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5 U.S.C. § 5903 — Regulations

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5 U.S.C. § 5903 — Regulations

The Office of Personnel Management may prescribe such regulations as it considers necessary for the administration of this subchapter.

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5 U.S.C. § 5902 — Increase in maximum uniform allowance

The Office of Personnel Management may, from time to time, by regulation adjust the maximum amount for the cost of uniforms and the maximum allowance for uniforms under section 5901.

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5 U.S.C. § 305 — Systematic agency review of operations

**(a)** For the purpose of this section, “agency” means an Executive agency, but does not include— (1) a Government controlled corporation; (2) the Tennessee Valley Authority; (3) the Virgin Islands Corporation; (4) the Atomic Energy Commission; (5) the Central Intelligence Agency; (6) the Panama Canal Commission; or (7) the National Security Agency, Department of Defense. **(b)** Under regulations prescribed and administered by the President, each agency shall review systematically the operations of each of its activities, functions, or organization units, on a continuing basis. **(c)** The purpose of the reviews includes— (1) determining the degree of efficiency and economy in the operation of the agency’s activities, functions, or organization units; (2) identifying the units that are outstanding in those respects; and (3) identifying the employees whose personal efforts have caused their units to be outstanding in efficiency and economy of operations.

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5 U.S.C. § 5301 — Policy

It is the policy of Congress that Federal pay fixing for employees under the General Schedule be based on the principles that— (1) there be equal pay for substantially equal work within each local pay area; (2) within each local pay area, pay distinctions be maintained in keeping with work and performance distinctions; (3) Federal pay rates be comparable with non-Federal pay rates for the same levels of work within the same local pay area; and (4) any existing pay disparities between Federal and non-Federal employees should be completely eliminated.

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3 U.S.C. § 301 — General authorization to delegate functions; publication of delegations

The President of the United States is authorized to designate and empower the head of any department or agency in the executive branch, or any official thereof who is required to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to perform without approval, ratification, or other action by the President (1) any function which is vested in the President by law, or (2) any function which such officer is required or authorized by law to perform only with or subject to the approval, ratification, or other action of the President: Provided, That nothing contained herein shall relieve the President of his responsibility in office for the acts of any such head or other official designated by him to perform such functions. Such designation and authorization shall be in writing, shall be published in the Federal Register, shall be subject to such terms, conditions, and limitations as the President may deem advisable, and shall be revocable at any time by the President in whole or in part.

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5 U.S.C. § 5901 — Uniform allowances

**(a)** There is authorized to be appropriated annually to each agency of the Government of the United States, including a Government owned corporation, and of the government of the District of Columbia, on a showing of necessity or desirability, such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subchapter. The head of the agency concerned, out of funds made available by the appropriation, shall— (1) furnish to each of these employees a uniform at a cost not to exceed $400 a year (or such higher maximum amount as the Office of Personnel Management may establish under section 5902); or (2) pay to each of these employees an allowance for a uniform not to exceed $400 a year (or such higher maximum amount as the Office of Personnel Management may establish under section 5902). The allowance may be paid only at the times and in the amounts authorized by the regulations prescribed under [section 5903 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5903&num=0&edition=prelim). When the agency pays direct to the uniform vendor, the head of the agency may deduct a service charge of not more than 4 percent. **(b)** When the furnishing of a uniform or the payment of a uniform allowance is authorized under another statute or regulation existing on September 1, 1954, the head of the agency concerned may continue the furnishing of the uniform or the payment of the uniform allowance under that statute or regulation, but in that event a uniform may not be furnished or allowance paid under this section. **(c)** An allowance paid under this section is not wages within the meaning of [section 409 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section409&num=0&edition=prelim) or chapters 21 and 24 of title 26.

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5 U.S.C. § 5903 — Regulations

Page 764 TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES § 5903 Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1990 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 101–509 effective on such date as the President shall determine, but not earlier than 90 days, and not later than 180 days, after Nov. 5, 1990, see section 529 [title III, § 305] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out as a note under section 5301 of this title. § 5903. Regulations The Office of Personnel Management may pre- scribe such regulations as it considers necessary for the administration of this subchapter. (Added Pub. L. 90–83, § 1(40)(A), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 206; amended Pub. L. 96–54, § 2(a)(2), Aug. 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 381; Pub. L. 101–509, title V, § 529 [title II, § 202(b)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427, 1456.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Section of title 5 Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 5903 ........... 5: 5901(d). [None.] The regulatory authority contained in 5 U.S.C. 5901(d), the source statute for which was section 404 of the act of September 1, 1954, ch. 1208, 68 Stat. 1115, ap- plies also to section 405 of that act (added by section 407 of the act of July 18, 1966, Public Law 89–504, 80 Stat. 299). Section 405 is codified as 5 U.S.C. 5902 by this bill. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1990—Pub. L. 101–509 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: ‘‘The President shall prescribe regulations necessary for the uniform administration of this subchapter.’’ 1979—Pub. L. 96–54 substituted ‘‘President’’ for ‘‘Di- rector of the Bureau of the Budget’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1990 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 101–509 effective on such date as the President shall determine, but not earlier than 90 days, a

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