Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73not60
§583 Support Services
Title 5 › Part I— THE AGENCIES GENERALLY › Chapter 5— ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE › Subchapter IV— ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS › § 583
Summary
An agency may use support from others with their consent, paid or unpaid, and may accept voluntary services regardless of section 1342 of title 31.
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Title 5, §583
Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
For the purposes of this subchapter, an agency may use (with or without reimbursement) the services and facilities of other Federal agencies, State, local, and tribal governments, public and private organizations and agencies, and individuals, with the consent of such agencies, organizations, and individuals. An agency may accept voluntary and uncompensated services for purposes of this subchapter without regard to the provisions of section 1342 of title 31.
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Prior Provisions
Prior sections 583 to 590 were renumbered sections 573 to 580 of this title, respectively. Other prior sections 583 to 590 were renumbered sections 563 to 570 of this title, respectively.
Amendments
1996—Pub. L. 104–320 inserted “State, local, and tribal governments,” after “other Federal agencies,”. 1992—Pub. L. 102–354 renumbered section 593 of this title as this section.
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5 U.S.C. § 583
Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60