42 U.S.C. § 5044 | Special limitations

(a)

Volunteer activities; limitation

1 So in original.

The Director shall prescribe regulations and shall carry out the provisions of this chapter so as to assure that the service of volunteers assigned, referred, or serving pursuant to grants, contracts, or agreements made under this chapter is limited to activities which would not otherwise be performed by employed workers or other volunteers (not including participants under this chapter and the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( et seq.)), and which will not supplant the hiring of or result in the displacement of employed workers or other volunteers (not including participants under this chapter and the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( et seq.)),, or impair existing contracts for service.

(b)

Support costs

All support, including transportation provided to volunteers under this chapter, shall be furnished at the lowest possible costs consistent with the effective operation of volunteer programs.

(c)

Compensation of supervising agencies or organizations

No agency or organization to which volunteers are assigned hereunder, or which operates or supervises any volunteer program hereunder, shall request or receive any compensation from such volunteers or from beneficiaries for services of volunteers supervised by such agency or organization.

(d)

Labor or antilabor organization activities; funds use prohibition

No funds authorized to be appropriated herein shall be directly or indirectly utilized to finance labor or antilabor organization or related activity.

(e)

Selection procedure

Persons serving as volunteers under this chapter shall provide such information concerning their qualifications, including their ability to perform their assigned tasks, and their integrity, as the Director shall prescribe and shall be subject to such procedures for selection and approval as the Director determines are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The Director may establish such special procedures for the recruitment, selection, training, and assignment of low-income residents of the area to be served by a program under this chapter who wish to become volunteers as the Director determines will further the purposes of this chapter.

(f)

Government assistance; eligibility; special limitations

(1)

29 U.S.C. 201 Notwithstanding any other provision of law except as may be provided expressly in limitation of this subsection, payments to volunteers under this chapter shall not in any way reduce or eliminate the level of or eligibility for assistance or services any such volunteers may be receiving under any governmental program, except that this paragraph shall not apply in the case of such payments when the Director determines that the value of all such payments, adjusted to reflect the number of hours such volunteers are serving, is equivalent to or greater than the minimum wage then in effect under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( et seq.) or the minimum wage, under the laws of the State where such volunteers are serving, whichever is the greater.

(2)

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person enrolled for full-time service as a volunteer under subchapter I of this chapter who was otherwise entitled to receive assistance or services under any governmental program prior to such volunteer’s enrollment shall not be denied such assistance or services because of such volunteer’s failure or refusal to register for, seek, or accept employment or training during the period of such service.

Pub. L. 93–113, title IV, § 404Oct. 1, 197387 Stat. 408 Pub. L. 96–143, § 9Dec. 13, 197993 Stat. 1077 Pub. L. 98–288, § 19May 21, 198498 Stat. 195 Pub. L. 99–551, § 10(i)(7)Oct. 27, 1986100 Stat. 3078 Pub. L. 103–82, title III, § 364Sept. 21, 1993107 Stat. 908 Pub. L. 111–13, title II, § 2151Apr. 21, 2009123 Stat. 1591(, , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 93–113Oct. 1, 197387 Stat. 394 section 4950 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a), (b), (e), and (f), was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Pub. L. 101–610Nov. 16, 1990104 Stat. 3127 section 12501 of this titleThe National and Community Service Act of 1990, referred to in subsec. (a), is , , , which is classified principally to chapter 129 (§ 12501 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

act June 25, 1938, ch. 676 52 Stat. 1060 section 201 of Title 29The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, referred to in subsec. (f)(1), is , , which is classified generally to chapter 8 (§ 201 et seq.) of Title 29, Labor. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see and Tables.

Amendments

Pub. L. 111–13 42 U.S.C. 125012009—Subsec. (a). inserted “or other volunteers (not including participants under this chapter and the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( et seq.)),” after “employed workers” in two places.

Pub. L. 103–82, § 364(1)1993—Subsec. (c). , inserted “from such volunteers or from beneficiaries” after “compensation”.

Pub. L. 103–82, § 364(2)section 5042 of this titleOctober 1, 1973Subsecs. (f), (g). , (3), redesignated subsec. (g) as (f) and struck out former subsec. (f) which read as follows: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director shall assign or delegate any substantial responsibility for carrying out programs under this chapter only to persons appointed or employed pursuant to clauses (1) and (2) of , and persons assigned or delegated such substantial responsibilities on , and who are receiving compensation in accordance with provisions of law other than the applicable provisions of title 5 on such date shall, by operation of law on such date, be assigned a grade level pursuant to such latter provisions so as to fix the compensation of such persons under such authority at no less than their compensation rate on the day preceding such date.”

Pub. L. 99–5511986—Subsec. (e). substituted “the Director” for “he” before “determines will”.

Pub. L. 98–288 22 U.S.C. 2501October 1, 19731984—Subsec. (f). struck out “and except as provided in the second sentence of this subsection” after “Notwithstanding any other provision of law” and struck out “The Director may personally make exceptions to the requirements set forth in the first sentence of this subsection for persons he finds will be assigned to carrying out functions under the Peace Corps Act ( et seq.) within six months after .”

Pub. L. 96–1431979—Subsec. (g). designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted “, except that this paragraph shall not apply in the case of such payments when the Director determines that the value of all such payments, adjusted to reflect the number of hours such volunteers are serving, is equivalent to or greater than the minimum wage then in effect under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 or the minimum wage, under the laws of the State where such volunteers are serving, whichever is the greater” after “governmental program”, and added par. (2).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2009 Amendment

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

Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

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

Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

Pub. L. 99–551Oct. 1, 1986section 11 of Pub. L. 99–551 section 4950 of this titleAmendment by effective , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as an Effective Date note under .