Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments of 1986
PL 99-551 (H.R.4116), enacted 10/27/1986

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PUBLIC LAW 99-551—OCT. 27, 1986 
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State and local 
governments. 
Alaska. 
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Regulations. 
Regulations. 
Grants. 
Contracts. 
and constructive volunteer service in connection with the satisfac-
tion of course-work while attending such institutions. Volunteer 
service under this part is conducted in agencies, institutions, and 
situations where the application of human talent and dedication 
may assist in the solution of poverty and poverty-related problems 
and secure and exploit opportunities for self-advancement by 
individuals experiencing such problems.". 
SEC. 6. SERVICES TO INDIANS. 
(a) SPECIAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS.—Section 122(a)(1) of the Act is 
amended by inserting "(including Indian reservations)" after "rural 
areas". 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 421 of the Act is amended— 
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(1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (3); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
inserting "; and"; and 
(3) by adding the following paragraph: 
"(5) the terms 'public agencies or organizations' and 'Federal, 
State, or local agencies' shall include any Indian tribe, band, 
nation, or other organized group or community (including any 
Alaskan native village or regional village corporation as defined 
in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settle-
' ' ment Act) which is recognized by the United States or the State 
in which it resides as eligible for special programs and services 
provided to Indians because of their status as Indians.". 
SEC. 7. VOLUNTEERS SERVING WITHOUT STIPEND. 
(a) VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROJECTS.—(1) Section 211 of the Act is 
amended— 
(A) in the first sentence of subsection (d) by inserting "low-
income" after "provide to", and 
(B) by adding at the end thereof the following: 
"(fKl)(A) Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), individ-
uals who are not low-income persons may serve as volunteers under 
this part, in accordance with such regulations as the Director shall 
issue, if such individuals serve without receiving any allowance, 
stipend, or other financial support under this part except reimburse-
ment for transportation, meals, and out-of-pocket expenses incident 
to serving under this part. 
"(B) The regulations issued by the Director to carry out this part 
(other than any regulations relating to allowances, stipends, and 
other financial support authorized by subsection (d) to be paid under 
this part to low-income persons) shall apply to all volunteers under 
this part, without regard to whether such volunteers are eligible to 
receive a stipend under subsection (d). 
"(C) Individuals who are not low-income persons may not serve as 
volunteers under this part in any community in which there are 
volunteers serving under part A of this title. 
"(2)(A) Except £is provided in subparagraph (B), each recipient of a 
grant or contract to carry out a project under this part shall give 
equal treatment to all volunteers who participate in such project, 
without regard to whether such volunteers are eligible to receive a 
stipend under subsection (d). 
"(B) An individual who is not a low-income person may not 
become a volunteer under this part if allowing such individual to 
become a volunteer under this part would prevent a low-income 
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individual from becoming a volunteer under this part or would 
displace a low-income person from being such a volunteer. 
"(3) The Director may not require as a condition of receiving a 
grant or contract to carry out a project under this part, any ap-
plicant for such grant or contract— 
"(A) to accept individuals who are not low-income persons to 
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"(B) to solicit locally generated contributions, in cash or in 
kind, to support such individuals. 
"(4) Funds appropriated to carry out this part may not be used to 
pay any cost, including any administrative cost, incurred in connec-
tion with volunteers under this part who do not receive a stipend 
under subsection (d). Such cost incurred with respect to a volunteer 
may be paid with— 
"(A) funds received by the Director as unrestricted gifts; 
"(B) funds received by the Director as gifts to pay such cost; 
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required to be contributed under subsection (a), in the discretion 
of the recipient of a grant or contract under such subsection.". 
(2) Section 211(f)(3) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, 
as added by paragraph (1), shall apply with respect to grguits and 
contracts made under section 211(a) of such Act before the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(b) SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM.—Section 213(b) of the Domestic 
Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5013(b)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
"(b) Subsections (d), (e), and (f) of section 211, and such other 
provisions of part B as the Director determines to be necessary, shall 
apply to this part, except that for purposes of this part any reference 
in such subsections and such provisions to part B shall be deemed to 
be a reference to this part.". 
SEC. 8. EVALUATION. 
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Section 416(a) of the Act is amended to 
read £is follows: 
"(a) The Director shall measure and evaluate the impact of all 
programs authorized by this Act, their effectiveness in achieving 
stated goals, in general, and in relation to their cost, their impact on 
related programs, and their structure and mechanism for delivery of 
services. Each program shall be evaluated at least once every three 
years. Evaluations shall be conducted by persons not immediately 
involved in the administration of the program or project evaluated. 
