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§8143 Job Corps enrollees; volunteers in service to America

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Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Makes federal compensation rules apply to Job Corps enrollees. If an enrollee is injured, disability pay does not start until the day after they are terminated. For pay calculations, the enrollee’s monthly pay is treated as the minimum GS‑2 rate, and section 8113(a) applies. An enrollee is not “performing duty” for things done while away from their assigned post, unless the Job Corps has authorized and supervised the activity (including on pass or while traveling to or from the post). Gives the same coverage to Volunteers in Service to America who get a living allowance or stipend under part A of subchapter VIII of chapter 34, title 42. For them, monthly pay for the calculation is treated as the minimum GS‑5 rate under section 5332.

Full Legal Text

Title 5, §8143

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(a)Subject to the provisions of this subsection, this subchapter applies to an enrollee in the Job Corps, except that compensation for disability does not begin to accrue until the day after the date on which the injured enrollee is terminated. In administering this subchapter for an enrollee covered by this subsection—
(1)the monthly pay of an enrollee is deemed that received at the minimum rate for GS–2;
(2)section 8113(a) of this title applies to an enrollee; and
(3)“performance of duty” does not include an act of an enrollee while absent from his assigned post of duty, except while participating in an activity (including an activity while on pass or during travel to or from the post of duty) authorized by or under the direction and supervision of the Job Corps.
(b)This subchapter applies to a volunteer in service to America who receives either a living allowance or a stipend under part A of subchapter VIII of chapter 34 of title 42, with respect to that service and training, to the same extent as enrollees of the Job Corps under subsection (a) of this section. However, for the purpose of the computation described in subsection (a)(1) of this section, the monthly pay of a volunteer is deemed that received at the minimum rate for GS–5 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

1966 Act DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large (a)42 U.S.C. 2716(c).Aug. 20, 1964, Pub. L. 88–452, § 106(c), 78 Stat. 510. (b)42 U.S.C. 2943(d) (words after 6th comma, as applicable to 42 U.S.C. 2716(c)).Aug. 20, 1964, Pub. L. 88–452, § 603(d) (words after 6th comma, as applicable to § 106(c)), 78 Stat. 531. In subsection (a)(1), reference to “the Classification Act of 1949 (5 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.)” is omitted as unnecessary. In subsection (a)(3)(B), the word “his” is substituted for “his or her” on authority of 1 U.S.C. 1. In subsection (b), the words “in service to America” are inserted after “volunteer” for clarity. Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report. 1967 Act Section of title 5Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 8143(a)(1)42: 2716(c)(2)(B).Nov. 8, 1966, Pub. L. 89–794, § 109, 80 Stat. 1453. 8143(a)(3)42: 2716(c)(2)(A).Oct. 9, 1965, Pub. L. 89–253, § 6, 79 Stat. 973. 8143(b)42: 2991c(b) (as applicable to 42: 2716(c)).Nov. 8, 1966, Pub. L. 89–794, § 801 “Sec. 804(b) (as applicable to § 106(c) of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964)”, 80 Stat. 1474. In subsection (a)(3), the words “in the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act” are omitted as unnecessary since that act is codified in that subchapter of title 5, United States Code, in which section 8143 is a part. The word “his” is substituted for “his or hers” on authority of 1 U.S.C. 1. The words “Job Corps” are substituted for “Corps” on authority of 42 U.S.C. 2712. In subsection (b), the words “in service to America” are inserted after “volunteer” in two places for clarity. The words “subsection (a)(2) of this section” are substituted for “paragraph (2)(B) of section 106(c)” to reflect the codification of that paragraph in title 5. The words “at the minimum rate for GS–7” are substituted for “under the entrance salary for GS–7 of the General Schedule for section 5332, title 5, United States Code” to conform to the style of title 5.

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Part A of subchapter VIII of chapter 34 of title 42, referred to in subsec. (b), is part A of title VIII of Pub. L. 88–452, Aug. 20, 1964, 73 Stat. 508, known as the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. Part A of title VIII of that Act, as added by Pub. L. 90–222, title I, § 110, Dec. 23, 1967, 81 Stat. 722, was classified generally to part A (§ 2992 et seq.) of subchapter VIII of chapter 34 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to its repeal by Pub. L. 93–113, title VI, § 603, Oct. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 417. See section 4951 et seq. and 5055 of Title 42.

Amendments

1993—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–82 substituted “GS–5 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code” for “GS–7”. 1974—Pub. L. 93–416 struck out “, (b)” after “section 8113(a)”. 1968—Pub. L. 90–623 reenacted section in its entirety making minor changes in phraseology.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1993 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103–82 effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 392 of Pub. L. 103–82, set out as a note under section 4951 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.

Effective Date

of 1974 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 93–416 applicable to case where injury or death occurred prior to Sept. 7, 1974, but only to a period beginning on or after Sept. 7, 1974, see section 28(a) of Pub. L. 93–416, set out as a note under section 8101 of this title.

Effective Date

of 1968 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 90–623 intended to restate without substantive change the law in effect on Oct. 22, 1968, see section 6 of Pub. L. 90–623, set out as a note under section 5334 of this title.

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Citation

5 U.S.C. § 8143

Title 5Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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