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Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees

Part I · Chapter 5 — Administrative Procedure

§ 502. Administrative practice; Reserves and National Guardsmen

Statutory text

Membership in a reserve component of the armed forces or in the National Guard does not prevent an individual from practicing his civilian profession or occupation before, or in connection with, an agency of the United States.

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. § 502

    (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 381.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 381.)

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Notes

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Historical and Revision Notes
DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large
 5 U.S.C. 30r(c) (2d sentence).Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 29(c) (2d sentence), 70A Stat. 632.

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

Credits

(Pub. L. 89–554, , 80 Stat. 381.)

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