Covered employee.
Covered employee.
(1) An employee of the Department of Agriculture who, on or after January 1, 2016, becomes injured by reason of a qualifying injury to the brain.
(2) The following are considered employees of the Department of Agriculture for the purposes of this part: Department of Agriculture employees in the Foreign Service and Department of Agriculture employees who meet the definition of “employee” set forth in 5 U.S.C. 2105(a), including students providing volunteer service under 5 U.S.C. 3111.
(3) The following are not considered employees of the Department of Agriculture for purposes of this part: Employees or retired employees of other agencies.