42 U.S.C. § 4991 — Congressional statement of purpose
submitted 53 years ago by Pub. L. 93-113 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 119 words · no verdicts yet
This part creates special emphasis and demonstration volunteer programs and related powers and duties to help develop and coordinate them. It seeks to strengthen efforts addressing many needs, especially poverty, by enabling people of every background and age to provide meaningful volunteer service to agencies, institutions, and organizations.
This part creates special emphasis and demonstration volunteer programs and related powers and duties to help develop and coordinate them. It seeks to strengthen efforts addressing many needs, especially poverty, by enabling people of every background and age to provide meaningful volunteer service to agencies, institutions, and organizations. It also provides technical and financial assistance for volunteer organizations and efforts at national, State*, and local levels.
This part provides for special emphasis and demonstration volunteer programs, together with appropriate powers and responsibilities designed to assist in the development and coordination of such programs. The purpose of this part is to strengthen and supplement efforts to meet a broad range of needs, particularly those related to poverty, by encouraging and enabling persons from all walks of life and from all age groups to perform meaningful and constructive volunteer service in agencies, institutions, and organizations where the application of human talent and dedication may help to meet such needs. It is the further purpose of this part to provide technical and financial assistance to encourage voluntary organizations and volunteer efforts at the national, State*, and local level.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 93–113, title I, § 121, Oct. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 400; Pub. L. 98–288, § 11, May 21, 1984, 98 Stat. 191; Pub. L. 111–13, title II, § 2131, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1584.)
- 1973Enacted · Pub. L. 93-113 · 87 Stat. 400
- 1984Amended · Pub. L. 98-288 · 98 Stat. 191
- 2009Amended · Pub. L. 111-13 · 123 Stat. 1584
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