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5 U.S.C. 8401: Definitions
Created in 1986 by Public Law 99-335. Changed by 20 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.
- past change
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This Congress
- H.R. 3151 SHIPS for America Act of 2025 · introduced · would change (31)
How it got here
2020
- Pub. L. 116–126 added par. (39). Law text · (39)
2013
2012
- Pub. L. 112–96 added par. (37). Law text · (37)
2009
- Pub. L. 111–84 substituted "8411(f) or 8422(i);" for "8411(f);". Law text · (19)
2008
- Pub. L. 110–181, in concluding provisions, substituted "and includes service as a cadet at the United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the United States Coast Guard Academy, or as a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy, but" for "but". Law text · (31)
2007
- Pub. L. 110–161 added par. (36). Law text · (36)
2003
- Pub. L. 108–83 inserted before semicolon at end ", and who (in the case of an individual who is a Member of the House of Representatives, including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) serves as a Member prior to the date of the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropr… Law text · (20)
- Pub. L. 108–176 added par. (35). Law text · (35)
2000
- Pub. L. 106–571 added par. (34). Law text · (34)
1999
- Pub. L. 106–65 amended par. (30) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (30) read as follows: "the term 'military reserve technician' means a member of one of the reserve components of the armed forces specified in section 10101 of title 10 who— Law text · (30)
1998
- Pub. L. 105–261 added par. (33). Law text · (33)
1996
- Pub. L. 104–208 struck out "except as provided in subchapter III of this chapter," before "the term". Law text · (4)
1994
- Pub. L. 103–353, §5(e)(1), in flush provisions before cl. (i), substituted "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" for "Internal Revenue Code of 1954". · (11)
- Pub. L. 103–337 substituted "section 10101" for "section 261(a)" in introductory provisions. · (30)
- Pub. L. 103–353, §5(c), in closing provisions, inserted before semicolon "or full-time National Guard duty (as such term is defined in section 101(d) of title 10) if such service interrupts creditable civilian service under this subchapter and is followed by reemployment in accordance wi… · (31)
1990
- Pub. L. 101–508, §7202(k)(1)(A)(i)–(iii), added subpar. (C). · (11)
- Pub. L. 101–474 struck out "(v)," after "(i),". · (11)
- Pub. L. 101–508, §7202(k)(1)(A)(iv)–(vi), added cl. (iv). · (11)
- Pub. L. 101–508, §7202(k)(1)(B), substituted ", Gallaudet College, and, in the case of an employee described in paragraph (11)(C), a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department of Defense or the Coast Guard described in section 2105(c);" for "and Gallaudet College;". · (15)
- Pub. L. 101–335 added par. (32). · (32)
1988
- Pub. L. 100–679 substituted "(J), or (K)" for "or (J)". · (11)
- Pub. L. 100–238, §103(d)(2), struck out "(other than an employee of the United States Park Police, or the United States Secret Service, whose civilian service after December 31, 1983, is such employment)". · (11)
- Pub. L. 100–238, §113(b)(1), added cl. (iii). · (11)
- Pub. L. 100–238, §103(a)(2), substituted "should be" for "are required to be". · (14)
- Pub. L. 100–238, §103(c)(2), substituted "for at least 3 years" for "for at least 10 years". · (14)
- Pub. L. 100–238, §103(a)(2), (c)(1), in subpar. (A)(ii), substituted "should be" for "are required to be", added subpar. (B), redesignated former subpar. (B) as (C) and amended it generally, substituting "subparagraph (A) and (B) for at least 3 years" for "subparagraph (A) for at least 1… · (17)
1986
- Pub. L. 99–556, §119, struck out "any of" before "whose civilian service" in two places. · (11)
- Pub. L. 99–556, §109, amended par. (18) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (18) read as follows: "the term 'loss', when used with respect to the Thrift Savings Fund, means the amount of the loss resulting from the investment of sums in such Fund;". · (18)
- Pub. L. 99–556, §107, added subpar. (C) and redesignated former subpar. (C) as (D). · (19), (D)
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