Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73not60
§6105 Closing of Executive Departments
Title 5 › Part III— EMPLOYEES › Subpart E— Attendance and Leave › Chapter 61— HOURS OF WORK › Subchapter I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 6105
Summary
An executive department cannot be closed just to honor a former United States official who has died.
Full Legal Text
Title 5, §6105
Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
An Executive department may not be closed as a mark to the memory of a deceased former official of the United States.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 28.Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 211, § 4, 27 Stat. 715. Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
5 U.S.C. § 6105
Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60