View all text of Subchapter I [§ 12511 - § 12657]
§ 12651g. Administration
(a) Donations
(1) Services
(A) Organizations and individuals
(B) Limitation
A person who provides assistance, either individually or as a member of an organization, in accordance with subparagraph (A) shall not be considered to be 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, except that—
(i) for the purposes of the tort claims provisions of chapter 171 of title 28, such a person shall be considered to be a Federal employee;
(ii) for the purposes of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5 relating to compensation to Federal employees for work injuries, such persons shall be considered to be employees, as defined in section 8101(1)(B) of title 5 and the provisions of such subchapter shall apply; and
(iii) for purposes of the provisions of chapter 11 of part I of title 18, such a person (to whom such provisions would not otherwise apply except for this subsection) shall be a special Government employee.
(C) Inherently governmental function
(i) In general
(ii) Regulations
(iii) “Inherently governmental function” defined
(2) Property
(A) In general
(B) Status of contribution
(C) Rules
The Chief Executive Officer shall establish written rules to ensure that the solicitation, acceptance, holding, administration, and use of property described in subparagraph (A)—
(i) will not reflect unfavorably upon the ability of the Corporation, or of any officer or employee of the Corporation, to carry out the responsibilities or official duties of the Corporation in a fair and objective manner; and
(ii) will not compromise the integrity of the programs of the Corporation or any official or employee of the Corporation involved in such programs.
(D) Disposition
(b) Contracts
(c) Office of Management and Budget
(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 196, as added Pub. L. 103–82, title II, §§ 202(a), 203(a)(1)(B), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 885, 891; amended Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1707, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1548.)