volunteer service

volunteer service Sec. 301. (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 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 interim92 STAT. 1145 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 compensation for injury) and sections 2671 through 2680 of title 28 (relating to tort claims).”. (b) The analysis of chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new item: “3111. Acceptance of volunteer service.”.