§ 4992. Authority to establish and operate special volunteer and demonstration programs

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. 1973

   Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973

   Pub. L. 93–113 title I § 122 · 87 Stat. 394

   Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 4992

   Pub. L. 93–113, title I, § 122, Oct. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 401

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 93–113, title I, § 122, Oct. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 401

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 122. authority to establish and operate programs (a) The Director is authorized to conduct or make grants or contracts, or both, for special volunteer programs or demonstration programs (such as but not limited to a program to provide alternatives to the incarceration of youthful offenders: a program to promote educational opportunities for veterans; and a program to provide community-based peer group outreach and counseling for drug abusers) designed to stimulate and initiate improved methods of providing volunteer services, to encourage wider volunteer participation on a full-time, part-time, or short-term basis to further the purpose of this part, and to identify particular segments of the poverty community which could benefit from volunteer and other antipoverty efforts. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, assignment of volunteers under this section shall be on such terms and conditions as the Director shall determine, pursuant to regulations which he shall prescribe. (c) The Director, in accordance with regulations he shall prescribe, may provide to persons serving as full-time volunteers in a program of at least one year’s duration under this part such allowances and stipends, to the extent and in amounts not in excess of those authorized to be provided under part A of this title; as he determines are necessary to carry out the purpose of this part.

2. 1976

   Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments of 1976

   Pub. L. 94–293 § 3(a) · 90 Stat. 525

   Inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 4992(c)

   Pub. L. 94–293 inserted provision authorizing the Director to undertake and support volunteer service programs, and recruit, etc., volunteers to carry out this part

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94–293 inserted provision authorizing the Director to undertake and support volunteer service programs, and recruit, etc., volunteers to carry out this part.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 122(c) of the Act is amended by adding at the 42 USC 4992. end thereof the following new sentence: “The Director is authorized to undertake and support volunteer service programs, and to recruit, select, and train volunteers to carry out the purpose of this part.”.

3. 1979

   Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments of 1979

   Pub. L. 96–143 § 7(a) · 93 Stat. 1074

   1. Amended · 42 U.S.C. § 4992(a)

      Pub. L. 96–143, § 7(a), (b), designated existing provisions as par. (1)

   2. Inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 4992(a)

      Pub. L. 96–143, § 7(a), (b), inserted “in urban and rural areas” after “volunteer programs” and “, a program of assistance to victims of domestic violence, a program to provide technical and management assistance to distressed communities, a program designed to provide personal and group financial counseling to low-income and fixed-income individuals (utilizing volunteers with specialized or technical expertise), and a Helping Hand program” after “drug abusers”

   3. Inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 4992(a)

      Pub. L. 96–143, § 7(a), (b), inserted provisions authorizing the Director to provide for the recruitment, selection, and training of volunteers in carrying out programs authorized by this part

   4. Added · 42 U.S.C. § 4992(a)

      Pub. L. 96–143, § 7(a), (b), added par. (2)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–143, § 7(a), (b), designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted “in urban and rural areas” after “volunteer programs” and “, a program of assistance to victims of domestic violence, a program to provide technical and management assistance to distressed communities, a program designed to provide personal and group financial counseling to low-income and fixed-income individuals (utilizing volunteers with specialized or technical expertise), and a Helping Hand program” after “drug abusers”, inserted provisions authorizing the Director to provide for the recruitment, selection, and training of volunteers in carrying out programs authorized by this part, and added par. (2).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 122(a) of the Act is amended by— 42 USC 4992. (1) inserting “in urban and rural areas” after “programs” the first place it appears; (2) striking out “and” the first place it appears, and by inserting after “abusers” a comma and “a program of assistance to victims of domestic violence, a program to provide technical and management assistance to distressed communities, a program designed to provide personal and group financial counseling to low-income and fixed-income individuals (utilizing volunteers with specialized or technical expertise), and a Helping Hand program”; and (3) adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘Tn carrying out programs authorized by this part, the Director is authorized to provide for the recruitment, selection, and training of volunteers.”.

