Us Code § 4215 - Volunteer status
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§ 4215. Volunteer status
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 Commerce, as volunteers in the performance of the functions authorized in this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 116–224, title I, §115, Dec. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 1079.)
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This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this title", meaning title I of Pub. L. 116–224, Dec. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 1074, which is classified principally to this subchapter. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Tables.
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