33 U.S.C. § 569a — Temporary employment of experts or con-

Page 132 TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS § 567b York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia enter into said compact as parties and signatory States), also by the State of West Virginia (whose ratification is to go into effect at the time at which the States of New York, Ohio, Virginia, and Pennsylvania enter into said com- pact as parties and signatory States) * * *.’’ ‘‘SEC. 2. Without further submission of said compact, the consent of Congress is hereby given to the State of Virginia or any other State with waters in the Ohio River drainage basin, entering into said compact as a signatory State and party in addition to the States therein named or any of them. ‘‘SEC. 3. The commissioners to represent the United States, as provided in article IV of said compact, shall be appointed by the President. ‘‘SEC. 4. Nothing contained in this Act or in the com- pact herein approved shall be construed as impairing or affecting the sovereignty of the United States or any of its rights or jurisdiction in and over the area or waters which are the subject of such compact. ‘‘SEC. 5. The right to alter, amend, or repeal the pro- visions of section 1 is hereby expressly reserved.’’ § 567b. Pollution of Potomac drainage basin; con- trol by State compacts The consent of Congress is given to the States of Maryland and West Virginia and the Com- monwealths of Virginia and Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia to enter into the com- pact to create a Potomac Valley Conservancy District and to establish an Interstate Commis- sion on the Potomac River Basin: Provided, That nothing contained in such compact shall be con- strued as impairing or in any manner affecting any right or jurisdiction of the United States in and over the region which forms the subject of this compact. (July 11, 1940, ch. 579, 54 Stat. 748.) § 567b–1. Amended compact The consent of Congress is hereby given to the States of Maryland and West Virginia and the Commonwealths of Virginia and Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia to adopt the afore- mentioned amendments and enter into the amended compact hereinbefore recited and every part and article thereof: Provided, That nothing contained in such amended compact shall be construed as impairing or in any man- ner affecting any right or jurisdiction of the United States in and over the region which forms the subject of this compact: And provided further, That the consent herein given does not extend to section (F)(2) of article II of the amended compact. (Pub. L. 91–407, § 1, Sept. 25, 1970, 84 Stat. 860.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The amended compact, referred to in text, is set out in 84 Stat. 856 to 860. § 568. Limitation on power of committee of Con- gress to consider projects No project shall be considered by any com- mittee of Congress with a view to its adoption, except with a view to a survey, if five years have elapsed since a report upon a survey of such project has been submitted to Congress pursuant to law. (Sept. 22, 1922, ch. 427, § 9, 42 Stat. 1043.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section is from act Sept. 22, 1922, popularly known as the ‘‘Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1918’’. § 569. Personal equipment for employees; use of funds for purpose Funds heretofore or hereafter appropriated for rivers and harbors to be expended under the su- pervision of the Secretary of the Army shall be available for expenditure in the purchase of such personal equipment for employees as in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers are essential for the efficient prosecution of the works. (Jan. 21, 1927, ch. 47, § 5(b), 44 Stat. 1021; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Sec- retary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, en- acted ‘‘Title 10, Armed Forces’’ which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of the Army under ad- ministrative supervision of Secretary of the Army. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of certain functions insofar as they per- tain to Air Force, and to extent that they were not pre- viously transferred to Secretary of the Air Force and Department of the Air Force from Secretary of the Army and Department of the Army, see Secretary of Defense Transfer Order No. 40, July 22, 1949. § 569a. Temporary employment of experts or con- sultants; compensation The Chief of Engineers is authorized to pro- cure the temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants or organizations thereof in connection with civil functions of the Corps of Engineers without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5: Provided, That individuals so engaged may be paid at rates not to exceed the daily equivalent of the rate for GS–18 for each day of their services. (July 3, 1930, ch. 847, § 6, 46 Stat. 948; May 17, 1950, ch. 188, title I, § 105, 64 Stat. 168; Pub. L. 91–611, title I, § 104, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1819.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION ‘‘Chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5’’ substituted in text for ‘‘the Classification Act as amended’’ on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. AMENDMENTS 1970—Pub. L. 91–611 substituted provision that com- pensation ‘‘may be paid at rates not to exceed the daily equivalent of the rate for GS–18 for each day of their services’’ for ‘‘shall not be paid in excess of $100 per day for their services’’. 