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5 U.S.C. 4303: Actions based on unacceptable performance

Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-554. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 5 U.S.C. 7512, 31 U.S.C. 732.

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

    2017

    • Pub. L. 115–41 added par. (4). Law text · (f)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–376 amended subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (e) read as follows: "Any employee who is a preference eligible or is in the competitive service and who has been reduced in grade or removed under this section is entitled to appeal the action to the Merit Syst… · (e)

    1978

    • Pub. L. 95–454 substituted "Actions based on unacceptable performance" for "Performance-rating plans; requirements for" in section catchline and in text substituted provisions relating to actions based on unacceptable performance, for provisions relating to requirements for performance-rating plans.

    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.