VOLUNTEER SERVICES.

SEC. 202. VOLUNTEER SERVICES. Section 93 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by— (1) striking “and” at the end of paragraph (r); (2) striking the period at the end of paragraph (s) and inserting a comma; and (3) adding at the end the following new subsection: “(t) notwithstanding any other law, enter into cooperative agreements with States, local governments, non-governmental organizations, and individuals, to accept and utilize voluntary services for the maintenance and improvement of natural and historic resources on, or to benefit natural and historic research on, Coast Guard facilities, subject to the requirement that— “(1) the cooperative agreements shall each provide for the parties to contribute funds or services on a matching basis to defray the costs of such programs, projects, and activities under the agreement; and “(2) a person providing voluntary services under this subsection shall not be considered a Federal employee except for purposes of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, with respect to compensation for work-related injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, with respect to tort claims; and”.