Such evaluation shall also measure and evaluate compliance with 
the equitable distribution requirement of section 414 of this Act.". 
(b) TITLE II EVALUATION AND REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Section 416 of 
the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5056) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g), and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: 
"(f) Not later than December 31,1988, the Director shall— 
"(1) evaluate the impact of ACTION Agency programs carried 
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out under title II that relate to services that assist families 
caring for frail and disabled adult family members and shall 
include in such evaluation information on— 
Grants. 
Contracts. 
Gifts and 
property. 
Grants. 
Contracts. 
Grants. 
Contracts. 
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"(A) the range and extent of service needs of, and the 
services 
provided to, family 
caregivers 
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"(B) the characteristics of volunteers and the skills, train-
ing, and supervision necessary to provide various types of 
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volunteer assistance to family caregivers; 
"(C) administrative costs, including recruitment, training, 
and supervision costs, associated with volunteer assistance 
to family caregivers; and 
"(D) such other issues £is may be relevant to provide 
services to £issist family caregivers; 
"(2) evaluate the impact that volunteers who participate in 
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programs under parts B and C of title II without receiving a 
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stipend have on such programs and shall include in such 
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evaluation— 
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"(A) information on adminstrative costs associated with 
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such volunteers; 
"(B) a comparison of the quality of services provided by 
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volunteers who receive a stipend under such parts, includ-
ing the rate of absenteeism and turnover; and 
"(C) a review of the effect that participation by volunteers 
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who do not receive such stipend have on the administration 
of such programs; and 
Reports. 
"(3) submit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and 
Human Resources of the Senate a report summarizing in detail 
the results of the evaluations made under paragraphs (1) and 
(2).". 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
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(a) NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS.—Section 501 
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of the Act is amended by striking subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d)(1) 
and inserting the following: 
"SEC. 501. (a)(1) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
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out part A of title I (except section 109) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 
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1987, $26,000,000 for fiscal year 1988, and $27,040,000 for fiscal year 
1989. 
"(2) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 
109(c) and to expand the number of VISTA Literacy Corps volunteers 
in literacy programs and projects under part A of title I of this Act 
$2,000,000 for fiscal year 1987, $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1988, and 
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 1989. 
"(3) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 
109(d) and to expand the number of VISTA Literacy Corps volunteers 
in literacy programs and projects under part A of title I of this Act 
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$1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1987,1988, and 1989. 
"(b) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out part B of 
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title I of this Act $1,800,000 for each of the fiscal years 1987, 1988, 
and 1989. 
"(c) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out part C of 
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title I of this Act $1,984,000 for each of the fiscal years 1987, 1988, 
and 1989. 
"(dXD Of the amounts appropriated under this section for parts A, 
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be available for part A of title I (other than section 109), an amount 
not less than the amount necessary to provide— 
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"(A) 2,400 years of volunteer service in fiscal year 1987; 
"(B) 2,500 years of volunteer service in fiscal year 1988; and 
"(C) 2,600 years of volunteer service in fiscal year 1989.". 
(b) RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.—Section 502(a) of the 
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Act is amended— 
(1) by striking out "$30,412,000" and all that follows through 
"1985, and", and 
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(2) by inserting after "1986" the following: ", $32,000,000 for 
fiscal year 1987, $33,280,000 for fiscal year 1988, and $34,610,000 
for fiscal year 1989". 
(c) FOSTER GRANDPARENTS AND OLDER AMERICAN COMMUNITY 
SERVICE PROGRAMS.—Section 502(b) of the Act is amended— 
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(1) by striking out "$52,650,000" and all that follows through 
"1985, and", and 
(2) by inserting after "1986" the following: ", $60,000,000 for 
fiscal year 1987, $62,400,000 for fiscal year 1988, and $64,900,000 
for fiscal year 1989". 
(d) SENIOR COMPANIONS PROGRAM.—Section 502(c) of the Act is 
amended— 
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(1) by striking out "$17,607,000" and all that follows through 
"1985, and", and 
(2) inserting after "1986" the following: ", $29,740,000 for 
fiscal year 1987, $30,930,000 for fiscal year 1988, and $32,170,000 
for fiscal year 1989". 
