5 USC § 1306 - Oaths to witnesses

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title: "5 USC § 1306 - Oaths to witnesses"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "1306"
section_name: "Oaths to witnesses"
chapter_number: 13
chapter_name: "SPECIAL AUTHORITY"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "CIVIL SERVICE FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 402; Pub. L. 95–454, title IX, § 906(a)(13), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1226.)"
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# § 1306. Oaths to witnesses

The Director of the Office of Personnel Management and authorized representatives of the Director may administer oaths to witnesses in matters pending before the Office.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 402; Pub. L. 95–454, title IX, § 906(a)(13), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1226.)

| Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes andStatutes at Large |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 5 U.S.C. 634. | Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350, § 1 (last par. under “Civil Service Commission”), 37 Stat. 372. |
|  | [Uncodified]. | 1949 Reorg. Plan No. 5, § 2(c), eff. Aug. 19, 1949, 63 Stat. 1069. |

The section is rewritten to reflect expansion of authority of the Commission to include its Chairman under section 2(c) of 1949 Reorg. Plan No. 5.

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

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1978— substituted provisions respecting powers of the Director of the Office of Personnel Management in administering oaths in matters before the Office for provisions respecting powers of the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission and each Commissioner in administering oaths in matters before the Commission.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

Amendment by  effective 90 days after , see , set out as a note under .