Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§554b Medical Care for Employees Engaged in Hazardous Work; Notification and Transportation of Employees
Title 16 › CHAPTER 3 — FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 554b
Summary
Forest Service funds must pay for immediate medical help for employees doing hazardous work and must cover notifying and transporting them when a close relative dies or is seriously ill.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §554b
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Appropriations for the Forest Service shall be available for medical supplies and services and other assistance necessary for the immediate relief of artisans, laborers, and other employees engaged in any hazardous work under the Forest Service, and for expenses of notifying employees of the death or serious illness of close relatives and, in such cases where no public transportation is available, for transporting the employees to a point where public transportation is available.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as a part of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944.
Amendments
1958—Pub. L. 85–464 made appropriations available for expenses of notifying employees of the death or serious illness of close relatives, and for transportation of employees.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 554b
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102