§1504 — Title 5 Government Organization and Employees | U.S. Code

Summary

A federal agency that gives a loan or grant must tell the Special Counsel if it believes a state or local officer broke section 1502. The Special Counsel must investigate and send findings and any charges to the Merit Systems Protection Board. The Board must set a hearing and send, by registered or certified mail, a notice to the officer and the employing agency that summarizes the allegation and gives the hearing’s time and place.

Title 5, §1504

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When a Federal agency charged with the duty of making a loan or grant of funds of the United States for use in an activity by a State or local officer or employee has reason to believe that the officer or employee has violated section 1502 of this title, it shall report the matter to the Special Counsel. On receipt of the report or on receipt of other information which seems to the Special Counsel to warrant an investigation, the Special Counsel shall investigate the report and such other information and present his findings and any charges based on such findings to the Merit Systems Protection Board, which shall—

(1)fix a time and place for a hearing; and

(2)send, by registered or certified mail, to the officer or employee charged with the violation and to the State or local agency employing him a notice setting forth a summary of the alleged violation and giving the time and place of the hearing.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 118k(b) (1st and 2d sentences, and 4th through 17th words of 3d sentence).

July 19, 1940, ch. 640 § 4 “Sec. 12(b) (1st and 2d sentences, and 4th through 17th words of 3d sentence)”, 54 Stat. 768.

June 11, 1960, Pub. L. 86–507, § 1(1), 74 Stat. 200. 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 provisions respecting the functions of the Special Counsel and the Merit Systems Protection Board for provisions respecting the functions of the 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.

§1504 Investigations; Notice of Hearing