16 U.S.C. § 831b-1 : US Code - Section 831B-1: Acceptance of services of volunteers

Search 16 U.S.C. § 831b-1 : US Code - Section 831B-1: Acceptance of services of volunteers

The Tennessee Valley Authority may on and after September 29,
1989, accept the services of volunteers and, from any funds
available to it, provide for their incidental expenses to carry out
any activity of the Tennessee Valley Authority except policymaking
or law or regulatory enforcement. Such volunteers shall not be
deemed employees of the United States Government, except for the
purposes of chapter 81 of title 5 relating to compensation for work
injuries, and shall not be deemed employees of the Tennessee Valley
Authority except for the purposes of tort claims to the same extent
as a regular employee of the Tennessee Valley Authority would be
under identical circumstances.