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Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§12637 Nonduplication and nondisplacement

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 129— - NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM › § 12637

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Programs that get national service money must add to local services and not copy what is already available in the area. A private nonprofit cannot be paid to do the same work as a State or local government in the same place unless the rules that stop displacement are followed. Those rules say employers must not replace or cut hours, pay, or benefits of regular employees or volunteers because a program participant is used. Program participants cannot do work that would be done by hired staff, take the place of new hires, or do jobs tied to recall or bargaining rights. They also cannot perform tasks that were done by current, recently departed, laid-off, on‑leave, or striking/locked‑out workers. The Secretary of Labor must share labor market data with the Corporation and program agencies. Payments to participants do not count as income for most need-based federal or federally assisted programs, except as allowed under the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.). Programs must have and enforce clear conduct rules at work sites. If children are served, programs must talk with parents or guardians when planning and must get parents’ written permission, and the reason, before transporting minors, following State law.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §12637

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(a)(1)Assistance provided under the national service laws shall be used only for a program that does not duplicate, and is in addition to, an activity otherwise available in the locality of such program.
(2)Assistance made available under the national service laws shall not be provided to a private nonprofit entity to conduct activities that are the same or substantially equivalent to activities provided by a State or local government agency that such entity resides in, unless the requirements of subsection (b) are met.
(b)(1)An employer shall not displace an employee, position, or volunteer (other than a participant under the national service laws), including partial displacement such as reduction in hours, wages, or employment benefits, as a result of the use by such employer of a participant in a program receiving assistance under the national service laws.
(2)A service opportunity shall not be created under the national service laws that will infringe in any manner on the promotional opportunity of an employed individual.
(3)(A)A participant in a program receiving assistance under the national service laws shall not perform any services or duties or engage in activities that would otherwise be performed by an employee as part of the assigned duties of such employee.
(B)A participant in any program receiving assistance under the national service laws shall not perform any services or duties, or engage in activities, that—
(i)will supplant the hiring of employed workers; or
(ii)are services, duties, or activities with respect to which an individual has recall rights pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or applicable personnel procedures.
(C)A participant in any program receiving assistance under the national service laws shall not perform services or duties that have been performed by or were assigned to any—
(i)presently employed worker;
(ii)employee who recently resigned or was discharged;
(iii)employee who—
(I)is subject to a reduction in force; or
(II)has recall rights pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or applicable personnel procedures;
(iv)employee who is on leave (terminal, temporary, vacation, emergency, or sick); or
(v)employee who is on strike or who is being locked out.
(c)The Secretary of Labor shall make available to the Corporation and to any program agency under this subchapter such labor market information as is appropriate for use in carrying out the purposes of this subchapter.
(d)Allowances, earnings, and payments to individuals participating in programs that receive assistance under this subchapter shall not be considered to be income for the purposes of determining eligibility for and the amount of income transfer and in-kind aid furnished under any Federal or federally assisted program based on need, other than as provided under the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.).
(e)Programs that receive assistance under this subchapter shall establish and stringently enforce standards of conduct at the program site to promote proper moral and disciplinary conditions.
(f)(1)Programs that receive assistance under the national service laws shall consult with the parents or legal guardians of children in developing and operating programs that include and serve children.
(2)Programs that receive assistance under the national service laws shall, before transporting minor children, provide the children’s parents with the reason for the transportation and obtain the parents’ written permission for such transportation, consistent with State law.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Social Security Act, referred to in subsec. (d), is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, which is classified generally to chapter 7 (§ 301 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

2009—Subsec. (a)(1), (2). Pub. L. 111–13, § 1605(1), substituted “under the national service laws” for “under this subchapter”. Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 111–13, § 1605(1), (2), substituted “employee, position, or volunteer (other than a participant under the national service laws)” for “employee or position” and “under the national service laws” for “under this subchapter”. Subsec. (b)(2), (3). Pub. L. 111–13, § 1605(1), substituted “under the national service laws” for “under this subchapter” wherever appearing. Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 111–13, § 1605(3), added subsec. (f). 1998—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105–277 amended heading and text of subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “section 142(b) of the Job Training Partnership Act shall apply to the projects conducted under this subchapter as such projects were conducted under the Job Training Partnership Act.” 1993—Subsec. (b)(3)(B). Pub. L. 103–82, § 117(1), amended heading and text of subpar. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “A participant in any program receiving assistance under this subchapter shall not perform any services or duties or engage in activities that will supplant the hiring of employed workers.” Subsec. (b)(3)(C)(iii). Pub. L. 103–82, § 117(2), amended cl. (iii) generally. Prior to amendment, cl. (iii) read as follows: “employee who is subject to a reduction in force;”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–82, § 402(b)(1), substituted “Corporation” for “Commission”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2009 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 111–13 effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 6101(a) of Pub. L. 111–13, set out as a note under section 4950 of this title.

Effective Date

of 1993 AmendmentAmendment by section 117 of Pub. L. 103–82 effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 123 of Pub. L. 103–82, set out as a note under section 1701 of Title 16, Conservation. Amendment by section 402(b)(1) of 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.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 12637

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73