42 USC § 12621 - Contract and grant authority

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s12621"
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title: "42 USC § 12621 - Contract and grant authority"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "12621"
section_name: "Contract and grant authority"
chapter_number: 129
chapter_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 161, formerly § 195J, as added Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, § 1092(a)(1), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2530; renumbered § 161 and amended Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 104(b), (e)(2)(F), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 840, 847; Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1511, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1526.)"
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# § 12621. Contract and grant authority

**(a)** **Programs** The Director may, by contract or grant, provide for any public or private organization to carry out the National Civilian Community Corps program.

**(b)** **Equipment and facilities**

**(1)** **Federal and National Guard property** The Director shall enter into agreements, as necessary, with the Secretary of Defense, the Governor of a State, territory or commonwealth, or the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, as the case may be, to utilize—

**(A)** equipment of the Department of Defense and equipment of the National Guard; and

**(B)** Department of Defense facilities and National Guard facilities identified pursuant to section 12622(c) of this title.

**(2)** **Other property** The Director may enter into contracts or agreements for the use of other equipment or facilities to the extent practicable to train and house members of the National Civilian Community Corps and leaders of Corps units.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 161, formerly § 195J, as added Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, § 1092(a)(1), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2530; renumbered § 161 and amended Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 104(b), (e)(2)(F), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 840, 847; Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1511, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1526.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to renumbering by .

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 12621, , , , related to rural youth service demonstration project, prior to repeal by .

A prior  was classified to  prior to repeal by .

### Amendments

2009—Subsec. (a). , substituted “carry out the National Civilian Community Corps program” for “perform any program function under this division”.

Subsec. (b)(1)(B). , substituted “section 12622(c)” for “section 12622(a)(3)”.

Subsec. (b)(2). , inserted “National” before “Civilian Community Corps”.

1993—Subsec. (b)(1)(B). , substituted “section 12622(a)(3)” for “section 12653k(a)(3)”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2009 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under , Conservation.