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§3705 Volunteer Status

Title 16 › CHAPTER 57 — NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION › § 3705

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Either the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce may accept the Foundation, the Board, and its officers and employees as unpaid volunteers to perform authorized duties, even if civil service rules would apply, under section 742f(c).

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Title 16, §3705

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The Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce may accept, without regard to the civil service classification laws, rules, or regulations, the services of the Foundation, the Board, and the officers and employees of the Board, without compensation from the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as volunteers in the performance of the functions authorized herein, in the manner provided for under section 742f(c) of this title.

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2000—Pub. L. 106–408 substituted “Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce” for “Secretary” and inserted “or the Department of Commerce” after “Department of the Interior”.

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16 U.S.C. § 3705

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102