Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73not60
§7501 Definitions
Title 5 › Part III— EMPLOYEES › Subpart F— Labor-Management and Employee Relations › Chapter 75— ADVERSE ACTIONS › Subchapter I— SUSPENSION FOR 14 DAYS OR LESS › § 7501
Summary
Defines employee/suspension. Employee: a competitive‑service worker who is not in an initial trial period or who has 1‑year continuous service in the same/similar position, excluding temporary appointments ≤1 year. Suspension: a temporary unpaid disciplinary removal (no duties, no pay).
Full Legal Text
Title 5, §7501
Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
For the purpose of this subchapter—
(1)“employee” means an individual in the competitive service who is not serving a probationary or trial period under an initial appointment or who has completed 1 year of current continuous employment in the same or similar positions under other than a temporary appointment limited to 1 year or less; and
(2)“suspension” means the placing of an employee, for disciplinary reasons, in a temporary status without duties and pay.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 7501, Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 527, related to removal or suspension without pay of an individual in the competitive service and procedures applicable to such removal or suspension, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 95–454, § 204(a).
Amendments
2021—Par. (1). Pub. L. 117–81 struck out “, except as provided in section 1599e of title 10,” after “initial appointment or,”. 2015—Par. (1). Pub. L. 114–92 substituted “or, except as provided in section 1599e of title 10, who” for “or who”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2021 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 117–81 applied as if effective Dec. 31, 2022, to correspond to the
Effective Date
of the repeal of section 1599e of Title 10, Armed Forces, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. See
Effective Date
of Repeal note under section 1599e of Title 10.
Effective Date
Section effective 90 days after Oct. 13, 1978, see section 907 of Pub. L. 95–454, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1978 Amendment note under section 1101 of this title.
Short Title
of 1990 Amendment Pub. L. 101–376, § 1, Aug. 17, 1990, 104 Stat. 461, provided that: “This Act [amending section 4303, 7511, and 7701 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 4303 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Civil Service Due Process
Amendments
’.”
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
5 U.S.C. § 7501
Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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