1950—Act May 17, 1950, amended section generally, providing for employment of experts and consultants Page 133 TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS § 569f 1 See References in Text note below. and omitting provisions relating to stenographic assist- ance. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries REFERENCES IN OTHER LAWS TO GS–16, 17, OR 18 PAY RATES References in laws to the rates of pay for GS–16, 17, or 18, or to maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, Government Organi- zation and Employees, see section 529 [title I, § 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out in a note under section 5376 of Title 5. § 569b. Contracts; architect and engineering serv- ices; surveying and mapping services Contracts for architect and engineering serv- ices, and surveying and mapping services, shall be awarded by the Chief of Engineers in accord- ance with title IX of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949.1 (Pub. L. 98–63, title I, July 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 311.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, referred to in text, is act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, 63 Stat. 377. Title IX of the Act, which was classi- fied generally to subchapter VI (§ 541 et seq.) of chapter 10 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, was repealed and reenacted by Pub. L. 107–217, §§ 1, 6(b), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062, 1304, as chapter 11 (§ 1101 et seq.) of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works. For disposition of sections of former Title 40 to revised Title 40, see Table preceding section 101 of Title 40. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. § 569c. Services of volunteers The United States Army Chief of Engineers may accept the services of volunteers and pro- vide for their incidental expenses, including ex- penses relating to uniforms, transportation, lodging, and the subsistence of those volunteers, to carry out any activity of the Army Corps of Engineers except policy-making or law or regu- latory 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 inju- ries. (Pub. L. 98–63, title I, July 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 312; Pub. L. 113–121, title I, § 1047(d), June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1256.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2014—Pub. L. 113–121, which directed amendment in the first sentence of chapter IV of title I of Public Law 98–63 (33 U.S.C. 569c) by inserting ‘‘, including expenses relating to uniforms, transportation, lodging, and the subsistence of those volunteers,’’ after ‘‘incidental ex- penses’’, was executed by making the insertion in the first sentence of this section to reflect the probable in- tent of Congress. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SERVICES OF VOLUNTEERS Pub. L. 118–272, div. A, title I, § 1112, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 3010, provided that: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary [of the Army] may recognize a volunteer providing services under the heading ‘Department of Defense—Civil—Department of the Army—Corps of Engineers—Civil—General Provi- sions’ in chapter IV of title I of the Supplemental Ap- propriations Act, 1983 (33 U.S.C. 569c) through an award or other appropriate means, except that such award may not be in the form of a cash award. ‘‘(b) PROCESS.—The Secretary shall establish a proc- ess to carry out subsection (a).’’ § 569d. Safety award and promotional materials (a) Promotion of safety program (1) Procurement of promotional materials The Secretary is authorized to procure ma- terials that, in the judgment of the Secretary, are necessary to promote the Corps of Engi- neers safety program. (2) Distribution of materials to employees The items purchased pursuant to this sub- section shall be distributed to employees of the Corps of Engineers to advance the goals of the safety program. (b) Employee recognition The Secretary is authorized to incur necessary expenses for the honorary recognition of the outstanding safety performance of employees of the Corps of Engineers. Such recognition may be in the form of certificates, plaques, cash, or other forms of awards. (c) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $350,000 for each fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1992, for carrying out the purposes of this sec- tion. (Pub. L. 102–580, title II, § 210, Oct. 31, 1992, 106 Stat. 4830.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries ‘‘SECRETARY’’ DEFINED Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see sec- tion 3 of Pub. L. 102–580, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title. § 569e. Use of private sector resources in sur- veying and mapping To the maximum extent practicable, the Sec- retary shall make use of private sector re- sources in carrying out surveying and mapping activities in the Civil Works Program of the Corps of Engineers. (Pub. L. 102–580, title II, § 212, Oct. 31, 1992, 106 Stat. 4831.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries ‘‘SECRETARY’’ DEFINED Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see sec- tion 3 of Pub. L. 102–580, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title. § 569f. Debarment of persons convicted of fraudu- lent use of ‘‘Made in America’’ labels If the Secretary determines that a person has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label