5 USC § 5103 - Determination of applicability

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title: "5 USC § 5103 - Determination of applicability"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "5103"
section_name: "Determination of applicability"
chapter_number: 51
chapter_name: "CLASSIFICATION"
part_number: "III"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 446; Pub. L. 95–454, title IX, § 906(a)(2), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1224.)"
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# § 5103. Determination of applicability

section 5102 of this title

The Office of Personnel Management shall determine finally the applicability of  to specific positions and employees, except for positions and employees in the Office of the Architect of the Capitol.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 446; 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. 1083. | Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, § 203, 63 Stat. 956. |
|  | 5 U.S.C. 1084(c). | Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, § 204(c), 63 Stat. 957.Sept. 1, 1954, ch. 1208, § 105(b), 68 Stat. 1106. |

Former sections 1083 and 1084(c) are combined and restated for clarity. The words “hereinafter referred to as the Commission” in former section 1083 are omitted as unnecessary. The exception from “section 1082 (except paragraph (7) thereof)” in former section 1084(c) is carried into section 5102(d).

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”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

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