§1856a. Authority to enter into reciprocal agreement; waiver of claims; reimbursement; ratification of prior agreements — Inbound Citations
42 U.S.C. § 1856a
Cited by 2 provisions in release 119-102.
Citations to 42 U.S.C. § 1856a as a whole
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In the absence of any agreement authorized or ratified by section 1856a of this title, each agency head is authorized to render emergency assistance in extinguishing fires and in preserving life and property from fire, within the vicinity of any place at which such agency maintains fire-protection facilities, when the rendition of such assistance is determined, under regulations prescribed by the agency head, to be in the best interest of the United States.
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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.