Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102
§1301 Rules
Title 5 › PART II — CIVIL SERVICE FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES › CHAPTER 13 — SPECIAL AUTHORITY › § 1301
Summary
OPM must help the President, if he asks, to prepare the rules for running the competitive service.
Full Legal Text
Title 5, §1301
Government Organization and Employees, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Office of Personnel Management shall aid the President, as he may request, in preparing the rules he prescribes under this title for the administration of the competitive service.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 633(1) (function of Civil Service Commission).Jan. 16, 1883, ch. 27, § 2(1) (function of Civil Service Commission), 22 Stat. 403. The authority of the President to prescribe rules is carried into section 2951, 3302, 3304(a), 3306(a), 3321, 7152, 7153, 7321, and 7322 of this title. 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
1978—Pub. L. 95–454 substituted “Office of Personnel Management” for “Civil Service Commission”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1978 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 95–454 effective 90 days after Oct. 13, 1978, see section 907 of Pub. L. 95–454, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
5 U.S.C. § 1301
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102