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5 U.S.C. 5596: Back pay due to unjustified personnel action

Created in 1967 by Public Law 90-83. Changed by 9 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

7 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 5 U.S.C. 7118, 5 U.S.C. 7121, 5 U.S.C. 7122, 22 U.S.C. 2669, 22 U.S.C. 4116.

2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of Personnel Management (2).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2001

    • Pub. L. 107–68 added pars. (6) and (7). Law text · (a), (7)

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–261 added par. (4) and redesignated former par. (4) as (5). (Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999) Law text · (b), (5)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–474, §5(l)(1), substituted "Courts, the Federal Judicial Center, and the courts named by section 610 of title 28" for "Courts". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 101–474, §5(l)(2), substituted "employees, or to the agencies specified in subsection (a)(2) of this section" for "employees". · (c)

    1987

    • Pub. L. 100–202 added par. (2) and redesignated former pars. (2) and (3) as (3) and (4), respectively. · (b)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–465, §2306(1), inserted in subpar. (A)(ii) "or under chapter 11 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980" after "chapter 71 of this title,". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 96–465, §2306(2), inserted "and (with respect to members of the Foreign Service) in sections 1101 and 1002 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980" after "section 7103 of this title", and "and (with respect to members of the Foreign Service) in section 1015 of the Foreign Service… · (b)

    1979

    • Pub. L. 96–54 substituted "Office of Personnel Management" for "Civil Service Commission". · (c)

    1978

    • Pub. L. 95–454 substituted provisions relating to corrective measures applicable to an employee who, on the basis of a timely appeal or an administrative determination, including a decision relative to an unfair labor practice or grievance, is found by an appropriate authority under ap… · (b)

    1975

    • Pub. L. 94–172 struck out in introductory clause provision relating to prohibition on leave credit cumulated in excess of maximum allowed under law or regulations, and added subpars. (A) and (B). · (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.