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§ 8143a. Members of the National Teacher CorpsSubject to the provisions of this section, this subchapter applies to a member of the National Teacher Corps. In administering this subchapter for a member covered by this section—
(1) “performance of duty” does not include an act of a member while—
(A) on authorized leave; or
(B) absent from his assigned post of duty, except while participating in an activity authorized by or under the direction or supervision of the Commissioner of Education; and
(2) in computing compensation for disability or death, the monthly pay of a member is deemed his actual pay or that received at the minimum rate for GS–6, whichever is greater.
(Added Pub. L. 90–83, § 1(66)(A), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 212.)