§1856n. Implementation — Inbound Citations

Citations to 42 U.S.C. § 1856n as a whole

• 42 U.S.C. § 1856m(2)

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  (2) The term “Federal firefighter” means an individual furnished by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior under an agreement entered into under section 1856n of this title.
• 42 U.S.C. § 1856m(4)

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  (4) The term “foreign firefighter” means an individual furnished by a foreign fire organization under an agreement entered into under section 1856n of this title.
• 42 U.S.C. § 1856n–1(a)

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  (a) Subject to subsection (b), in an agreement with a foreign fire organization entered into under section 1856n of this title, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior may provide that—

  (1) a foreign firefighter shall be considered to be an employee of the United States for purposes of tort liability while the foreign firefighter is acting within the scope of an official duty under the agreement; and

  (2) any claim against the foreign fire organization or any legal organization associated with the foreign firefighter that arises out of an act or omission of the foreign firefighter in the performance of an official duty under the agreement, or that arises out of any other act, omission, or occurrence for which the foreign fire organization or legal organization associated with the foreign firefighter is legally responsible under applicable law, may be prosecuted only—

  (A) against the United States; and

  (B) as if the act or omission were the act or omission of an employee of the United States.