§ 1303. — Investigations; reports.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 5USC1303]
TITLE 5--GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
PART II--CIVIL SERVICE FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
CHAPTER 13--SPECIAL AUTHORITY
Sec. 1303. Investigations; reports
The Office of Personnel Management, Merit Systems Protection Board,
and Special Counsel may investigate and report on matters concerning--
(1) the enforcement and effect of the rules prescribed by the
President under this title for the administration of the competitive
service and the regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel
Management under section 1302(a) of this title; and
(2) the action of an examiner, a board of examiners, and other
employees concerning the execution of the provisions of this title
that relate to the administration of the competitive service.
(Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 401; Pub. L. 95-454, title IX,
Sec. 906(a)(4), (11), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1225.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised Statutes and
Derivation U.S. Code Statutes at Large
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5 U.S.C. 633(4). Jan. 16, 1883, ch.
27, Sec. 2(4), 22
Stat. 404.
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The authority of the President to prescribe rules is carried into
sections 2951, 3302, 3304(a), 3306(a), 3321, 7152, 7153, 7321, and 7322
of this title.
In paragraph (2), the words ``in respect to the execution of this
act'' are changed to ``concerning the execution of the provisions of
this title that relate to the administration of the competitive
service'' to avoid having to refer in the text to the sections of this
title into which the Civil Service Act, the act referred to, is
codified. These sections are: 1101, 1102, 1105, 1302(a), 1303, 1307,
1308(a)(1), 2102, 2951, 3302, 3303, 3304(a), (d), 3305(a), 3306,
3318(a), 3319(a), 3321, 7152, 7153, 7321, 7322, and 7352. The words
``the provisions of this title that relate to the administration of the
competitive service'' will include some of the sections derived from the
Veterans' Preference Act of 1944 (former sections 851-869). They are
based in part on former section 860 (codified in Sec. 1302(c)). The
authorization in that section to make and enforce regulations for the
competitive service would include the authority to investigate and
report. The words ``and other employees'' are substituted for ``and its
own subordinates, and those in the public service'' in view of the
definition of ``employee'' in section 2105.
Standard changes are made to conform with the definition applicable
and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.
Amendments
1978--Pub. L. 95-454 substituted in opening par. ``Office of
Personnel Management, Merit Systems Protection Board, and Special
Counsel'' for ``Civil Service Commission'' and in par. (1) ``Office of
Personnel Management'' for ``Commission''.
Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 95-454 effective 90 days after Oct. 13, 1978,
see section 907 of Pub. L. 95-454, set out as a note under section 1101
of this title.
