§ 5000. Statement of purpose

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. 1989

   Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973

   Pub. L. 93–113 title II § 200 · 87 Stat. 394

   Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 5000

   Pub. L. 93–113, title II, § 200, as added Pub. L. 101–204, title V, § 501, Dec. 7, 1989, 103 Stat. 1815

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 93–113, title II, § 200, as added Pub. L. 101–204, title V, § 501, Dec. 7, 1989, 103 Stat. 1815

2. 1993

   National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993

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

   1. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 5000(1)

      Pub. L. 103–82, §§ 341(b)(1), 342(b), substituted “National Senior Volunteer Corps” for “Older American Volunteer Programs”

   2. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 5000(1)

      Pub. L. 103–82, §§ 341(b)(1), 342(b), substituted “Retired and Senior Volunteer Program” for “retired senior volunteer program”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Par. (1). Pub. L. 103–82, §§ 341(b)(1), 342(b), substituted “National Senior Volunteer Corps” for “Older American Volunteer Programs” and “Retired and Senior Volunteer Program” for “retired senior volunteer program”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law
   TITLE III— REAUTHORIZATION Subtitle A— National and Community Service Act of 1990 SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) In General.— Section 501 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. “(a) Title I.— “(1) Subtitle b.— “(A) In general.— There are authorized to be appropriated to provide financial assistance under subtitle B of title I, $45,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 through 1996. “(B) Programs.— Of the amount appropriated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year— “(i) not more than 63.75 percent shall be available to provide financial assistance under subpart A of part I of subtitle B of title I; “(ii) not more than 11.25 percent shall be available to provide financial assistance under subpart B of part I of such subtitle; and “(iii) not more than 25 percent shall be available to provide financial assistance under part II of such subtitle. “(2) Subtitles c, d, and h.— “(A) In general.— There are authorized to be appropriated to provide financial assistance under subtitles C and H of title I, to provide national service educational awards under subtitle D of title I, and to carry out such audits and evaluations as the Chief Executive Officer or the Inspector General of the Corporation may determine to be necessary, $300,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $500,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and $700,000,000 for fiscal year 1996. “(B) Programs.— Of the amount appropriated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, up to 15 percent shall be made available to provide financial assistance under section 125, under subsections (b) and (c) of section 126, and under subtitle H of title I. “(3) Subtitle e.— There are authorized to be appropriated to provide financial assistance under subtitle E of title I, such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 through 1996. “(4) Administration.— “(A) In general.— There are authorized to be appropriated for the administration of this Act $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and $70,000,000 for fiscal year 1996. “(B) Corporation.— Of the amounts appropriated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year— “(i) up to 60 percent shall be made available to the Corporation for the administration of this Act; and “(ii) the remainder shall be available to provide financial assistance under section 126(a). “(b) Title III.— There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out title III $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1996. “(c) Availability of Appropriations.— Funds appropriated under this section shall remain available until expended. “(d) Specification of Budget Function.— The authorizations of appropriations contained in this section shall be considered to be a component of budget function 500 as used by the Office of Management and Budget to cover education, training, employment, and social services, and, as such, shall be considered to be related to the programs of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education for budgetary purposes.”. (b) Effective Date.— The amendment made on subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1993. Subtitle B— Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 SEC. 311. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES. (a) Short Title.— This subtitle may be cited as the “Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments of 1993”. (b) References.— Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.). CHAPTER 1— VISTA AND OTHER ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMS SEC. 321. PURPOSE OF THE VISTA PROGRAM. The last sentence of section 101 (42 U.S.C. 4951) is amended to read as follows: “In addition, the objectives of this part are to generate the commitment of private sector resources, to encourage volunteer service at the local level, and to strengthen local agencies and organizations to carry out the purpose of this part.”. SEC. 322. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR VISTA PROGRAM. (a) In General.— Section 102 (42 U.S.C. 4952) is amended by striking “The Director” and inserting “This part shall be administered by one of the Assistant Directors appointed pursuant to section 194(d)(1)(A) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990. Such Director”. (b) Effective Date.— The amendments made by subsection 42 USC 4952 note. (a) shall take effect on the effective date of section 203(b). SEC. 323. SELECTION AND ASSIGNMENT OF VISTA VOLUNTEERS. (a) Volunteer Assignments.— Section 103(a) (42 U.S.C. 4953(a)) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “a public” and inserting “public”; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking “and” at the end; (3) in paragraph (3), by striking “illiterate or functionally illiterate youth and other individuals,”; (4) in paragraph (5), by striking “and” at the end; (5) in paragraph (6)— (A) by striking “or the Community Economic” and inserting “the Community Economic”; (B) by inserting “or other similar Acts,” after “1981,”; and (C) by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and (6) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(7) in strengthening, supplementing, and expanding efforts to address the problem of illiteracy throughout the United States.”. (b) Recruitment Procedures.— Section 103(b) (42 U.S.C. 4953(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: “(2) (A) The Director shall establish and maintain within the national headquarters of the ACTION Agency (or any successor entity of such agency) a volunteer placement office which shall be responsible for all functions related to the recruitment and placement of volunteers under this part. Such functions and activities shall be carried out in coordination or in conjunction with recruitment and placement activities carried out under the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. Upon the transfer of the functions of the ACTION Agency to the Corporation for National and Community Service, the office established under this subparagraph shall be merged with the recruitment office of such Corporation. At no time after such transfer of functions shall more than one office responsible primarily for recruitment exist within the Corporation.”; (B) by striking subparagraph (C); and (C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C); (2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (6); and (3) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (7) as paragraphs (4) and (6), respectively. (c) Public Awareness and Recruitment.