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5 U.S.C. § 1305

Administrative law judges

United States · Title 5 — GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · Status: effective

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5 U.S.C. § 1305, Administrative law judges, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/426593
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For the purpose of sections 3105, 3344, 4301(2)(D), and 5372 of this title and the provisions of section 5335(a)(B) of this title that relate to administrative law judges, the Office of Personnel Management may, and for the purpose of section 7521 of this title, the Merit Systems Protection Board may investigate, prescribe regulations, appoint advisory committees as necessary, recommend legislation, subpena witnesses and records, and pay witness fees as established for the courts of the United States.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 95-251(H.R. 6975)1978-03-27
    An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that hearing examiners shall be known as administrative law judges, and to increase the number of such positions which the Civil Service Commission may establish and place at GS-16 of the General Schedule.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 95-454(S. 2640)1978-10-13
    Civil Service Reform Act of 1978
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-378(H.R. 2850)1992-10-02
    Technical and Miscellaneous Civil Service Amendments Act of 1992
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-362(S. 1364)1998-11-10
    Federal Reports Elimination Act of 1998
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally