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5 U.S.C. 5102: Definitions; application
Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-554. Changed by 37 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. 3327, 5 U.S.C. 5101, 5 U.S.C. 5103, 5 U.S.C. 5331, 5 U.S.C. 5342.
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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2018
- Pub. L. 115–232, §809(c)(1)(A), substituted "section 1595, 7371, 8748, or 9371 of title 10" for "section 1595, 4021, 7478, or 9021 of title 10", "sections 7438, 8452, and 9438, respectively, of title 10" for "sections 4338, 6952, and 9338, respectively, of title 10", "section 8544 … (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 115–232, §809(c)(1)(B), substituted "section 9414 of title 10" for "section 9314 of title 10". (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (c)
2015
- Pub. L. 114–113 struck out "or" at end of cl. (vii), added cl. (viii), and substituted semicolon for period at end of cl. (x). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016) Law text · (a), (viii), (x)
2011
- Pub. L. 111–350 substituted "section 7105(a)(2), (c)(2), or (d)(2) of title 41" for "section 8 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978". Law text · (c)
2010
- Pub. L. 111–282 substituted "the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division" for "the Executive Protective Service". Law text · (c)
2008
- Pub. L. 110–417 substituted "National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency" for "National Imagery and Mapping Agency". (Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009) Law text · (a)
2006
- Pub. L. 109–356 added subsec. (e). (2005 District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act) Law text · (e)
2004
- Pub. L. 108–271 substituted "Government Accountability Office" for "General Accounting Office". (GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 108–375, §557(b)(5)(B), which directed amendment of subsec. (b) by substituting "Provost and Academic Dean" for "Academic Dean", could not be executed because the words "Academic Dean" did not appear. (Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 108–375, §557(b)(5)(A), substituted "Provost and Academic Dean of the Naval Postgraduate School" for "Academic Dean of the Postgraduate School of the Naval Academy". (Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005) Law text · (c)
1999
- Pub. L. 106–113 amended par. (23) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (23) read as follows: "examiners-in-chief and designated examiners-in-chief in the Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce;". (Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000) Law text · (c)
1996
- Pub. L. 104–201, §3548(a)(2)(A), redesignated cls. (vii) and (viii) as (vi) and (vii), respectively, and struck out former cl. (vi) which read as follows: "the Panama Canal Commission;". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997) Law text · (a), (vii)
- Pub. L. 104–201, §3548(a)(2)(A)(ii), which directed redesignation of cl. (ix) as (viii) could not be executed because subsec. (a)(1) did not contain a cl. (ix). See 1983 Amendment note below. Former cl. (viii) redesignated (vii). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 104–201, §3548(a)(2)(A)(ii), redesignated cls. (x) and (xi) as (ix) and (x), respectively. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997) Law text · (a), (x)
- Pub. L. 104–201, §3548(a)(2)(A)(ii), redesignated cl. (xi) as (x). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 104–201, §1122(a)(1), substituted "National Imagery and Mapping Agency" for "Central Imagery Office". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 104–201, §3548(a)(2)(B), struck out par. (12) which read as follows: "any Executive agency to the extent of any election under section 1212(b)(2) (relating to the Panama Canal Employment System) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979;". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997) Law text · (c)
1994
- Pub. L. 103–359 directed the amendment of cl. (ix) by striking "or" at end which could not be executed because par. (1) does not contain a cl. (ix), directed the substitution of "; or" for period at end of cl. (x) which was executed by inserting "or" at end of cl. (x) to… · (a)
- Pub. L. 103–446 struck out comma after "Department of Veterans Affairs". · (c)
1993
- Pub. L. 103–160, §923(b), inserted "(and, in the case of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, the Director and the Deputy Director)" after "professional military education school". · (c)
