5 USC § 5706b - Interview expenses

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identifier: "/us/usc/t5/s5706b"
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title: "5 USC § 5706b - Interview expenses"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "5706b"
section_name: "Interview expenses"
chapter_number: 57
chapter_name: "TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AND SUBSISTENCE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE EXPENSES; MILEAGE ALLOWANCES"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "EMPLOYEES"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 101–509, title V, § 529 [title II, § 206(a)(1)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427, 1457.)"
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# § 5706b. Interview expenses

An individual being considered for employment by an agency may be paid travel or transportation expenses under this subchapter for travel to and from pre-employment interviews determined necessary by the agency.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 101–509, title V, § 529 [title II, § 206(a)(1)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427, 1457.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective on such date as the President shall determine, but not earlier than 90 days, and not later than 180 days, after , see section 529 [title III, § 305] of , set out as an Effective Date of 1990 Amendment note under .