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 93 STAT. 1078

PUBLIC LAW 96-143—DEC. 13, 1979 COORDINATION WITH OTHER PROGRAMS

42 USC 5050.

SEC. 10. Section 410 of the Act is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: "The Director, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management and the Secretaries of Labor, Commerce, and the Treasury and officials of other appropriate departments and agencies, shall take all appropriate steps to encourage State and local governments, charitable and service organizations, and private employers (1) to take into account experience in volunteer work in the consideration of applicants for employment; and (2) to make provisions for the listing and description of volunteer work on all employment application forms.". APPLICATION OF FEDERAL LAW

42 USC 5055.

SEC. 11. (a) Section 415(b) of the Act is amended by C striking out in the first sentence "in programs under title I D 42 USC 4951. of this Act for periods of service of at least one year" and inserting in lieu thereof "as volunteers for periods of full-time service, or, as the Director deems appropriate in accordance with regulations, for periods of part-time service of not less than 20 hours per week for not less than 26 consecutive weeks, under title I of this Act"; (2) striking out in clause (3) "and"; (3) striking out in clause (4)(A) "the monthly pay of a volunteer shall be deemed that received under the entrance salary for a 5 USC 5332 note. grade GS-7 employee," and inserting in lieu thereof "the annual rate of pay of a volunteer enrolled for a period of full-time service under such title I shall be deemed to be that received under the entrance salary for a grade GS-7 employee, and the annual rate of pay of a volunteer enrolled for a period of part-time service under such title I sheill be deemed to be such entry salary or an appropriate portion thereof as determined by the Director,"; and (4) inserting before the period at the end a comma and the following: "and (5) be deemed employees of the United States for the purposes of section 5584 of title 5, United States Code (and stipends and allowances paid under this Act shall be considered as pay for such purposes)". (b) Section 415 of the Act is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: Medical "(fKD The remedydamages, claims. »(A) against the United States provided by sections 1346(b) and 2672 of title 28, United States Code, or "(B) through proceedings for compensation or other benefits from the United States as provided by any other law, where the availability of such benefits precludes a remedy under section 1346(b) or 2672 of such title 28, for damages for personal injury, including death, allegedly arising from malpractice or negligence of a physician, dentist, podiatrist, optometrist, nurse, physician assistant, expanded-function dental auxiliary, pharmacist, or paramedical (for example, medical and dental technicians, nursing assistants, and therapists) or other supporting personnel in furnishing medical care or treatment while in the exercise of such person's duties as a volunteer enrolled under title I of this Act shall be exclusive of any other civil action or proceeding by reason of the same subject matter against such person (or such person's estate) whose action or omission gave rise to such claim.

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