Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§1856c Service in Line of Duty
Title 42 › CHAPTER 15A — RECIPROCAL FIRE PROTECTION AGREEMENTS › SUBCHAPTER I — PROTECTION OF UNITED STATES PROPERTY › § 1856c
Summary
Service under 1856a or 1856b by U.S. officers, employees, or service members counts as service in the line of duty; people who are not officers or employees do not become officers or employees for subchapter I, chapter 81, title 5.
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Title 42, §1856c
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Any service performed under section 1856a or section 1856b of this title, by any officer or employee of the United States or any member of any armed force of the United States shall constitute service rendered in line of duty in such office, employment, or force. The performance of such service by any other individual shall not constitute such individual an officer or employee of the United States for the purposes of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5.
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Codification “Subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5” substituted for “the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, as amended” on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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42 U.S.C. § 1856c
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102