Title 5, United States Code, Government Organization and Employees

United States

U.S. Government Printing Office, 1999 - Civil service

Contents

• PART ITHE AGENCIES GENERALLY: 3
• Encouraging negotiated rulemaking 570 Judicial review 570a Authorization of appropriations SUBCHAPTER IVALTERNATIVE MEANS OF DISP...: 8
• CHAPTER 1ORGANIZATION SEC 101 Executive departments 102 Military departments 103 Government corporation 104 Independent establishm...: 9
• SUBCHAPTER IGENERAL PROVISIONS: 45
• SUBPART GINSURANCE AND ANNUITIES CHAPTER 81COMPENSATION FOR WORK INJURIES SUBCHAPTER IGENERALLY: 45
• SUBCHAPTER IIILAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS NOT EMPLOYED BY THE UNITED STATES 8191 Determination of eligibility 8192 Benefi...: 45
• 8478a Investigative authority 8479 Exculpatory provisions insurance 8501 Definitions CHAPTER 85UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION SUBC...: 45
• Executive agency: 3
• CHAPTER 3POWERS 301 Departmental regulations 302 Delegation of authority 303 Oaths to witnesses 304 Subpenas 305 Systematic agency revie...: 5
• CHAPTER 5ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE SUBCHAPTER IGENERAL PROVISIONS 500 Administrative practice general provisions 501 Adv...: 8
• ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS 571 Definitions: 61
• General authority 573 Neutrals: 62
• Confidentiality: 64
• Authorization of arbitration 576 Enforcement of arbitration agreements: 65
• Arbitrators 578 Authority of the arbitrator 579 Arbitration proceedings: 66
• Arbitration awards 581 Judicial review: 67
• Repealed 583 Support services 584 Authorization of appropriations: 68
• SUBCHAPTER VADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES 591 Purpose 592 Definitions 593 Administrative Conference of t...: 69
• Powers and duties of the Conference: 70
• Organization of the Conference: 71
• Authorization of appropriations: 73
• CHAPTER 6THE ANALYSIS OF REGULATORY FUNCTIONS Definitions 602 Regulatory agenda 603 Initial regulatory flexibility analysis 604 Fi...: 74
• CHAPTER 7JUDICIAL REVIEW 701 Application definitions 702 Right of review 703 Form and venue of proceeding 704 Actions reviewable 705 ...: 83
• Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking: 86
• Congressional review: 87
• Congressional disapproval procedure: 88
• Special rule on statutory regulatory and judicial deadlines: 90
• Purpose 902 Definitions CHAPTER 9EXECUTIVE REORGANIZATION 903 Reorganization plans 904 Additional contents of reorganization plan 9...: 93
• PART IICIVIL SERVICE FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 101
• CHAPTER 11OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 1101 Office of Personnel Management 1102 Director Deputy Director Associate Directors...: 103
• CHAPTER 12MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL AND EMPLOYEE RIGHT OF ACTION SUBCHAPTER...: 106
• Rules CHAPTER 13 SPECIAL AUTHORITY 1302 Regulations 1303 Investigations reports: 128
• Loyalty investigations reports revolving fund 1305 Administrative law judges 1306 Oaths to witnesses 1307 Minutes: 121
• CHAPTER 15POLITICAL ACTIVITY OF CERTAIN STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES 1501 Definitions 1502 Influencing elections taking part i...: 132
• Orders withholding loans or grants limitations: 133
• Subpenas and depositions: 134
• Judicial review: 135
• SUBPART AGENERAL PROVISIONS: 137
• CHAPTER 21DEFINITIONS 2101 Civil service armed forces uniformed services 2101a The Senior Executive Service 2102 The competitive service ...: 138
• Employee: 140
• Member of Congress 2107 Congressional employee 2108 Veteran disabled veteran preference eligible: 141
• Air traffic controller Secretary: 143
• CHAPTER 23MERIT SYSTEM PRINCIPLES 2301 Merit system principles 2302 Prohibited personnel practices 2303 Prohibited personnel practices ...: 144
• CHAPTER 29COMMISSIONS OATHS RECORDS AND REPORTS SUBCHAPTER ICOMMISSIONS OATHS AND RECORDS Commission of an of...: 151
• Information to committees of Congress on request: 154
• CHAPTER 31AUTHORITY FOR EMPLOYMENT SUBCHAPTER IEMPLOYMENT AUTHORITIES SEC 3101 General authority to employ 3102 ...: 155
• CHAPTER 33EXAMINATION SELECTION AND PLACEMENT SUBCHAPTER IEXAMINATION CERTIFICATION AND APPOINTMENT 3301...: 171