— Subsection (c) of section 103 (42 U.S.C. 4953(c)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in the 1st sentence by striking “regional or State employees designated in subparagraphs (C) and (D) of subsection (b)(2)” and inserting “personnel described in subsection (b)(2)(C)”; (B) in the second sentence, by striking “shall include” and inserting “may include”; (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively; and (D) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph: “(F) publicizing national service educational awards available under the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993;”; (2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5); and (3) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (4). (d) Coordination With Other Federal Agencies.— Section 103 (42 U.S.C. 4953) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(h) The Director is encouraged to enter into agreements with other Federal agencies to use VISTA volunteers in furtherance of program objectives that are consistent with the purposes described in section 101.”. SEC. 324. TERMS AND PERIODS OF SERVICE. (a) Clarification and Periods of Service.— Subsection (b) of section 104 (42 U.S.C. 4954(b)) is amended to read as follows: “(b) (1) Volunteers serving under this part may be enrolled initially for periods of service of not less than 1 year, nor more than 2 years, except as provided in paragraph (2) or subsection (e). “(2) Volunteers serving under this part may be enrolled for periods of service of less than 1 year if the Director determines, on an individual basis, that a period of service of less than 1 year is necessary to meet a critical scarce skill need. “(3) Volunteers serving under this part may be reenrolled for periods of service in a manner to be determined by the Director. No volunteer shall serve for more than a total of 5 years under this part.”. (b) Summer Program.— Section 104 (42 U.S.C. 4954) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(e) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the Director may enroll full-time VISTA summer associates in a program for the summer months only, under such terms and conditions as the Director shall determine to be appropriate. Such individuals shall be assigned to projects that meet the criteria set forth in section 103(a). “(2) In preparing reports relating to programs under this Act, Reports. the Director shall report on participants, costs, and accomplishments under the summer program separately. “(3) The limitation on funds appropriated for grants and contracts, as contained in section 108, shall not apply to the summer program.”. SEC. 325. SUPPORT FOR VISTA VOLUNTEERS. (a) Postservice Stipend.— Section 105(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 4955(a)(D) is amended— (1) by inserting “(A)” after "(a)(1)”; and (2) by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: “(B) Such stipend shall not exceed $95 per month in fiscal year 1994, but shall be set at a minimum of $100 per month, and a maximum of $125 per month assuming the availability of funds to accomplish such maximum, during the service of the volunteer after October 1, 1994. The Director may provide a stipend of a maximum of $200 per month in the case of persons who have served as volunteers under this part for at least 1 year and who, in accordance with standards established in such regulations as the Director shall prescribe, have been designated volunteer leaders on the basis of experience and special skills and a demonstrated leadership among volunteers. “(C) The Director shall not provide a stipend under this subsection to an individual who elects to receive a national service educational award under subtitle D of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990.”. (b) Subsistence Allowance.— Section 105(b) (42 U.S.C. 4955(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3)— (A) by striking subparagraph (A); (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the subparagraph designation; and (C) by adding at the end the following new sentence: “The Director shall review such adjustments on an annual basis to ensure that the adjustments are current.”; and (2) by striking paragraph (4). (c) Child Care.— Section 105 (42 U.S.C. 4955) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(c) (1) The Director shall— “(A) make child care available for children of each volunteer enrolled under this part who need such child care in order to participate as volunteers; or “(B) provide a child care allowance to each such volunteer who needs such assistance in order to participate as volunteers. “(2) The Corporation shall establish guidelines regarding the circumstances under which child care shall be made available under this subsection and the value of any child care allowance to be provided.”. SEC. 326. PARTICIPATION OF YOUNGER AND OLDER PERSONS. Section 107 (42 U.S.C. 4957) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 107. PARTICIPATION OF YOUNGER AND OLDER PERSONS. “In carrying out this part and part C, the Director shall take necessary steps, including the development of special projects, where appropriate, to encourage the fullest participation of individuals 18 through 27 years of age, and individuals 55 years of age and older, in the various programs and activities authorized under such parts.”. SEC. 327. LITERACY ACTIVITIES. Section 109 (42 U.S.C. 4959) is amended— (1) in subsection (g)— (A) by striking paragraph (1); and (B) by striking the paragraph designation of paragraph (2); and (2) in subsection (h)— (A) in paragraph (1) by striking “paragraphs (2) and (3)” and inserting “paragraph (2)”; and (B) by striking paragraph (3). SEC. 328. APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE. Section 110 (42 U.S.C. 4960) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 110. APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE. “In reviewing an application for assistance under this part, the Director shall not deny such assistance to any project or program, or any public or private nonprofit organization, solely on the basis of the duration of the assistance such project, program, or organization has received under this part prior to the date of submission of the application. The Director shall grant assistance under this part on the basis of merit and to accomplish the goals of the VISTA program, and shall consider the needs and requirements of projects in existence on such date as well as potential new projects.”. SEC. 329. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY FOR STUDENT COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS. Section 114 (42 U.S.C. 4974) is repealed. SEC. 330. UNIVERSITY YEAR FOR VISTA. (a) Program Title.