5 USC § 5115 - Regulations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t5/s5115"
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title: "5 USC § 5115 - Regulations"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "5115"
section_name: "Regulations"
chapter_number: 51
chapter_name: "CLASSIFICATION"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "EMPLOYEES"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 457; Pub. L. 95–454, title IX, § 906(a)(2), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1224.)"
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# 1 Regulations

See References in Text note below.

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The Office of Personnel Management may prescribe regulations necessary for the administration of this chapter, except sections 5109 and 5114.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 457; 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. 1072. | Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, § 1101, 63 Stat. 971. |
|  | 5 U.S.C. 1072a. | Sept. 1, 1954, ch. 1208, § 113, 68 Stat. 1108. |

Former sections 1072 and 1072a are combined and restated for clarity. The remainder of the authority is carried into sections 3324, 5338, and 7154.

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

### References in Text

Section 5114, referred to in text, was repealed by , , .

### 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 .