4. 1979

   Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments of 1979

   Pub. L. 96–143 § 7(c) · 93 Stat. 1074

   Inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 4992(c)

   Pub. L. 96–143, § 7(c), inserted provisions permitting support payments to part-time volunteers enrolled for at least 20 hours of service per week for at least 26 consecutive weeks and provisions applying sections 4953(b), (d), 4954(d), and 4955(a) of this title to full-time full-year volunteers whose service is similar in character to that of VISTA volunteers

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96–143, § 7(c), inserted provisions permitting support payments to part-time volunteers enrolled for at least 20 hours of service per week for at least 26 consecutive weeks and provisions applying sections 4953(b), (d), 4954(d), and 4955(a) of this title to full-time full-year volunteers whose service is similar in character to that of VISTA volunteers.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) Section 122(c) of the Act is amended to read as follows: “(c) (1) The Director, in accordance with regulations which the Director shall prescribe, may provide to volunteers enrolled for periods of part-time service of not less than 20 hours per week for not less than 26 consecutive weeks under this part such allowances, support, and services as are described in section 105(b) and as the Director determines are necessary to carry out the purpose of this 42 USC 4954, 4955. part, and shall apply the provisions of sections 104(c) and 105(b) to the service of volunteers enrolled for full-time service under this part. “(2) The Director, in accordance with regulations which the Director shall prescribe with respect to volunteers enrolled for periods of full-time service of not less than one year under this part— “(A) may provide to such volunteers such stipends, in total amounts not in excess of stipends provided under section 105(a) 42 USC 4951. to volunteers serving under part A of this title, as the Director determines are necessary to carry out the purpose of this part; and “(B) to the extent that the terms and conditions of the service of such volunteers are of similar character to the terms and conditions of the service of volunteers enrolled under part A of this title, shall apply to the service of such volunteers enrolled 42 USC 4953. under this part the provisions of sections 103(b) relating to low-income community volunteers, 103(d), 104(d), and 105(a) to the extent such provisions are applied to the service of volunteers enrolled under such part A.”.

5. 1984

   Pub. L. 98–288 § 30(b)(2) · 98 Stat. 189

   Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 4992(c)(2)(B)

   Pub. L. 98–288, § 30(b)(2), substituted “4953(f)” for “4953(d)”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c)(2)(B). Pub. L. 98–288, § 30(b)(2), substituted “4953(f)” for “4953(d)”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) Section 122(c)(2)(B) of the Act is amended by striking out 42 USC 4992. “103(d)” and inserting in lieu thereof “103(f)”.

6. 1984

   Pub. L. 98–288 § 12 · 98 Stat. 189

   Added · 42 U.S.C. § 4992(d)

   Pub. L. 98–288, § 12, added subsec. (d)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 98–288, § 12, added subsec. (d).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 12. authority to establish and operate programs Section 122 of the Act is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new subsection (d): “(d) (1) In carrying out programs authorized by this part, the Director shall establish criteria to make grants and enter into contracts, in each fiscal year, on the basis of merit and the equitable geographic distribution of programs. “(2) No grant or contract exceeding $50,000 shall be made under this part unless the grantee or contractor has been selected by a competitive process which includes public announcement of the availability of funds for such grant or contract, general criteria for the selection of recipients or contractors, and a description of the application process and application review process. “(3) Multiple grants or contracts to the same grantee or contractor within any one year to support activities having the same general purpose shall be deemed to be a single grant for the purpose of this subsection, but multiple grants or contracts to the same grantee or contractor to support clearly distinct activities shall be considered separate grants or contracts.”.

7. 1986

   Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments of 1986

   Pub. L. 99–551 · 100 Stat. 3071

   1. Inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 4992(a)(1)

      Pub. L. 99–551, §§ 6(a), 10(d), inserted “(including Indian reservations)”

   2. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 4992(a)(1)

      Pub. L. 99–551, §§ 6(a), 10(d), substituted “offenders, a program” and “veterans, a program” for “offenders; a program” and “veterans; a program”, respectively

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 99–551, §§ 6(a), 10(d), inserted “(including Indian reservations)” and substituted “offenders, a program” and “veterans, a program” for “offenders; a program” and “veterans; a program”, respectively.

8. 1986

   Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments of 1986

   Pub. L. 99–551 § 10(i)(4) · 100 Stat. 3071

   Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 4992(b)

   Pub. L. 99–551, § 10(i)(4), substituted “the Director” for “he” before “shall prescribe”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–551, § 10(i)(4), substituted “the Director” for “he” before “shall prescribe”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (4) 42 USC 4992. Section 122(b) of the Act is amended by striking out “he” and inserting in lieu thereof “the Director”.

