123STA T . 1 598PUBLIC LA W 111 – 13 — AP R .21 , 2 0 09 (3)Initsf i r st 4yea rs , t h e V f P Pr og ra m he lp e d to mo b ili z e 7 4, 0 00s k illed A meri c ans, incl u ding doctors, nurses, engineers, businesspeople, and teachers, through a net w ork of 25 0 non - profit organizations and companies in the U nited S tates, to carry out de v elopment and humanitarian efforts for those affected by great global challenges in health, the environment, poverty, illiteracy, financial literacy, disaster relief, and other challenges . (4) T he VfP Program has undertaken activities, including — (A) direct outreach to leading nonprofit organizations and companies in the United States
( B ) promotion of the work of skilled Americans and nonprofit organizations and companies in the United States as it relates to international volunteer service; ( C ) public recognition of skilled American volunteers; ( D ) support for organizations that utilize skilled Ameri- cans as volunteers; ( E ) participation in the development of special initia- tives to further opportunities for skilled Americans; and ( F ) leadership of an innovative public-private partner- ship to provide eligible skilled with financial assistance for volunteer assignments. SEC.5102 . D E FIN I T I O NS. In this title
( 1 )V F P O FF ICE .—The term ‘ ‘VfP O ffice ’ ’ means the Office of Volunteers for Prosperity of the United States Agency for International Development. (2) VFP PR O G R AM .—The term ‘‘VfP Program’’ means the Volunteers for Prosperity Program established through E x ecu- tive Order 13317. (3) VFP S ER V E.—The term ‘‘VfPServe’’ means a program established by the VfP Office, in cooperation with the USA Freedom Corps, to provide eligible skilled professionals with fixed amount stipends to offset the travel and living costs of volunteering abroad. SEC. 510 3 . OFFICE OF V O LU NTEE R S FOR P ROSPERIT Y . (a) F UN C T IONS.—The VfP Office shall pursue the ob j ectives of the VfP Program described in subsection (b) by— (1) implementing the VfPServe Program to provide eligible skilled professionals with matching grants to offset the travel and living expenses of volunteering abroad with nonprofit organizations; (2) otherwise promoting short- and long-term international volunteer service by skilled American professionals, including connecting such professionals with nonprofit organizations, to achieve such objectives; (3) helping nonprofit organizations in the United States recruit and effectively manage additional skilled American professionals for volunteer assignments throughout the devel- oping world; (4) providing recognition for skilled American volunteers and the organizations deploying them; (5) helping nonprofit organizations and corporations in the United States to identify resources and opportunities in inter- national volunteer service utilizing skilled Americans; 2 2 USC830 3 . 22 USC 8302.
