5 USC § 6106 - Time clocks; restrictions

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title: "5 USC § 6106 - Time clocks; restrictions"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "6106"
section_name: "Time clocks; restrictions"
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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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 516; Pub. L. 97–221, § 6(a), July 23, 1982, 96 Stat. 234.)"
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# § 6106. Time clocks; restrictions

A recording clock may not be used to record time of an employee of an Executive department in the District of Columbia, except that the Bureau of Engraving and Printing may use such recording clocks.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 516; Pub. L. 97–221, § 6(a), July 23, 1982, 96 Stat. 234.)

| Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes andStatutes at Large |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 5 U.S.C. 27. | Feb. 24, 1899, ch. 187, § 1 (14th par. on p. 864), 30 Stat. 864. |

The words “District of Columbia” are substituted for “Washington” as a clearer statement.

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

1982— substituted “District of Columbia, except that the Bureau of Engraving and Printing may use such recording clocks” for “District of Columbia”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1982 Amendment

> “The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect
> 
> . Section 5 of this Act [set out in the Termination Date of 1982 Amendment note under
> 
> ] shall not apply to the amendment made by this section.”

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