On and after October 28, 1991 , notwithstanding any other provision of law, employees of the agencies of the Department of Agriculture , including employees of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation county committees, may be utilized to provide part-time and intermittent assistance to other agencies of the Department, without reimbursement, during periods when they are not otherwise fully utilized, and ceilings on full-time equivalent staff years established for or by the Department of Agriculture shall exclude overtime as well as staff years expended as a result of carrying out programs associated with natural disasters, such as forest fires, droughts, floods, and other acts of God. ( Pub. L. 102–142, title VII, § 711 , Oct. 28, 1991 , 105 Stat. 912 .)