Skip to content

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 66 — Domestic Volunteer Services

§ 5065. Protection against improper use

Statutory text

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 the Corporation, VISTA, or any of the programs of the National Senior Service Corps may be enjoined under an action filed by the Attorney General, on a complaint by the Director.

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 IV § 425 · 87 Stat. 394

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 5065

    Pub. L. 93–113, title IV, § 425, as added and amended Pub. L. 103–82, title III, § 370, title IV, § 405(a)(11), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 909, 921

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 93–113, title IV, § 425, as added and amended Pub. L. 103–82, title III, § 370, title IV, § 405(a)(11), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 909, 921

  2. National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993

    Pub. L. 103–82 § 405(a)(11) · 107 Stat. 785

    Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 5065

    Pub. L. 103–82, § 405(a)(11), substituted “the Corporation” for “ACTION” in concluding provisions

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 103–82, § 405(a)(11), substituted “the Corporation” for “ACTION” in concluding provisions.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (11) Section 425 of such Act (as added by section 370 of this Act) is further amended by striking “ACTION” and inserting “the Corporation”.

  3. Serve America Act

    Pub. L. 111–13 title II § 2155 · 123 Stat. 1460

    Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 5065

    Pub. L. 111–13 substituted “Service Corps” for “Volunteer Corps” in concluding provisions

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 111–13 substituted “Service Corps” for “Volunteer Corps” in concluding provisions.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 2155. PROTECTION AGAINST IMPROPER USE.   Section 425 (42 U.S.C. 5065) is amended, in the matter following paragraph (2), by striking “Volunteer Corps” and inserting “Service Corps”.

    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.

2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments1993–2009 · 2 rounds

2009

Pub. L. 111–13 substituted “Service Corps” for “Volunteer Corps” in concluding provisions.

1993

Pub. L. 103–82, § 405(a)(11), substituted “the Corporation” for “ACTION” in concluding provisions.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2009 Amendment

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

Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

Amendment by section 405(a)(11) of Pub. L. 103–82 effective , see section 406(b) of Pub. L. 103–82, set out as a note under section 8332 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Effective Date

Section effective , see section 392 of Pub. L. 103–82, set out as an Effective Date of 1993 Amendment note under section 4951 of this title.

Credits

1993–2009 · 2 acts
  1. 1993Pub. L. 93–113, title IV, § 425, as added and amended Pub. L. 103–82, title III, § 370, title IV, § 405(a)(11), , 107 Stat. 909, 921
  2. 2009Pub. L. 111–13, title II, § 2155, , 123 Stat. 1592.
Show as published

(Pub. L. 93–113, title IV, § 425, as added and amended Pub. L. 103–82, title III, § 370, title IV, § 405(a)(11), , 107 Stat. 909, 921; Pub. L. 111–13, title II, § 2155, , 123 Stat. 1592.)

Parsed from the official OLRC USLM XML in data/usc_all/usc42.xml · release point 119-108 · OLRC build 2026-09-09

USLM identifier /us/usc/t42/s5065