- Pub. L. 103–160, §533(c), substituted "at the Military Academy, the Naval Academy, and the Air Force Academy whose pay is fixed under sections 4338, 6952, and 9338, respectively, of title 10" for "at the Naval Academy whose pay is fixed under section 6952 of title 10". · (c)
1991
- Pub. L. 102–54, §13(b)(2), substituted "Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs" for "Department of Medicine and Surgery, Veterans' Administration". · (c)
- Pub. L. 102–54, §13(b)(1), substituted "Department of Veterans Affairs" for "Veterans' Administration". · (c)
- Pub. L. 102–40, §403(c)(1)(A), substituted "section 7802 of title 38" for "section 4202 of title 38". · (c)
- Pub. L. 102–40, §403(c)(1)(B), substituted "sections 7405 and 7406" for "section 4114". · (c)
1990
- Pub. L. 101–474 redesignated subpars. (C) to (G) as (B) to (F), respectively, and struck out former subpar. (B) which included Administrative Office of United States Courts within definition of "agency". · (a)
- Pub. L. 101–509, §529 [title I, §109(a)(2)], substituted "members" for "and members" after "Protective Service;" and inserted at end "and members of the police forces of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United States Mint whose pay is fixed under section 5378 of this tit… · (c)
- Pub. L. 101–510 struck out "and" before "the Academic Dean" and inserted at end "civilian professors, instructors, and lecturers in the defense acquisition university structure (including the Defense Systems Management College) whose pay is fixed under section 1746(b) of title 10;". · (c)
- Pub. L. 101–509, §529 [title I, §101(b)(9)(F)], substituted "rate for level V of the Executive Schedule" for "maximum rate for GS–18". · (c)
- Pub. L. 101–509, §529 [title I, §104(d)(1)], added pars. (29) and (30). · (c), (30)
1989
- Pub. L. 101–189 inserted "civilian professors, instructors, and lecturers at a professional military education school whose pay is fixed under section 1595, 4021, 7478, or 9021 of title 10;", struck out "the Naval War College and" after "instructors at", and substituted "section 69… · (c)
1987
- Pub. L. 100–135 substituted "police" for "special police force". · (c)
1986
- Pub. L. 99–335 inserted "(other than employees of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment System appointed under section 8474(c)(2) of this title)". · (c)
1985
- Pub. L. 99–145 added par. (28). · (c)
1984
- Pub. L. 98–618 struck out "or" at end of cl. (viii), inserted "or" at end of cl. (ix), and added cl. (x). · (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p), (q), (r), (s), (t), (u), (v), (w), (x)
1983
- Pub. L. 97–468, eff. Jan. 5, 1985, struck out cl. (iii) which excluded the Alaska Railroad and redesignated cls. (iv) to (ix) as (iii) to (viii), respectively. See Effective Date of 1983 Amendment note below. · (a)
1980
- Pub. L. 96–191 added cl. (ix). · (a)
- Pub. L. 96–465 substituted "members of the Foreign Service whose pay is fixed under the Foreign Service Act of 1980" for "employees in the Foreign Service of the United States whose pay is fixed under chapter 14 of title 22". · (c)
1979
- Pub. L. 96–70, §3302(e)(1), substituted "Commission" for "Company". · (a)
- Pub. L. 96–70, §3302(e)(6), substituted provisions relating to any Executive agency to the extent of any election under section 1212(b)(2) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 for provisions relating to employees of an agency who are stationed in the Canal Zone or in the Republic of Pan… · (c)
- Pub. L. 96–54 inserted "and Trademark" after "Patent". · (c)
1978
- Pub. L. 95–454, §801(a)(3)(D), substituted "5375" for "5365". · (c)
- Pub. L. 95–454, §906(a)(2), substituted "Office of Personnel Management" for "Civil Service Commission". · (c)
1975
- Pub. L. 94–183, §2(12), substituted "Executive Protective Service" for "White House Police". · (c)
- Pub. L. 94–183, §2(13), substituted "305" for "40". · (c)
1973
- Pub. L. 93–176 extended this chapter to include positions in local boards and appeal boards within the Selective Service System and employees occupying those positions. · (b)
1970
- Pub. L. 91–375 repealed provision declaring this chapter inapplicable to employees in the postal field service whose pay is fixed under chapter 45 of title 39. · (c)
- Pub. L. 91–358 expanded reference to include chief judges, substituted reference to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for references to the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions and the Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia, and provided that chapter not a… · (c)
1969
- Pub. L. 91–34 extended provisions to include members of the National Zoological Park police force whose pay is fixed under section 5365 of this title. · (c)
1968
- Pub. L. 90–610 inserted par. (27). · (c)
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