5 U.S.C. § 8143a. Members of the National Teacher Corps

Subject 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. (1)
   (1)

   “performance of duty” does not include an act of a member while—

   1. (A)
      (1)(A)on authorized leave; or
   2. (B)
      (1)(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. (2)
   (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.