113 STAT. 1578
PUBLIC LAW 106-117—NOV. 30, 1999
to complete construction of the memorial, whether or not the
Commission has actually exercised the authority to borrow such
funds.
"(f) VOLUNTARY SERVICES. —(1) Notwithstanding section 1342
of title 31, the Commission may accept from any person voluntary
services to be provided in furtherance of the fund-raising activities
of the Commission relating to the World War II memorial.
"(2) A person providing voluntary services under this subsection
shall be considered to be a Federal employee for purposes of chapter
81 of title 5, relating to compensation for work-related injuries,
and chapter 171 of title 28, relating to tort claims. A volxinteer
who is not otherwise employed by the United States shall not
be considered to be a Federal employee for any other purpose
by reason of the provision of such voluntary service, except that
any volunteer given responsibility for the handling of funds or
the carrying out of a Federal function is subject to the conflict
of interest laws contained in chapter 11 of title 18 and the administrative standards of conduct contained in part 2635 of title 5 of
the Code of Federal Regulations.
"(3) The Commission may provide for reimbursement of incidental expenses that are incurred by a person providing voluntary
services under this subsection. The Commission shall determine
those expenses that are eligible for reimbursement under this paragraph.
"(4) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require
any Federal employee to work without compensation or to ^ow
the use of volxmteer services to displace or replace any Federal
employee.
"(g) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS.—^A contract entered
into by the Commission for the design or construction of the World
War II memorial is not a funding agreement as that term is defined
in section 201 of title 35.
Expiration date.
" (h) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH MEMORIAL.— Notwithstanding section 10 of the Commemorative Works Act (40
U.S.C. 1010), the authority for the construction of the World War
II memorial provided by Public Law 103-32 (40 U.S.C. 1003 note)
expires on December 31, 2005.".
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
"2113. World War II memorial in the District of Columbia.".
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— Public Law 103-32 (40 U.S.C.
1003 note) is amended by striking sections 3, 4, and 5.
36 USC 2113
(c) EFFECT OF REPEAL OF CURRENT MEMORIAL FUND. —Upon
note.
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer amounts in the fund created by section 4(a) of Public
Law 103-32 (40 U.S.C. 1003 note) to the fund created by section
2113(b) of title 36, United States Code, as added by subsection
(a).
SEC. 602. GENERAL AUTHORITY TO SOLICIT AND RECEIVE CONTRIBU-
TIONS.
Subsection (e) of section 2103 of title 36, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
"(e) SOLICITATION AND RECEIPT OF CONTRIBUTIONS. —(1) The
Commission may solicit and receive funds and in-kind donations
and gifts from any State, municipal, or private source to carry
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