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The President's Volunteer Service Award is a civil award bestowed by the President of the United States.Established by executive order by George W. Bush, the award was established to honor volunteers that give hundreds of hours per year helping others through the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation.
The President's Council on Service and Civic Participation, which administers the award, was established within the Corporation for National and Community Service through a 2003 executive order by President George W. Bush. [3] [4] The President's Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) encourages citizens to live a life of service. The award is offered ...
The Passenger Vessel Services Act of 1886, sometimes abbreviated to PVSA, Passenger Services Act, or PSA, is a protectionist piece of United States legislation which came into force in 1886 relating to cabotage. It says that no foreign vessels may transport passengers between ports or places in the United States, either directly or by way of a ...
On 2 August 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued its ruling on the Hours of Service litigation brought by the American Trucking Associations and Public Citizen. The Court upheld the 2011 Hours of Service regulations in all aspects except for the 30-minute break provision as it applies to short haul drivers.
More than 10,000 adult volunteers dedicate thousands of hours to promoting a lifestyle of service. The Congressional Award is designed to bridge the gap between adolescence and adulthood. Working with adults is one way by which participants can achieve this.
In January 2002, President George W. Bush called upon all Americans to give two years or 4,000 hours of their lives to service. The Council was created to further this goal, encouraging Americans of all ages and backgrounds to become more engaged in civic activities.
According to USDOT, airlines can keep you on a domestic flight for three hours before they are required to “begin to move the airplane to a location where passengers can safely get off.”
A daily rest that is less than 11 hours but at least 9 hours long is called a reduced daily rest period. ' Multi-manning' The situation where, during each period of driving between any two consecutive daily rest periods, or between a daily rest period and a weekly rest period, there are at least two drivers in the vehicle to do the driving.