Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73
§4702 Research programs
Title 5 › Part PART III— - EMPLOYEES › Subpart Subpart C— - Employee Performance › Chapter CHAPTER 47— - PERSONNEL RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS › § 4702
Summary
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must study better methods and technology for federal personnel, evaluate those research efforts, and collect and share the findings publicly, directly or by agreement or contract.
Full Legal Text
Title 5, §4702
Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Office of Personnel Management shall—
(1)establish and maintain (and assist in the establishment and maintenance of) research programs to study improved methods and technologies in Federal personnel management;
(2)evaluate the research programs established under paragraph (1) of this section;
(3)establish and maintain a program for the collection and public dissemination of information relating to personnel management research and for encouraging and facilitating the exchange of information among interested persons and entities; and
(4)carry out the preceding functions directly or through agreement or contract.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective 90 days after Oct. 13, 1978, see section 907 of Pub. L. 95–454, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1978 Amendment note under section 1101 of this title.
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Citation
5 U.S.C. § 4702
Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73