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5 U.S.C. 3501: Definitions; application

Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-554. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 5 U.S.C. 3502, 5 U.S.C. 6303, 22 U.S.C. 4010a, 31 U.S.C. 732.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1991

    • Pub. L. 102–83 substituted reference to section 1101 of title 38 for reference to section 301 of title 38. · (a)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–325 inserted reference to Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive Service. · (b)

    1978

    • Pub. L. 95–454 inserted reference to a member of Senior Executive Service. · (b)

    1975

    • Pub. L. 94–183 struck out ", except an employee whose appointment is made under section 3311 of title 39" after "or made with the advice and consent of, the Senate". · (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.