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5 U.S.C. 1305: Administrative law judges

Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-554. Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of Personnel Management (1), Merit Systems Protection Board (1).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–362 struck out "require reports by agencies, issue reports, including an annual report to Congress," after "may investigate,". (Federal Reports Elimination Act of 1998) Law text

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–378 substituted "sections 3105" for "section 3105".

    1978

    • Pub. L. 95–454 substituted provisions respecting functions pursuant to specified sections of this title of the Office of Personnel Management and the Merit Systems Protection Board for provisions respecting the functions pursuant to specified sections of this title of the Civil Service Commission.
    • Pub. L. 95–251 substituted "Administrative law judges" for "Hearing examiners" in section catchline and "administrative law judges" for "hearing examiners" in text.

    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.