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5 U.S.C. 3372: General provisions

Created in 1971 by Public Law 91-648. Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

5 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 16 U.S.C. 471j, 25 U.S.C. 5323, 38 U.S.C. 7382, 42 U.S.C. 19116, 54 U.S.C. 101703.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–337 added subsec. (e). · (e)

    1993

    • Pub. L. 103–89 substituted "and additional step-increases, as defined in chapter 53" for "additional step-increases, merit pay, and cash awards, as defined in chapters 53 and 54". · (d)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–472 added Pub. L. 93–638, §104(k), (l). See 1975 Amendment note below. · (a), (d)

    1983

    • Pub. L. 98–146 inserted sentence providing that, in the case of assignments made to Indian tribes or tribal organizations as defined in section 3371(2)(C) of this title, the head of an executive agency may extend the period of assignment for any period of time where it is determined th… · (a)

    1978

    • Pub. L. 95–454, §603(b), (c)(1), substituted "a Federal" for "an executive" wherever appearing, and in cl. (1) inserted provisions relating to a noncareer appointee, limited term appointee, or limited emergency appointee, and an employee excepted from the competitive service. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 95–454, §603(b), (c)(2)–(4), in cls. (1) and (2) substituted "a Federal" for "an executive", and added cls. (3) and (4). · (b)
    • Pub. L. 95–454, §603(c)(5), added subsec. (c). · (c)

    1975

    • Pub. L. 93–638, §104(k), as added by Pub. L. 100–472, inserted at end "If the assigned employee fails to complete the period of assignment and there is another employee willing and available to do so, the Secretary may assign the employee to complete the period of assignment and may ex… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 93–638, §104(l), as added by Pub. L. 100–472, added subsec. (d). · (d)

    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.