{"data":{"id":"us/16-u.s.c.-554e","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"16 U.S.C. § 554e","heading":"Employment of workers for emergencies","body":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and after October 21, 1998, the Forest Service is authorized to employ or otherwise contract with persons at regular rates of pay, as determined by the Service, to perform work occasioned by emergencies such as fires, storms, floods, earthquakes or any other unavoidable cause without regard to Sundays, Federal holidays, and the regular workweek.","path":["Title 16—CONSERVATION","CHAPTER 3—FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc16@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:44Z","sha256":"a21d424f6fb45ab5b2ced347c9b031f7d1d4a8b1d91e4fd0c595fdef93808718","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/16-u.s.c.-554d","next":"us/16-u.s.c.-555"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}