42 U.S.C. § 12634: Prohibition on use of funds

Summary

Grants from this program must not pay for religious teaching, worship, or any effort to convert people to a religion. Program participants and staff may not use the money to help, encourage, or stop union organizing, nor to pay—directly or indirectly—for activities meant to affect who wins federal, state, or local elections. A program that gets these funds must not weaken or break existing service contracts or union (collective bargaining) agreements. Programs may not receive national service funds if their only job is to refer people to federal assistance or to state programs that are partly paid for by the federal government.

Title 42, §12634

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(a)Prohibited uses

No assistance made available under a grant under this subchapter shall be used to provide religious instruction, conduct worship services, or engage in any form of proselytization.

(b)Political activity

Assistance provided under this subchapter shall not be used by program participants and program staff to—

(1)assist, promote, or deter union organizing; or

(2)finance, directly or indirectly, any activity designed to influence the outcome of an election to Federal office or the outcome of an election to a State or local public office.

(c)Contracts or collective bargaining agreements

A program that receives assistance under this subchapter shall not impair existing contracts for services or collective bargaining agreements.

(d)Referrals for Federal assistance

A program may not receive assistance under the national service laws for the sole purpose of referring individuals to Federal assistance programs or State assistance programs funded in part by the Federal Government.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2009—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 111–13 added subsec. (d).

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.

§12634 Prohibition on Use of Funds