Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 4952

Authority to operate VISTA program

section 12651e(d)(1)(A) of this titleThis part shall be administered by one of the Assistant Directors appointed pursuant to . Such Director may recruit, select, and train persons to serve in full-time volunteer programs consistent with the provisions and to carry out the purpose of this part.

Pub. L. 93–113, title I, § 10287 Stat. 396Pub. L. 98–288, § 398 Stat. 189Pub. L. 101–204, title I, § 101(d)(1)103 Stat. 1811Pub. L. 103–82, title III, § 322(a)107 Stat. 899(, , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 103–82section 12651e(d)(1)(A) of this title1993— substituted “This part shall be administered by one of the Assistant Directors appointed pursuant to . Such Director” for “The Director”.

Pub. L. 101–2041989— struck out subsec. (a) designation before “The Director may”, struck out subsec. (b) which related to replacement of applicants who become unavailable for service, and struck out subsec. (c) which related to age quotas.

Pub. L. 98–2881984—Subsec. (a). designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsecs. (b) and (c).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

Pub. L. 103–82, title III, § 322(b)107 Stat. 899

“The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on the effective date of section 203(b).”
Section 203(b) of Pub. L. 103–82section 203(d) of Pub. L. 103–82section 12651 of this title, , , provided that: [ is effective 18 months after , or on such earlier date as the President shall determine to be appropriate and announce by proclamation in the Federal Register, see , set out as a note under .]