• Vacant office 3349 Reporting of vacancies 3349a Presidential inaugural transitions 1 3349b Holdover provisions relating to certain independent esta...: 172
• 3315a Repealed 3316 Preference eligibles reinstatement 3317 Competitive service certification from registers 3318 Competitive service selection fro...: 178
• Repealed 3320 Excepted service government of the District of Columbia selection 3321 Competitive service probationary period: 179
• Repealed: 180
• Automatic separations reappointment reemployment of annuitants 3324 Appointments to positions classified above GS15: 181
• Travel expenses: 203
• Regulations: 204
• Training SUBCHAPTER VIIAIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS 3382 Involuntary separation for retirement: 205
• Determinations review procedures: 206
• Regulations 3385 Effect on other authority: 207
• SUBCHAPTER VIIIAPPOINTMENT REASSIGNMENT TRANSFER AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE 3391 Defini...: 208
• Career appointments: 209
• 3393a Recertification: 210
• Noncareer and limited appointments: 212
• Development for and within the Senior Executive Service: 213
• Regulations: 215
• CHAPTER 34PARTTIME CAREER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES 3401 Definitions 3402 Establishment of parttime career employment progr...: 216
• Limitations 3404 Personnel ceilings: 217
• Nonapplicability 3406 Regulations 3407 Repealed 3408 Employee organization representation: 218
• CHAPTER 35RETENTION PREFERENCE RESTORATION AND REEMPLOYMENT SUBCHAPTER IRETENTION PREFERENCE 3501 Definitio...: 219
• SUBCHAPTER IIRESTORATION AFTER ACTIVE DUTY OR TRAINING DUTY 3551 Repealed: 224
• SUBCHAPTER IIIREINSTATEMENT OR RESTORATION AFTER SUSPENSION OR REMOVAL FOR NATIONAL SECURITY 3571 Reinstateme...: 225
• SUBCHAPTER IVREEMPLOYMENT AFTER SERVICE WITH AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION 3581 Definitions 3582 Rights of transfer...: 226
• Computations 3584 Regulations: 228
• SUBCHAPTER VREMOVAL REINSTATEMENT AND GUARANTEED PLACEMENT IN THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE 3591 Definitions ...: 229
• Reinstatement in the Senior Executive Service 3594 Guaranteed placement in other personnel systems: 230
• Reduction in force in the Senior Executive Service: 231
• 3595a Furlough in the Senior Executive Service: 232
• Regulations: 233
• SUBCHAPTER VIREEMPLOYMENT FOLLOWING LIMITED APPOINTMENT IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE 3597 Reemployment following limi...: 234
• CHAPTER 41TRAINING SEC 4101 Definitions 4102 Exceptions Presidential authority 4103 Establishment of training programs 4104 Government ...: 235
• Absorption of costs within funds available: 240
• Repealed 4114 Repealed 4115 Collection of training information 4116 Training program assistance 4117 Administration 4118 Regulations: 241
• Training for employees under the Office of the Architect of the Capitol and the Botanic Garden: 242
• Definitions CHAPTER 43PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SUBCHAPTER IGENERAL PROVISIONS 4302 Establishment of performance appraisal sy...: 243
• Regulations: 246
• SUBCHAPTER IIPERFORMANCE APPRAISAL IN THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE 4311 Definitions: 247
• Senior Executive Service performance appraisal systems 4313 Criteria for performance appraisals 4314 Ratings for performance appraisals: 248
• Regulations: 249
• CHAPTER 45INCENTIVE AWARDS SUBCHAPTER IAWARDS FOR SUPERIOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS Definitions 4502 General provisions 450...: 250
• Presidential awards 4505 Awards to former employees: 251
• 4505a Performancebased cash awards 4506 Regulations 4507 Awarding of ranks in the Senior Executive Service: 252
• Limitation of awards during a Presidential election year: 253
• SUBCHAPTER IIAWARDS FOR COST SAVINGS DISCLOSURES 4511 Definition and general provisions 4512 Agency awards for cost savings dis...: 255
• SUBCHAPTER IIIAWARD TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE CAPABILITIES 4521 Definition 4522 General pr...: 256
• CHAPTER 47PERSONNEL RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS 4701 Definitions 4702 Research programs 4703 Demo...: 257
• Reports 4706 Regulations: 260
• CHAPTER 51CLASSIFICATION SEC 5101 Purpose 5102 Definitions application: 261
• Determination of applicability 5104 Basis for grading positions: 265
