Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§12682 Actions under national service laws to be subject to availability of appropriations
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 129— - NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS › § 12682
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No spending or promises to spend under national service laws are allowed unless the Corporation for National and Community Service has Congress‑approved funds at that time.
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Title 42, §12682
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No action involving the obligation or expenditure of funds may be taken under one of the national service laws (as defined in section 12511(15) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title) unless and until the Corporation for National and Community Service has sufficient appropriations available at the time such action is taken to satisfy the obligation to be incurred or make the expenditure to be made.
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section 12511(15) of this title, referred to in text, was redesignated section 12511(26) by Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1102(b)(1), Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1467. Codification Section enacted as part of the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993, and not as part of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 which comprises this chapter.
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42 U.S.C. § 12682
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73