§ 5738. Regulations

Legislative history

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1. 1996

   Federal Employee Travel Reform Act of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–201 div. A title XVII § 1722 · 110 Stat. 2422

   Enacted · 5 U.S.C. § 5738

   (Added Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XVII, § 1722, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2758.)

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   (Added Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title XVII, § 1722, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2758.)

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 1722. TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE REGULATIONS. Subchapter II of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, as amended by section 1716, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: “§ 5738. Regulations “(a) (1) Except as specifically provided in this subchapter, the Administrator of General Services shall prescribe regulations necessary for the administration of this subchapter. “(2) The Administrator of General Services shall include in the regulations authority for the head of an agency or his designee to waive any limitation of this subchapter or in any implementing regulation for any employee relocating to or from a remote or isolated location who would suffer hardship if the limitation were not waived. A waiver of a limitation under authority provided in the regulations pursuant to this paragraph shall be effective notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter. “(b) In prescribing regulations for the implementation of section 5724b of this title, the Administrator of General Services shall consult with the Secretary of the Treasury. “(c) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations necessary for the implementation of section 5735 of this title.”.

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