2017 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 3 - Forests; Forest Service; Reforestation; Management
Subchapter I - General Provisions
Sec. 558c - Employment status of volunteers
| 16 U.S.C. § 558c (2017) |
| §558c. Employment status of volunteers |
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(a) Federal employee status
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 sections 558a to 558d of this title 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 sections 558a to 558d of this title 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 purposes of claims relating to damage to, or loss of, personal property of a volunteer incident to volunteer service, a volunteer under sections 558a to 558d of this title shall be considered a Federal employee, and the provisions of section 3721 of title 31 shall apply. (e) Volunteers recruited and supervised by cooperatorsFor the purposes of subsections (b), (c), and (d), the term "volunteer" includes a person providing volunteer services to the Secretary who— (1) is recruited, trained, and supported by a cooperator under a mutual benefit agreement with the Secretary; and (2) performs such volunteer services under the supervision of the cooperator as directed by the Secretary in the mutual benefit agreement, including direction that specifies— (A) the volunteer services to be performed by the volunteers and the supervision to be provided by the cooperator; (B) the applicable project safety standards and protocols to be adhered to by the volunteers and enforced by the cooperator; and (C) the on-site visits to be made by the Secretary, when feasible, to verify that volunteers are performing the volunteer services and the cooperator is providing the supervision agreed upon. |
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(Pub. L. 92–300, §3, May 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 147; Pub. L. 101–286, title II, §204(a), May 9, 1990, 104 Stat. 175; Pub. L. 114–245, §4(d)(1), Nov. 28, 2016, 130 Stat. 992.) |
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AMENDMENTS
2016—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 114–245 added subsec. (e). 1990—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101–286 added subsec. (d). |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
| Bills and Statutes |
| United States Code |
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| Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 558c - Employment status of volunteers |
| section 558c |
| 2017 |
| January 12, 2018 |
| No |
| standard |
| 86 Stat. 147 104 Stat. 175 130 Stat. 992 |
| Public Law 92-300, Public Law 101-286, Public Law 114-245 |
