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16 U.S.C. § 556b (CONSERVATION)
§ 556b. Use of appropriations for expenses of transporting automobiles of employees between points in Alaska
Funds available to the Forest Service may be used, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture for expenses of transporting automobiles of employees of that Service between points in Alaska in connection with transfers of official stations of such employees to meet the needs of the Service.
(Pub. L. 85–464, § 3, June 20, 1958, 72 Stat. 217.)
16 U.S.C. § 556c (CONSERVATION)
§ 556c. Reimbursement of employees for property losses resulting from fires, floods, or other casualties
Funds available to the Forest Service may be used in amounts not exceeding $100 in any single claim, for reimbursing employees of the Forest Service for loss of or damage to clothing and other personal effects resulting from fires, floods, or other casualties at or near the place in which such property is temporarily stored during services of the employees in connection with such casualties.
(Pub. L. 85–464, § 2, June 20, 1958, 72 Stat. 217.)
16 U.S.C. § 556d (CONSERVATION)
§ 556d. Advances of public moneys to Forest Service for fighting forest fires in emergency cases
Advances of money under any appropriation for the Forest Service may be made to the Forest Service and by authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to chiefs of field parties for fighting forest fires in emergency cases and detailed accounts arising under such advances shall be rendered through and by the Department of Agriculture to the Government Accountability Office.
(May 23, 1908, ch. 192, 35 Stat. 259; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, title III, § 304, 42 Stat. 24; Pub. L. 92–310, title II, § 231(v), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 211; Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was enacted as a part of the Agricultural Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1909, act May 23, 1908.
Section was formerly classified to section 534 of Title 31 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by Pub. L. 97–258, § 1, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877.
heading: Amendments
text: 1972—Pub. L. 92–310 struck out provisions which required chiefs of field parties to give bonds.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: “Government Accountability Office” substituted in text for “General Accounting Office” pursuant to section 8(b) of Pub. L. 108–271, set out as a note under section 702 of Title 31, Money and Finance, which redesignated the General Accounting Office and any references thereto as the Government Accountability Office. Previously, “General Accounting Office” substituted in text for “Treasury Department” pursuant to act June 10, 1921, which transferred all powers and duties conferred upon Comptroller, six auditors, and certain other officers of the Treasury to General Accounting Office. See section 701 et seq. of Title 31.
16 U.S.C. § 556e (CONSERVATION)
§ 556e. Emergency appropriations for rehabilitation and wildfire suppression
Beginning in fiscal year 1993, and in each year thereafter, only amounts for emergency rehabilitation and wildfire suppression activities that are in excess of the average of such costs for the previous ten years shall be considered “emergency requirements” pursuant to section 901(b)(2)(D) 1 of title 2, and such amounts shall on and after November 13, 1991, be so designated.
(Pub. L. 102–154, title II, Nov. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1015.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: Section 901 of title 2, referred to in text, was amended, and as so amended, section 901(b)(2)(D) no longer refers to “emergency requirements”. However, “emergency requirements” are referred to elsewhere in section 901.
16 U.S.C. § 556f (CONSERVATION)
§ 556f. Expenses of student interns
On and after October 5, 1992, funds appropriated to the Department of Agriculture, Forest Service may be used to pay transportation, lodging, and subsistence expenses of student interns, defined as employees who assist scientific, professional, or technical employees and who are bona fide students of accredited colleges or universities who are pursuing courses related to the field in which employed.
(Pub. L. 102–381, title II, Oct. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 1403.)
16 U.S.C. § 556g (CONSERVATION)
§ 556g. Reimbursement of employee license costs and certification fees
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal year 1993 and thereafter, appropriations or funds available to the Department of the Interior or the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, may be used to reimburse employees for the cost of State licenses and certification fees pursuant to their employment and that are necessary to comply with State or Federal laws, regulations, or requirements.
(Pub. L. 102–381, title III, § 317, Oct. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 1417.)
16 U.S.C. § 556h (CONSERVATION)
§ 556h. Recognition of private contributors to Forest Service programs
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and after October 21, 1998, any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service may be used to disseminate program information to private and public individuals and organizations through the use of nonmonetary items of nominal value and to provide nonmonetary awards of nominal value and to incur necessary expenses for the nonmonetary recognition of private individuals and organizations that make contributions to Forest Service programs.
(Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(e) [title II], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–231, 2681–272.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Similar Provisions
text: Provisions similar to this section were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 105–83, title II, Nov. 14, 1997, 111 Stat. 1576.
Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(d) [title II], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–181, 3009–208.
Pub. L. 104–134, title I, § 101(c) [title II], Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321–156, 1321–184; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 104–140, § 1(a), May 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1327.
Pub. L. 103–332, title II, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2524.
Pub. L. 103–138, title II, Nov. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 1403.
Pub. L. 102–381, title II, Oct. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 1401.
Pub. L. 102–154, title II, Nov. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1017.
Pub. L. 101–512, title II, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1942.
Pub. L. 101–121, title II, Oct. 23, 1989, 103 Stat. 726.
16 U.S.C. § 556i (CONSERVATION)
§ 556i. Transfer of funds made available to Forest Service
None of the funds made available to the Forest Service in this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of section 2257 of title 7, section 7772 of title 7, or section 8316(b) of title 7.
(Pub. L. 119–74, div. C, title III, Jan. 23, 2026, 140 Stat. 143.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Similar Provisions
text: Provisions similar to this section were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 118–42, div. E, title III, Mar. 9, 2024, 138 Stat. 270.
Pub. L. 117–328, div. G, title III, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 4806.
Pub. L. 117–103, div. G, title III, Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 396.
Pub. L. 116–260, div. G, title III, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1522.
Pub. L. 116–94, div. D, title III, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2729.
Pub. L. 116–6, div. E, title III, Feb. 15, 2019, 133 Stat. 246.
Pub. L. 115–141, div. G, title III, Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 674.
Pub. L. 115–31, div. G, title III, May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 482.
Pub. L. 114–113, div. G, title III, Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2563.
Pub. L. 113–235, div. F, title III, Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2432.
Pub. L. 113–76, div. G, title III, Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 326.
Pub. L. 112–74, div. E, title III, Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 1025.
Pub. L. 111–88, div. A, title III, Oct. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 2944.
Pub. L. 111–8, div. E, title III, Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 733.
Pub. L. 110–161, div. F, title III, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2133.
16 U.S.C. § 557 (CONSERVATION)
§ 557. Employees of Forest Service; subsistence furnished to; personal equipment; supplies, and medical attention
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to furnish subsistence to employees of the Forest Service, to purchase personal equipment and supplies for them, and to make deductions therefor from moneys appropriated for salary payments or otherwise due such employees. He is also authorized, in his discretion, to provide out of moneys appropriated for the general expenses of the Forest Service medical attention for employees of the Forest Service located at isolated situations, including the moving of such employees to hospitals or other places where medical assistance is available, and in case of death to remove the bodies of deceased employees to the nearest place where they can be prepared for shipment or for burial: Provided, That when a transient without permanent residence, or any other person while away from his place of residence, is temporarily employed by the Forest Service and while so employed becomes disabled because of injury or illness not attributable to official work, he may be provided hospitalization and other necessary medical care, subsistence, and lodging for a period of not to exceed fifteen days during such disability, the cost thereof to be payable from any funds available to the Forest Service applicable to the work for which such person is employed.
(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 457, §§ 4, 6, 43 Stat. 1133; Apr. 24, 1950, ch. 97, § 15, 64 Stat. 86.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1950—Act Apr. 24, 1950, inserted proviso to provide medical care for temporary employees.
16 U.S.C. § 557a (CONSERVATION)
§ 557a. Field season contracts; authority to make prior to appropriation
The Secretary of Agriculture is hereafter authorized, in connection with the administration of the national forests, to enter into contracts for the procurement of services, materials, and supplies for the ensuing fiscal year, prior to the passage of an appropriation therefor: Provided, That such contracts shall aliquot the cost for such service by fiscal years and shall not be binding on the United States as to that part for the ensuing year unless and until an appropriation applicable to the payment thereof is made: And provided further, That all such contracts shall by their terms provide that the obligation of the United States is contingent upon the passage of an applicable appropriation and that no payment thereunder will be made until such appropriation becomes available for expenditure.
(June 30, 1932, ch. 331, 47 Stat. 473.)
16 U.S.C. § 557b (CONSERVATION)
§ 557b. Omitted
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section, act June 16, 1955, ch. 147, title II, § 202, 69 Stat. 156, which related to employment of aliens in the Forest Service, was enacted as part of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1956, and was not repeated in the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1957 (approved June 13, 1956, ch. 380, 70 Stat. 257), or subsequent appropriation acts.
