Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§5051 Performance of Functions by Existing Departments or Offices Rather Than New Departments or Offices
Title 42 › CHAPTER 66 — DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICES › SUBCHAPTER IV — ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION › § 5051
Summary
To make sure current federal agencies do the work first, money provided to carry out this law must not be used to create a new department or office when an existing department or office already does that job.
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Title 42, §5051
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In order to assure that existing Federal agencies are used to the fullest extent possible in carrying out the purposes of this chapter, no funds appropriated to carry out this chapter shall be used to establish any new department or office when the intended function is being performed by an existing department or office.
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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 93–113, Oct. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 394, known as the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 4950 of this title and Tables.
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42 U.S.C. § 5051
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102