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50 U.S.C. 4560: Employment of personnel; appointment policies; nucleus executive reserve; use of confidential information by employees; printing and distribution of reports

Created in 1975 by Public Law 94-152. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 22 U.S.C. 2386, 22 U.S.C. 2581.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2022

    • Pub. L. 117–286 substituted "section 13103 of title 5," for "section 101 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978," and "section 13109 of title 5" for "section 107 of that Act". Law text · (b)

    2009

    • Pub. L. 111–67, §10(1)(A), struck out cl. (iii), which read as follows: "In the appointment of personnel and in assignment of their duties, the head of the department or agency involved shall take steps to avoid, to as great an extent as possible, any conflict between the gover… (Defense Production Act Reauthorization of 2009) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 111–67, §10(1)(B), (C), redesignated pars. (5) and (6) as (4) and (5), respectively, and struck out former par. (4), which exempted persons employed under subsec. (b) from certain provisions restricting activities of and payments to retired military officers and public … (Defense Production Act Reauthorization of 2009) Law text · (b), (5)
    • Pub. L. 111–67, §10(1)(D), substituted "The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall carry out a biennial survey of" for "At least once every three months the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall survey". (Defense Production Act Reauthorization of 2009) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 111–67, §10(1)(C), redesignated par. (7) as (6). Former par. (6) redesignated (5). (Defense Production Act Reauthorization of 2009) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 111–67, §10(1)(C), redesignated par. (8) as (7). Former par. (7) redesignated (6). (Defense Production Act Reauthorization of 2009) Law text · (b), (8)
    • Pub. L. 111–67, §10(2), struck out at end "The President is authorized to provide by regulation for the exemption of such persons from the operation of sections 281, 283, 284, 434, and 1914 of title 18 and section 99 of title 5." (Defense Production Act Reauthorization of 2009) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 111–67, §10(3), substituted "needed." for "needed; and he is authorized to provide by regulation for the exemption of persons whose services are utilized under this subsection from the operation of sections 281, 283, 284, 434, and 1914 of title 18 and section 99 of title 5." (Defense Production Act Reauthorization of 2009) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 111–67, §10(4), substituted "national defense emergency, as determined by the President" for "emergency" and struck out at end "The President is authorized to provide by regulation for the exemption of such persons who are not full-time Government employees from the operation o… (Defense Production Act Reauthorization of 2009) Law text · (e)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–558, §143(a), amended par. (6) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (6) read as follows: "The heads of the departments or agencies making appointments under this subsection shall file with the Division of the Federal Register for publication in the Federal Register a stat… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 102–558, §143(b)(1), substituted "Director of the Office of Personnel Management" for "Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission" and "his or her findings" for "his findings", struck out "and the Joint Committee on Defense Production" after "to the President", a… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 102–558, §143(b)(2), substituted "reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in carrying out the functions for which they were appointed in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Federal Government are allowed expe… · (b)

    1975

    • Pub. L. 94–152 substituted provisions authorizing per diem in lieu of subsistence in accordance with provisions of title 5 with respect to individuals serving without pay while away from their homes or regular places of business, for provisions authorizing $15 per diem in lieu of subsi… · (e)

    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.