5 USC § 6105 - Closing of Executive departments

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title: "5 USC § 6105 - Closing of Executive departments"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "6105"
section_name: "Closing of Executive departments"
chapter_number: 61
chapter_name: "HOURS OF WORK"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "EMPLOYEES"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 516.)"
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# § 6105. Closing of Executive departments

An Executive department may not be closed as a mark to the memory of a deceased former official of the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 516.)

| Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes andStatutes at Large |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 5 U.S.C. 28. | Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 211, § 4, 27 Stat. 715. |

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