stat. 525
  2. 1979amended Pub. L. 96–143, § 4, , 93 Stat. 1075
  3. 1984Pub. L. 98–288, § 8, , 98 Stat. 191
  4. 1989Pub. L. 101–204, title VII, § 703, , 103 Stat. 1821.
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(Pub. L. 93–113, title I, § 108, as added Pub. L. 94–293, § 4(a)(1), , 90 Stat. 525; amended Pub. L. 96–143, § 4, , 93 Stat. 1075; Pub. L. 98–288, § 8, , 98 Stat. 191; Pub. L. 101–204, title VII, § 703, , 103 Stat. 1821.)

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