16 U.S.C. § 558 (CONSERVATION)
§ 558. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 642
text: Section, act Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 145, § 1[part], 37 Stat. 843, related to leaves of absence to employees of Forest Service in Alaska.
16 U.S.C. § 558b (CONSERVATION)
§ 558b. Definition of Secretaries
In this Act, the term “Secretaries” means each of—
(1) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service; and
(2) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
(Pub. L. 92–300, § 3, as added Pub. L. 118–234, title III, § 341, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2913.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 92–300, May 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 147, as amended generally by Pub. L. 118–234, title III, § 341, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2913, known as the Volunteers in the National Forests and Public Lands Act, which enacted sections 558a to 558g of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 558a of this title and Tables.
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 558b, Pub. L. 92–300, § 2, May 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 147, authorized the Secretary to provide for incidental expenses to program volunteers, prior to the general amendment of the Volunteers in the National Forests Act of 1972 by Pub. L. 118–234.
A prior section 3 of Pub. L. 92–300, May 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 147, was classified to section 558c of this title, prior to the general amendment of the Volunteers in the National Forests Act of 1972 by Pub. L. 118–234.
16 U.S.C. § 558c (CONSERVATION)
§ 558c. Authorization
The Secretaries are authorized to recruit, train, and accept without regard to the civil service and classification laws, rules, or regulations the services of individuals without compensation as volunteers for or in aid of recreation access, trail construction or maintenance, facility construction or maintenance, educational uses (including outdoor classroom construction or maintenance), interpretive functions, visitor services, conservation measures and development, or other activities in and related to areas administered by the Secretaries. In carrying out this section, the Secretaries shall consider referrals of prospective volunteers made by the Corporation for National and Community Service.
(Pub. L. 92–300, § 4, as added Pub. L. 118–234, title III, § 341, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2913.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 558c, Pub. L. 92–300, § 3, May 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 147; Pub. L. 101–286, title II, § 204(a), May 9, 1990, 104 Stat. 175; Pub. L. 114–245, § 4(d)(1), Nov. 28, 2016, 130 Stat. 992, related to employment status of volunteers, prior to the general amendment of the Volunteers in the National Forests Act of 1972 by Pub. L. 118–234.
A prior section 4 of Pub. L. 92–300, May 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 147, was classified to section 558d of this title, prior to the general amendment of the Volunteers in the National Forests Act of 1972 by Pub. L. 118–234.
16 U.S.C. § 558d (CONSERVATION)
§ 558d. Incidental expenses
The Secretaries are authorized to provide for incidental expenses, such as transportation, uniforms, lodging, training, equipment, and subsistence.
(Pub. L. 92–300, § 5, as added Pub. L. 118–234, title III, § 341, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2913.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 558d, Pub. L. 92–300, § 4, May 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 147; Pub. L. 95–289, § 1, June 5, 1978, 92 Stat. 289, authorized appropriations for former sections 558a to 558d of this title, prior to the general amendment of the Volunteers in the National Forests Act of 1972 by Pub. L. 118–234.
A prior section 5 of Pub. L. 92–300, May 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 147, was set out as a Short Title note under section 558a of this title, prior to the general amendment of the Volunteers in the National Forests Act of 1972 by Pub. L. 118–234.
16 U.S.C. § 558e (CONSERVATION)
§ 558e. Consideration as Federal employee
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a volunteer shall not be deemed a Federal employee and shall not be subject to the provisions of law relating to Federal employment, including those relating to hours of work, rates of compensation, leave, unemployment compensation, and Federal employee benefits.
(b) For the purpose of the tort claim provisions of title 28, a volunteer under this Act shall be considered a Federal employee.
(c) For the purposes of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, relating to compensation to Federal employees for work injuries, volunteers under this Act shall be deemed civil employees of the United States within the meaning of the term “employee” as defined in section 8101 of title 5, and the provisions of that subchapter shall apply.
(d) For the purposes of claims relating to damage to, or loss of, personal property of a volunteer incident to volunteer service, a volunteer under this Act shall be considered a Federal employee, and the provisions of section 3721 of title 31 shall apply.
