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5 U.S.C. 2301: Merit system principles

Created in 1978 by Public Law 95-454. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

11 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 5 U.S.C. 2302, 5 U.S.C. 4313, 5 U.S.C. 5379, 6 U.S.C. 461, 10 U.S.C. 1612.

10 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of Personnel Management (9), Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury (1).

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2014Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015

1990Pub. L. 101-474

1978Pub. L. 95-454created it

5 U.S.C. 2301Merit system principles

(a)This section shall apply to—

(b)Federal personnel management should be implemented consistent with the…

(c)In administering the provisions of this chapter—

This CongressBills that change it or would

None we track

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enacted this Congress
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This Congress

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

How it got here

1990

Pub. L. 101–474 redesignated par. (3) as (2) and struck out former par. (2) which provided that this section is applicable to Administrative Office of United States Courts. · (a)

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.