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§4112 Absorption of costs within funds available

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Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The President must, when possible, make rules so each agency pays the costs of the training programs from its yearly budget or other funds available that fiscal year. Those rules must not force an agency to remove someone from their job by layoff or other personnel action, or to put someone on unpaid leave.

Full Legal Text

Title 5, §4112

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(a)The President, to the extent he considers practicable, shall provide by regulation for the absorption of the costs of the training programs and plans under this chapter by the respective agencies from applicable appropriations or funds available for each fiscal year.
(b)Subsection (a) of this section may not be held or considered to require—
(1)the separation of an individual from the service by reduction in force or other personnel action; or
(2)the placement of an individual in a leave-without-pay status.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 2319.July 7, 1958, Pub. L. 85–507, § 23, 72 Stat. 338. In subsection (a), the words “for each fiscal year” are substituted for “for the fiscal year in which this chapter is enacted and for each succeeding fiscal year”. In subsection (b), the prohibition is restated in positive form. 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

1979—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–54 substituted “President” for “Director of the Bureau of the Budget”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1979 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–54 effective July 12, 1979, see section 2(b) of Pub. L. 96–54, set out as a note under section 305 of this title.

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions Functions of President under subsec. (a) of this section delegated to Director of Office of Management and Budget, see Ex. Ord. No. 12152, Aug. 14, 1979, 44 F.R. 48143, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 3, The President.

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Citation

5 U.S.C. § 4112

Title 5Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73