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16 USC SECTION 18i
TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND
SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER II - VOLUNTEERS IN PARKS PROGRAM
(a) Employment status of volunteers
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 claims
For the purpose of the tort claim provisions of title 28, a
volunteer under this subchapter shall be considered a Federal
employee.
(c) Civil employees
For 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 damages
For 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.
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