§ 5550a. Compensatory time off for religious observances

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. 1978

   Federal Employees Flexible and Compressed Work Schedules Act of 1978

   Pub. L. 95–390 title IV § 401(a) · 92 Stat. 755

   Enacted · 5 U.S.C. § 5550a

   Added Pub. L. 95–390, title IV, § 401(a), Sept. 29, 1978, 92 Stat. 762

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 95–390, title IV, § 401(a), Sept. 29, 1978, 92 Stat. 762

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: “§ 5550a. Compensatory time off for religious observances “(a) Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Civil Service Commission shall prescribe regulations providing for work schedules under which an employee whose personal religious beliefs require the abstention from work during certain periods of time, may elect to engage in overtime work for time lost for meeting those religious requirements. Any employee who so elects such overtime work shall be granted equal compensatory time off from his scheduled tour of duty (in lieu of overtime pay) for such religious reasons, notwithstanding any other provision of law. “(b) In the case of any agency described in subparagraphs (C) through (G) of section 5541 (1) of this title, the head of such agency (in lieu of the Commission) shall prescribe the regulations referred to in subsection (a) of this section. “(c) Regulations under this section may provide for such exceptions as may be necessary to efficiently carry out the mission of the agency or agencies involved.”.

2. 1979

   Pub. L. 96–54 § 2(a)(14) · 93 Stat. 381

   1. Substituted · 5 U.S.C. § 5550a(a); 5 U.S.C. § 5550a(b)

      Pub. L. 96–54 substituted “Office of Personnel Management” for “Civil Service Commission”

   2. Substituted · 5 U.S.C. § 5550a(a); 5 U.S.C. § 5550a(b)

      Pub. L. 96–54 substituted “Office” for “Commission”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 96–54 substituted “Office of Personnel Management” for “Civil Service Commission” and “Office” for “Commission”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (14) Sections 3305(a), 3315(a), 3317(a), 3326(b)(1), 5550a(a), 5596(c), and 7327(b) are each amended by striking out “Civil Service Commission” and inserting in lieu thereof “Office of Personnel Management”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 96–54 effective July 12, 1979, see section 2(b) of Pub. L. 96–54, set out as a note under section 305 of this title.

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