§ 557. — Employees of Forest Service; subsistence furnished to; personal equipment; supplies, and medical attention.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC557]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 3--FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 557. Employees of Forest Service; subsistence furnished to;
personal equipment; supplies, and medical attention
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to furnish subsistence to
employees of the Forest Service, to purchase personal equipment and
supplies for them, and to make deductions therefor from moneys
appropriated for salary payments or otherwise due such employees. He is
also authorized, in his discretion, to provide out of moneys
appropriated for the general expenses of the Forest Service medical
attention for employees of the Forest Service located at isolated
situations, including the moving of such employees to hospitals or other
places where medical assistance is available, and in case of death to
remove the bodies of deceased employees to the nearest place where they
can be prepared for shipment or for burial: Provided, That when a
transient without permanent residence, or any other person while away
from his place of residence, is temporarily employed by the Forest
Service and while so employed becomes disabled because of injury or
illness not attributable to official work, he may be provided
hospitalization and other necessary medical care, subsistence, and
lodging for a period of not to exceed fifteen days during such
disability, the cost thereof to be payable from any funds available to
the Forest Service applicable to the work for which such person is
employed.
(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 457, Secs. 4, 6, 43 Stat. 1133; Apr. 24, 1950, ch.
97, Sec. 15, 64 Stat. 86.)
Amendments
1950--Act Apr. 24, 1950, inserted proviso to provide medical care
for temporary employees.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 580k of this title.
