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Title 5

Government Organization and Employees

1,163 sections in 63 chapters · usc05.xml · release point 119-108

Part I — The Agencies Generally

Ch. 1 Organization§§ 101–105
Ch. 3 Powers§§ 301–324
Ch. 4 Inspectors General§§ 401–424
Ch. 5 Administrative Procedure§§ 500–596
Ch. 6 The Analysis of Regulatory Functions§§ 601–612
Ch. 7 Judicial Review§§ 701–706
Ch. 8 Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking§§ 801–808
Ch. 9 Executive Reorganization§§ 901–913
Ch. 10 Federal Advisory Committees§§ 1001–1014

Part II — Civil Service Functions and Responsibilities

Ch. 11 Office of Personnel Management§§ 1101–1105
Ch. 12 Merit Systems Protection Board, Office of Special Counsel, and Employee Right of Action§§ 1201–1222
Ch. 13 Special Authority§§ 1301–1308
Ch. 14 Agency Chief Human Capital Officers§§ 1401–1402
Ch. 15 Political Activity of Certain State and Local Employees§§ 1501–1508

Part III — Employees · Subpart A — General Provisions

Ch. 21 Definitions§§ 2101–2109
Ch. 23 Merit System Principles§§ 2301–2307
Ch. 29 Commissions, Oaths, Records, and Reports§§ 2901–2954

Part III — Employees · Subpart B — Employment and Retention

Ch. 31 Authority for Employment§§ 3101–3172
Ch. 33 Examination, Selection, and Placement§§ 3301–3397
Ch. 34 Part-Time Career Employment Opportunities§§ 3401–3408
Ch. 35 Retention Preference, Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments, Restoration, and Reemployment§§ 3501–3598
Ch. 37 Information Technology Exchange Program§§ 3701–3707

Part III — Employees · Subpart C — Employee Performance

Ch. 41 Training§§ 4101–4121
Ch. 43 Performance Appraisal§§ 4301–4315
Ch. 45 Incentive Awards§§ 4501–4523
Ch. 47 Personnel Research Programs and Demonstration Projects§§ 4701–4706
Ch. 48 Agency Personnel Demonstration Project§§ 4801–4802

Part III — Employees · Subpart D — Pay and Allowances

Ch. 51 Classification§§ 5101–5115
Ch. 53 Pay Rates and Systems§§ 5301–5392
Ch. 54 Human Capital Performance Fund§§ 5401–5408
Ch. 55 Pay Administration§§ 5501–5597
Ch. 57 Travel, Transportation, and Subsistence§§ 5701–5761
Ch. 59 Allowances§§ 5901–5949

Part III — Employees · Subpart E — Attendance and Leave

Ch. 61 Hours of Work§§ 6101–6133
Ch. 63 Leave§§ 6301–6391
Ch. 65 Telework§§ 6501–6506

Part III — Employees · Subpart F — Labor-Management and Employee Relations

Ch. 71 Labor-Management Relations§§ 7101–7151 to 7154
Ch. 72 Antidiscrimination; Right to Petition Congress§§ 7201–7211
Ch. 73 Suitability, Security, and Conduct§§ 7301–7371
Ch. 75 Adverse Actions§§ 7501–7543
Ch. 77 Appeals§§ 7701–7703
Ch. 79 Services to Employees§§ 7901–7906

Part III — Employees · Subpart G — Insurance and Annuities

Ch. 81 Compensation for Work Injuries§§ 8101–8193
Ch. 83 Retirement§§ 8301–8351
Ch. 84 Federal Employees’ Retirement System§§ 8401–8480
Ch. 85 Unemployment Compensation§§ 8501–8525
Ch. 87 Life Insurance§§ 8701–8716
Ch. 89 Health Insurance§§ 8901–8914
Ch. 89A Enhanced Dental Benefits§§ 8951–8962
Ch. 89B Enhanced Vision Benefits§§ 8981–8992
Ch. 90 Long-Term Care Insurance§§ 9001–9009

Part III — Employees · Subpart H — Access to Criminal History Record Information

Ch. 91 Access to Criminal History Records for National Security and Other Purposes§ 9101
Ch. 92 Prohibition on Criminal History Inquiries Prior to Conditional Offer§§ 9201–9206

Part III — Employees · Subpart I — Miscellaneous

Ch. 95 Personnel Flexibilities Relating to the Internal Revenue Service§§ 9501–9510
Ch. 96 Personnel Flexibilities Relating to Land Management Agencies§§ 9601–9602
Ch. 97 Department of Homeland Security§ 9701
Ch. 98 National Aeronautics and Space Administration§§ 9801–9815
Ch. 99 Department of Defense Personnel Authorities§§ 9901–9905
Ch. 101 Federal Emergency Management Agency Personnel§§ 10101–10106
Ch. 102 United States Secret Service Uniformed Division Personnel§§ 10201–10210
Ch. 103 Department of State§§ 10301–10302

Part III — Employees · Subpart J — Enhanced Personnel Security Programs

Ch. 110 Enhanced Personnel Security Programs§ 11001

Part IV — Ethics Requirements

Ch. 131 Ethics in Government§§ 13101–13146