Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73not60
§8478a Investigative Authority
Title 5 › Part III— EMPLOYEES › Subpart G— Insurance and Annuities › Chapter 84— FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Subchapter VII— FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM › § 8478a
Summary
The Secretary of Labor, and any officer the Secretary appoints, can use the same investigative powers given by section 504 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to find out whether anyone has broken, or is about to break, the rules in sections 8477 or 8478.
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Title 5, §8478a
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Any authority available to the Secretary of Labor under section 504 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is hereby made available to the Secretary of Labor, and any officer designated by the Secretary of Labor, to determine whether any person has violated, or is about to violate, any provision of section 8477 or 8478.
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section 504 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, referred to in text, is classified to section 1134 of Title 29, Labor.
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5 U.S.C. § 8478a
Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60