— Part B of title I (42 U.S.C. 4971 et seq.) is amended— (1) in the part heading, to read as follows: “Part B— University Year for VISTA”; (2) by striking “University Year for ACTION” each place that such term appears in such part and inserting “University Year for VISTA”; (3) by striking “UYA” each place that such term appears in such part and inserting “UYV”; and (4) in section 112 (42 U.S.C. 4972) by striking the section heading and inserting the following new section heading: “AUTHORITY TO OPERATE UNIVERSITY YEAR FOR VISTA PROGRAM”. (b) Special Conditions.— Section 113(a) (42 U.S.C. 4973(a)) is amended— (1) by striking “of not less than the duration of an academic year” and inserting “of not less than the duration of an academic semester or its equivalent”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: “Volunteers may receive a living allowance and such other support or allowances as the Director determines to be appropriate.”. 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. . SEC. 332. TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. Section 123 (42 U.S.C. 4993) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 123. TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. “The Director may provide technical and financial assistance to Federal agencies, State and local governments and agencies, private nonprofit organizations, employers, and other private organizations that utilize or desire to utilize volunteers in carrying out the purpose of this part.”. SEC. 333. ELIMINATION OF SEPARATE AUTHORITY FOR DRUG ABUSE PROGRAMS. Title I (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) is amended— (1) by repealing section 124; and 42 USC 4994. (2) by redesignating section 125 as section 124. 42 USC 4995. CHAPTER 2— NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS SEC. 341. NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS. (a) Title Heading.— The heading for title II is amended to read as follows: “TITLE II— NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS”. (b) References.— (1) Section 200(1) (42 U.S.C. 5000(1)) is amended by striking “Older American Volunteer Programs” and inserting “National Senior Volunteer Corps”. (2) The heading for section 221 (42 U.S.C. 5021) is amended by striking “older american volunteer programs” and inserting “national senior volunteer corps”. (3) Section 224 (42 U.S.C. 5024) is amended— (A) in the section heading by striking “older american volunteer programs” and inserting “national senior volunteer corps”; and (B) by striking “volunteer projects for Older Americans” and inserting “National Senior Volunteer Corps projects”. (4) Section 205(c) of the Older Americans Amendments of 1975 (Public Law 94–135; 89 Stat. 727; 42 U.S.C. 5001 note) is amended by striking “national older American volunteer programs” each place the term appears and inserting “National Senior Volunteer Corps programs”. SEC. 342. RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. (a) Part Heading.— The heading for part A of title II is amended by striking “Retired Senior Volunteer Program” and inserting “Retired and Senior Volunteer Program”. (b) References.— Section 200 (42 U.S.C. 5000) is amended by striking “retired senior volunteer program” each place that such term appears in such section and the Act and inserting “Retired and Senior Volunteer Program”. SEC. 343. OPERATION OF THE RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. Section 201(a) (42 U.S.C. 5001(a)) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking “retired persons” and inserting “retired individuals and working older individuals”; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking “aged sixty or over” and inserting “55 years of age or older”; and (B) by inserting “, and individuals 60 years of age or older will be given priority for enrollment,” after “enrolled”. SEC. 344. SERVICES UNDER THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM. Section 211(a) (42 U.S.C. 5011(a)) is amended by striking “, including services” and all that follows through “with special needs.” and inserting a period and the following: “Such services may include services by individuals serving as foster grandparents to children who are individuals with disabilities, who have chronic health conditions, who are receiving care in hospitals, who are residing in homes for dependent and neglected children, or who are receiving services provided by day care centers, schools, early intervention programs under part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.), Head Start agencies under the Head Start Act, or any of a variety of other programs, establishments, and institutions providing services for children with special or exceptional needs. Individual foster grandparents may provide person-to-person services to one or more children, depending on the needs of the project and local site.”. SEC. 345. STIPENDS FOR LOW-INCOME VOLUNTEERS. Section 211(d) (42 U.S.C. 5011(d)) is amended— (1) in the second sentence by striking “Any stipend or allowance provided under this subsection shall not be less than $2.20 per hour until October 1, 1990, $2.35 per hour during fiscal year 1991, and $2.50 per hour on and after October 1, 1992,” and inserting “Any stipend or allowance provided under this section shall not be less than $2.45 per hour on and after October 1, 1993, and shall be adjusted once prior to December 31, 1997, to account for inflation, as determined by the Director and rounded to the nearest five cents,”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “In establishing the amount of, and the effective date for, such adjustment, the Director, in consultation with the State Commissions on National and Community Service (as established under section 178 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990) and the heads of the State offices established under section 195 of such Act, shall consider the effect such adjustment will have on the ability of non-federally funded volunteer programs similar to the programs under this title to maintain their current level of volunteer hours.”. SEC. 346. CONDITIONS OF GRANTS AND CONTRACTS. Section 212 (42 U.S.C. 5012) is repealed. SEC. 347. EVALUATION OF THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM. Section 213(c) (42 U.S.C. 5013(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (3). SEC. 348. AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. (a) Promotion.— Section 221(a) (42 U.S.C. 5021(a)) is amended— (1) by striking “(a)” and inserting “(a)(1)”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(2) To the maximum extent practicable, the Director shall enter into agreements with— “(A) the Department of Health and Human Services to— “(i) involve retired and senior volunteers, and foster grandparents, in Head Start programs; “(ii) involve retired and senior volunteers, and senior companions, in providing services authorized by title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965; and “(iii) promote the recognition of such volunteers who are qualified to provide in-home services for reimbursement under title XVIII of the Social Security Act for providing such services; “(B) the Department of Education to promote intergenerational tutoring and mentoring for at-risk children; and “(C) the Environmental Protection Agency to support conservation efforts.”. (b) Minimum Expenditure.