5 USC § 6311 - Regulations

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title: "5 USC § 6311 - Regulations"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "6311"
section_name: "Regulations"
chapter_number: 63
chapter_name: "LEAVE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "ANNUAL AND SICK LEAVE"
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. 521; Pub. L. 95–454, title IX, § 906(a)(2), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1224.)"
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# § 6311. Regulations

The Office of Personnel Management may prescribe regulations necessary for the administration of this subchapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 521; 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. 2065. | Oct. 30, 1951, ch. 631, § 206, 65 Stat. 681. |

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 .