2020 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 15A - Reciprocal Fire Protection Agreements
Subchapter I - Protection of United States Property
Sec. 1856c - Service in line of duty

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Citation 42 U.S.C. § 1856c (2020)
Section Name §1856c. Service in line of duty
Section Text

Any service performed under section 1856a or section 1856b of this title, by any officer or employee of the United States or any member of any armed force of the United States shall constitute service rendered in line of duty in such office, employment, or force. The performance of such service by any other individual shall not constitute such individual an officer or employee of the United States for the purposes of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5.

Source Credit

(May 27, 1955, ch. 105, §4, 69 Stat. 67.)

Editorial Notes CODIFICATION

"Subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5" substituted for "the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, as amended" on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, §7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 15A - RECIPROCAL FIRE PROTECTION AGREEMENTS
SUBCHAPTER I - PROTECTION OF UNITED STATES PROPERTY
Sec. 1856c - Service in line of duty
Contains section 1856c
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 69 Stat. 67
80 Stat. 631
Public Law References Public Law 89-554
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