16 U.S.C. § 5608

Administrative matters

United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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A person shall not receive any compensation from the Government by reason of any service of the person as— The Secretary of State shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, pay all necessary travel and other expenses of persons described in subsection (a)(1) and of not more than six experts and advisers authorized under section 5601(e) of this title with respect to their actual performance of their official duties pursuant to this chapter, in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations and sections 5701, 5702, 5704 through 5708, and 5731 of title 5. A person shall not be considered to be a Federal employee by reason of any service of the person in a capacity described in subsection (a), except for purposes of injury compensation and tort claims liability under chapter 81 of title 5 and chapter 171 of title 28, respectively.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

Enacted byPub. L. 104-43(H.R. 716)1995-11-03
Fisheries Act of 1995
House: 384–0Senate: no recorded tally
Amended byPub. L. 105-384(H.R. 3461)1998-11-13
To approve a governing international fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic of Poland.
House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally