Title 5 of the United States Code
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- § 1001. Definitions
- § 1002. Findings and declarations
- § 1003. Applicability
- § 1004. Responsibilities of congressional committees
- § 1005. Responsibilities of the President
- § 1006. Responsibilities of the Administrator
- § 1007. Responsibilities of agency heads
- § 1008. Establishment and purpose of advisory committees
- § 1009. Advisory committee procedures
- § 101. Executive departments
- § 1010. Availability of transcripts
- § 10101. Definitions
- § 10102. Strategic human capital plan
- § 10103. Career paths
- § 10104. Recruitment bonuses
- § 10105. Retention bonuses
- § 10106. Quarterly report on vacancy rate in employee positions
- § 1011. Fiscal and administrative provisions
- § 1012. Responsibilities of Library of Congress
- § 1013. Termination of advisory committees
- § 1014. Requirements relating to National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Public Administration
- § 102. Military departments
- § 10201. Definitions
- § 10202. Authorities
- § 10203. Basic pay
- § 10204. Rate of pay for original appointments
- § 10205. Service step adjustments
- § 10206. Technician positions
- § 10207. Promotions
- § 10208. Demotions
- § 10209. Clothing allowances
- § 10210. Reporting requirement
- § 103. Government corporation
- § 10301. Notice of employment opportunities for Department of State and USAID positions
- § 10302. Consulting services for the Department of State
- § 104. Independent establishment
- § 105. Executive agency
- § 11001. Enhanced personnel security programs
- § 1101. Office of Personnel Management
- § 1102. Director; Deputy Director; Associate Directors
- § 1103. Functions of the Director
- § 1104. Delegation of authority for personnel management
- § 1105. Administrative procedure
- § 1201. Appointment of members of the Merit Systems Protection Board
- § 1202. Term of office; filling vacancies; removal
- § 1203. Chairman; Vice Chairman
- § 1204. Powers and functions of the Merit Systems Protection Board
- § 1205. Transmittal of information to Congress
- § 1206. Annual report
- § 1207. , 1208. Repealed. Pub. L. 101–12, §3(a)(8), Apr. 10, 1989, 103 Stat. 18
- § 1209. Renumbered §§1205 and 1206
- § 1211. Establishment
- § 1212. Powers and functions of the Office of Special Counsel
- § 1213. Provisions relating to disclosures of violations of law, gross mismanagement, and certain other matters
- § 1214. Investigation of prohibited personnel practices; corrective action
- § 1215. Disciplinary action
- § 1216. Other matters within the jurisdiction of the Office of Special Counsel
- § 1217. Transmittal of information to Congress
- § 1218. Annual report
- § 1219. Public information
- § 1221. Individual right of action in certain reprisal cases
- § 1222. Availability of other remedies
- § 1301. Rules
- § 1302. Regulations
- § 1303. Investigations; reports
- § 1304. Loyalty investigations; reports; revolving fund
- § 1305. Administrative law judges
- § 1306. Oaths to witnesses
- § 1307. Minutes
- § 1308. Repealed. Pub. L. 105–362, title XIII, §1302(b)(1), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3293
- § 13101. Definitions
- § 13102. Administration of provisions
- § 13103. Persons required to file
- § 13104. Contents of reports
- § 13105. Filing of reports
- § 13106. Failure to file or filing false reports
- § 13107. Custody of and public access to reports
- § 13108. Review of reports
- § 13109. Confidential reports and other additional requirements
- § 13110. Authority of Comptroller General
- § 13111. Notice of actions taken to comply with ethics agreements
- § 13121. Establishment; appointment of Director
- § 13122. Authority and functions
- § 13123. Administrative provisions
- § 13124. Rules and regulations
- § 13125. Authorization of appropriations
- § 13126. Reports to Congress
- § 13141. Definitions
- § 13142. Administration
- § 13143. Outside earned income limitation
- § 13144. Limitations on outside employment
- § 13145. Civil penalties
- § 13146. Conditional termination
- § 1401. Establishment of agency Chief Human Capital Officers
- § 1402. Authority and functions of agency Chief Human Capital Officers
- § 1501. Definitions
- § 1502. Influencing elections; taking part in political campaigns; prohibitions; exceptions
- § 1503. Nonpartisan candidacies permitted
- § 1504. Investigations; notice of hearing
- § 1505. Hearings; adjudications; notice of determinations
- § 1506. Orders; withholding loans or grants; limitations
- § 1507. Subpenas and depositions
- § 1508. Judicial review
- § 2101. Civil service; armed forces; uniformed services
- § 2101a. The Senior Executive Service
- § 2102. The competitive service
- § 2103. The excepted service
- § 2104. Officer
- § 2105. Employee
- § 2106. Member of Congress
- § 2107. Congressional employee
- § 2108. Veteran; disabled veteran; preference eligible
- § 2108a. Treatment of certain individuals as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligibles
- § 2109. Air traffic controller; Secretary
- § 2301. Merit system principles
- § 2302. Prohibited personnel practices
- § 2303. Prohibited personnel practices in the Federal Bureau of Investigation
- § 2304. Prohibited personnel practices affecting the Transportation Security Administration
- § 2305. Responsibility of the Government Accountability Office
- § 2306. Coordination with certain other provisions of law
- § 2307. Repealed. Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title X, §1097(b)(1)(A), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1616
- § 2901. Commission of an officer
- § 2902. Commission; where recorded
- § 2903. Oath; authority to administer
- § 2904. Oath; administered without fees
- § 2905. Oath; renewal
- § 2906. Oath; custody
- § 2951. Reports to the Office of Personnel Management
- § 2952. Time of making annual reports
- § 2953. Reports to Congress on additional employee requirements
- § 2954. Information to committees of Congress on request
- § 301. Departmental regulations
- § 302. Delegation of authority
- § 303. Oaths to witnesses
- § 304. Subpenas
- § 305. Systematic agency review of operations
- § 306. Agency strategic plans
- § 3101. General authority to employ
- § 3102. Employment of personal assistants for handicapped employees, including blind and deaf employees
- § 3103. Employment at seat of Government only for services rendered
- § 3104. Employment of specially qualified scientific and professional personnel
- § 3105. Appointment of administrative law judges
- § 3106. Employment of attorneys; restrictions
- § 3107. Employment of publicity experts; restrictions
- § 3108. Employment of detective agencies; restrictions
- § 3109. Employment of experts and consultants; temporary or intermittent
- § 311. Definitions
- § 3110. Employment of relatives; restrictions
- § 3111. Acceptance of volunteer service
- § 3111a. Federal internship programs
- § 3112. Disabled veterans; noncompetitive appointment
- § 3113. Restriction on reemployment after conviction of certain crimes
- § 3114. Appointment of candidates to certain positions in the competitive service by the Securities and Exchange Commission
- § 3115. Expedited hiring authority for college graduates; competitive service
- § 3116. Expedited hiring authority for post-secondary students; competitive service
- § 312. Agency evidence-building plan
- § 313. Evaluation Officers
- § 3131. The Senior Executive Service
- § 3132. Definitions and exclusions
- § 3133. Authorization of positions; authority for appointment
- § 3134. Limitations on noncareer and limited appointments
- § 3135. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–66, title II, §2181(a)(1), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 732
- § 3136. Regulations
- § 314. Statistical expertise
- § 315. Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence Building
- § 3151. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive Service
- § 3152. Limitation on pay
- § 3161. Employment and compensation of employees
- § 3171. Presidential Innovation Fellows Program
- § 3172. Presidential Innovation Fellows Program advisory board
- § 3301. Civil service; generally
- § 3302. Competitive service; rules
- § 3303. Competitive service; recommendations of Senators or Representatives
- § 3304. Competitive service; examinations
- § 3304a. Competitive service; career appointment after 3 years' temporary service
- § 3305. Competitive service; examinations; when held
- § 3306. Repealed. Pub. L. 95–228, §1, Feb. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 25
- § 3307. Competitive service; maximum-age entrance requirements; exceptions
- § 3308. Competitive service; examinations; educational requirements prohibited; exceptions
- § 3309. Preference eligibles; examinations; additional points for
- § 3310. Preference eligibles; examinations; guards, elevator operators, messengers, and custodians
- § 3311. Preference eligibles; examinations; crediting experience
- § 3312. Preference eligibles; physical qualifications; waiver
- § 3313. Competitive service; registers of eligibles
- § 3314. Registers; preference eligibles who resigned
- § 3315. Registers; preference eligibles furloughed or separated
- § 3315a. Repealed. Pub. L. 93–416, §22(c), Sept. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1150
- § 3316. Preference eligibles; reinstatement
- § 3317. Competitive service; certification from registers
- § 3318. Competitive service; selection from certificates
- § 3319. Alternative ranking and selection procedures
- § 3320. Excepted service; government of the District of Columbia; selection
- § 3321. Competitive service; probationary period
- § 3322. Voluntary separation before resolution of personnel investigation
- § 3323. Automatic separations; reappointment; reemployment of annuitants
- § 3324. Appointments to positions classified above GS–15
- § 3325. Appointments to scientific and professional positions
- § 3326. Appointments of retired members of the armed forces to positions in the Department of Defense
