Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-73
§3161 Purpose
Title 40 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › Part PART A— - GENERAL › Chapter CHAPTER 31— - GENERAL › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - VOLUNTEER SERVICES › § 3161
Summary
Creates chances for people to volunteer to help state or local governments, public agencies, or nonprofit charities build, repair, or change public buildings and public works, including painting and decorating. These projects must be at least partly paid for with federal financial aid and might not happen without volunteers.
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Title 40, §3161
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It is the purpose of this subchapter to promote and provide opportunities for individuals who wish to volunteer their services to state or local governments, public agencies, or nonprofit charitable organizations in the construction, repair, or alteration (including painting and decorating) of public buildings and public works that at least partly are financed with federal financial assistance authorized under certain federal programs and that otherwise might not be possible without the use of volunteers.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 316140:276d.Pub. L. 103–355, title VII, § 7302, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3382.
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40 U.S.C. § 3161
Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73