§ 4951.
This part provides for the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program of full-time volunteer service, together with appropriate powers and responsibilities designed to assist in the development and coordination of such program. The purpose of this part is to strengthen and supplement efforts to eliminate and alleviate poverty and poverty-related problems in the United States by encouraging and enabling persons from all walks of life, all geographical areas, and all age groups, including low-income individuals, elderly and retired Americans, to perform meaningful and constructive volunteer service in agencies, institutions, and situations where the application of human talent and dedication may assist in
([Pub. L. 93–113, title I, § 101], Oct. 1, 1973, [87 Stat. 396]; [Pub. L. 98–288, § 2], May 21, 1984, [98 Stat. 189]; [Pub. L. 103–82, title III, § 321], Sept. 21, 1993, [107 Stat. 899]; [Pub. L. 111–13, title II, § 2101], Apr. 21, 2009, [123 Stat. 1581].)