(e) ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION.—Section 504 of the Act is 
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amended by striking out "$25,800,000" and all that follows and 
inserting "$25,312,000 for each of the fiscal years 1987, 1988, and 
1989.". 
SEC. 10. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) PART HEADING CORRECTION.— 
(1) The heading of part C of title II of the Act is amended to 
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read as follows: 
"PART C—SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM". 
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"PART C—SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM". 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
(1) Section 16(a) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
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Amendments of 1984 is amended by striking out "Part C" and 
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,. , inserting in lieu thereof "Part D". 
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(2) Section 16(b) of such Act is amended by striking out "part 
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C" and inserting in lieu thereof "part D". 
(c) SECTION HEADING CORRECTION.— 
(1) The heading of section 213 of the Act is amended by 
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striking out "THE PROGRAM" and inserting in lieu thereof "VOL-
UNTEER SERVICE PROJECTS". 
(2) The item for section 213 in the table of contents of the Act 
is amended by striking out "the program" and inserting in lieu 
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thereof "volunteer service projects". 
(d) PUNCTUATION.—Section 122(a)(1) of the Act is amended by 
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striking out a semicolon each place it appears and inserting in lieu 
thereof a comma. 
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(e) REFERENCE.—The fifth sentence of section 401 of the Act is 
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amended by striking out "level 5" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"level V". 
(D PUNCTUATION.—Section 402(a)(1) of the Act (as redesignated by 
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section 5(1) of this Act) is amended by inserting a comma imme-
diately before "except" the second time it appears. 
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(g) PUNCTUATION.—Section 419 of the Act is amended by striking 
out "to this Act" and inserting in lieu thereof "to this Act)". 
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(h) REFERENCE.—Section 421(1) of the Act is amended by striking 
out "agency" and inserting in lieu thereof "Agency", 
(i) USE OF GENDER NEUTRAL TERMINOLOGY.— 
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(1) Section 105(b) of the Act is amended by striking out "he" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "the Director". 
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(2) Section 112 of the Act is amended by striking out "he" and 
inserting in lieu thereof '*the Director". 
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(3) Section 114(c) of the Act is amended by striking out "he" 
each time it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "the 
Director". 
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(4) Section 1220?) of the Act is amended by striking out "he" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "the Director". 
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(5)(A) Section 402(a) of the Act (as redesignated by section 5(1) 
of this Act) is amended by striking out "him" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "the Director". 
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(B) Section 402(a)(3) of the Act is amended by striking out "his 
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functions" and inserting in lieu thereof "the functions of the 
Director". 
(C) Section 402(a)(7) of the Act is amended by striking out 
"he" and inserting in lieu thereof "the Director". 
(D) Section 402(a)(8) of the Act is amended by striking out 
"he" and inserting in lieu thereof "the Director". 
(E) Section 402(a)(10) of the Act is amended by striking out 
"him" each time it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "the 
Director". 
(F)(i) Section 402(a)(ll)(B) of the Act is amended by striking 
out "him" and inserting in lieu thereof "the Director". 
(ii) Section 402(a)(ll)(B)(ii) of the Act is amended by striking 
out "his intention" and inserting in lieu thereof "the intention 
of the Director". 
(G) Section 402(a)(14) is amended by striking out "he" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "the Director". 
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(6) Section 403(a) of the Act is amended by striking out "his 
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official capacity" and inserting in lieu thereof "an official 
capacity". 
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(7) Section 404(e) of the Act is amended by striking out "he" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "the Director". 
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(8) Section 412(a) of the Act is amended by striking out "he" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "the Director". 
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(9) Section 415(d) of the Act is amended by striking out "he" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "the Director". 
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(10)(A) Section 601(c) of the Act is amended by striking out 
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"his designee" and inserting in lieu thereof "the designee of the 
Director". 
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(B) Section 601(e) of the Act is amended by striking out "his 
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official capacity" and inserting in lieu thereof "an official 
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capacity". 
SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made by this Act 
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shall take effect October 1,1986. 
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Approved October 27, 1986. 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4116 (S. 2324): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 99-588 (Comm. on Education and Labor) and No. 99-954 
(Comm. of Conference). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 99-332 accompanying S. 2324 (Comm. on Labor and Human 
Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 132 (1986): 
June 10, considered and passed House. 
July 14, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 2324. 
Oct. 2, House agreed to conference report. 
Oct. 8, Senate agreed to conference report.