Notes on 5 U.S.C. § 554 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 5 U.S.C. § 554 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 384; Pub. L. 95-251, Sec.
2(a)(1), Mar. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 183.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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Derivation           U.S. Code              Revised Statutes and    
Statutes at Large     
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5 U.S.C. 1004.           June 11, 1946, ch. 324,     
Sec. 5, 60 Stat. 239.      
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In subsection (a)(2), the word "employee" is substituted for
"officer or employee of the United States" in view of the
definition of "employee" in section 2105.
In subsection (a)(4), the word "naval" is omitted as included in
"military".
In subsection (a)(5), the word "or" is substituted for "and"
since the exception is applicable if any one of the factors are
involved.
In subsection (a)(6), the word "worker" is substituted for
"employee", since the latter is defined in section 2105 as meaning
Federal employees.
In subsection (b), the word "When" is substituted for "In
instances in which".
In subsection (c)(2), the comma after the word "hearing" is
omitted to correct an editorial error.
In subsection (d), the words "The employee" and "such an
employee" are substituted in the first two sentences for "The same
officers" and "such officers" in view of the definition of
"employee" in section 2105. The word "officer" is omitted in the
third and fourth sentences as included in "employee" as defined in
section 2105. The prohibition in the third and fourth sentences is
restated in positive form. In paragraph (C) of the last sentence,
the words "in any manner" are omitted as surplusage.
Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions
applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface
to the report.
CODIFICATION                           
Section 554 of former Title 5, Executive Departments and
Government Officers and Employees, was transferred to section 2246
of Title 7, Agriculture.
AMENDMENTS                            
1978 - Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 95-251 substituted "administrative
law judge" for "hearing examiner".
(!1) So in original.