— Section 221(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 5021(b)(3)) is amended by striking “$250,000” and inserting “$375,000”. SEC. 349. PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. Section 225 (42 U.S.C. 5025) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)(B) by striking “paragraph (10)” and inserting “paragraphs (10), (12), (15), and (16)”; (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: “(12) Programs that address environmental needs. “(13) Programs that reach out to organizations (such as labor unions and profitmaking organizations) not previously involved in addressing national problems of local concern. “(14) Programs that provide for outreach to increase participation of members of ethnic groups who have limited English proficiency. “(15) Programs that support criminal justice activities and juvenile justice activities. “(16) Programs that involve older volunteers working with young people in apprenticeship programs. “(17) Programs that support the community integration of individuals with disabilities. “(18) Programs that provide health, education, and welfare services that augment the activities of State and local agencies, to be carried out in a fiscal year for which the aggregate amount of funds available to such agencies is not less than the annual average aggregate amount of funds available to such agencies for the period of 3 fiscal years preceding such fiscal year.”; (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking “under this title”; and (4) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph: “(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), from the amounts appropriated under subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d) of section 502, for each fiscal year there shall be available to the Director such sums as may be necessary to make grants under subsection (a).”. SEC. 350. ADJUSTMENTS TO FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. Section 226(b) (42 U.S.C. 5026(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking “(1)”; and (B) by striking “annually” and inserting “, once every 2 years”; and (2) by striking paragraph (2). SEC. 351. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS. Title II (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new part: “Part E— Demonstration Programs “SEC. 231. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR. “(a) In General.— The Director is authorized to make grants to or enter into contracts with public or nonprofit organizations, including organizations funded under part A, B, or C, for the purposes of demonstrating innovative activities involving older Americans as volunteers. The Director may support under this part both volunteers receiving stipends and volunteers not receiving stipends. “(b) Activities.— An organization that receives a grant or enters into a contract under subsection (a) may use funds made available through the grant or contract for activities such as— “(1) linking youth groups and older American organizations in volunteer activities; “(2) involving older volunteers in programs and activities different from programs and activities supported in the community; and “(3) testing whether older American volunteer programs may contribute to new objectives or certain national priorities. “SEC. 232. PROHIBITION. “The Director may not reduce the activities, projects, or volunteers funded under the other parts of this title in order to support projects under this part.”. CHAPTER 3— ADMINISTRATION SEC. 361. PURPOSE OF AGENCY. Section 401 (42 U.S.C. 5041) is amended— (1) by inserting after the first sentence the following: “Such Agency shall also promote the coordination of volunteer efforts among Federal, State, and local agencies and organizations, exchange technical assistance information among such agencies and organizations.”; and (2) by striking “Older American Volunteer Programs” each place the term appears and inserting “National Senior Volunteer Corps”. SEC. 362. AUTHORITY OF THE DIRECTOR. Section 402 (42 U.S.C. 5042) is amended in paragraphs (5) and (6) by inserting “solicit and” before “accept” in each such paragraph. SEC. 363. POLITICAL ACTIVITIES. Section 403 (42 U.S.C. 5043) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b)(2) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; (2) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and (3) by striking subsection (b)(1) and inserting the following: “(b) (1) Programs assisted under this Act shall not be carried on in a manner involving the use of funds, the provision of services, or the employment or assignment of personnel in a manner supporting or resulting in the identification of such programs with— “(A) any partisan or nonpartisan political activity associated with a candidate, or a contending faction or group, in an election for public or party office; “(B) any activity to provide voters or prospective voters with transportation to the polls or similar assistance in connection with any such election; or “(C) any voter registration activity; except that programs assisted under this Act may make voter registration applications and nonpartisan voter registration information available to the public on the premises of such programs. “(2) In carrying out any voter registration activity permitted under paragraph (1), an individual who is affiliated with, or employed to carry out, a program assisted under this Act shall not— “(A) indicate a preference with respect to any candidate, political party, or election issue; or “(B) seek to influence the political or party affiliation, or voting decision, of any individual.”. SEC. 364. COMPENSATION FOR VOLUNTEERS. Section 404 (42 U.S.C. 5044) is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by inserting “from such volunteers or from beneficiaries” after “compensation”; (2) by striking subsection (f); and (3) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f). SEC. 366. REPEAL OF REPORT. Section 407 (42 U.S.C. 5047) is repealed. SEC. 366. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL LAW. Section 415(b)(4)(A) (42 U.S.C. 5055(b)(4)(A)) is amended by striking “a grade GS–7 employee” and inserting “an employee at grade GS–5 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code”. SEC. 367. NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS. Section 417 (42 U.S.C. 5057) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 417. NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS. “(a) In General.— “(1) Basis.— An individual with responsibility for the operation of a program that receives assistance under this Act shall not discriminate against a participant in, or member of the staff of, such program on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or political affiliation of such participant or member, or on the basis of disability, if the participant or member is a qualified individual with a disability. “(2) Definition.— As used in paragraph (1), the term ‘qualified individual with a disability has the meaning given the term in section 101(8) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12111(8)). “(b) Federal Financial Assistance.— Any assistance provided under this Act shall constitute Federal financial assistance for purposes of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.). “(c) Religious Discrimination.— “(1) In general.— Except as provided in paragraph (2), an individual with responsibility for the operation of a program that receives assistance under this Act shall not discriminate on the basis of religion against a participant in such program or a member of the staff of such program who is paid with funds received under this Act. “(2) Exception.— Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the employment, with assistance provided under this Act, of any member of the staff, of a program that receives assistance under this Act, who was employed with the organization operating the program on the date the grant under this Act was awarded. “(d) Rules and Regulations.— The Director shall promulgate rules and regulations to provide for the enforcement of this section that shall include provisions for summary suspension of assistance for not more than 30 days, on an emergency basis, until notice and an opportunity to be heard can be provided.”. SEC. 368. ELIMINATION OF SEPARATE REQUIREMENTS FOR SETTING REGULATIONS Section 420 (42 U.S.C. 5060) is repealed. SEC. 369. CLARIFICATION OF ROLE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. Section 422 (42 U.S.C. 5062) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by inserting “or the Inspector General” after “Director”; and (2) in subsection (b), by inserting “, the Inspector General,” after “Director” each place that such term appears. SEC. 370. COPYRIGHT PROTECTION. Title IV is amended by adding at the end, the following new section: “SEC. 425. PROTECTION AGAINST IMPROPER USE. “Whoever falsely— “(1) advertises or represents; or “(2) publishes or displays any sign, symbol, or advertisement, reasonably calculated to convey the impression, that an entity is affiliated with, funded by, or operating under the authority of ACTION, VISTA, or any of the programs of the National Senior Volunteer Corps may be enjoined under an action filed by the Attorney General, on a complaint by the Director.”. SEC. 371. DEPOSIT REQUIREMENT CREDIT FOR SERVICE AS A VOLUNTEER. (a) Civil Service Retirement System.— (1) Creditable service.— Section 8332(j) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in the first sentence, by inserting “the period of an individual’s service as a full-time volunteer enrolled in a program of at least 1 year’s duration under part A B, or C of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973,” after “Economic Opportunity Act of 1964,”; (ii) in the second sentence, by inserting “, as a full-time volunteer enrolled in a program of at least 1 year’s duration under part A, B, or C of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973,” after “Economic Opportunity Act of 1964”; and (iii) in the last sentence— (I) by inserting “or under part A, B, or C of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973” after “Economic Opportunity Act of 1964”; and (II) by inserting “or the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service, as appropriate,” after “Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity”; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(3) The provisions of paragraph (1) relating to credit for service as a volunteer or volunteer leader under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, part A, B, or C of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, or the Peace Corps Act shall not apply to any period of service as a volunteer or volunteer leader of an employee or Member with respect to which the employee or Member has made the deposit with interest, if any, required by section 8334(1).”. (2) Deductions, contributions, and deposits.— (A) In general.— Section 8334 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(l) (1) Each employee or Member who has performed service as a volunteer or volunteer leader under part A of title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as a full-time volunteer enrolled in a program of at least 1 year’s duration under part A, B, or C of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, or as a volunteer or volunteer leader under the Peace Corps Act before the date of the separation on which the entitlement to any annuity under this subchapter is based may pay, in accordance with such regulations as the Office of Personnel Management shall issue, an amount equal to 7 percent of the readjustment allowance paid to the employee or Member under title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 or section 5(c) or 6(1) of the Peace Corps Act or the stipend paid to the employee or Member under part A B, or C of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, for each period of service as such a volunteer or volunteer leader. “(2) Any deposit made under paragraph (1) more than 2 years after the later of— “(A) October 1, 1993; or “(B) the date on which the employee or Member making the deposit first becomes an employee or Member, shall include interest on such amount computed and compounded annually beginning on the date of the expiration of the 2-year period. The interest rate that is applicable in computing interest in any year under this paragraph shall be equal to the interest rate that is applicable for such year under subsection (e). “(3) The Director of the Peace Corps and the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service shall furnish such information to the Office of Personnel Management as the Office may determine to be necessary for the administration of this subsection.”. (B) Conforming amendment.— Section 8334(e) of title 5, United States Code, is amended in paragraphs (1) and (2) by striking “or (k)” each place that such term appears and inserting “(k), or (1)”. (b) Federal Employees’ Retirement System.— (1) Creditable service.— Section 8411 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking “subsection (f)” and inserting “subsection (f) or (h)”; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(h) An employee or Member shall be allowed credit for service as a volunteer or volunteer leader under part A of title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as a full-time volunteer enrolled in a program of at least 1 year’s duration under part A, B, or C of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, or as a volunteer or volunteer leader under the Peace Corps Act performed at any time prior to the separation on which the entitlement to any annuity under this subchapter is based if the employee or Member has made a deposit with interest, if any, with respect to such service under section 8422(f).”. (2) Deductions, contributions.— Section 8422 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(f) (1) Each employee or Member who has performed service as a volunteer or volunteer leader under part A of title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as a full-time volunteer enrolled in a program of at least 1 year’s duration under part A, B, or C of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, or as a volunteer or volunteer leader under the Peace Corps Act before the date of the separation on which the entitlement to any annuity under this subchapter, or subchapter V of this chapter, is based may pay, in accordance with such regulations as the Office of Personnel Management shall issue, an amount equal to 3 percent of the readjustment allowance paid to the employee or Member under title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Service Act of 1964 or section 5(c) or 6(1) of the Peace Corps Act or the stipend paid to the employee or Member under part A, B, or C of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, for each period of service as such a volunteer or volunteer leader. “(2) Any deposit made under paragraph (1) more than 2 years after the later of— “(A) October 1, 1993, or “(B) the date on which the employee or Member making the deposit first becomes an employee or Member, shall include interest on such amount computed and compounded annually beginning on the date of the expiration of the 2-year period. The interest rate that is applicable in computing interest in any year under this paragraph shall be equal to the interest rate that is applicable for such year under section 8334(e). “(3) The Director of the Peace Corps and the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service shall furnish such information to the Office of Personnel Management as the Office may determine to be necessary for the administration of this subsection.”