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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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title: "42 U.S.C. § 12620"
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description: "Status of Corps members and Corps personnel under Federal law"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 42
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_number: "129"
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chapter_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE"
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section: "12620"
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citation: "42 U.S.C. § 12620"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 12620 - Status of Corps members and Corps personnel under Federal law
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## Text
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(a) In general Except as otherwise provided in this section, members of the National Civilian Community Corps shall not, by reason of their status as such members, be considered Federal employees or be subject to the provisions of law relating to Federal employment.
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(b) Work-related injuries (1) In general For purposes of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5 relating to the compensation of Federal employees for work injuries, members of the Corps shall be considered as employees of the United States within the meaning of the term “employee”, as defined in section 8101 of such title.
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(2) Special rule In the application of the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5 to a person referred to in paragraph (1), the person shall not be considered to be in the performance of duty while absent from the person’s assigned post of duty unless the absence is authorized in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Director.
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(c) Tort claims procedure A member of the Corps shall be considered an employee of the United States for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28 relating to tort claims liability and procedure.
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(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 160, formerly § 195I, as added Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, § 1092(a)(1), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2530; renumbered § 160, Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 104(b), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 840; amended Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1510, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1526.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Codification Section was formerly classified to section 12653i of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 103–82, § 104(b).
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Prior ProvisionsA prior section 160 of Pub. L. 101–610 was classified to section 12611 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–82, § 104(a).
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Amendments2009—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–13 inserted “National” before “Civilian Community Corps”.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective Date of 2009 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 111–13 effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 6101(a) of Pub. L. 111–13, set out as a note under section 4950 of this title.
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