§ 4604. — Volunteers.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC4604]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 66--TAKE PRIDE IN AMERICA PROGRAM
Sec. 4604. Volunteers
(a) Authority to use volunteers
The Secretary is authorized to recruit, train, and accept the
services of individuals or entities, without compensation, as volunteers
for or in aid of the purposes of the TPIA Program, without regard to the
provisions of title 5, that govern appointments in the competitive
service, and the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter
53 of title 5, that relate to classification and General Schedule pay
rates.
(b) Incidental expenses
The Secretary is authorized to provide for the incidental expenses
of such volunteers, such as transportation, uniforms, lodging, or
subsistence.
(c) Volunteers' status as Federal employees
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, 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
provisions relating to hours of work, rates of compensation, leave,
unemployment compensation, and Federal employee benefits.
(2) For purposes of chapter 171 of title 28 (commonly referred to as
the ``Federal Tort Claims Act''), a volunteer under this subsection
shall be considered an employee of the government (as defined in section
2671 of such title).
(3) For purposes of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, relating
to compensation to Federal employees for work injuries, a volunteer
under this subsection shall be considered an employee (as defined in
section 8101 of title 5).
(Pub. L. 101-628, title XI, Sec. 1105, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4502.)
References in Text
The provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive
service, referred to in subsec. (a), are classified generally to section
3301 et seq. of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
