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[CITE: 42USC12662]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
               CHAPTER 129--NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
 
                SUBCHAPTER II--POINTS OF LIGHT FOUNDATION
 
Sec. 12662. Authority


(a) In general

    The President, acting through the Corporation, is authorized to 
designate a private, nonprofit organization (hereinafter referred to in 
this subchapter as the Foundation) to receive funds pursuant to section 
12681(b) of this title in furtherance of activities under section 12661 
of this title, upon the determination of the Corporation that such 
organization is capable of carrying out the undertakings described in 
section 12661 of this title. Any such designation by the Corporation 
shall be revocable.

(b) Construction

    Nothing in this chapter shall be construed either--
        (1) to cause the Foundation to be deemed an agency, 
    establishment, or instrumentality of the United States Government; 
    or
        (2) to cause the directors, officers or employees of the 
    Foundation to be deemed officers or employees of the United States.

(Pub. L. 101-610, title III, Sec. 303, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3181; 
Pub. L. 103-82, title IV, Sec. 402(b)(4), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 
919.)

                       References in Text

    This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original ``this 
Act'', meaning Pub. L. 101-610, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3127, as 
amended, known as the National and Community Service Act of 1990, which 
is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification 
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 
12501 of this title and Tables.


                               Amendments

    1993--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-82 substituted ``The President, 
acting through the Corporation,'' for ``The President'', inserted ``in 
furtherance of activities under section 12661 of this title'' after 
``section 12681(b) of this title'', and substituted ``Corporation'' for 
``President'' in two places.


                    Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 103-82 effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 
406(a) of Pub. L. 103-82, set out as a note under section 5061 of this 
title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 12663 of this title.
