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Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-73not60

§996 Director and Staff

Title 28 › Part III— COURT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES › Chapter 58— UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION › § 996

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Staff Director must run and supervise the Commission’s employees, do other jobs the Commission gives, and—if the Commission agrees—hire the officers and staff needed. Those employees are not covered by most rules in part III of title 5, but they are covered by chapters 45, 63, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89 and subchapter VI of chapter 55 (benefits like incentive awards; leave; compensation for work injuries; retirement, including the Federal Employees’ Retirement System; unemployment; life and health insurance; and payment for accumulated leave).

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.”

Reference

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Citation

28 U.S.C. § 996

Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60