114 STAT. 1654A-310 PUBLIC LAW 106-398 —APPENDIX who transfers to or converts to an appointment in a temporary organization with the consent of the head of the agency is entitled to be returned to the employee's former position or a position of like seniority, status, and pay without grade or pay retention in the agency if the employee— "(1) is being separated from the temporary organization for reasons other than misconduct, neglect of duty, or malfeasance; and "(2) applies for return not later than 30 days before the earlier of— "(A) the date of the termination of the employment in the temporary organization; or "(B) the date of the termination of the temporary organization. "(h) TEMPORARY AND INTERMITTENT SERVICES. —The head of a temporary organization may procure for the organization temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of this title, "(i) ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES.—(1) The head of a temporary organization may accept volunteer services appropriate to the duties of the organization without regard to section 1342 of title 31. "(2) Donors of voluntary services accepted for a temporary organization under this subsection may include the following: "(A) Advisors. "(B) Experts. "(C) Members of the commission, committee, board, or other temporary organization, as the case may be. "(D) A person performing services in any other capacity determined appropriate by the head of the temporary organization. "(3) The head of the temporary organization— "(A) shall ensure that each person performing voluntary services accepted under this subsection is notified of the scope of the voluntary services accepted; "(B) shall supervise the volunteer to the same extent as employees receiving compensation for similar services; and "(C) shall ensure that the volunteer has appropriate credentials or is otherwise qualified to perform in each capacity for which the volunteer'services are accepted. "(4) A person providing volunteer services accepted under this subsection shall be considered an employee of the Federal Government in the performance of those services for the purposes of the following provisions of law: "(A) Chapter 81 of this title, relating to compensation for work-related injuries. "(B) Chapter 171 of title 28, relating to tort claims. "(C) Chapter 11 of title 18, relating to conflicts of interest.", (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following: "SUBCHAPTER IV—TEMPORARY ORGANIZATIONS ESTABLISHED BY LAW OR EXECUTIVE ORDER "Sec. "3161. Employment and compensation of employees.".
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