Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-102
§3161 Purpose
Title 40 › SUBTITLE II — PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › PART A — GENERAL › CHAPTER 31 — GENERAL › SUBCHAPTER V — VOLUNTEER SERVICES › § 3161
Summary
Allows people to volunteer with state or local governments, agencies, or nonprofits to build, repair, or paint public buildings and public works partly paid for with federal money when projects need volunteers to happen.
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Title 40, §3161
Public Buildings, Property, and Works, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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.
Legislative History
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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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102