Editorial Notes
Codification

In subsecs. (b) and (c), “section 8147 of title 5” was substituted for “section 35 of such Act of September 7, 1916, as amended,” on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Amendments

1943—Subsec. (c). Act Dec. 23, 1943, added second par.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1943 Amendment

Act Dec. 23, 1943, provided that: “The amendment in paragraph (a) [amending this section] shall become effective as of the effective date of title I of such Act of December 2, 1942 [sections 1701 to 1706 of this title].”

Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions to Secretary of Labor, see note set out under section 1711 of this title.