2011 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES (§§ 1 - 460zzz-7)
Subchapter II - VOLUNTEERS IN PARKS PROGRAM (§§ 18g - 18j)
Section 18i - Federal employee status for volunteers
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES SUBCHAPTER II - VOLUNTEERS IN PARKS PROGRAM Sec. 18i - Federal employee status for volunteers |
| Contains | section 18i |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 91-357, §3, July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 472; Pub. L. 101-286, title II, §204(b), May 9, 1990, 104 Stat. 175. |
| Statutes at Large References | 84 Stat. 472 104 Stat. 175 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 91-357, Public Law 101-286 |
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Except as otherwise provided in this section, a volunteer shall not be deemed a Federal employee and shall not be subject to the provisions of law relating to Federal employment, including those relating to hours of work, rates of compensation, leave, unemployment compensation, and Federal employee benefits.
(b) Tort claimsFor the purpose of the tort claim provisions of title 28, a volunteer under this subchapter shall be considered a Federal employee.
(c) Civil employeesFor the purposes of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, relating to compensation to Federal employees for work injuries, volunteers under this subchapter shall be deemed civil employees of the United States within the meaning of the term “employee” as defined in section 8101 of title 5, and the provisions of that subchapter shall apply.
(d) Compensation for losses and damagesFor the purpose of claims relating to damage to, or loss of, personal property of a volunteer incident to volunteer service, a volunteer under this subchapter shall be considered a Federal employee, and the provisions of section 3721 of title 31 shall apply.
(Pub. L. 91–357, §3, July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 472; Pub. L. 101–286, title II, §204(b), May 9, 1990, 104 Stat. 175.)
Amendments1990—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101–286 added subsec. (d).
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