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[CITE: 42USC5059]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                 CHAPTER 66--DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICES
 
             SUBCHAPTER IV--ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION
 
Sec. 5059. Legal expenses

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law and pursuant to 
regulations which the Director shall prescribe, counsel may be employed 
and counsel fees, court costs, bail, and other expenses incidental to 
the defense of volunteers may be paid in judicial or administrative 
proceedings to which full-time volunteers (or part-time volunteers when 
such proceeding arises directly out of the performance of activities 
pursuant to this chapter) serving under this chapter have been made 
parties.

(Pub. L. 93-113, title IV, Sec. 419, Oct. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 413; Pub. L. 
98-288, Sec. 25, May 21, 1984, 98 Stat. 196; Pub. L. 99-551, Sec. 10(g), 
Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3078.)


                               Amendments

    1986--Pub. L. 99-551 substituted ``to this chapter)'' for ``to this 
chapter''.
    1984--Pub. L. 98-288 struck out ``or section 637(b)(1) of title 15'' 
after ``pursuant to this chapter''.


                    Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 99-551 effective Oct. 1, 1986, except as 
otherwise provided, see section 11 of Pub. L. 99-551, set out as an 
Effective Date note under section 4950 of this title.
