Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73
§7903 Protective clothing and equipment
Title 5 › Part PART III— - EMPLOYEES › Subpart Subpart F— - Labor-Management and Employee Relations › Chapter CHAPTER 79— - SERVICES TO EMPLOYEES › § 7903
Summary
Funds for supplies or equipment may be used to buy and keep protective clothing and gear; "appropriations" includes money under section 9104 of title 31.
Full Legal Text
Title 5, §7903
Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Appropriations available for the procurement of supplies and material or equipment are available for the purchase and maintenance of special clothing and equipment for the protection of personnel in the performance of their assigned tasks. For the purpose of this section, “appropriations” includes funds made available by statute under section 9104 of title 31.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 118g.Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 744, § 13, 60 Stat. 809. The definition of the word “appropriations” is added on authority of section 18 of the Act of Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 744, 60 Stat. 811. 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
1982—Pub. L. 97–258 substituted “section 9104” for “section 849”.
Reference
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Citation
5 U.S.C. § 7903
Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73