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 PUBLIC LAW 97-98—DEC. 22, 1981

95 STAT. 1337

carrying out the provisions of this subtitle, such sums to remain avaai^e until expended. REPORT

SEC. 1525. The Secretary shall submit a report evaluating the 16 USC 3445. program authorized under this subtitle to Congress by January 1, 1987. The report shall include a recommendation as to whether the program should be extended and, if so, how it could be strengthened. Subtitle G—Volunteers for Department of Agriculture Programs ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM

SEC. 1526. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture (hereafter referred to in this subtitle as the "Secretary") may establish a program to use volunteers in carrying out the programs of the Department of Agriculture. (b) The Secretary may accept, subject to regulations issued by the Office of Personnel Management, voluntary service for the Department of A^culture for such purpose if the service: (1) is to be without compensation; and (2) wili not be used to displace any employee of the Department of Agriculture including the local, county, and State committees established under section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act. (c) Any individual who provides voluntary service under this subtitle shall not be considered a Federal employee, except for purposes of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code (relating to compensation for injury), and sections 2671 through 2680 of title 28, United States Code (relating to tort claims).

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AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 1527. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as ^ use 2272 note. may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this subtitle, such sums to remain available until expended. Subtitle H—Resource Conservation and Development Program PURPOSE

SEC. 1528. It is the pun)ose of this subtitle to encourage and 16 USC 3451. improve the capability of State and local units of government and local nonprofit organizations in rural areas to plan, develop, and carry out p n ^ a m s for resource conservation and development. DEFINITIONS

SEC. 1529. As used in this subtitle— 16 USC 3452. (1) The term "area plan" means a resource conservation and utilization plan which is developed for a designated area of a State or States through a planning process and which includes one or more of the following elements: (A) a land conservation element, the purpose of which shall be to control erosion and sedimentation; (B) a water management element, the purpose of which shall be to provide for the conservation, utilization, and quahty of water, including irrigation and rural water supplies, the mitigation of floods and high water tables, con-

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