15 U.S.C. § 2053a — Employee training exchanges

(a) The Commission may: (1) temporarily retain or employ officers or employees of foreign government agencies under section 2053 of this title or section 3101 or 3109 of title 5; and (2) temporarily detail Commission officers or employees to appropriate foreign government agencies to give or receive training. (b) It may do this with or without money or in-kind reimbursement and with or without reciprocal arrangements by or for the foreign agency. Reimbursements for the Commission’s expenses must be credited to the appropriation account that paid those expenses. (c) A person retained or employed under subsection (a)(1) is a federal employee only for: (1) injury compensation under title 5 chapter 81 and tort-claim liability under title 28 chapter 171; (2) title 5 chapter 131 and title 18 chapter 11; and (3) any other law or regulation governing federal-employee conduct.