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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "42 U.S.C. § 12521"
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description: "Purpose"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 42
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_number: "129"
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chapter_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE"
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section: "12521"
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citation: "42 U.S.C. § 12521"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 12521 - Purpose
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## Text
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The purpose of this part is to promote service-learning as a strategy to—
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(1) support high-quality service-learning projects that engage students in meeting community needs with demonstrable results, while enhancing students’ academic and civic learning; and
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(2) support efforts to build institutional capacity, including the training of educators, and to strengthen the service infrastructure to expand service opportunities.
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(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 111, as added Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1201, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1467.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Prior ProvisionsA prior section 12521, Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 111, as added Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 103(a)(2), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 825, prescribed general authority of the Corporation for National and Community Service to make grants for service-learning programs, prior to the general amendment of this part by Pub. L. 111–13. Another prior section 12521, Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 111, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3132; Pub. L. 102–10, § 4(2), Mar. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 30, prescribed general authority of Commission on National and Community Service to make grants for service-learning programs, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 103(a)(2), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 825.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective DateSection 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 this title.
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