[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 27, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-18225]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

 

Solicitation and Acceptance of Donations

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service (the 
Corporation) is announcing that it is soliciting cash donations and 
donations of goods and services from private sector companies, 
foundations, and individuals in order to leverage federally 
appropriated resources in carrying out its national service program.

ADDRESSES: Reponses to this notice should be mailed to the Office of 
Private Sector Outreach, 7th Floor, 1100 Vermont Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20525.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The Office of Private Sector Outreach at (202) 606-5000, ext. 260.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Corporation is a new government 
corporation that encompasses the work and staff of two previously 
existing federal agencies, the Commission on National and Community 
Service and ACTION. The Corporation's mission is to engage Americans of 
all ages and backgrounds in community-based service. This service will 
address the nation's education, public safety, human, and environmental 
needs to achieve direct and demonstrable results. In doing so, the 
Corporation will foster civic responsibility, strengthen the ties that 
bind us together as a people, and provide education opportunity for 
those who make a substantial commitment to service.
    The Corporation will fund a new national service initiative called 
AmeriCorps that includes a wide variety of programs operated by 
grantees, the National Civilian Community Corps, and the Volunteers in 
Service to America (VISTA) program. The Corporation will also support 
service-learning initiatives for elementary and secondary schools and 
institutions of higher education called Learn and Serve America, and 
operate the senior volunteers programs previously supported by ACTION. 
Some of the national service programs will be operating this summer, 
and most of the others will be operational by this fall.
    Purusant to the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 
(the Act), the Corporation may ``solicit, accept, hold, administer, 
use, and dispose of, in furtherance of [the purposes of national 
service], donations of any money, or property, real, personal, or 
mixed, tangible or intangible, received by gift, devise, bequest, or 
otherwise.'' 42 U.S.C. 12651g(a)(2)(A). Such donations ``shall be 
considered to be a gift, devise, or bequest to, or for the use of, the 
United States,'' 42 U.S.C. 12651g(a)(2)(B), and therefore may be 
allowable as a charitable tax deduction under the Internal Revenue 
Code. 26 U.S.C. 170. The Corporation may also ``solicit and accept the 
voluntary services of individuals'' to assist the Corporation in 
carrying out the national service program. 42 U.S.C. 12651g(a)(2)(A).
    The Corporation is striving to build innovative public/private 
partnerships that support national and community service programs 
throughout the country. The Corporation's primary goal is to foster 
strategic linkages between private sector companies, foundations, 
government agencies, and community service organizations, in order to 
multiply their combined abilities to address shared community problems. 
To this end, the Corporation seeks to leverage its federally 
appropriated resources with donations of goods and services form 
private sector companies, foundations, and individuals. Such goods and 
services include, but are not limited to, the following:

--apparel;
--footwear;
--food and beverages;
--communication equipment and services;
--print and broadcast media services;
--transportation equipment and services;
--computer equipment and services;
--gardening and building supplies;
--office equipment and supplies;
--books and other printed material;
--printing and duplication services;
--facilities for training and special events;
--audiovisual equipment and services;
--sporting equipment;
--arts and crafts supplies;
--marketing, public relations, and advertising services;
--financial, accounting, and legal services;
--any other goods and services that will further the mission and goals 
of the Corporation.

    The Corporation is also interested in receiving cash donations.
    The Chief Executive Officer (the CEO) of the Corporation, or his or 
her designee, has the authority to solicit donations on behalf of the 
Corporation and to accept or reject donations offered to the 
Corporation. In order to be accepted, the donations must further the 
goals and missions of the Corporation and must be economically 
advantageous to the Corporation, considering foreseeable expenditures 
for matters such as storage, transportation, maintenance, and 
distribution. The CEO will only solicit or accept, donations if the 
solicitation or acceptance ``will not reflect unfavorably upon the 
ability of the Corporation, or of any officer or employee of the 
Corporation, to carry out the responsibilities or official duties of 
the Corporation in a fair and objective manner; and * * * will not 
compromise the integrity of the programs of the Corporation or any 
official or employee of the Corporation involved in such programs.'' 42 
U.S.C. 12651g(a)(2)(C). In addition, the CEO will not solicit or 
accept, products or services from the manufacturers, distributors, or 
sellers of alcohol, tobacco, or firearms products.

    Dated: July 21, 1994.
Terry Russell,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 94-18225 Filed 7-26-94; 8:45 am]
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