. (c) Applicability and Other Provisions.— (1) Applicability.— (A) Amendments relating to csrs.— (i) In general.— The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any individual entitled to an annuity on the basis of a separation from service occurring on or after the effective date of this subtitle. (ii) Rules relating to annuities based on earlier separations.— An annuity under subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, payable to an individual based on a separation from service occurring before the effective date of this subtitle shall be subject to the provisions of paragraph (2). (B) Amendments relating to fers.— (i) In general.— The amendments made by subsection (b) shall apply with respect to any individual entitled to an annuity on the basis of a separation from service occurring before, on, or after the effective date of this subtitle, subject to clause (ii). (ii) Rule relating to annuities based on earlier separations.— In the case of any individual whose entitlement to an annuity is based on a separation from service occurring before the effective date of this subtitle, any increase in such individual’s annuity on the basis of a deposit made under section 8442(f) of title 5, United States Code, as amended by subsection (b)(2), shall be effective beginning with the annuity payment payable for the first calendar month beginning after the effective date of this subtitle. (2) Special rules.— (A) Old-age or survivors insurance benefits.— Subject to subparagraph (B), in any case in which an individual described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) is also entitled to old- age or survivors insurance benefits under section 202 of the Social Security Act (or would be entitled to such benefits upon filing an application therefor), the amount of the annuity to which such individual is entitled under subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code (after taking into account any creditable service as a volunteer or volunteer leader under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, or the Peace Corps Act) which is payable for any month shall be reduced by an amount determined by multiplying the amount of such old-age or survivors insurance benefit for the determination month by a fraction— (i) the numerator of which is the total of the wages (within the meaning of section 209 of the Social Security Act) for service as a volunteer or volunteer leader under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, or the Peace Corps Act of such individual credited for years before the calendar year in which the determination month occurs, up to the contribution and benefit base determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act (or other applicable maximum annual amount referred to in section 215(e)(1) of such Act for each such year); and (ii) the denominator of which is the total of all wages described in clause (i), plus all other wages (within the meaning of section 209 of such Act) and a.11 self-employment income (within the meaning of section 211(b) of such Act) of such individual credited for years after 1936 and before the calendar year in which the determination month occurs, up to the contribution and benefit base (or such other amount referred to in section 215(e)(1) of such Act for each such year. (B) Limitations.— (i) Reduction in annuity.— Subparagraph (A) shall not reduce the annuity of an individual below the amount of the annuity which would be payable to the individual for the determination month if the provisions of section 8332(j) of title 5, United States Code, relating to service as a volunteer or volunteer leader, applied to the individual for such month. (ii) Application.— Subparagraph (A) shall not apply in the case of an individual who, prior to the date of enactment of this Act, made a deposit under section 8334(c) of title 5, United States Code, with respect to service as a volunteer or volunteer leader (as described in subparagraph (A)). (iii) Determination month.— For purposes of this paragraph, the term “determination month” means— (I) the first month the individual described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) is entitled to old-age or survivors benefits under section 202 of the Social Security Act (or would be entitled to such benefits upon filing an application therefor); or (II) the first calendar month beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, in the case of any individual entitled to such benefits for such month. (iv) Rule relating to annuities based on earlier separations.— Any increase in an annuity which occurs by virtue of the enactment of this paragraph shall be effective beginning with the annuity payment payable for the first calendar month beginning after the effective date of this subtitle. (3) Furnishing of information.— The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall furnish such information to the Office of Personnel Management as may be necessary to carry out this subsection. (4) Action to inform individuals.— The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall take such action as may be necessary and appropriate to inform individuals entitled to credit under this section for service as a volunteer or volunteer leader, or to have any annuity recomputed, or to make a deposit under this section, of such entitlement. CHAPTER 4— AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER AMENDMENTS SEC. 381. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR TITLE I. Section 501 (42 U.S.C. 5081) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 501. NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS. “(a) Authorizations.— “(1) Volunteers in service to America.— There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out parts A and B of title I, excluding section 109, $56,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996. “(2) Literacy activities.— There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 109, $5,600,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996. “(3) Special volunteer programs.— There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part C of title I, excluding section 125, such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1996. “(4) Literacy challenge grants.— There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 125, such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1996. “(5) Specification of budget function.— The authorizations of appropriations contained in this subsection shall be considered to be a component of budget function 500 as used by the Office of Management and Budget to cover education, training, employment, and social services, and, as such, shall be considered to be related to the programs of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education for budgetary purposes. “(b) Subsistence.