No part of any funds appropriated to carry out this chapter, or any program administered by the Corporation under this chapter, shall be used to finance, directly or indirectly, any activity designed to influence the outcome of any election to Federal office, or the outcome of any election to any State or local public office, or any voter registration activity, or to pay the salary of any officer or employee of the Corporation, who, in an official capacity as such an officer or employee, engages in any such activity. As used in this section, the term “election” (when referring to an election for Federal office) has the same meaning given such term by section 30101(1) of title 52, and the term “Federal office” has the same meaning given such term by section 30101(3) of title 52.
The Director, after consultation with the Office of Personnel Management, shall issue rules and regulations to provide for the enforcement of this section, which shall include provisions for summary suspension of assistance for no more than thirty days until notice and an opportunity to be heard can be provided or other action necessary to permit enforcement on an emergency basis.
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) to (c), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 93–113,
References in subsec. (a) to “section 30101(1) of title 52” and to “section 30101(3) of title 52” were formerly references to “section 431(1) of title 2” and to “section 431(3) of title 2”, respectively, and were updated to reflect the editorial reclassification of section 431 of Title 2, The Congress, to section 30101 of Title 52, Voting and Elections. See 1980 Amendment note below.
1993—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–82, § 405(a)(7), substituted “administered by the Corporation under this chapter” for “administered by the ACTION Agency” and “of the Corporation” for “of the ACTION Agency”.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 103–82, § 363(3), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “Programs assisted under this chapter shall not be carried on in a manner involving the use of funds, the provision of services, or the employment or assignment of personnel in a manner supporting or resulting in the identification of such programs with (A) any partisan or non-partisan political activity or any other political activity associated with a candidate, or contending faction or group, in an election for public or party office, (B) any activity to provide voters or prospective voters with transportation to the polls or similar assistance in connection with any such election, or (C) any voter registration activity.”
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 103–82, § 363(3), added par. (2). Former par. (2) redesignated subsec. (c).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–82, § 363(1), (2), redesignated subsec. (b)(2) as subsec. (c) and subpars. (A) and (B) as pars. (1) and (2), respectively. Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103–82, § 363(1), redesignated subsec. (c) as (d).
1986—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–551 substituted “an official capacity” for “his official capacity”.
1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–187 substituted “section 431(1) of title 2” and “section 431(3) of title 2” for “section 431(a) of title 2” and “section 431(c) of title 2”, respectively. See Codification note above.
1979—Pub. L. 96–143, § 8(a), inserted “or the outcome of any election to any State or local public office,” after “Federal office,” and “(when referring to an election for Federal office)” before “has the same meaning”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–143, § 8(b), designated existing provisions as par. (1), cls. (1) to (3) thereof as cls. (A) to (C), and last sentence thereof as subsec. (c), and added par. (2).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96–143, §§ 8(b)(3), 18(c)(1), designated as subsec. (c) provisions formerly contained in last sentence of subsec. (b) and, as so designated, substituted “Office of Personnel Management” for “Civil Service Commission”.
Amendment by section 363 of Pub. L. 103–82 effective
Amendment by section 405(a)(7) of Pub. L. 103–82 effective
Amendment by Pub. L. 99–551 effective
Amendment by Pub. L. 96–187 effective