An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a volunteers in the park program, and for other purposes
PL 91-357 (H.R.12758), enacted 07/29/1970

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PUBLIC LAW 91-357-JULY 29, 1970 
[84 STAT. 
64 Stat. 149. 
42 u s e 1861 
note. 
72 Stat. 1601. 
42 u s e 1876-
1879. 
Independent 
disciplinary 
proceeding. 
Short title. 
(c) The programs referred to in subsections (a) and (b) are as 
follows: 
(1) The programs authorized by the National Science Foun-
dation Act of 1950; and 
(2) The programs authorized under title I X of the National 
Defense Education Act of 1958 relating to establishing the Science 
Information Service. 
(d) (1) Nothing in this Act, or any Act amended by this Act, shall 
be construed to prohibit any institution of higher education from 
refusing to award, continue, or extend any financial assistance under 
any such Act to any individual because of any misconduct which in 
its judgment bears adversely on his fitness for such assistance. 
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting or preju-
dicing the rights and prerogatives of any institution of higher 
education to institute and carry out an independent, disciplinary 
proceeding pursuant to existing authority, practice, and law. 
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the freedom 
of any student to verbal expression of individual views or opinions. 
SEC. 6. This Act may be cited as the "National Science Foundation 
Authorization Act of 1971". 
Approved July 24, 1970. 
July 29, 1970 
[H. R. 12758] 
Public Law 91-357 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a volunteers in the park 
program, and for other purposes. 
Volunteers in 
the Parks Act of 
1969, 
5 u s e 101-8913. 
Incidental 
expenses. 
Federal 
employee status. 
28 u s e 2671-
2680 and notes. 
5 u s e 8101-
8150. 
80 Stat. 532, 
Appropriation, 
limitation. 
Short title. 
Be It eTiacted hy the Senate and House of Re/presentatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secretary 
of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the Secretary) is authorized 
to recruit, train, and accept without regard to the civil service classi-
fication laws, rules, or regulations the services of individuals without 
compensation as volunteers for or in aid of interpretive functions, 
or other visitor services or activities in and related to areas admin-
istered by the Secretary through the National Park Service. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary is authorized to provide for incidental 
expenses, such as transportation^ uniforms, lodging, and subsistence. 
SEC. 3. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a volun-
teer 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, unem-
ployment compensation, and Federal employee benefits. 
(b) For the purpose of the tort claim provisions of title 28 of the 
United States Code, a volunteer under this Act shall be considered 
a Federal employee. 
(c) For the purposes of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5 of the 
United States Code, 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, United States Code, 
and the provisions of that subchapter shall apply. 
SEC. 4. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, but not more 
than $100,000 shall be appropriated in any one year. 
SEC. 5. This Act may be cited as the "Volunteers in the Parks Act 
of 1969." 
Approved July 29, 1970.