Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-73
§996 Director and staff
Title 28 › Part PART III— - COURT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES › Chapter CHAPTER 58— - UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION › § 996
Summary
The Staff Director oversees the people who work for the Commission and, with the Commission’s OK, hires the officers and staff needed. Commission employees are not covered by part III of title 5 except for chapters 45, 63, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89 and subchapter VI of chapter 55, which cover pay, leave, retirement, insurance, and work-injury benefits.
Full Legal Text
Title 28, §996
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(a)The Staff Director shall supervise the activities of persons employed by the Commission and perform other duties assigned to the Staff Director by the Commission.
(b)The Staff Director shall, subject to the approval of the Commission, appoint such officers and employees as are necessary in the execution of the functions of the Commission. The officers and employees of the Commission shall be exempt from the provisions of part III of title 5, except the following: chapters 45 (Incentive Awards), 63 (Leave), 81 (Compensation for Work Injuries), 83 (Retirement), 84 (Federal Employees’ Retirement System), 85 (Unemployment Compensation), 87 (Life Insurance), and 89 (Health Insurance), and subchapter VI of chapter 55 (Payment for accumulated and accrued leave).
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2022—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–328 inserted “84 (Federal Employees’ Retirement System),” after “83 (Retirement),”. 2000—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–518 substituted “except the following: chapters 45 (Incentive Awards), 63 (Leave), 81 (Compensation for Work Injuries), 83 (Retirement), 85 (Unemployment Compensation), 87 (Life Insurance), and 89 (Health Insurance), and subchapter VI of chapter 55 (Payment for accumulated and accrued leave)” for “United States Code, except the following chapters: 45 (Incentive Awards), 81 (Compensation for Work Injuries), 83 (Retirement), 85 (Unemployment Compensation), 87 (Life Insurance), and 89 (Health Insurance)”. 1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “the Staff Director” for “him” after “assigned to”. 1990—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–650 substituted “and 89 (Health Insurance)” for “89 (Health Insurance), and 91 (Conflicts of Interest)”. 1988—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–690 inserted reference to chapter 45 (Incentive Awards).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 12, 1984, see section 235(a)(1)(B)(i) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as an
Savings Provision
note under section 3551 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
Savings Provision
Pub. L. 106–518, title III, § 302(b), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2417, provided that: “Any leave that an individual accrued or accumulated (or that otherwise became available to such individual) under the leave system of the United States Sentencing Commission and that remains unused as of the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 13, 2000] shall, on and after such date, be treated as leave accrued or accumulated (or that otherwise became available to such individual) under chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code.”
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28 U.S.C. § 996
Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73