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5 U.S.C. 1204: Powers and functions of the Merit Systems Protection Board

Created in 1978 by Public Law 95-454. Changed by 8 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

11 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Merit Systems Protection Board (11).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2014

    • Pub. L. 113–76 added subsec. (n). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014) Law text · (n)

    2012

    • Pub. L. 112–199 substituted "agency where the prevailing party was employed or had applied for employment at the time of the events giving rise to the case" for "agency involved". Law text · (m)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–446, which directed the amendment of par. (1) by substituting "section 4303" for "section 4323" could not be executed because the phrase "section 4323" does not appear in text subsequent to the intervening amendment by Pub. L. 103–353 substituting "chapter 43" for "secti… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 103–353 substituted "chapter 43" for "section 4323". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 103–424 added subsec. (m). · (m)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–568 substituted "4323" for "2023". · (a)

    1989

    • Pub. L. 101–12, §3(a)(7), renumbered section 1205 of this title as this section.
    • Pub. L. 101–12, §3(a)(7)(A), struck out "and Special Counsel" after "Board" in section catchline.
    • Pub. L. 101–12, §3(a)(7)(A), (C), substituted "subsection (f)" for "subsection (e) of this section". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 101–12, §3(a)(7)(A), struck out "the Special Counsel," after "Board,". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 101–12, §3(a)(7)(D), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: "Any member of the Board, the Special Counsel, and any administrative law judge appointed by the Board under section 3105 of this title may— · (b)
    • Pub. L. 101–12, §3(a)(7)(B), substituted "subpoena" for "subpena" and "subpoenaed" for "subpenaed". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 101–12, §3(a)(7)(B), (E), substituted "subpoena" for "subpena" in two places, "(b)(2)(A) or section 1214(b), upon application by the Board" for "(b)(2) of this section", and "for the district" for "for the judicial district". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 101–12, §3(a)(7)(F), added subsec. (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e). · (d)
    • Pub. L. 101–12, §3(a)(7)(F), redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f). · (e)
    • Pub. L. 101–12, §3(a)(7)(A), (G)(i), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), struck out "of this section" after "subsection (a)(1)", and added subpar. (B). · (e)
    • Pub. L. 101–12, §3(a)(7)(G)(ii), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), struck out "of this section" after "subsection (a)(2)", and added subpar. (B). · (e)
    • Pub. L. 101–12, §3(a)(7)(A), (G)(iii), struck out "of this section" after "subsection (a)(3)" and inserted "of Personnel Management" after "Office". · (e)
    • Pub. L. 101–12, §3(a)(7)(F), redesignated former subsec. (e) as (f). Former subsec. (f) redesignated (g). · (f)
    • Pub. L. 101–12, §3(a)(7)(H)(i), inserted "of the Office of Personnel Management" after "Director" and struck out "of this title" after "section 1103". · (f)
    • Pub. L. 101–12, §3(a)(7)(H)(ii), inserted comma after "subsection" and in subpars. (A) and (B) struck out "of this title" after "section 2302(b)". · (f)
    • Pub. L. 101–12, §3(a)(7)(H)(iii), struck out "(A)" before "The Director", struck out subpar. (B) which provided that any review conducted by the Board be limited to determining the validity on its face of the provision under review and whether the provision under review has bee… · (f), (4)
    • Pub. L. 101–12, §3(a)(7)(F), redesignated former subsecs. (f) to (h) as (g) to (i), respectively. Former subsec. (i) redesignated (j). · (g), (h), (i)
    • Pub. L. 101–12, §3(a)(7)(F), (I), redesignated former subsec. (i) as (j) and substituted "chapter 33" for "chapter 33 of this title". Former subsec. (j) redesignated (k). · (j)
    • Pub. L. 101–12, §3(a)(7)(F), redesignated former subsecs. (j) and (k) as (k) and (l), respectively. · (k), (l)

    1982

    • Pub. L. 97–258 substituted "section 1105 of title 31" for "section 201 of the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921 (31 U.S.C. 11)". · (j)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.