§ 3111. Acceptance of volunteer service

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1978

   Pub. L. 95–454 title III § 301(a) · 92 Stat. 1111

   Enacted · 5 U.S.C. § 3111

   Added Pub. L. 95–454, title III, § 301(a), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1144

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 95–454, title III, § 301(a), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1144

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: “§3111. Acceptance of volunteer service “(a) For the purpose of this section, ‘student’ means an individual “Student.” who is enrolled, not less than half-time, in a high school, trade school, technical or vocational institute, junior college, college, university, or comparable recognized educational institution. An individual who is a student is deemed not to have ceased to be a student during an interim between school years if the interim is not more than 5 months and if such individual shows to the satisfaction of the Office of Personnel Management that the individual has a bona fide intention of continuing to pursue a course of study or training in the same or different educational institution during the school semester (or other period into which the school year is divided) immediately after the interim. “(b) Notwithstanding section 3679(b) of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 665(b)), the head of an agency may accept, subject to regulations issued by the Office, voluntary service for the United States if the service— “(1) is performed by a student, with the permission of the institution at which the student is enrolled, as part of an agency program established for the purpose of providing educational experiences for the student; “(2) is to be uncompensated; and “(3) will not be used to displace any employee. “(c) Any student who provides voluntary service under subsection (b) of this section shall not be considered a Federal employee for any purpose other than for purposes of chapter 81 of this title (relating to 5 USC 8101 et seq. compensation for injury) and sections 2671 through 2680 of title 28 (relating to tort claims).”.

2. 1982

   Pub. L. 97–258 § 3(a)(5) · 96 Stat. 1063

   Substituted · 5 U.S.C. § 3111(b)

   Pub. L. 97–258 substituted “section 1342 of title 31” for “section 3679(b) of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 665(b))”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97–258 substituted “section 1342 of title 31” for “section 3679(b) of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 665(b))”.

3. 1983

   Pub. L. 97–437 § 1(1) · 96 Stat. 2285

   Substituted · 5 U.S.C. § 3111(c)(1)

   Pub. L. 97–437, § 1(1), substituted “(c)(1) Except as provided in par. (2), any” for “(c) Any”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 97–437, § 1(1), substituted “(c)(1) Except as provided in par. (2), any” for “(c) Any”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) by striking out “(c) Any” and inserting in lieu thereof “(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), any”; and

4. 1983

   Pub. L. 97–437 § 1(2) · 96 Stat. 2285

   Added · 5 U.S.C. § 3111(c)(2)

   Pub. L. 97–437, § 1(2), added par. (2)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 97–437, § 1(2), added par. (2).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) by striking out “(c) Any” and inserting in lieu thereof “(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), any”; and

5. 2002

   Homeland Security Act of 2002

   Pub. L. 107–296 title XIII § 1314(b) · 116 Stat. 2135

   Substituted · 5 U.S.C. § 3111(c)(1)

   Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “section 7905 (relating to commuting by means other than single-occupancy motor vehicles), chapter 81” for “chapter 81 of this title”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “section 7905 (relating to commuting by means other than single-occupancy motor vehicles), chapter 81” for “chapter 81 of this title”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.— Section 3111(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “chapter 81 of this title” and inserting “section 7905 (relating to commuting by means other than single-occupancy motor vehicles), chapter 81”.

6. 2002

   Pub. L. 107–347 title II § 209(g)(1)(A) · 116 Stat. 2899

   Added · 5 U.S.C. § 3111(d)

   Pub. L. 107–347 added subsec. (d)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 107–347 added subsec. (d).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) in section 3111, by adding at the end the following: “(d) Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, the head of an agency may accept voluntary service for the United States under chapter 37 of this title and regulations of the Office of Personnel Management.”;

7. 2009

   Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010

   Pub. L. 111–68 div. A title I § 1303(a) · 123 Stat. 2023

   Added · 5 U.S.C. § 3111(e)

   Pub. L. 111–68 added subsec. (e)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 111–68 added subsec. (e).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 3111 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “(e) For purposes of this section the term ‘agency’ shall include the Architect of the Capitol. With respect to the Architect of the Capitol, the authority granted to the Office of Personnel Management under this section shall be exercised by the Architect of the Capitol.” .

8. 2014

   Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2014

   Pub. L. 113–76 div. I title I § 1201(a) · 128 Stat. 5

   1. Amended · 5 U.S.C. § 3111(e)

      Pub. L. 113–76 designated existing provisions as par. (1)

   2. Added · 5 U.S.C. § 3111(e)

      Pub. L. 113–76 added par. (2)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 113–76 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 3111(e) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking “(e)” and inserting “(e)(1)”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(2) In this section, the term ‘agency’ includes the Congressional Budget Office, except that in the case of the Congressional Budget Office— “(A) any student who provides voluntary service in accordance with this section shall be considered an employee of the Congressional Budget Office for purposes of section 203 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (relating to the level of confidentiality of budget data); and “(B) the authority granted to the Office of Personnel Management under this section shall be exercised by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.” .

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 113–76, div. I, title I, § 1201(b), Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 426, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2014 and each succeeding fiscal year.”

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