Federal

Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees

1,161 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 1001 — Definitions
• § 1002 — Findings and declarations
• § 1003 — Applicability
• § 1004 — Responsibilities of congressional committees
• § 1005 — Responsibilities of the President
• § 1006 — Responsibilities of the Administrator
• § 1007 — Responsibilities of agency heads
• § 1008 — Establishment and purpose of advisory committees
• § 1009 — Advisory committee procedures
• § 101 — Executive departments
• § 1010 — Availability of transcripts
• § 10101 — Definitions
• § 10102 — Strategic human capital plan
• § 10103 — Career paths
• § 10104 — Recruitment bonuses
• § 10105 — Retention bonuses
• § 10106 — Quarterly report on vacancy rate in employee positions
• § 1011 — Fiscal and administrative provisions
• § 1012 — Responsibilities of Library of Congress
• § 1013 — Termination of advisory committees
• § 1014 — Requirements relating to National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Public Administration
• § 102 — Military departments
• § 10201 — Definitions
• § 10202 — Authorities
• § 10203 — Basic pay
• § 10204 — Rate of pay for original appointments
• § 10205 — Service step adjustments
• § 10206 — Technician positions
• § 10207 — Promotions
• § 10208 — Demotions
• § 10209 — Clothing allowances
• § 10210 — Reporting requirement
• § 103 — Government corporation
• § 10301 — Notice of employment opportunities for Department of State and USAID positions
• § 10302 — Consulting services for the Department of State
• § 104 — Independent establishment
• § 105 — Executive agency
• § 11001 — Enhanced personnel security programs
• § 1101 — Office of Personnel Management
• § 1102 — Director; Deputy Director; Associate Directors
• § 1103 — Functions of the Director
• § 1104 — Delegation of authority for personnel management
• § 1105 — Administrative procedure
• § 1201 — Appointment of members of the Merit Systems Protection Board
• § 1202 — Term of office; filling vacancies; removal
• § 1203 — Chairman; Vice Chairman
• § 1204 — Powers and functions of the Merit Systems Protection Board
• § 1205 — Transmittal of information to Congress
• § 1206 — Annual report
• § 1207, 1208 — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–12, § 3(a)(8) , Apr. 10, 1989 , 103 Stat. 18 ]
• § 1209 — Renumbered §§ 1205 and 1206]
• § 1211 — Establishment
• § 1212 — Powers and functions of the Office of Special Counsel
• § 1213 — Provisions relating to disclosures of violations of law, gross mismanagement, and certain other matters
• § 1214 — Investigation of prohibited personnel practices; corrective action
• § 1215 — Disciplinary action
• § 1216 — Other matters within the jurisdiction of the Office of Special Counsel
• § 1217 — Transmittal of information to Congress
• § 1218 — Annual report
• § 1219 — Public information
• § 1221 — Individual right of action in certain reprisal cases
• § 1222 — Availability of other remedies
• § 1301 — Rules
• § 1302 — Regulations
• § 1303 — Investigations; reports
• § 1304 — Loyalty investigations; reports; revolving fund
• § 1305 — Administrative law judges
• § 1306 — Oaths to witnesses
• § 1307 — Minutes
• § 1308 — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–362, title XIII, § 1302(b)(1) , Nov. 10, 1998 , 112 Stat. 3293 ]
• § 13101 — Definitions
• § 13102 — Administration of provisions
• § 13103 — Persons required to file
• § 13104 — Contents of reports
• § 13105 — Filing of reports
• § 13106 — Failure to file or filing false reports
• § 13107 — Custody of and public access to reports
• § 13108 — Review of reports
• § 13109 — Confidential reports and other additional requirements
• § 13110 — Authority of Comptroller General
• § 13111 — Notice of actions taken to comply with ethics agreements
• § 13121 — Establishment; appointment of Director
• § 13122 — Authority and functions
• § 13123 — Administrative provisions
• § 13124 — Rules and regulations
• § 13125 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 13126 — Reports to Congress
• § 13141 — Definitions
• § 13142 — Administration
• § 13143 — Outside earned income limitation
• § 13144 — Limitations on outside employment
• § 13145 — Civil penalties
• § 13146 — Conditional termination
• § 1401 — Establishment of agency Chief Human Capital Officers
• § 1402 — Authority and functions of agency Chief Human Capital Officers
• § 1501 — Definitions
• § 1502 — Influencing elections; taking part in political campaigns; prohibitions; exceptions
• § 1503 — Nonpartisan candidacies permitted
• § 1504 — Investigations; notice of hearing
• § 1505 — Hearings; adjudications; notice of determinations
• § 1506 — Orders; withholding loans or grants; limitations
• § 1507 — Subpenas and depositions
• § 1508 — Judicial review
• § 2101 — Civil service; armed forces; uniformed services
• § 2101a — The Senior Executive Service
• § 2102 — The competitive service
• § 2103 — The excepted service
• § 2104 — Officer
• § 2105 — Employee
• § 2106 — Member of Congress
• § 2107 — Congressional employee
• § 2108 — Veteran; disabled veteran; preference eligible
• § 2108a — Treatment of certain individuals as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligibles
