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5 U.S.C. 8101: Definitions

Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-554. Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

29 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 5 U.S.C. 3373, 5 U.S.C. 3374, 5 U.S.C. 7902, 5 U.S.C. 8102a, 5 U.S.C. 8110.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Employees' Compensation Appeals Board, Department of Labor (1).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2016

    • Pub. L. 114–326, §2(b)(1)(A), struck out "and" after semicolon at end. Law text · (1)
    • Pub. L. 114–326, §2(b)(1)(B)–(D), transferred subpar. (F) and inserted it between subpar. (E) and concluding provisions, struck out "United States Code," after "title 28," in subpar. (F), and added subpar. (G) after subpar. (F). Law text · (1), (G)

    1991

    • Pub. L. 102–54 substituted "Department of Veterans Affairs" for "Veterans' Administration". · (20)

    1983

    • Pub. L. 97–463 substituted "grand juror;" for "grand juror and who is otherwise an employee for the purposes of this subchapter as defined by paragraph (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E) of this subsection." · (1)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–499 struck out par. (19) which defined "base month" as the month of July 1966 and each later month which was used as a basis for calculating an increase under section 8146a of this title, and redesignated pars. (20) and (21) as (19) and (20), respectively. · (19), (20), (21)

    1974

    • Pub. L. 93–416, §1(g), struck out "and" after the semicolon. · (1)
    • Pub. L. 93–416, §1(a), added par. (1)(F). · (1)
    • Pub. L. 93–416, §1(b), expanded definition of "physician" to include podiatrists, dentists, clinical psychologists, optometrists, and chiropractors and inserted provision limiting the extent to which chiropractors are included. · (2)
    • Pub. L. 93–416, §1(c), included within "medical, surgical, and hospital services and supplies" those supplied by podiatrists, dentists, clinical psychologists, optometrists, and chiropractors and limited the reimbursable services of chiropractors. · (3)
    • Pub. L. 93–416, §1(d), added to definition of "injury" damage to or destruction of medical braces, artificial limbs, and other prosthetic devices and excepted eyeglasses and hearing aids unless damage or destruction is incidental to a personal injury requiring medical services. · (5)
    • Pub. L. 93–416, §1(e), substituted "the husband living with or dependent for support on the decedent at the time of her death, or living apart for reasonable cause because of her desertion" for "one who, because of physical or mental disability, was wholly dependent for support on the em… · (11)
    • Pub. L. 93–416, §1(f), added pars. (20) and (21). · (20), (21)

    1967

    • Pub. L. 90–83, §1(4), substituted "Environmental Science Services Administration" for "Coast and Geodetic Survey". See Historical and Revision Notes under section 2101 of this title. · (1)

    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.