[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 27, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-18225]
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[Federal Register: July 27, 1994]
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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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