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5 U.S.C. 3111: Acceptance of volunteer service

Created in 1978 by Public Law 95-454. Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of Personnel Management (1).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2014

    • Pub. L. 113–76 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014) Law text · (e)

    2009

    • Pub. L. 111–68 added subsec. (e). Law text · (e)

    2002

    • Pub. L. 107–296 substituted "section 7905 (relating to commuting by means other than single-occupancy motor vehicles), chapter 81" for "chapter 81 of this title". (Homeland Security Act of 2002) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 107–347 added subsec. (d). (E-Government Act of 2002) Law text · (d)

    1983

    • Pub. L. 97–437, §1(1), substituted "(c)(1) Except as provided in par. (2), any" for "(c) Any". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 97–437, §1(2), added par. (2). · (c)

    1982

    • Pub. L. 97–258 substituted "section 1342 of title 31" for "section 3679(b) of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 665(b))". · (b)

    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.