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Title 54, National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-110

§101331 Definitions

Title 54 › Subtitle I — National Park System › CHAPTER 1013 — EMPLOYEES › SUBCHAPTER III — HOUSING IMPROVEMENT › § 101331

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Sets plain meanings for key words used here: field employee, primary resource values, quarters, and seasonal quarters. Field employee — a Service employee assigned only to a field unit and their family, or anyone authorized to occupy Federal Government quarters under section 5911 of title 5 when no practical housing alternative exists, and their family. Primary resource values — resources named in the unit’s creating law or recognized by federal law. Quarters — housing owned or leased by the Federal Government; seasonal quarters — housing used by employees on assignments of 6 months or less.

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Title 54, §101331

National Park Service and Related Programs, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

In this subchapter:
(1)Field employee.—
The term “field employee” means—
(A)an employee of the Service who is exclusively assigned by the Service to perform duties at a field unit, and the members of the employee’s family; and
(B)any other individual who is authorized to occupy Federal Government quarters under section 5911 of title 5, and for whom there is no feasible alternative to the provision of Federal Government housing, and the members of the individual’s family.
(2)Primary resource values.—
The term “primary resource values” means resources that are specifically mentioned in the enabling legislation for that field unit or other resource value recognized under Federal statute.
(3)Quarters.—
The term “quarters” means quarters owned or leased by the Federal Government.
(4)Seasonal quarters.—
The term “seasonal quarters” means quarters typically occupied by field employees who are hired on assignments of 6 months or less.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10133116 U.S.C. 17o(19).Pub. L. 104–333, div. I, title VIII, § 814(a)(19), Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4194. The text of 16 U.S.C. 17o(19)(B) is omitted because the term “land management agency” is not used.

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54 U.S.C. § 101331

Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110