• Standards for classification of positions: 270
• Basis for classifying positions: 271
• Classification of positions 5108 Classification of positions above GS15: 272
• General authority of the Office of Personnel Management 5113 Classification records 5114 Repealed 5115 Regulations: 273
• CHAPTER 53PAY RATES AND SYSTEMS SUBCHAPTER IPAY COMPARABILITY SYSTEM 5301 Policy 5302 Definitions 5303 Annual adjust...: 274
• Definitions SUBCHAPTER VIGRADE AND PAY RETENTION: 275
• 5753: 287
• The Executive Schedule 5312 Positions at level I: 290
• Positions at level III: 291
• Positions at level IV: 294
• Positions at level V: 299
• Presidential authority to place positions at levels IV and V: 302
• Adjustments in rates of: 305
• SUBCHAPTER IIIGENERAL SCHEDULE PAY RATES 5331 Definitions application 5332 The General Schedule 5333 Minimum rate for new appo...: 311
• Periodic stepincreases: 313
• Additional stepincreases 5337 Repealed 5338 Regulations: 314
• Policy SUBCHAPTER IVPREVAILING RATE SYSTEMS 5342 Definitions application: 315
• Prevailing rate determinations wage schedules night differentials: 316
• Effective date of wage increase retroactive: 319
• Repealed 5346 Job grading system: 320
• Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee: 321
• Crews of vessels 5349 Prevailing rate employees legislative judicial Bureau of Engraving and Printing and government of the District of Columbia: 322
• Grade retention following a change of positions or reclassification: 325
• Pay retention: 326
• Remedial actions 5365 Regulations: 327
• Appeals: 328
• SUBCHAPTER VIIMISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 5371 Health care positions 5372 Administrative law judges: 329
• 5372a Contract appeals board members 5373 Limitation on pay fixed by administrative action 5374 Miscellaneous positions in the executive branch: 330
• Police force of the National Zoological Park 5376 Pay for certain seniorlevel positions: 331
• Pay authority for critical positions: 332
• Police forces of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United States Mint 5379 Student loan repayments: 334
• SUBCHAPTER VIIIPAY FOR THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE 5381 Definitions 5382 Establishment and adjustment of rates of pay for the Se...: 337
• Performance awards in the Senior Executive Service: 338
• Regulations: 339
• SUBCHAPTER IXSPECIAL OCCUPATIONAL PAY SYSTEMS 5391 Definitions 5392 Establishment of special occupational pay systems: 340
• CHAPTER 55PAY ADMINISTRATION SUBCHAPTER IGENERAL PROVISIONS SEC 5501 Disposition of money accruing from lapsed salaries or...: 341
• Pay for Sunday and holiday work 5546a Differential pay for certain employees of the Federal Aviation Administra tion and the Department of Defen...: 342
• Crediting amounts received for jury or witness service: 346
• Withholding District of Columbia income taxes 5517 Withholding State income taxes: 349
• Deductions for State retirement systems National Guard employees 5519 Crediting amounts received for certain Reserve or National Guard service: 350
• Withholding of city or county income or employment taxes: 351
• 5520a Garnishment of: 352
• Agency review 5566 Agency determinations: 387
• Settlement of accounts: 388
• Income tax deferment 5569 Benefits for captives: 389
• Compensation for disability or death: 393
• SUBCHAPTER VIIISETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS 5581 Definitions: 394
• Designation of beneficiary order of precedence 5583 Payment of money due settlement of accounts: 395
• Claims for overpayment of pay and allowances and of travel transportation and relocation expenses and allowances: 396
• 55915594 Repealed: 398
• Severance: 399
• Back pay due to unjustified personnel action: 402
• Separation: 404
• furnished subsistence 5710 Authority for travel expenses test programs SUBCHAPTER IITRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES NEW AP...: 406
• SUBCHAPTER IIITRANSPORTATION OF REMAINS DEPENDENTS AND EFFECTS 5741 General prohibition 5742 Transportation of remains de...: 407
• Supervisory differentials: 435
• Home marketing incentive payment: 436
• ALLOWANCES SUBCHAPTER IUNIFORMS 5901 Uniform allowances 5902 Increase in maximum uniform allowance 5903 Regulations SUBCHA...: 437
