42 U.S.C. § 7142c — Museum volunteers

(a) Authority to use volunteers The Secretary^* may recruit, train, and accept the services of individuals or entities as volunteers for services or activities related to the Museum.

(b) Status of volunteers

(1) In general Except as provided in paragraph

(2), service by a volunteer under subsection

(a) must not be considered Federal employment.

(2) Exceptions

(A) Federal Tort Claims Act for this purpose chapter 171 of title 28, a volunteer under subsection

(a) must be treated as an employee of the Government (as defined in section 2671 of that title).

(B) Compensation for work injuries for this purpose subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, a volunteer described in subsection

(a) must be treated as an employee (as defined in section 8101 of title 5 ).

(c) Compensation A volunteer under subsection

(a) must serve without pay, but may receive nominal awards and reimbursement for incidental expenses, including expenses for a uniform or transportation in furtherance of Museum activities.