§ 2501a. — Voluntary service programs.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC2501a]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 34--THE PEACE CORPS
Sec. 2501a. Voluntary service programs
(a) Congressional declaration of policy of encouragement
The Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States and
a further purpose of this chapter (1) to encourage countries and areas
to establish programs under which their citizens and nationals would
volunteer to serve in order to help meet the needs of less developed
countries or areas for trained manpower; (2) to encourage less developed
countries or areas to establish programs under which their citizens and
nationals would volunteer to serve in order to meet their needs for
trained manpower; and (3) to encourage the development of, and
participation in, international voluntary service programs and
activities.
(b) Limitations on executive activities and use of funds
(1) Activities carried out by the President in furtherance of the
purposes of clauses (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this section shall
be limited to--
(A) furnishing technical assistance, materials, tools, supplies,
and training appropriate to the support of volunteer programs in
such countries or areas; and
(B) conducting demonstration projects in such countries or
areas.
None of the funds made available to carry out the purposes of clauses
(1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this section may be used to pay the
administrative costs of any program or project, other than a
demonstration project, or to assist any program or project of a
paramilitary or military nature. Funds allocated for activities set
forth in this paragraph should be kept to a minimum so that such
allocation will not be detrimental to other Peace Corps programs and
activities.
(2) Not more than 2 per centum of the amount appropriated to the
Peace Corps for a fiscal year may be used in such fiscal year to carry
out the provisions of clause (3) of subsection (a) of this section. Such
funds may be contributed to educational institutions, private voluntary
organizations, international organizations, and foreign governments or
agencies thereof, to pay a fair and proportionate share of the costs of
encouraging the development of, and participation in, international
voluntary programs and activities.
(c) Compromise of national character
Such activities shall not compromise the national character of the
Peace Corps.
(Pub. L. 87-293, title III, Sec. 301, as added Pub. L. 88-200, Sec. 8,
Dec. 13, 1963, 77 Stat. 360; amended Pub. L. 91-99, Sec. 3, Oct. 29,
1969, 83 Stat. 166; Pub. L. 91-352, Sec. 9, July 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 465;
Pub. L. 92-352, title IV, Sec. 402, July 13, 1972, 86 Stat. 495; Pub. L.
95-331, Secs. 7, 8(a), Aug. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 415, 416.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original ``this
Act'', meaning Pub. L. 87-293, Sept. 22, 1961, 75 Stat. 612, as amended,
known as the Peace Corps Act. For complete classification of this Act to
the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2501 of this title
and Tables.
Amendments
1978--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 95-331, Sec. 7, substituted provisions
limiting activities to furnishing technical assistance, etc., in support
of volunteer programs, and conducting demonstration projects and
provisions relating to payment of costs of any program or project for
provisions limiting activities to furnishing of knowledge and skills
relating to the selection, training, and programming of voluntary
manpower and provisions relating to use of available funds.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 95-331, Sec. 8(a), substituted provisions
authorizing use of 2 per centum of amount appropriated in a fiscal year
for provisions authorizing use of $350,000 in a fiscal year.
1972--Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 92-352 substituted ``$350,000'' for
``$300,000'' and ``in any fiscal year to carry'' for ``in fiscal year
1971 to carry''.
1970--Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 91-352, Sec. 9(a), changed the policy
objective from encouragement of participation in any international
register which seeks to provide volunteers to serve in less developed
countries or areas, training, or other assistance in order to help such
countries or areas to meet their needs for trained manpower to
encouragement of participation in international voluntary service
programs and activities.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 91-352, Sec. 9(b), substituted fiscal year
1971 for fiscal year 1970 and changed the authorization of the
contribution of funds from a fair and proportionate share of the costs
of the international registers to a fair and proportionate share of the
costs of encouraging the development of and participation in
international voluntary programs and activities.
1969--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-99, Sec. 3(1), redesignated existing
provisions as cls. (1) and (2), and added cl. (3).
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-99, Sec. 3(2), redesignated existing
provisions as cl. (1), struck out the provision which authorized the use
of not more than $300,000 in carrying out the purposes of this section
in fiscal year 1964 and inserted references to cls. (1) and (2) of
subsec. (a) of this section, and added cl. (2).
Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
Section 8(b) of Pub. L. 95-331 provided that: ``The amendment made
by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on October
1, 1978.''
Delegation of Functions
Functions of President under this section delegated to Director of
Peace Corps by section 1-103 of Ex. Ord. No. 12137, May 16, 1979, 44
F.R. 29023, eff. May 16, 1979, set out as a note under section 2501 of
this title.
