participants not federal employees

participants not federal employees Sec. 904. (a) Eligible individuals who are employed in any project funded under this title shall not be considered to be Federal employees as a result of such employment and shall not be subject to the provisions of part TIT of title 5, United States Code. (b) No contract, shall be entered into under this title with a contractor who is, or whose employees are, under State law, exempted from operation of the State workmen’s compensation law, generally applicable to employees, unless the contractor shall undertake to provide either through insurance by a recognized carrier, or by self insurance, as allowed by State law, that the persons employed under the contract, shall enjoy workmen’s compensation coverage equal to that provided by law for covered employment. The Secretary must establish standards for severance benefits, in lieu of unemployment insurance coverage, for eligible individuals who have, participated in qualifying programs and who have become unemployed.