16 USC 558c - Employment status of volunteers

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 23, 2024

§ 558c.

Employment status of volunteers

(a)

Federal employee status

(b)

Tort claims

(c)

Civil employees

(d)

Compensation for losses and damages

(e)

Volunteers recruited and supervised by cooperators

For 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.

(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.)

cite as: 16 USC 558c