33 CFR § 5.17 - Status of members as Federal employees.

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title: "33 CFR § 5.17 - Status of members as Federal employees."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "5.17"
section_name: "Status of members as Federal employees."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "5"
part_name: "COAST GUARD AUXILIARY"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "14 U.S.C. 503, 3901, 3902, 3903, 3904, 3905, 3907, 3908, 3909, 3910, 3911, 3912, 3913, 4102."
regulatory_source: "USCG-1999-6712, 80 FR 3476, Jan. 23, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
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# 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 or other provisions of law.

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