5 U.S.C. § 5362
Grade retention following a change of positions or reclassification
United States · Title 5 — GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · Status: effective
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- 5 U.S.C. § 5362, Grade retention following a change of positions or reclassification, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/426954
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Any employee—
For the 2-year period referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the retained grade of an employee under such subsection (a) or (b) shall be treated as the grade of the employee’s position for all purposes (including pay and pay administration under this chapter and chapter 55 of this title, retirement and life insurance under chapters 83, 84, and 87 of this title, and eligibility for training and promotion under this title) except—
The foregoing provisions of this section shall cease to apply to an employee who—
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.
- Civil Service Reform Act of 1978House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Civil Service Retirement Spouse Equity Act of 1984House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Performance Management and Recognition System Termination ActHouse: 426–1Senate: no recorded tally