---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 5.17"
title: "33"
number: "5.17"
heading: "Status of members as Federal employees."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/5.17"
---

# §5.17. Status of members as Federal employees.


Members of the Auxiliary are not considered Federal employees except as provided by [14 U.S.C. 3904](/usc/14/3904.md) or other provisions of law.


## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-1999-6712, 80 FR 3476, Jan. 23, 2015, as amended by USCG-2020-0304, 85 FR 58276, Sept. 18, 2020]

### Authority

Authority: 14 U.S.C. 503, 3901, 3902, 3903, 3904, 3905, 3907, 3908, 3909, 3910, 3911, 3912, 3913, 4102.

### Source

Source: USCG-1999-6712, 80 FR 3476, Jan. 23, 2015, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-1999-6712, 80 FR 3476, Jan. 23, 2015, as amended by USCG-2020-0304, 85 FR 58276, Sept. 18, 2020]