Notwithstanding any other provision of law and pursuant to regulations which the Director shall prescribe, counsel may be employed and counsel fees, court costs, bail, and other expenses incidental to the defense of volunteers may be paid in judicial or administrative proceedings to which full-time volunteers (or part-time volunteers when such proceeding arises directly out of the performance of activities pursuant to this chapter) serving under this chapter have been made parties.
Pub. L. 93–113, title IV, § 41987 Stat. 413Pub. L. 98–288, § 2598 Stat. 196Pub. L. 99–551, § 10(g)100 Stat. 3078(, , ; , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Pub. L. 93–11387 Stat. 394section 4950 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in text, 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.
Amendments
Pub. L. 99–5511986— substituted “to this chapter)” for “to this chapter”.
Pub. L. 98–288section 637(b)(1) of title 151984— struck out “or ” after “pursuant to this chapter”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Pub. L. 99–551section 11 of Pub. L. 99–551section 4950 of this titleAmendment by effective , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as an Effective Date note under .