33 U.S.C. §569c – Services of Volunteers

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TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

§ 568. Limitation on power of committee of Congress to consider projects
No project shall be considered by any committee of Congress with a view to its adoption, except with a view to a survey, if five years have
elapsed since a report upon a survey of such
project has been submitted to Congress pursuant
to law.

§ 569d

services’’ for ‘‘shall not be paid in excess of $100 per day
for their services’’.
1950—Act May 17, 1950, amended section generally,
providing for employment of experts and consultants
and omitting provisions relating to stenographic assistance.
REFERENCES IN OTHER LAWS TO GS–16, 17, OR 18 PAY
RATES

Section is from act Sept. 22, 1922, popularly known as
the ‘‘Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1918’’.

References in laws to the rates of pay for GS–16, 17,
or 18, or to maximum rates of pay under the General
Schedule, to be considered references to rates payable
under specified sections of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I, § 101(c)(1)]
of Pub. L. 101–509, set out in a note under section 5376
of Title 5.

§ 569. Personal equipment for employees; use of
funds for purpose

§ 569b. Contracts; architect and engineering services; surveying and mapping services

Funds heretofore or hereafter appropriated for
rivers and harbors to be expended under the supervision of the Secretary of the Army shall be
available for expenditure in the purchase of such
personal equipment for employees as in the
opinion of the Chief of Engineers are essential
for the efficient prosecution of the works.

Contracts for architect and engineering services, and surveying and mapping services, shall
be awarded by the Chief of Engineers in accordance with title IX of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949.1

(Sept. 22, 1922, ch. 427, § 9, 42 Stat. 1043.)
CODIFICATION

(Jan. 21, 1927, ch. 47, § 5(b), 44 Stat. 1021; July 26,
1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
CHANGE OF NAME
Department of War designated Department of the
Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947,
ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act July
26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956,
ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted ‘‘Title 10, Armed Forces’’ which in sections 3010
to 3013 continued Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of certain functions insofar as they pertain to Air Force, and to extent that they were not previously transferred to Secretary of the Air Force and
Department of the Air Force from Secretary of the
Army and Department of the Army, see Secretary of
Defense Transfer Order No. 40, July 22, 1949.

§ 569a. Temporary employment of experts or consultants; compensation
The Chief of Engineers is authorized to procure the temporary or intermittent services of
experts or consultants or organizations thereof
in connection with civil functions of the Corps
of Engineers without regard to chapter 51 and
subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5: Provided,
That individuals so engaged may be paid at
rates not to exceed the daily equivalent of the
rate for GS–18 for each day of their services.
(July 3, 1930, ch. 847, § 6, 46 Stat. 948; May 17,
1950, ch. 188, title I, § 105, 64 Stat. 168; Pub. L.
91–611, title I, § 104, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1819.)
CODIFICATION
‘‘Chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title
5’’ substituted in text for ‘‘the Classification 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.
AMENDMENTS
1970—Pub. L. 91–611 substituted provision that compensation ‘‘may be paid at rates not to exceed the daily
equivalent of the rate for GS–18 for each day of their

(Pub. L. 98–63, title I, § 101, July 30, 1983, 97 Stat.
311.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Federal Property and Administrative Services
Act of 1949, referred to in text, is act June 30, 1949, ch.
288, 63 Stat. 377. Title IX of the Act, which was classified generally to subchapter VI (§ 541 et seq.) of chapter
10 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and
Works, was repealed and reenacted by Pub. L. 107–217,
§§ 1, 6(b), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062, 1304, as chapter 11
(§ 1101 et seq.) of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property,
and Works. For disposition of sections of former Title
40 to revised Title 40, see Table preceding section 101 of
Title 40. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Tables.

§ 569c. Services of volunteers
The United States Army Chief of Engineers
may accept the services of volunteers and provide for their incidental expenses to carry out
any activity of the Army Corps of Engineers except policy-making or law or regulatory enforcement. Such volunteers shall not be employees of
the United States Government except for the
purposes of (1) chapter 171 of title 28, relating to
tort claims, and (2) chapter 81 of title 5, relating
to compensation for work injuries.
(Pub. L. 98–63, title I, § 101, July 30, 1983, 97 Stat.
312.)
§ 569d. Safety award and promotional materials
(a) Promotion of safety program
(1) Procurement of promotional materials
The Secretary is authorized to procure materials that, in the judgment of the Secretary,
are necessary to promote the Corps of Engineers safety program.
(2) Distribution of materials to employees
The items purchased pursuant to this subsection shall be distributed to employees of
the Corps of Engineers to advance the goals of
the safety program.
(b) Employee recognition
The Secretary is authorized to incur necessary
expenses for the honorary recognition of the
1 See

References in Text note below.