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64 Stat. 42 USC note. 72 Stat. 42 USC 1879.

PUBLIC LAW 91-357-JULY 29, 1970

149. 1861 1601. 1876-

Independent disciplinary proceeding.

Short title.

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(c) The programs referred to in subsections (a) and (b) are as follows: (1) The programs authorized by the National Science Foundation Act of 1950; and (2) The programs authorized under title IX 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 prejudicing 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.

Public Law 91-357 July 29, 1970 [H. R. 12758]

Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969, 5 USC 101-8913.

Incidental expenses. Federal employee status.

28 USC 26712680 and notes.

5 USC 81018150. 80 Stat. 532, Appropriation, limitation. Short title.

AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a volunteers in the park program, and for other purposes.

Be It enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 classification 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 administered by the Secretary through the National P a r k 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 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 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.

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