• Quarters subsistence and allowances for employees of the Corps of Engineers Department of the Army engaged in floating plant operations 5948 Ph...: 449
• CHAPTER 61HOURS OF WORK SUBCHAPTER IGENERAL PROVISIONS 6101 Basic 40hour workweek work schedules regulations 6102 Repeal...: 453
• Criteria and review: 461
• Prohibition of coercion 6133 Regulations technical assistance program review: 463
• CHAPTER 63LEAVE 6301: 464
• Definitions SUBCHAPTER IANNUAL AND SICK LEAVE: 465
• General provisions: 466
• Annual leave accrual: 467
• Annual leave accumulation: 468
• Home leave leave for Chiefs of Missions leave for crews of vessels: 470
• Annual leave refund of lumpsum payment recredit of annual leave 6307 Sick leave accrual and accumulation: 471
• Transfers between positions under different leave systems: 472
• Repealed 6310 Leave of absence aliens 6311 Regulations 6312 Accrual and accumulation for former ASCS county office and non appropriated fun...: 473
• SUBCHAPTER IIOTHER PAID LEAVE 6321 Absence of veterans to attend funeral services 6322 Leave for jury or witness service official duty stat...: 475
• Military leave Reserves and National Guardsmen: 476
• Absence of certain police and firemen 6325 Absence resulting from hostile action abroad: 477
• Absence in connection with funerals of immediate relatives in the Armed Forces 6327 Absence in connection with serving as a bonemarrow or organ...: 478
• SUBCHAPTER IIIVOLUNTARY TRANSFERS OF LEAVE Definitions 6332 General authority 6333 Receipt and use of transferred leave: 479
• Donations of leave: 480
• Restoration of transferred leave: 481
• Accrual of leave: 482
• Prohibition of coercion 6339 Additional leave transfer programs: 483
• Inapplicability of certain provisions: 484
• SUBCHAPTER IVVOLUNTARY LEAVE BANK PROGRAM 6361 Definitions 6362 General authority 6363 Establishment of leave banks 6364 Esta...: 485
• Contributions of annual leave 6366 Eligibility for leave recipients: 486
• Receipt and use of leave from a leave bank: 487
• Termination of medical emergency 6369 Restoration of transferred leave 6370 Prohibition of coercion: 488
• Accrual of leave 6372 Additional leave bank programs 6373 Authority to participate in both programs: 489
• SUBCHAPTER VFAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE 6381 Definitions: 490
• Leave requirement: 491
• Certification: 492
• Employment and benefits protection 6385 Prohibition of coercion: 493
• Health insurance 6387 Regulations: 494
• SUBCHAPTER VILEAVE TRANSFER IN DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES 6391 Authority for leave transfer program in disasters and emergenci...: 495
• National consultation rights: 503
• Allotments to representatives Actions: 509
• Prevention of unfair labor practices: 515
• Exceptions to arbitral awards Regul: 522
• SUBCHAPTER IVADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER PROVISIONS: 525
• Presidential regulations: 525
• Penalties: 525
• Definitions: 546
• Definitions: 552
• Publication of notice applications for membership on committees: 564
• Establishment of committee: 565
• Conduct of committee activity: 566
• Termination of committee: 567
• Services facilities and payment of committee member expenses: 568
• Total disability 8106 Partial disability: 573
• Compensation schedule: 574
• Reduction of compensation for subsequent injury to same member 8109 Beneficiaries of awards unpaid at death order of precedence: 575
• Augmented compensation for dependents: 576
• Additional compensation for services of attendants or vocational rehabilitation 8112 Maximum and minimum monthly payments: 577
• Increase or decrease of basic compensation 8114 Computation of: 578
• Determination of wageearning capacity 8116 Limitations on right to receive compensation: 580
• Time of accrual of right 8118 Continuation of pay election to use annual or sick leave: 581
• Notice of injury or death 8120 Report of injury: 582
• Claim 8122 Time for making claim: 583
• Physical examinations 8124 Findings and award hearings: 584
• Misbehavior at proceedings 8126 Subpenas oaths examination of witnesses 8127 Representation attorneys fees 8128 Review of award: 585
• Recovery of overpayments 8130 Assignment of claim 8131 Subrogation of the United States: 586
• Adjustment after recovery from a third person 8133 Compensation in case of death: 587
