28 U.S.C. § 3903
Effect of failure to issue regulations
United States · Title 28 — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 28 U.S.C. § 3903, Effect of failure to issue regulations, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/465646
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In any proceeding under section 1296 or 1346(g) of this title, if the President, the designee of the President, or the Federal Labor Relations Authority has not issued a regulation on a matter for which chapter 5 of title 3 requires a regulation to be issued, the court shall apply, to the extent necessary and appropriate, the most relevant substantive executive agency regulation promulgated to implement the statutory provision at issue in the proceeding.
Legislative history
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- Presidential and Executive Office Accountability ActHouse: 410–5Senate: no recorded tally