Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments

Summary

Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments - Amends the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to give any Governor the authority to disapprove VISTA programs proposed to be conducted in his State, except that the Director for ACTION is authorized to override such disapproval if he determines after reconsideration of the program that it is fully consistent with the purposes of VISTA. Authorizes the Director to make an advance payment of a volunteer's end-of-service stipend during the volunteer's period of service. Authorizes the payment of support for certain short-term part- time volunteers working in special volunteer programs. Declares that Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) volunteers shall not be considered employees of an ACTION agency or a local sponsoring agency for any purpose not consistent with the purpose of RSVP. Forbids the denial of any Government assistance to any volunteer who otherwise qualifies for such assistance by reason of the fact that such person refuses to seek or accept employment or training during the period of volunteer service in a Federal antipoverty program. Declares specified part-time antipoverty volunteers to be Federal employees for purposes of the Hatch Act, the Internal Revenue Code, the Social Security, Federal Tort Claims, and Federal Employees Compensation Acts. Makes the Federal Tort Claims Act the sole available remedy of an individual making a medical malpractice claim as a result of actions by a health care volunteer. Makes the policies and remedies of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Rehabilitation Act and Age Discrimination Act applicable to volunteers and applicants for volunteer services in any ACTION program.

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 21 July 1978

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 1 March 1978

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