- § 3327. Civil service employment information
- § 3328. Selective Service registration
- § 3329. Appointments of military reserve technicians to positions in the competitive service
- § 3330. Government-wide list of vacant positions
- § 3330a. Preference eligibles; administrative redress
- § 3330b. Preference eligibles; judicial redress
- § 3330c. Preference eligibles; remedy
- § 3330d. Appointment of military and Department of Defense civilian spouses
- § 3330e. Review of official personnel file of former Federal employees before rehiring
- § 3330f. Government policy and supporting position data
- § 3331. Oath of office
- § 3332. Officer affidavit; no consideration paid for appointment
- § 3333. Employee affidavit; loyalty and striking against the Government
- § 3341. Details; within Executive or military departments
- § 3342. Repealed. Pub. L. 102–378, §2(13)(A), Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1347
- § 3343. Details; to international organizations
- § 3344. Details; administrative law judges
- § 3345. Acting officer
- § 3346. Time limitation
- § 3347. Exclusivity
- § 3348. Vacant office
- § 3349. Reporting of vacancies
- § 3349a. Presidential inaugural transitions
- § 3349b. Holdover provisions
- § 3349c. Exclusion of certain officers
- § 3349d. Notification of intent to nominate during certain recesses or adjournments
- § 3349e. Presidential explanation of failure to nominate an inspector general
- § 3351. Preference eligibles; transfer; physical qualifications; waiver
- § 3352. Preference in transfers for employees making certain disclosures
- § 3361. Promotion; competitive service; examination
- § 3362. Promotion; effect of incentive award
- § 3363. Preference eligibles; promotion; physical qualifications; waiver
- § 3364. Repealed. Pub. L. 94–183, §2(6), Dec. 31, 1975, 89 Stat. 1057
- § 3371. Definitions
- § 3372. General provisions
- § 3373. Assignment of employees to State or local governments
- § 3374. Assignments of employees from State or local governments
- § 3375. Travel expenses
- § 3376. Regulations
- § 3381. Training
- § 3382. Involuntary separation for retirement
- § 3383. Determinations; review procedures
- § 3384. Regulations
- § 3385. Effect on other authority
- § 3391. Definitions
- § 3392. General appointment provisions
- § 3393. Career appointments
- § 3393a. Repealed. Pub. L. 107–296, title XIII, §1321(a)(1)(B), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2296
- § 3394. Noncareer and limited appointments
- § 3395. Reassignment and transfer within the Senior Executive Service
- § 3396. Development for and within the Senior Executive Service
- § 3397. Regulations
- § 3401. Definitions
- § 3402. Establishment of part-time career employment programs
- § 3403. Limitations
- § 3404. Personnel ceilings
- § 3405. Nonapplicability
- § 3406. Regulations
- § 3407. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–66, title III, §3001(a)(1), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 733
- § 3408. Employee organization representation
- § 3501. Definitions; application
- § 3502. Order of retention
- § 3503. Transfer of functions
- § 3504. Preference eligibles; retention; physical qualifications; waiver
- § 3521. Definitions
- § 3522. Agency plans; approval
- § 3523. Authority to provide voluntary separation incentive payments
- § 3524. Effect of subsequent employment with the Government
- § 3525. Regulations
- § 3571. Reinstatement or restoration; individuals suspended or removed for national security
- § 3581. Definitions
- § 3582. Rights of transferring employees
- § 3583. Computations
- § 3584. Regulations
- § 3591. Definitions
- § 3592. Removal from the Senior Executive Service
- § 3593. Reinstatement in the Senior Executive Service
- § 3594. Guaranteed placement in other personnel systems
- § 3595. Reduction in force in the Senior Executive Service
- § 3595a. Furlough in the Senior Executive Service
- § 3596. Regulations
- § 3597. Reemployment following limited appointment in the Foreign Service
- § 3598. 1 Federal Bureau of Investigation Reserve Service
- § 3701. Definitions
- § 3702. General provisions
- § 3703. Assignment of employees to private sector organizations
- § 3704. Assignment of employees from private sector organizations
- § 3705. Application to Office of the Chief Technology Officer of the District of Columbia
- § 3706. Reporting requirement
- § 3707. Regulations
- § 401. Definitions
- § 402. Establishment and purpose of Offices of Inspector General
- § 403. Appointments
- § 404. Duties and responsibilities
- § 405. Reports
- § 406. Authority of Inspector General
- § 407. Complaints by employees
- § 408. Additional provisions with respect to the Inspector General of the Department of Defense
- § 409. Special provisions concerning the Agency for International Development
- § 410. Special provisions concerning the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- § 4101. Definitions
- § 4102. Exceptions; Presidential authority