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§3705 Volunteer Status
Title 16 › Chapter 57— NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION › § 3705
Summary
The Secretaries can accept the Foundation, the Board, and their staff as unpaid volunteers without following civil‑service rules.
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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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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 3705
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60