• § 2109 — Air traffic controller; Secretary
• § 2301 — Merit system principles
• § 2302 — Prohibited personnel practices
• § 2303 — Prohibited personnel practices in the Federal Bureau of Investigation
• § 2304 — Prohibited personnel practices affecting the Transportation Security Administration
• § 2305 — Responsibility of the Government Accountability Office
• § 2306 — Coordination with certain other provisions of law
• § 2307 — Repealed. Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title X, § 1097(b)(1)(A) , Dec. 12, 2017 , 131 Stat. 1616 ]
• § 2901 — Commission of an officer
• § 2902 — Commission; where recorded
• § 2903 — Oath; authority to administer
• § 2904 — Oath; administered without fees
• § 2905 — Oath; renewal
• § 2906 — Oath; custody
• § 2951 — Reports to the Office of Personnel Management
• § 2952 — Time of making annual reports
• § 2953 — Reports to Congress on additional employee requirements
• § 2954 — Information to committees of Congress on request
• § 301 — Departmental regulations
• § 302 — Delegation of authority
• § 303 — Oaths to witnesses
• § 304 — Subpenas
• § 305 — Systematic agency review of operations
• § 306 — Agency strategic plans
• § 3101 — General authority to employ
• § 3102 — Employment of personal assistants for handicapped employees, including blind and deaf employees
• § 3103 — Employment at seat of Government only for services rendered
• § 3104 — Employment of specially qualified scientific and professional personnel
• § 3105 — Appointment of administrative law judges
• § 3106 — Employment of attorneys; restrictions
• § 3107 — Employment of publicity experts; restrictions
• § 3108 — Employment of detective agencies; restrictions
• § 3109 — Employment of experts and consultants; temporary or intermittent
• § 311 — Definitions
• § 3110 — Employment of relatives; restrictions
• § 3111 — Acceptance of volunteer service
• § 3111a — Federal internship programs
• § 3112 — Disabled veterans; noncompetitive appointment
• § 3113 — Restriction on reemployment after conviction of certain crimes
• § 3114 — Appointment of candidates to certain positions in the competitive service by the Securities and Exchange Commission
• § 3115 — Expedited hiring authority for college graduates; competitive service
• § 3116 — Expedited hiring authority for post-secondary students; competitive service
• § 312 — Agency evidence-building plan
• § 313 — Evaluation Officers
• § 3131 — The Senior Executive Service
• § 3132 — Definitions and exclusions
• § 3133 — Authorization of positions; authority for appointment
• § 3134 — Limitations on noncareer and limited appointments
• § 3135 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–66, title II, § 2181(a)(1) , Dec. 21, 1995 , 109 Stat. 732 ]
• § 3136 — Regulations
• § 314 — Statistical expertise
• § 315 — Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence Building
• § 3151 — The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive Service
• § 3152 — Limitation on pay
• § 3161 — Employment and compensation of employees
• § 3171 — Presidential Innovation Fellows Program
• § 3172 — Presidential Innovation Fellows Program advisory board
• § 321 — Definitions
• § 322 — Federal Government service delivery
• § 323 — Lead agency officials for Government service delivery
• § 324 — Rule of construction
• § 3301 — Civil service; generally
• § 3302 — Competitive service; rules
• § 3303 — Competitive service; recommendations of Senators or Representatives
• § 3304 — Competitive service; examinations
• § 3304a — Competitive service; career appointment after 3 years’ temporary service
• § 3305 — Competitive service; examinations; when held
• § 3306 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–228, § 1 , Feb. 10, 1978 , 92 Stat. 25 ]
• § 3307 — Competitive service; maximum-age entrance requirements; exceptions
• § 3308 — Competitive service; examinations; educational requirements prohibited; exceptions
• § 3309 — Preference eligibles; examinations; additional points for
• § 3310 — Preference eligibles; examinations; guards, elevator operators, messengers, and custodians
• § 3311 — Preference eligibles; examinations; crediting experience
• § 3312 — Preference eligibles; physical qualifications; waiver
• § 3313 — Competitive service; registers of eligibles
• § 3314 — Registers; preference eligibles who resigned
• § 3315 — Registers; preference eligibles furloughed or separated
• § 3315a — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–416, § 22(c) , Sept. 7, 1974 , 88 Stat. 1150 ]
• § 3316 — Preference eligibles; reinstatement
• § 3317 — Competitive service; certification using numerical ratings
• § 3318 — Competitive service; selections using numerical ratings
• § 3319 — Competitive service; selection using category rating
• § 3320 — Excepted service; government of the District of Columbia; selection
• § 3321 — Competitive service; probationary period
• § 3322 — Voluntary separation before resolution of personnel investigation
• § 3323 — Automatic separations; reappointment; re­employment of annuitants
• § 3324 — Appointments to positions classified above GS–15