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[CITE: 29USC2897]

 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
                CHAPTER 30--WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEMS
 
                        SUBCHAPTER III--JOB CORPS
 
Sec. 2897. Application of provisions of Federal law


(a) Enrollees not considered to be Federal employees

                           (1) In general

        Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and in section 
    8143(a) of title 5, enrollees shall not be considered to be Federal 
    employees and shall not be subject to the provisions of law relating 
    to Federal employment, including such provisions regarding hours of 
    work, rates of compensation, leave, unemployment compensation, and 
    Federal employee benefits.

        (2) Provisions relating to taxes and social security 
                                  benefits

        For purposes of title 26 and title II of the Social Security Act 
    (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), enrollees shall be deemed to be employees 
    of the United States and any service performed by an individual as 
    an enrollee shall be deemed to be performed in the employ of the 
    United States.

    (3) Provisions relating to compensation to Federal employees 
                              for work injuries

        For purposes of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5 (relating 
    to compensation to Federal employees for work injuries), enrollees 
    shall be deemed to be civil employees of the Government of the 
    United States within the meaning of the term ``employee'' as defined 
    in section 8101 of title 5, and the provisions of such subchapter 
    shall apply as specified in section 8143(a) of title 5.

                 (4) Federal tort claims provisions

        For purposes of the Federal tort claims provisions in title 28, 
    enrollees shall be considered to be employees of the Government.

(b) Adjustments and settlements

    Whenever the Secretary finds a claim for damages to a person or 
property resulting from the operation of the Job Corps to be a proper 
charge against the United States, and the claim is not cognizable under 
section 2672 of title 28, the Secretary may adjust and settle the claim 
in an amount not exceeding $1,500.

(c) Personnel of the uniformed services

    Personnel of the uniformed services who are detailed or assigned to 
duty in the performance of agreements made by the Secretary for the 
support of the Job Corps shall not be counted in computing strength 
under any law limiting the strength of such services or in computing the 
percentage authorized by law for any grade in such services.

(Pub. L. 105-220, title I, Sec. 157, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1016.)

                       References in Text

    The Social Security Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is act Aug. 
14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, as amended. Title II of the Act is 
classified generally to subchapter II (Sec. 401 et seq.) of chapter 7 of 
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of 
this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of Title 42 and Tables.
    The Federal tort claim provisions in title 28, referred to in 
subsec. (a)(4), are the provisions of the Federal Tort Claims Act, which 
is classified generally to section 1346(b) and chapter 171 (Sec. 2671 et 
seq.) of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.


                            Prior Provisions

    Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 1706 of 
this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105-220.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 2900 of this title.
