§ 569c. Services of volunteers

The United States Army Chief of Engineers may accept the services of volunteers and provide for their incidental expenses to carry out any activity of the Army Corps of Engineers except policy-making or law or regulatory enforcement. Such volunteers shall not be employees of the United States Government except for the purposes of
(1) chapter 171 of title 28, relating to tort claims, and
(2) chapter 81 of title 5, relating to compensation for work injuries.