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5 U.S.C. 5331: Definitions; application

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

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 50 U.S.C. 4553.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–509 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: "This subchapter applies to employees and positions, other than Senior Executive Service positions and positions in the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration Se… · (b)

    1988

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

    1978

    • Pub. L. 95–454 inserted reference to Senior Executive Service positions. · (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.