---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 2556.620"
title: "45"
number: "2556.620"
heading: "How does a leader differ from other VISTAs?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/2556.620"
---

# §2556.620. How does a leader differ from other VISTAs?

- (a) The application process to become a leader, as described in [§ 2556.610](/cfr/45/2556.610.md), is separate and distinct from the application process to enroll as a VISTA in the VISTA program.
- (b) A leader may receive a living allowance computed at a higher daily rate than other VISTAs, as authorized under [section 105(a)(1)(B)](/cfr/45/105.md?p=a-1-B) of the DVSA.
- (c) A leader is subject to all the terms and conditions of service described in [§ 2556.625](/cfr/45/2556.625.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4951-4953; 5 CFR part 734, 42 U.S.C. 4953(a), (f), 4954(b), (e), 4955(b), 4956, 5043(a)-(c), 5044(a)-(c), (e), 5046, 5052, 5056, and 5057; 42 U.S.C. 12651b (g)(10); 42 U.S.C. 12651c(c); E.O. 13279, 67 FR 77141, 3 CFR, 2002 Comp., p. 2156, 42 U.S.C. 4954(a), (b), (d), 4955, 5044(e), 5055, and 5059; 42 U.S.C. 12602(c), 42 U.S.C. 4953(b), (c), (f), and 5044(e).

### Source

Source: 88 FR 31180, May 16, 2023, unless otherwise noted.