5 U.S.C. § 7501 | Definitions

For the purpose of this subchapter—

(1)

“employee” means an individual in the competitive service who is not serving a probationary or trial period under an initial appointment or who has completed 1 year of current continuous employment in the same or similar positions under other than a temporary appointment limited to 1 year or less; and

(2)

“suspension” means the placing of an employee, for disciplinary reasons, in a temporary status without duties and pay.

Pub. L. 95–454, title II, § 204(a)Oct. 13, 197892 Stat. 1134 Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title XI, § 1105(c)(3)Nov. 25, 2015129 Stat. 1024 Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XI, § 1106(b)(2)(C)Dec. 27, 2021135 Stat. 1950(Added , , ; amended , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Pub. L. 89–554Sept. 6, 196680 Stat. 527 Pub. L. 95–454, § 204(a)A prior section 7501, , , , related to removal or suspension without pay of an individual in the competitive service and procedures applicable to such removal or suspension, prior to repeal by .

Amendments

Pub. L. 117–81 section 1599e of title 102021—Par. (1). struck out “, except as provided in ,” after “initial appointment or,”.

Pub. L. 114–92 section 1599e of title 102015—Par. (1). substituted “or, except as provided in , who” for “or who”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2021 Amendment

Pub. L. 117–81Dec. 31, 2022section 1599e of Title 10 section 1599e of Title 10Amendment by applied as if effective , to correspond to the effective date of the repeal of , Armed Forces, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. See Effective Date of Repeal note under .

Effective Date

Oct. 13, 1978section 907 of Pub. L. 95–454 section 1101 of this titleSection effective 90 days after , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1978 Amendment note under .

Short Title of 1990 Amendment

Pub. L. 101–376, § 1Aug. 17, 1990104 Stat. 461

section 4303 of this title“This Act [amending sections 4303, 7511, and 7701 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under ] may be cited as the ‘Civil Service Due Process Amendments’.”

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