5 USC § 3344 - Details; administrative law judges

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title: "5 USC § 3344 - Details; administrative law judges"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "3344"
section_name: "Details; administrative law judges"
chapter_number: 33
chapter_name: "EXAMINATION, SELECTION, AND PLACEMENT"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "DETAILS, VACANCIES, AND APPOINTMENTS"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "EMPLOYEES"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 425; Pub. L. 95–251, § 2(a)(1), (b)(2), Mar. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 183; Pub. L. 95–454, title IX, § 906(a)(2), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1224.)"
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# § 3344. Details; administrative law judges

section 551 of this titlesection 3105 of this title

An agency as defined by  which occasionally or temporarily is insufficiently staffed with administrative law judges appointed under  may use administrative law judges selected by the Office of Personnel Management from and with the consent of other agencies.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 425; Pub. L. 95–251, § 2(a)(1), (b)(2), Mar. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 183; Pub. L. 95–454, title IX, § 906(a)(2), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1224.)

| Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes andStatutes at Large |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 5 U.S.C. 1010 (4th sentence). | June 11, 1946, ch. 324, § 11 (4th sentence), 60 Stat. 244. |

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 “Office of Personnel Management” for “Civil Service Commission”.

substituted references to administrative law judges for references to hearing examiners in section catchline and wherever appearing in text.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

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