9. 1989

   Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments of 1989

   Pub. L. 101–204 § 301(a) · 103 Stat. 1806

   1. Added · 42 U.S.C. § 4992(d)(3); 42 U.S.C. § 4992(d)(4)

      Pub. L. 101–204, § 301(a), added par. (3)

   2. Redesignated · 42 U.S.C. § 4992(d)(3); 42 U.S.C. § 4992(d)(4)

      Pub. L. 101–204, § 301(a), redesignated former par. (3) as (4)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d)(3), (4). Pub. L. 101–204, § 301(a), added par. (3) and redesignated former par. (3) as (4).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Limitation on Grants and Contracts.— Section 122(d) (42 U.S.C. 4992(d)) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: “(3) After the date of enactment of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments of 1989, no grant or contract under this part may exceed $250,000.”.

10. 1989

    Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments of 1989

    Pub. L. 101–204 § 301(b) · 103 Stat. 1806

    Added · 42 U.S.C. § 4992(e)

    Pub. L. 101–204, § 301(b), added subsec. (e)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 101–204, § 301(b), added subsec. (e).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Prohibition Against Use of Funds for Certain State Offices.— Section 122 (42 U.S.C. 4992) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(e) None of the amounts made available under section 501(c) for fiscal year 1990 or subsequent fiscal years may be expended for the purpose of establishing or operating any State office with respect to volunteerism.”.

11. 1993

    Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments of 1993

    Pub. L. 103–82 title III § 331 · 107 Stat. 785

    1. Amended · 42 U.S.C. § 4992

       Pub. L. 103–82 amended section generally

    2. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 4992

       Pub. L. 103–82 substituting present provisions for provisions which related to: in subsec. (a), youthful offender incarceration alternatives, veterans educational opportunities, drug abusers counseling, assistance to victims of domestic violence, periods of service, and identification of segments of poverty community which could benefit from volunteer and other antipoverty efforts; in subsec. (b), assignment of volunteers, and terms and conditions; in subsec. (c), allowances, supports, services, and stipends for part-time and full-time volunteers; in subsec. (d), establishment of criteria for grants and contracts, competitive process, maximum amount, and multiple grants or contracts; and in subsec. (e), prohibition on use of funds for certain State offices

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 103–82 amended section generally, substituting present provisions for provisions which related to: in subsec. (a), youthful offender incarceration alternatives, veterans educational opportunities, drug abusers counseling, assistance to victims of domestic violence, periods of service, and identification of segments of poverty community which could benefit from volunteer and other antipoverty efforts; in subsec. (b), assignment of volunteers, and terms and conditions; in subsec. (c), allowances, supports, services, and stipends for part-time and full-time volunteers; in subsec. (d), establishment of criteria for grants and contracts, competitive process, maximum amount, and multiple grants or contracts; and in subsec. (e), prohibition on use of funds for certain State offices.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 331. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE SPECIAL VOLUNTEER AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS. Section 122 (42 U.S.C. 4992) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 132. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE SPECIAL VOLUNTEER AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS. “(a) In General.— The Director is authorized to conduct special volunteer programs for demonstration programs, or award grants to or enter into contracts with public or nonprofit organizations to carry out such programs. Such programs shall encourage wider volunteer participation on a full-time, part-time, or short-term basis to further the purpose of this part, and identify particular segments of the poverty community that could benefit from volunteer and other antipoverty efforts. “(b) Assignment and Support of Volunteers.— The assignment of volunteers under this section, and the provision of support for such volunteers, including any subsistence allowances and stipends, shall be on such terms and conditions as the Director shall determine to be appropriate, but shall not exceed the level of support provided under section 105. Projects using volunteers who do not receive stipends may also be supported under this section. “(c) Criteria and Priorities.— In carrying out this section and section 123, the Director shall establish criteria and priorities for awarding grants and entering into contracts under this part in each fiscal year. No grant or contract exceeding $100,000 shall be made under this part unless the recipient of the grant or contractor has been selected by a competitive process that includes public announcement of the availability of funds for such grant or contract, general criteria for the selection of recipients or contractors, and a description of the application process and application review process. .

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 103–82 effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 392 of Pub. L. 103–82, set out as a note under section 4951 of this title.

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