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Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees

Part III · Chapter 45 — Incentive Awards

§ 4506. Regulations

Statutory text

The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations and instructions under which the awards programs set forth by this subchapter shall be carried out.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 89–554 · 80 Stat. 378

    Enacted · 5 U.S.C. § 4506

    Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 443

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 443

  2. Pub. L. 95–454 title V § 503(d) · 92 Stat. 1111

    Substituted · 5 U.S.C. § 4506

    Pub. L. 95–454 substituted “Office of Personnel Management shall” for “Civil Service Commission may”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 95–454 substituted “Office of Personnel Management shall” for “Civil Service Commission may”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (d) Section 4506 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking out “Civil Service Commission may” and inserting in lieu thereof “Office of Personnel Management shall”.

  3. Pub. L. 97–35 title XVII § 1703(b)(2) · 95 Stat. 357

    Substituted · 5 U.S.C. § 4506

    Pub. L. 97–35 substituted “subchapter” for “chapter”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 97–35 substituted “subchapter” for “chapter”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) Chapter 45 of title 5, United States Code, is amended in sections 4501, 4502, 4505, and 4506, by striking out “chapter” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “subchapter”.

  4. Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2002

    Pub. L. 107–67 title VI § 641(b) · 115 Stat. 514

    Substituted · 5 U.S.C. § 4506

    Pub. L. 107–67 substituted “the awards programs” for “the agency awards program”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 107–67 substituted “the awards programs” for “the agency awards program”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Regulations.— Section 4506 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “the agency awards program” and inserting “the awards programs”.

    Effective date note
    Pub. L. 107–67, title VI, § 641(d), Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 555, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [enacting section 4507a of this title and amending this section] shall take effect for awards granted in 2003.”

3 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

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Historical and Revision Notes
DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large
 5 U.S.C. 2121 (1st 29 words).Sept. 1, 1954, ch. 1208, § 302 (1st 29 words), 68 Stat. 1112.

Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

Editorial Notes

Amendments1978–2001 · 3 rounds

2001

Pub. L. 107–67 substituted “the awards programs” for “the agency awards program”.

1981

Pub. L. 97–35 substituted “subchapter” for “chapter”.

1978

Pub. L. 95–454 substituted “Office of Personnel Management shall” for “Civil Service Commission may”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2001 Amendment

Pub. L. 107–67, title VI, § 641(d), , 115 Stat. 555, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [enacting section 4507a of this title and amending this section] shall take effect for awards granted in 2003.”

Effective Date of 1981 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 97–35 effective , see section 1703(c) of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as a note under section 4501 of this title.

Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

Pub. L. 95–454, title V, § 504(a), , 92 Stat. 1184, provided that amendment by Pub. L. 95–454 was effective on first day of first applicable pay period which began on or after , except it could take effect with respect to any category or categories of positions before such day to extent prescribed by Director of Office of Personnel Management.

Credits

1966–2001 · 4 acts
  1. 1966Pub. L. 89–554, , 80 Stat. 443
  2. 1978Pub. L. 95–454, title V, § 503(d), , 92 Stat. 1184
  3. 1981Pub. L. 97–35, title XVII, § 1703(b)(2), , 95 Stat. 756
  4. 2001Pub. L. 107–67, title VI, § 641(b), , 115 Stat. 555.
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(Pub. L. 89–554, , 80 Stat. 443; Pub. L. 95–454, title V, § 503(d), , 92 Stat. 1184; Pub. L. 97–35, title XVII, § 1703(b)(2), , 95 Stat. 756; Pub. L. 107–67, title VI, § 641(b), , 115 Stat. 555.)

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