(e) For the purposes of subsections (b), (c), and (d), the term “volunteer” includes a person providing volunteer services to either of the Secretaries who—
(1) is recruited, trained, and supported by a cooperator under a mutual benefit agreement or cooperative agreement with either of the Secretaries; and
(2) performs such volunteer services under the supervision of the cooperator as directed by either of the Secretaries in the mutual benefit agreement or cooperative agreement in the mutual benefit agreement, including direction that specifies—
(A) the volunteer services, including the geographic boundaries of the work to be performed by the volunteers, and the supervision to be provided by the cooperator;
(B) the applicable project safety standards and protocols to be adhered to by the volunteers and enforced by the cooperator;
(C) the on-site visits to be made by either of the Secretaries, if feasible and only if necessary to verify that volunteers are performing the volunteer services and the cooperator is providing the supervision agreed upon;
(D) the equipment the volunteers are authorized to use;
(E) the training the volunteers are required to complete;
(F) the actions the volunteers are authorized to take; and
(G) any other terms and conditions that are determined to be necessary by the applicable Secretary.
(Pub. L. 92–300, § 6, as added Pub. L. 118–234, title III, § 341, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2913.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: This Act, referred to in subsecs. (b) to (d), is Pub. L. 92–300, May 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 147, as amended generally by Pub. L. 118–234, title III, § 341, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2913, known as the Volunteers in the National Forests and Public Lands Act, which enacted sections 558a to 558g of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 558a of this title and Tables.
16 U.S.C. § 558g (CONSERVATION)
§ 558g. Liability insurance
The Secretaries shall not require a cooperator or volunteer (as those terms are used in section 558e of this title) to have liability insurance to provide the volunteer services authorized under this Act.
(Pub. L. 92–300, § 8, as added Pub. L. 118–234, title III, § 341, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2914.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 92–300, May 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 147, as amended generally by Pub. L. 118–234, title III, § 341, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2913, known as the Volunteers in the National Forests and Public Lands Act, which enacted this section and sections 558a to 558f of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 558a of this title and Tables.
16 U.S.C. § 559 (CONSERVATION)
§ 559. Arrests by employees of Forest Service for violations of laws and regulations
All persons employed in the Forest Service of the United States shall have authority to make arrests for the violation of the laws and regulations relating to the national forests, and any person so arrested shall be taken before the nearest United States magistrate judge, within whose jurisdiction the forest is located, for trial; and upon sworn information by any competent person any United States magistrate judge in the proper jurisdiction shall issue process for the arrest of any person charged with the violation of said laws and regulations; but nothing herein contained shall be construed as preventing the arrest by any officer of the United States, without process, of any person taken in the act of violating said laws and regulations.
(Mar. 3, 1905, ch. 1405, 33 Stat. 873; Pub. L. 90–578, title IV, § 402(b)(2), Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1118; Pub. L. 91–383, § 10(a)(2), Aug. 18, 1970, as added Pub. L. 94–458, § 2, Oct. 7, 1976, 90 Stat. 1941; Pub. L. 101–650, title III, § 321, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5117.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: “Forest Service of the United States” substituted for “forest reserve of the United States” as the probable intent of Congress in that the federal forest reserves were transferred from Department of the Interior to Department of Agriculture by act Feb. 1, 1905, ch. 288, § 1, 33 Stat. 628, and administration of forest reserves was placed in Forest Service which was created by that act.
Words “national forests” and “forest” substituted for “forest reserves” and “reservation”, respectively, on authority of act Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, 34 Stat. 1269, which provided that forest reserves shall hereafter be known as national forests.
That part of act Mar. 3, 1905, which related to arrests by employees of the National Park Service for violations of laws and regulations, was (prior to the amendment made by Pub. L 94–458) classified to section 10 of this title.
heading: Amendments
text: 1976—Pub. L. 91–383, § 10(a)(2), as added Pub. L. 94–458, struck out “and national parks” after “national forests” and “or national park” after “jurisdiction the forest”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Change of Name
text: “United States magistrate judge” substituted for “United States magistrate” wherever appearing in text pursuant to section 321 of Pub. L. 101–650, set out as a note under section 631 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure. Previously, “United States magistrate” substituted for “United States commissioner” pursuant to Pub. L. 90–578. See chapter 43 (§ 631 et seq.) of Title 28.
16 U.S.C. § 559a (CONSERVATION)
§ 559a. Reward for information leading to arrest and conviction for violating laws and regulations
The Secretary of Agriculture may pay rewards from appropriations available for the protection and management of the national forests, under such regulations as he may prescribe, for information leading to the arrest and conviction for violation of the laws and regulations relating to fires in or near national forests, or for the unlawful taking of, or injury to, Government property.
(Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title II, § 201, 58 Stat. 736.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was enacted as a part of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944.