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42 U.S.C. 4954: Terms and periods of service

Created in 1973 by Public Law 93-113. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 12593.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Corporation for National and Community Service (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1993

    • Pub. L. 103–82, §324(a), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: "Volunteers serving under this part may be enrolled for periods of service not exceeding two years, but for not less than one-year periods of service, except that volunteers serving… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 103–82, §324(b), added subsec. (e). · (e)

    1989

    • Pub. L. 101–204 substituted "for persons appointed to any office of honor or profit by section 3331 of title 5, and shall swear (or affirm) that the volunteer does not advocate the overthrow of the constitutional form of government of the United States and that the volunteer is not a m… · (c)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–288 struck out "human, social, and environmental" in first sentence after "poverty-related", and substituted "the requirement for full-time commitment" for "this" in second sentence. · (a)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.