Historical and Revision Notes

Derivation

U.S. Code

Revised Statutes and

Statutes at Large

(a)

5 U.S.C. 73b.

Mar. 3, 1933, ch. 212, § 10, 47 Stat. 1516.

 

Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 744, § 6, 60 Stat. 808.

(b)

5 U.S.C. 73e.

May 28, 1938, ch. 289, § 811, 52 Stat. 577.

In subsection (a), the words “by or under authority of law” are omitted as surplusage.

In subsection (b), the words “by or under authority of law” are omitted as surplusage. The words “after the date of the enactment of this Act” are omitted as obsolete.

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

1998—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–264 substituted “Government” for “United States”.

1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–201 substituted “in accordance with regulations prescribed under section 5738 of this title” for “in accordance with regulations prescribed by the President”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 104–201 effective 180 days after Sept. 23, 1996, see section 1725(a) of Pub. L. 104–201, set out as a note under section 5722 of this title.