— The minimum level of an allowance for subsistence required under section 105(b)(2), to be provided to each volunteer under title I, may not be reduced or limited in order to provide for an increase in the number of volunteer service years under part A of title I. “(c) Limitation.— No part of the funds appropriated to carry out part A of title I may be used to provide volunteers or assistance to any program or project authorized under part B or C of title I, or under title II, unless the program or project meets the anti-poverty criteria of part A of title I. “(d) Availability.— Amounts appropriated for part A of title I shall remain available for obligation until the end of the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the amounts were appropriated. “(e) Volunteer Service Requirement.— “(1) Volunteer service years.— Of the amounts appropriated under this section for parts A B, and C of title I, including section 124, there shall first be available for part A of title I, including sections 104(e) and 109, an amount not less than the amount necessary to provide 3,700 volunteer service years in fiscal year 1994, 4,000 volunteer service years in fiscal year 1995, and 4,500 volunteer service years in fiscal year 1996. “(2) Plan.— If the Director determines that hinds appropriated to carry out part A, B, or C of title I are insufficient to provide for the years of volunteer service required by paragraph (1), the Director shall submit a plan to the relevant authorizing and appropriations committees of Congress that will detail what is necessary to fully meet this requirement.”. SEC. 382. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR TITLE II. Section 502 (42 U.S.C. 5082) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 502. NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS. “(a) Retired and Senior Volunteer Program.— There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part A of title II, $45,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996. “(b) Foster Grandparent Program.— There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part B of title II, $85,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996. “(c) Senior Companion Program.— There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part C of title II, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996. “(d) Demonstration Programs.— There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part E of title II, such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1996. . SEC. 383. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR TITLE IV. Section 504 (42 U.S.C. 5084) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 504. ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION. “(a) In General.— For each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1996, there are authorized to be appropriated for the administration of this Act as provided for in title IV, 18 percent of the total amount appropriated under sections 501 and 502 with respect to such year. “(b) Evaluation.— For each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1996, the Director is authorized to expend not less than 2% percent, and not more than 5 percent, of the amount appropriated under subsection (a), for the purposes prescribed in section 416.”. SEC. 384. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS; COMPENSATION FOR VISTA FECA CLAIMANTS. Section 8143(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “GS–7” and inserting “GS–5 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code”. SEC. 385. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY. Title VII (42 U.S.C. 5091 et seq.) is repealed. CHAPTER 5— GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 391. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. The Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.) is amended by striking “That this Act” and all that follows through the end of the table of contents and inserting the following: “SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. “(a) Short Title.— This Act may be cited as the ‘Domestic 42 USC 4950 note. Volunteer Service Act of 1973’. “(b) Table of Contents.— The table of contents is as follows: “Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. “Sec. 2. Volunteerism policy. “TITLE I— NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS “Part A— Volunteers in Service to America “Sec. 101. Statement of purpose. “Sec. 102. Authority to operate VISTA program. “Sec. 103. Selection and assignment of volunteers. “Sec. 104. Terms and periods of service. “Sec. 105. Support service. “Sec. 106. Participation of beneficiaries. “Sec. 107. Participation of younger and older persons. “Sec. 108. Limitation. “Sec. 109. VISTA Literacy Corps. “Sec. 110. Applications for assistance. “Part B— University Year for VISTA “Sec. 111. Statement of purpose. “Sec. 112. Authority to operate University Year for VISTA program. “Sec. 113. Special conditions. “Part C— Special Volunteer Programs “Sec. 121. Statement of purpose. “Sec. 122. Authority to establish and operate special volunteer and demonstration programs. “Sec. 123. Technical and financial assistance. “Sec. 125. Literacy challenge grants. “TITLE II— NATIONAL SENIOR VOLUNTEER CORPS “Sec. 200. Statement of purposes. “Part A— Retired and Senior Volunteer Program “Sec. 201. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects. “Part B— Foster Grandparent Program “Sec. 211. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects. “Part C— Senior Companion Program “Sec. 213. Grants and contracts for volunteer service projects. “Part D— General Provisions “Sec. 221. Promotion of National Senior Volunteer Corps. “Sec. 222. Payments. “Sec. 223. Minority group participation. “Sec. 224. Use of locally generated contributions in National Senior Volunteer Corps. “Sec. 225. Programs of national significance. “Sec. 226. Adjustments to Federal financial assistance. “Sec. 227. Multiyear grants or contracts. “Part E— Demonstration Programs “Sec. 231. Authority of Director. “TITLE IV— ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION “Sec. 403. Political activities. “Sec. 404. Special limitations. “Sec. 406. Labor standards. “Sec. 408. Joint funding. “Sec. 409. Prohibition of Federal control. “Sec. 410. Coordination with other programs. “Sec. 411. Prohibition. “Sec. 412. Notice and hearing procedures for suspension and termination of financial assistance. “Sec. 414. Distribution of benefits between rural and urban areas. “Sec. 415. Application of Federal law. “Sec. 416. Evaluation. “Sec. 417. Nondiscrimination provisions. “Sec. 418. Eligibility for other benefits. “Sec. 419. Legal expenses. “Sec. 421. Definitions. “Sec. 422. Audit. “Sec. 423. Reduction of paperwork. “Sec. 424. Review of project renewals. “Sec. 425. Protection against improper use. “Sec. 426. Center for Research and Training. “TITLE V— AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS “Sec. 501. National volunteer antipoverty programs. “Sec. 502. National Senior Volunteer Corps. “Sec. 504. Administration and coordination. “Sec. 505. Availability of appropriations. “TITLE VI— AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS AND REPEALERS “Sec. 601. Supersedence of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of July 1, 1971. “Sec. 602. Creditable service for civil service retirement. “Sec. 603. Repeal of title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act. “Sec. SO4. Repeal of title VI of the Older Americans Act.”. SEC. 392. EFFECTIVE DATE. This subtitle shall become effective on October 1, 1993.

