# § 5081. National Volunteer Antipoverty Programs
**(a)** **Authorizations**
**(1)** **Volunteers in Service to America** There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part A of subchapter I $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
**(2)** **Special volunteer programs** There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part C of subchapter I such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
**(3)** **Specification of budget function** The authorizations of appropriations contained in this subsection shall be considered to be a component of budget function 500 as used by the Office of Management and Budget to cover education, training, employment, and social services, and, as such, shall be considered to be related to the programs of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education for budgetary purposes.
**(b)** **Subsistence** section 4955(b)(2) of this title
The minimum level of an allowance for subsistence required under , to be provided to each volunteer under subchapter I, may not be reduced or limited in order to provide for an increase in the number of volunteer service years under part A of subchapter I.
**(c)** **Limitation** No part of the funds appropriated to carry out part A of subchapter I may be used to provide volunteers or assistance to any program or project authorized under part C of subchapter I, or under subchapter II, unless the program or project meets the antipoverty criteria of part A of subchapter I.
**(d)** **Availability** Amounts appropriated for part A of subchapter I shall remain available for obligation until the end of the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the amounts were appropriated.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–113, title V, § 501, Oct. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 415; Pub. L. 94–293, § 6(a), May 27, 1976, 90 Stat. 526; Pub. L. 96–143, § 15(a), (b), Dec. 13, 1979, 93 Stat. 1082; Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 607(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 486; Pub. L. 98–288, § 27(a), May 21, 1984, 98 Stat. 196; Pub. L. 99–551, § 9(a), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3076; Pub. L. 99–570, title IV, § 4301(2), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–153; Pub. L. 100–690, title III, § 3402, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4253; Pub. L. 101–204, title VIII, §§ 801, 802, Dec. 7, 1989, 103 Stat. 1823, 1824; Pub. L. 102–73, title VII, § 701(b), July 25, 1991, 105 Stat. 359; Pub. L. 103–82, title III, § 381, Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 913; Pub. L. 111–13, title II, § 2161(a), Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1592.)
## Editorial Notes
### Amendments
2009—Subsec. (a). , added pars. (1) and (2), redesignated par. (5) as (3), and struck out former pars. (1) to (4), which read as follows:
“(1) .—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out parts A and B of subchapter I of this chapter, excluding , $56,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996.
“(2) .—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out , $5,600,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996.
“(3) .—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part C of subchapter I of this chapter, excluding , such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1996.
“(4) .—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out , such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1996.”
Subsec. (c). , substituted “part C” for “part B or C”.
Subsec. (e). , struck out subsec. (e). Text read as follows:
“(1) .—Of the amounts appropriated under this section for parts A, B, and C of subchapter I of this chapter, including , there shall first be available for part A of subchapter I of this chapter, including sections 4954(e) and 4959 of this title, an amount not less than the amount necessary to provide 3,700 volunteer service years in fiscal year 1994, 4,000 volunteer service years in fiscal year 1995, and 4,500 volunteer service years in fiscal year 1996.
“(2) .—If the Director determines that funds appropriated to carry out part A, B, or C of subchapter I of this chapter are insufficient to provide for the years of volunteer service required by paragraph (1), the Director shall submit a plan to the relevant authorizing and appropriations committees of Congress that will detail what is necessary to fully meet this requirement.”
1993— amended section generally, substituting provisions authorizing appropriations for parts A, B, and C of subchapter I of this chapter for fiscal years 1994 through 1996 for provisions authorizing appropriations for such parts for fiscal years 1987 through 1993.
1991—Subsec. (c). designated existing provisions as par. (1), redesignated former pars. (1) and (2) as subpars. (A) and (B), respectively, of par. (1), and added pars. (2) and (3).
1989—Subsec. (a)(1). , inserted provision authorizing appropriations for fiscal years 1990 through 1993.
Subsec. (a)(2). , inserted provision authorizing appropriations for fiscal years 1990 through 1993.
Subsec. (a)(3). , substituted “1987 through 1993” for “1987, 1988, and 1989”.
Subsec. (b). , inserted provision authorizing appropriations for fiscal years 1990 through 1993.
Subsec. (c). , inserted provision authorizing appropriations for fiscal years 1990 through 1993 to carry out part C of subchapter I of this chapter.
, inserted provision authorizing appropriations for fiscal years 1992 and 1993 for support of drug abuse prevention.
Subsec. (d)(1)(D) to (G). , added subpars. (D) to (G).
Subsec. (d)(4). , added par. (4).
1988—Subsec. (c). , inserted “(other than )” after “of this chapter” and inserted provisions at end relating to additional authorization of appropriations for support of drug abuse prevention in fiscal years 1989 through 1991.
Subsec. (d)(1). , substituted “subchapter I of this chapter (other than )” for “subchapter I of this chapter”.
1986—Subsecs. (a), (b). added subsecs. (a) and (b) and struck out former subsecs. (a) and (b) which read as follows:
“(a) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out part A of subchapter I of this chapter $17,000,000 for fiscal year 1984, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1985, and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1986.
“(b) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out part B of subchapter I of this chapter $1,800,000 for the fiscal year 1984 and for each of the fiscal years 1985 and 1986.”
Subsec. (c). inserted at end “In addition to the amounts authorized to be appropriated by the preceding sentence, there is authorized to be appropriated the aggregate sum of $5,500,000 for fiscal years 1987 and 1988 to be made available for drug abuse prevention.”
added subsec. (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) which read as follows: “There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out part C of subchapter I of this chapter $1,984,000 for the fiscal year 1984 and for each of the fiscal years 1985 and 1986.”
Subsec. (d)(1). added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “Of the amounts appropriated under this section for parts A, B, and C of subchapter I of this chapter, there shall first be available for part A of subchapter I of this chapter an amount not less than the amount necessary to provide—
“(A) 2,000 years of volunteer service in fiscal year 1984;
“(B) 2,200 years of volunteer service in fiscal year 1985; and
“(C) 2,400 years of volunteer service in fiscal year 1986.”
1984— designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted “There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out part A of subchapter I of this chapter $17,000,000 for fiscal year 1984, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1985, and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1986” for “There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subchapter I of this chapter $25,763,000 for fiscal year 1982 and $15,391,000 for fiscal year 1983. Of the amounts appropriated under this section, not less than $16,000,000 shall first be available for carrying out part A of subchapter I of this chapter for fiscal year 1982, and not less than $8,000,000 shall first be available for carrying out part A of subchapter I of this chapter for fiscal year 1983”, and added subsecs. (b) to (e).
1981— substituted provisions relating to authorization and availability of funds for fiscal years 1982 and 1983, for provisions relating to authorization and availability of funds for fiscal year ending , through fiscal year ending .
1979—Subsec. (a). , inserted “, , and ,” after “,” and substituted “this section for the purpose of carrying out subchapter I of this chapter” for “this subchapter”.
Subsec. (c). , added subsec. (c).
1976—Subsec. (a). inserted “, and ,” after “”.
## 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 .
### Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Amendment by effective , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as an Effective Date note under .
### Additional Appropriations Authorization
Additional appropriations authorization for meeting increase in stipend to volunteers under , see , formerly set out as a note under .