42 U.S. Code § 2996b - Legal Services Corporation

There is established in the District of Columbia a private nonmembership nonprofit corporation, which shall be known as the Legal Services Corporation , for the purpose of providing financial support for legal assistance in noncriminal proceedings or matters to persons financially unable to afford legal assistance.

The legal assistance program assisted by the Corporation, shall be eligible to be treated as an organization described in section 170(c)(2)(B) of title 26 and as an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of title 26 which is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of title 26. If such treatments are conferred in accordance with the provisions of title 26, the Corporation, and legal assistance programs assisted by the Corporation, shall be subject to all provisions of title 26 relevant to the conduct of organizations exempt from taxation.

1986—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–514 substituted “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” for “Internal Revenue Code of 1954” wherever appearing, which for purposes of codification was translated as “title 26” thus requiring no change in text.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective ninety days after the date of the first meeting of the Legal Services Corporation established under the Legal Services Corporation Act (title X of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as added by this Act) [this subchapter], the Legal Services Corporation shall succeed to all rights of the Federal Government to capital equipment in the possession of legal services programs or activities assisted pursuant to section 222(a)(3), 230, 232 [sections 2809(a)(3), 2823, and 2825 of this title], or any other provision of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 [this chapter].

Collective-bargaining agreements in effect on the date of enactment of this Act [ July 25, 1974 ], covering employees transferred to the “(d)

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity [now the Director of the Office of Community Services] or the head of any successor authority shall take such action as may be necessary, in cooperation with the president of the Legal Services Corporation , including the provision (by grant or otherwise) of financial assistance to “(A)

out of appropriations available to him, to make funds available to meet the organizational and administrative expenses of the “(C)

within ninety days after the first meeting of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 [this chapter] or successor authority; and

to arrange for the orderly continuation by such Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 [this chapter] or successor authority.

Whenever the Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity or the head of any successor authority determines that an obligation to provide financial assistance pursuant to any contract or grant for such legal services will extend beyond six months after the date of enactment of this Act [ July 25, 1974 ], he shall include, in any such contract or grant, provisions to assure that the obligation to provide such financial assistance may be assumed by the Legal Services Corporation , subject to such modifications of the terms and conditions of such contract or grant as the “(2) [Omitted. Provided for the repeal of section 2809(a)(3) of this title.]

There are authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975 , such sums as may be necessary for carrying out this section.”