Notes on 5 U.S.C. § 557 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 5 U.S.C. § 557 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 387; Pub. L. 94-409, Sec.
4(a), Sept. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 1246.)
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. 1007.           June 11, 1946, ch. 324,     
Sec. 8, 60 Stat. 242.      
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In subsection (b), the word "employee" is substituted for
"officer" and "officers" in view of the definition of "employee" in
section 2105. The word "either" is added after the word "requires"
in the first sentence to eliminate the need for parentheses. The
words "the presiding employee or an employee qualified to preside
at hearings under section 556 of this title" are substituted for
"such officers" in the last sentence. The word "initial" is omitted
before "decision", the final word in the first sentence and the
sixth word of the fourth sentence, to avoid confusion between the
"initial decision" of the presiding employee and the "initial
decision" of the agency.
In subsection (c), the word "employees" is substituted for
"officers" in view of the definition of "employee" in section 2105.
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 557 of former Title 5, Executive Departments and
Government Officers and Employees, was transferred to section 2207
of Title 7, Agriculture.
Section 557a of former Title 5, Executive Departments and
Government Officers and Employees, was transferred to section 2208
of Title 7.
AMENDMENTS                            
1976 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 94-409 added subsec. (d).
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT                 
Amendment by Pub. L. 94-409 effective 180 days after Sept. 13,
1976, see section 6 of Pub. L. 94-409, set out as an Effective Date
note under section 552b of this title.