3. 1993

   Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments of 1993

   Pub. L. 103–82 § 342(b) · 107 Stat. 785

   Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 5000(2)

   Pub. L. 103–82, § 342(b), substituted “Retired and Senior Volunteer Program” for “retired senior volunteer program”

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   Code amendment note
   Par. (2). Pub. L. 103–82, § 342(b), substituted “Retired and Senior Volunteer Program” for “retired senior volunteer program”.

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   (b) References.— Section 200 (42 U.S.C. 5000) is amended by striking “retired senior volunteer program” each place that such term appears in such section and the Act and inserting “Retired and Senior Volunteer Program”.

4. 2009

   Serve America Act

   Pub. L. 111–13 title II § 2142 · 123 Stat. 1460

   Amended · 42 U.S.C. § 5000

   Pub. L. 111–13 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section set forth a statement of purposes regarding the National Senior Volunteer Corps

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   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 111–13 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section set forth a statement of purposes regarding the National Senior Volunteer Corps.

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   SEC. 2142. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.   Section 200 (42 U.S.C. 5000) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 200. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.   “It is the purpose of this title to provide— “(1) opportunities for senior service to meet unmet local, State, and national needs in the areas of education, public safety, emergency and disaster preparedness, relief, and recovery, health and human needs, and the environment; “(2) for the National Senior Service Corps, comprised of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, the Foster Grandparent Program, and the Senior Companion Program, and demonstration and other programs, to empower people 55 years of age or older to contribute to their communities through service, enhance the lives of those who serve and those whom they serve, and provide communities with valuable services; “(3) opportunities for people 55 years of age or older, through the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, to share their knowledge, experiences, abilities, and skills for the betterment of their communities and themselves; “(4) opportunities for low-income people 55 years of age or older, through the Foster Grandparents Program, to have a positive impact on the lives of children in need; and “(5) opportunities for low-income people 55 years of age or older, through the Senior Companion Program, to provide support services and companionship to other older individuals through volunteer service.” .

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 111–13 effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 6101(a) of Pub. L. 111–13, set out as a note under section 4950 of this title.

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