• Funeral expenses transportation of body 8135 Lumpsum payment: 589
• Initial payments outside the United States 8137 Compensation for noncitizens and nonresidents: 590
• Minimum limit modification for noncitizens and aliens 8139 Employees of the District of Columbia: 591
• Members of the Reserve Officers Training Corps 8141 Civil Air Patrol volunteers: 592
• Peace Corps volunteers: 593
• Job Corps enrollees volunteers in service to America 8143a Members of the National Teacher Corps 8144 Studentemployees 8145 Administration 81...: 595
• 8146a Costofliving adjustment of compensation: 596
• Employees Compensation Fund: 597
• Forfeiture of benefits by convicted felons 8149 Regulations: 598
• Effect on other statutes 8151 Civil service retention rights 8152 Annual report: 599
• SUBCHAPTER IIEMPLOYEES OF NONAPPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITIES 8171 Compensation for work injuries generally 8172 E...: 600
• Liability under this subchapter exclusive: 601
• Determin Benefits: 602
• Definitions: 605
• Conviction of certain offenses: 608
• Absence from the United States to avoid prosecution: 610
• Refusal to testify 8315 Falsifying employment applications: 611
• Refund of contributions and deposits: 612
• Repay: 613
• Effect Offens REF III LG L T I E Definiti Convict Absenc Refusal Falsify Refund: 614
• Definitions SUBCHAPTER IIICIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT: 615
• Creditable service: 624
• Eligibility for annuity: 628
• Deductions contributions and deposits: 633
• Mandatory separation: 637
• Immediate retirement: 638
• Disability retirement: 644
• Deferred retirement: 646
• Computation of annuity: 647
• Costofliving adjustment of annuities: 657
• Survivor annuities: 659
• Lumpsum benefits designation of beneficiary order of precedence: 665
• Additional annuities voluntary contributions 8343a Alternative forms of annuities: 668
• Annuities and pay on reemployment: 669
• Payment of benefits commencement termination and waiver of annuity: 673
• Exemption from legal process recovery of payments 8347 Administration regulations: 676
• Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund: 680
• Offset relating to certain benefits under the Social Security: 685
• Retirement counseling 8351 Participation in the Thrift Savings Plan: 687
• CHAPTER 84FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM 8401 Definitions SUBCHAPTER IGENERAL PROVISIONS 8402 Federal Employ...: 690
• Military reserve technicians: 691
• Creditable service: 700
• Immediate retirement: 702
• Deferred retirement 8414 Early retirement: 705
• Computation of basic annuity 8416 Survivor reduction for a current spouse: 706
• Survivor reduction for a former spouse 8418 Survivor elections deposit offsets: 710
• Waiver allotment and assignment of benefits: 771
• SUBCHAPTER VIIFEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: 777
• Bonding: 789
• Definitions SUBCHAPTER VSTUDENTEMPLOYEES: 797
• Definitions: 804
• Judicial review: 805
• Applicability severability: 806
• Exemption for monetary policy: 807
• Effective date of certain rules: 808
• 8714b Additional optional life insurance: 820
• 8714c Optional life insurance on family members: 823
• 8714d Option to receive living benefits: 825
• Jurisdiction of courts 8716 Regulations: 827
• CHAPTER 89HEALTH INSURANCE 8901 Definitions: 828
• A Group: 830
• Contracting authority: 831
• 8902a Debarment and other sanctions: 834
• Health benefits plans: 839
• 8903a Additional health benefits plans: 840
• 8903b Authority to readmit an employee organization plan 8904 Types of benefits: 841
• Election of coverage: 844
• 8905a Continued coverage: 846
• Contributions: 851
• 8906a Temporary employees: 852
• Information to individuals eligible to enroll 8908 Coverage of restored employees and survivor or disability annuitants 8909 Employees Health Bene...: 853
• Studies reports and audits: 855
• Advisory committee 8912 Jurisdiction of courts 8913 Regulations: 856
• Effect of other statutes: 857

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Bibliographic information

• Title: Title 5, United States Code, Government Organization and Employees
• Author: United States
• Contributors: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
• Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1999