(a) Prohibition on compensation A person shall not receive any compensation from the Government by reason of any service of the person as
(1) a Commissioner, Alternate Commissioner, Representative, or Alternative Representative;
(2) an expert or adviser authorized under section
5601 (e) of this title; or
(3) a member of the consultative committee established by section
5607 of this title.
(b) Travel and expenses The Secretary of State shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, pay all necessary travel and other expenses of persons described in subsection (a)(1) of this section and of not more than six experts and advisers authorized under section
5601 (e) of this title with respect to their actual performance of their official duties pursuant to this chapter, in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations and sections
5701,
5702,
5704 through
5708, and
5731 of title
5.
(c) Status as Federal employees A person shall not be considered to be a Federal employee by reason of any service of the person in a capacity described in subsection (a) of this section, except for purposes of injury compensation and tort claims liability under chapter
81 of title
5 and chapter
171 of title
28, respectively.
