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[CITE: 42USC7142]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 84--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
               SUBCHAPTER II--ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT
 
Sec. 7142. National Atomic Museum


(a) Recognition and status

    The museum operated by the Department of Energy and currently 
located at Building 20358 on Wyoming Avenue South near the corner of M 
street within the confines of the Kirtland Air Force Base (East), 
Albuquerque, New Mexico--
        (1) is recognized as the official atomic museum of the United 
    States;
        (2) shall be known as the ``National Atomic Museum''; and
        (3) shall have the sole right throughout the United States and 
    its possessions to have and use the name ``National Atomic Museum''.

(b) Volunteers

    (1) In operating the National Atomic Museum, the Secretary of Energy 
may--
        (A) recruit, train, and accept the services of individuals 
    without compensation as volunteers for, or in aid of, interpretive 
    functions or other services or activities of and related to the 
    museum; and
        (B) provide to volunteers incidental expenses, such as nominal 
    awards, uniforms, and transportation.

    (2) Except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), a volunteer who is 
not otherwise employed by the Federal Government is not subject to laws 
relating to Federal employment, including those relating to hours of 
work, rates of compensation, leave, unemployment compensation, and 
Federal employee benefits, because of service as a volunteer under this 
subsection.
    (3) For purposes of chapter 171 of title 28 (relating to tort 
claims), a volunteer under this subsection is considered a Federal 
employee.
    (4) For the purposes of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5 
(relating to compensation for work-related injuries), a volunteer under 
this subsection is considered an employee of the United States.

(c) Authority

    (1) In operating the National Atomic Museum, the Secretary of Energy 
may--
        (A) accept and use donations of money or gifts pursuant to 
    section 7262 \1\ of this title, if such gifts or money are 
    designated in a written document signed by the donor as intended for 
    the museum, and such donations or gifts are determined by the 
    Secretary to be suitable and beneficial for use by the museum;
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        (B) operate a retail outlet on the premises of the museum for 
    the purpose of selling or distributing mementos, replicas of 
    memorabilia, literature, materials, and other items of an 
    informative, educational, and tasteful nature relevant to the 
    contents of the museum; and
        (C) exhibit, perform, display, and publish information and 
    materials concerning museum mementos, items, memorabilia, and 
    replicas thereof in any media or place anywhere in the world, at 
    reasonable fees or charges where feasible and appropriate, to 
    substantially cover costs.

    (2) The net proceeds of activities authorized under subparagraphs 
(B) and (C) of paragraph (1) may be used by the National Atomic Museum 
for activities of the museum.

(Pub. L. 102-190, div. C, title XXXI, Sec. 3137, Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 
1578; Pub. L. 103-35, title II, Sec. 203(b)(4), May 31, 1993, 107 Stat. 
102.)

                       References in Text

    Section 7262 of this title, referred to in subsec. (c)(1)(A), was 
repealed by Pub. L. 104-206, title V, Sec. 502, Sept. 30, 1996, 110 
Stat. 3002.

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993, and not as part of the Department of 
Energy Organization Act which comprises this chapter.


                               Amendments

    1993--Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 103-35 struck out comma after 
``Secretary of Energy'' in introductory provisions.
