22 U.S.C. § 8304 — Authorization of appropriations

Page 2055 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 8304 (3) helping nonprofit organizations in the United States recruit and effectively manage additional skilled American professionals for volunteer assignments throughout the devel- oping world; (4) providing recognition for skilled Amer- ican volunteers and the organizations deploy- ing them; (5) helping nonprofit organizations and cor- porations in the United States to identify re- sources and opportunities in international vol- unteer service utilizing skilled Americans; (6) encouraging the establishment of inter- national volunteer programs for employees of United States corporations; and (7) encouraging international voluntary service by highly skilled Americans to pro- mote health and prosperity throughout the world. (b) VfP Program objectives The objectives of the VfP Program should in- clude— (1) eliminating extreme poverty; (2) reducing world hunger and malnutrition; (3) increasing access to safe potable water; (4) enacting universal education; (5) reducing child mortality and childhood diseases; (6) combating the spread of preventable dis- eases, including HIV, malaria, and tuber- culosis; (7) providing educational and work skill sup- port for girls and empowering women to achieve independence; (8) creating sustainable business and entre- preneurial opportunities; and (9) increasing access to information tech- nology. (c) Volunteers for Prosperity Service Incentive Program (1) In general The VfP Office may provide matching grants to offset the travel and living costs of volun- teering abroad to any eligible organization that— (A) has members who possess skills rel- evant to addressing any objective described in subsection (b); and (B) provides a dollar-for-dollar match for such grant— (i) through the organization with which the individual is serving; or (ii) by raising private funds. (2) Nondiscrimination requirement The VfP Office may not provide a stipend to an individual under paragraph (1) unless the nonprofit organization to which the individual is assigned has certified to the VfP Office that it does not discriminate with respect to any project or activity receiving Federal financial assistance, including a stipend under this chapter, because of race, religion, color, na- tional origin, sex, political affiliation, or be- liefs. (3) Compliance with ineligible service cat- egories Service carried out by a volunteer receiving funds under this section may not provide a di- rect benefit to any— (A) business organized for profit; (B) labor union; (C) partisan political organization; or (D) religious or faith-based organization for the purpose of proselytization, worship or any other explicitly religious activity. (d) Funding (1) In general The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall make available the amounts appropriated pur- suant to section 8304 of this title to the VfP Office to pursue the objectives described in subsection (b) by carrying out the functions described in subsection (a). (2) Use of funds Amounts made available under paragraph (1) may be used by the VfP Office to provide per- sonnel and other resources to develop, man- age, and expand the VfP Program, under the supervision of the United States Agency for International Development. (e) Coordination The VfP Office shall coordinate its efforts with other public and private efforts that aim to send skilled professionals to serve in developing nations. (f) Report The VfP Office shall submit an annual report to Congress on the activities of the VfP Office. (Pub. L. 111–13, title V, § 5103, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1598.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 6101(a) of Pub. L. 111–13, set out as an Effective Date of 2009 Amendment note under section 4950 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. § 8304. Authorization of appropriations (a) In general There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2014. (b) Allocation of funds Not more than 10 percent of the amounts ap- propriated pursuant to subsection (a) may be ex- pended for the administrative costs of the United States Agency for International Develop- ment to manage the VfP Program. (Pub. L. 111–13, title V, § 5104, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1600.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 6101(a) of Pub. L. 111–13, set out as an Effective Date of 2009 Amendment note under section 4950 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. CHAPTER 91—ENHANCED PARTNERSHIP WITH PAKISTAN Sec. 8401. Definitions.