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U.S. federal statutes on government organization
Title 5 of the United States Code
is a
positive law title
of the
United States Code
with the heading "
Government Organization And Employees
".
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Provisions
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Title 5 contains organizational and administrative provisions directing the federal government, including the
Freedom of Information Act
,
Privacy Act of 1974
, the
Congressional Review Act
as well as authorization for government reorganizations such as
Reorganization Plan No. 3
. The title also contains various federal employee and civil service laws of the United States, including authorization for the
Office of Personnel Management
and the
General Salary Schedule
and
Executive Schedule
classification systems. It also is the Title that specifies Federal holidays (
5 U.S.C.
§ 6103
). In addition, there is an appendix to Title 5 but it is not itself considered positive law. It contains reorganization plans.
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History
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On September 6, 1966, Title 5 was enacted as
positive law
by Pub. L. 89?554 (80
Stat.
378
). Prior to the 1966 positive law recodification, Title 5 had the heading, "Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees."
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In 2022, Congress moved the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
,
Inspector General Act of 1978
, and the
Ethics in Government Act
from the Title 5 Appendix to Title 5 itself.
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Part I?The Agencies Generally
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Part I
Part II?Civil Service Functions and Responsibilities
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Part II
- Chapter 11
?Office of Personnel Management
- Chapter 12
?Merit Systems Protection Board, Office of Special Counsel, and Employee Right of Action
- Chapter 13
?Special Authority
- Chapter 14
?Agency Chief Human Capital Officers
- Chapter 15
?Political Activity of Certain State and Local Employees
Part III?Employees
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Part III
- Subpart A
?General Provisions
- Subpart B
?Employment and Retention
- Chapter 31
?Authority for employment
- Chapter 33
?Examination, selection, and placement
- Chapter 34
?Part-time career employment opportunities
- Chapter 35
?Retention preference, voluntary separation incentive payments, restoration, and reemployment
- Chapter 37
?Information technology exchange program
- Subpart C
?Employee Performance
- Subpart D
?Pay and Allowances
- Subpart E
?Attendance and Leave
- Subpart F
?Labor-Management and Employee Relations
- Subpart G
?Insurance and Annuities
- Subpart H
?Access to Criminal History Record Information
- Chapter 91
?Access to criminal history records for national security and other purposes
- Chapter 92
?Prohibition on criminal history inquiries prior to conditional offer
- Subpart I
?Miscellaneous
- Chapter 95
?Personnel flexibilities relating to the Internal Revenue Service
- Chapter 96
?Personnel flexibilities relating to land management agencies
- Chapter 97
?Department of Homeland Security
- Chapter 98
?National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Chapter 99
?Department of Defense personnel authorities
- Chapter 101
?Federal Emergency Management Agency personnel
- Chapter 102
?United States Secret Service Uniformed Division personnel
- Chapter 103
?Department of State
- Subpart J
?Enhanced Personnel Security Programs
Part IV?Ethics Requirements
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Part IV
References
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External links
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{Wikisource|United States Code/Title 5|USC Title 5}}