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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 958

To provide for the termination of the Legal Services Corporation.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JUNE 22 (legislative day, JUNE 19), 1995

Mr. HELMS introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred

to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources

A BILL

To provide for the termination of the Legal Services

Corporation.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION.

4 (a) REPEAL.—The Legal Services Corporation Act

5 (42 U.S.C. 2996 et seq.) is repealed.

6 (b) UNOBLIGATED FUNDS.—Any funds appropriated

7 to carry out the Legal Services Corporation Act (42

8 U.S.C. 2996 et seq.) that have not been obligated for such

9 purpose as of the date of enactment of this Act shall be

10 deposited into the Treasury of the United States as mis11 cellaneous receipts.
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1 (c) FINDING AND SENSE OF THE SENATE.—

2 (1) FINDING.—The Senate finds that the Fed3 eral debt, as of March 31, 1995, was

4 $4,864,115,841,256.92.

5 (2) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of

6 the Senate that—

7 (A) the operations of the Legal Services

8 Corporation are not essential functions of the

9 Federal Government;

10 (B) a private foundation should provide

11 the legal services that were provided by the

12 Legal Services Corporation under the Legal

13 Services Corporation Act, as in effect on the

14 day before the date of enactment of this Act;

15 (C) private donations should fund such

16 foundation; and

17 (D) attorneys should voluntarily contribute

18 their time to such foundation.

19 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

20 (1) INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.—Sec21 tion 8G(a)(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978

22 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ‘‘the Legal

23 Services Corporation,’’.

24 (2) IMMIGRATION REFORM AND CONTROL ACT

25 OF 1986.—Section 305 of the Immigration Reform
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1 and Control Act of 1986 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is re2 pealed.

3 (3) TITLE 31.—Section 6202(c) of title 31,

4 United States Code, is amended—

5 (A) by striking paragraph (9); and

6 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (10)

7 through (12) as paragraphs (9) through (11),

8 respectively.

9 (4) LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION ACT OF

10 1974.—Section 3 of the Legal Services Corporation

11 Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2996b note) is amended by

12 striking subsections (a), (b), (c), (d)(1), and (e).

13 (5) OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF 1965.—Section

14 307(a)(15) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42

15 U.S.C. 3027(a)(15)) is amended—

16 (A) in subparagraph (A)—

17 (i) in clause (i), by striking the semi18 colon and inserting ‘‘; and’’;

19 (ii) by striking clause (ii); and

20 (iii) by redesignating clause (iii) as

21 clause (ii); and

22 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and

23 has agreed’’ and all that follows through

24 ‘‘greatest such need;’’.
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1 (6) COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION ACT OF

2 1985.—Section 105(h)(1) of the Compact of Free As3 sociation Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1681 note) is

4 amended—

5 (A) by striking subparagraph (A); and

6 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B)

7 and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respec8 tively.

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