43 USC § 50d - Services of students or recent graduates

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title: "43 USC § 50d - Services of students or recent graduates"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "50d"
section_name: "Services of students or recent graduates"
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(3) [title I], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A–146.)"
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# § 50d. Services of students or recent graduates

November 29, 1999section 6101 of title 41

The United States Geological Survey may on and after , contract directly with individuals or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without regard to , for the temporary or intermittent services of students or recent graduates, who shall be considered employees for the purposes of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, relating to compensation for travel and work injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, relating to tort claims, but shall not be considered to be Federal employees for any other purposes.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(3) [title I], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A–146.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

In text, “” substituted for “” on authority of , , , which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts.

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in , , , 2681–243.