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[CITE: 42USC5061]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                 CHAPTER 66--DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICES
 
             SUBCHAPTER IV--ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION
 
Sec. 5061. Definitions

    For the purposes of this chapter--
        (1) the term ``Director'' means the Chief Executive Officer of 
    the Corporation for National and Community Service appointed under 
    section 12651c of this title;
        (2) the terms ``United States'' and ``States'' mean the several 
    States, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, 
    Guam, and American Samoa and, for the purposes of subchapter II of 
    this chapter, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands;
        (3) the term ``nonprofit'' as applied to any agency, 
    institution, or organization means an agency, institution, or 
    organization which is, or is owned and operated by, one or more 
    corporations or associations no part of the net earnings of which 
    inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private 
    shareholder or individual;
        (4) the term ``poor'' or ``low-income'' persons, individuals, or 
    volunteers means such individuals whose incomes fall at or below the 
    poverty line as set forth in section 625 of the Economic Opportunity 
    Act of 1964, as amended by Public Law 92-424 (42 U.S.C. 2971d): \1\ 
    Provided, That in determining who is ``poor'' or ``low-income'', the 
    Director shall take into consideration existing poverty guidelines 
    as appropriate to local situations;
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        (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 Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.]) 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;
        (6) the term ``poverty line for a single individual'' means such 
    poverty line as established by the Director of the Office of 
    Management and Budget in accordance with section 9902(2) of this 
    title;
        (7) the term ``boarder baby'' means an infant described in 
    section 103 of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 (Public 
    Law 100-505; 42 U.S.C. 670 note);
        (8) the term ``Corporation'' means the Corporation for National 
    and Community Service established under section 12651 of this title;
        (9) the term ``foster grandparent'' means a volunteer in the 
    Foster Grandparent Program;
        (10) the term ``Foster Grandparent Program'' means the program 
    established under part B of subchapter II of this chapter;
        (11) except as provided in section 5057 of this title, the term 
    ``individual with a disability'' has the meaning given the term in 
    section 705(20)(B) of title 29;
        (12) the term ``Inspector General'' means the Inspector General 
    of the Corporation;
        (13) the term ``national senior volunteer'' means a volunteer in 
    the National Senior Volunteer Corps;
        (14) the term ``National Senior Volunteer Corps'' means the 
    programs established under parts A, B, C, and E of subchapter II of 
    this chapter;
        (15) the term ``Retired and Senior Volunteer Program'' means the 
    program established under part A of subchapter II of this chapter;
        (16) the term ``retired or senior volunteer'' means a volunteer 
    in the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program;
        (17) the term ``senior companion'' means a volunteer in the 
    Senior Companion Program;
        (18) the term ``Senior Companion Program'' means the program 
    established under part C of subchapter II of this chapter;
        (19) the terms ``VISTA'' and ``Volunteers in Service to 
    America'' mean the program established under part A of subchapter I 
    of this chapter; and
        (20) the term ``VISTA volunteer'' means a volunteer in VISTA.

(Pub. L. 93-113, title IV, Sec. 421, Oct. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 414; Pub. L. 
99-551, Secs. 6(b), 10(h), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3074, 3078; Pub. L. 
101-204, title IV, Sec. 403, title V, Sec. 502(b), Dec. 7, 1989, 103 
Stat. 1815, 1817; Pub. L. 103-82, title IV, Secs. 401, 404, 405(a)(10), 
Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 917, 920, 921; Pub. L. 105-220, title IV, 
Sec. 414(e), Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1242.)

                       References in Text

    Section 625 of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as amended by 
Public Law 92-424 (42 U.S.C. 2971d), referred to in par. (4), was 
repealed by Pub. L. 97-35, title VI, Sec. 683(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 
Stat. 519. Section 9924 of this title provides that any reference in any 
provision of law to the poverty line set forth in section 625 of the 
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 is to be construed to be a reference to 
the poverty line defined in section 9902 of this title.
    The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in par. (5), is 
Pub. L. 92-203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, as amended, which is 
classified generally to chapter 33 (Sec. 1601 et seq.) of Title 43, 
Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see 
Short Title note set out under section 1601 of Title 43 and Tables.


                               Amendments

    1998--Par. (11). Pub. L. 105-220 substituted ``section 705(20)(B) of 
title 29'' for ``section 706(8)(B) of title 29''.
    1993--Par. (1). Pub. L. 103-82, Sec. 404, added par. (1) and struck 
out former par. (1) which read as follows: ``the term `Director' means 
the Director of the ACTION Agency;''.
    Pars. (8) to (11). Pub. L. 103-82, Sec. 401, added pars. (8) to 
(11).
    Par. (12). Pub. L. 103-82, Sec. 405(a)(10), substituted ``the 
Corporation'' for ``ACTION''.
    Pub. L. 103-82, Sec. 401, added par. (12).
    Pars. (13) to (20). Pub. L. 103-82, Sec. 401, added pars. (13) to 
(20).
    1989--Par. (6). Pub. L. 101-204, Sec. 403, added par. (6).
    Par. (7). Pub. L. 101-204, Sec. 502(b), added par. (7).
    1986--Par. (1). Pub. L. 99-551, Sec. 10(h), substituted ``Agency'' 
for ``agency''.
    Par. (5). Pub. L. 99-551, Sec. 6(b), added par. (5).


                    Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

    Amendment by sections 404 and 405(a)(10) of Pub. L. 103-82 effective 
Apr. 4, 1994, see section 406(b) of Pub. L. 103-82, set out as a note 
under section 8332 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
    Section 406(a) of Pub. L. 103-82 provided that: ``The amendments 
made by sections 401 through 402 [amending this section, sections 12612, 
12617, 12619, 12622 to 12626, 12632, 12636, 12637, 12639, and 12662 of 
this title, and provisions set out as notes under section 12612 of this 
title] will take effect on October 1, 1993.''


                    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.

          Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

    For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note 
set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and Insular 
Possessions.
