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5 U.S.C. § 7324 — Political activities on duty; prohibition
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**(a)** An employee may not engage in political activity—
(1) while the employee is on duty;
(2) in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by an individual employed or holding office in the Government of the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof;
(3) while wearing a uniform or official insignia identifying the office or position of the employee; or
(4) using any vehicle owned or leased by the Government of the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
**(b)**
(1) An employee described in paragraph (2) of this subsection may engage in political activity otherwise prohibited by subsection (a) if the costs associated with that political activity are not paid for by money derived from the Treasury of the United States.
(2) Paragraph (1) applies to an employee—
(A) the duties and responsibilities of whose position continue outside normal duty hours and while away from the normal duty post; and
(B) who is—
(i) an employee paid from an appropriation for the Executive Office of the President; or
(ii) an employee appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, whose position is located within the United States, who determines policies to be pursued by the United States in relations with foreign powers or in the nationwide administration of Federal laws.
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**(a)** An employee may not engage in political activity—
(1) while the employee is on duty;
(2) in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by an individual employed or holding office in the Government of the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof;
(3) while wearing a uniform or official insignia identifying the office or position of the employee; or
(4) using any vehicle owned or leased by the Government of the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
**(b)**
(1) An employee described in paragraph (2) of this subsection may engage in political activity otherwise prohibited by subsection (a) if the costs associated with that political activity are not paid for by money derived from the Treasury of the United States.
(2) Paragraph (1) applies to an employee—
(A) the duties and responsibilities of whose position continue outside normal duty hours and while away from the normal duty post; and
(B) who is—
(i) an employee paid from an appropriation for the Executive Office of the President; or
(ii) an employee appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, whose position is located within the United States, who determines policies to be pursued by the United States in relations with foreign powers or in the nationwide administration of Federal laws.
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**(a) Office of Inspector General** There is hereby established the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
**(b) Appointment of Inspector General; removal**
(1) The head of the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program is the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (in this section referred to as the “Special Inspector General”), who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(2) The appointment of the Special Inspector General shall be made on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or investigations.
(3) The nomination of an individual as Special Inspector General shall be made as soon as practicable after the establishment of any program under sections 5211 and 5212 of this title.
(4) The Special Inspector General shall be removable from office in accordance with the provisions of [section 403(b) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section403/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) For purposes of [section 7324 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section7324&num=0&edition=prelim), the Special Inspector General shall not be considered an employee who determines policies to be pursued by the United States in the nationwide administration of Federal law.
(6) The annual rate of basic pay of the Special Inspector General shall be the annual rate of basic pay for an Inspector General under [section 403(e) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section403/e&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Duties**
(1) It shall
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**(a) Office of Inspector General** There is hereby established within the Department of the Treasury the Office of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery.
**(b) Appointment of Inspector General; removal**
(1) **In general** — The head of the Office of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery shall be the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery (referred to in this section as the “Special Inspector General”), who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(2) **Nomination** — The nomination of the Special Inspector General shall be made on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or investigations. The nomination of an individual as Special Inspector General shall be made as soon as practicable after any loan, loan guarantee, or other investment is made under [section 9042 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section9042&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Removal** — The Special Inspector General shall be removable from office in accordance with the provisions of section 3(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).11 See References in Text note below.
(4) **Political activity** — For purposes of [section 7324 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section7324&num=0&edition=prelim), the Special Inspector General shall not be considered an employee who determines policies to be pursued by the United States in the nationwide administration of Federal law.
(5) **Basic pay** — The annual rate of basic pay of the Special Inspector General shall be the annual rate of basic pay for an Inspector General u
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Congress declares that the Federal Government has the sole responsibility for the operation and financial support of the Bureau of Indian Affairs funded school system that it has established on or near Indian reservations and Indian trust lands throughout the Nation for Indian children. It is the policy of the United States to fulfill the Federal Government’s unique and continuing trust relationship with and responsibility to the Indian people for the education of Indian children and for the operation and financial support of the Bureau of Indian Affairs-funded school system to work in full cooperation with tribes toward the goal of ensuring that the programs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs-funded school system are of the highest quality and provide for the basic elementary and secondary educational needs of Indian children, including meeting the unique educational and cultural needs of those children.
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**(a) Creation; composition; political representation; appointment; term; vacancies; Chairman and Vice Chairman; duties of Chairman; appointment of personnel; compensation of personnel** There is hereby created a Commission to be known as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which shall be composed of five members, not more than three of whom shall be members of the same political party. Members of the Commission shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate for a term of five years. Any individual chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the member whom he shall succeed, and all members of the Commission shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed and qualified, except that no such member of the Commission shall continue to serve (1) for more than sixty days when the Congress is in session unless a nomination to fill such vacancy shall have been submitted to the Senate, or (2) after the adjournment sine die of the session of the Senate in which such nomination was submitted. The President shall designate one member to serve as Chairman of the Commission, and one member to serve as Vice Chairman. The Chairman shall be responsible on behalf of the Commission for the administrative operations of the Commission, and, except as provided in subsection (b), shall appoint, in accordance with the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service, such officers, agents, attorneys, administrative law judges, and employees as he deems necessary to assist it in the performance of its functions and to fix their compensation in accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, relating to classification and General Schedule pa
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**(a) In General.—** There shall be at the head of each Office an Inspector General who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or investigations. Each Inspector General shall report to and be under the general supervision of the head of the establishment involved or, to the extent such authority is delegated, the officer next in rank below such head, but shall not report to, or be subject to supervision by, any other officer of the establishment. Neither the head of the establishment nor the officer next in rank below the head shall prevent or prohibit the Inspector General from initiating, carrying out, or completing any audit or investigation, or from issuing any subpoena during the course of any audit or investigation.
**(b) Removal or Transfer.—** An Inspector General may be removed from office by the President. If an Inspector General is removed from office or is transferred to another position or location within an establishment, the President shall communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress, not later than 30 days before the removal or transfer. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a personnel action otherwise authorized by law, other than transfer or removal.
**(c) Not Employee Determining Policy.—** For the purposes of [section 7324 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section7324&num=0&edition=prelim), an Inspector General shall not be considered to be an employee who determines policies to be pursued by the United St
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**(a) Definitions.—** Notwithstanding [section 401 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section401&num=0&edition=prelim), in this section:
(1) **Designated federal entity.—**
(A) *In general.—* — The term “designated Federal entity” means Amtrak, the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Denali Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Farm Credit Administration, the Federal Election Commission, the Election Assistance Commission, the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the Federal Maritime Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the Legal Services Corporation, the National Archives and Records Administration, the National Credit Union Administration, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Labor Relations Board, the National Science Foundation, the Peace Corps, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Smithsonian Institution, the United States International Development Finance Corporation, the United States International Trade Commission, the Postal Regulatory Commission, and the United States Postal Service.
(B) *Amtrak.—* — Effective at the beginning of the first fiscal year after a fiscal year for which Amtrak receives no Federal subsidy, subparagraph (A) is amended by striking “Amtrak,”.
(2) **Federal entity.—** — The term “Fe
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**(a) Certain provisions in title 18 or Act August 2, 1939** Nothing in sections 203, 205, or 207 of title 18 or in the second sentence of subsection (a) of section 9 of the Act of August 2, 1939 (53 Stat. 1148), entitled “An Act to prevent pernicious political activities”, as amended, shall be deemed to apply to any person because of his appointment under authority of this chapter or the regulations made pursuant thereto as an uncompensated official of the Selective Service System, or as an individual to conduct hearings on appeals of persons claiming exemption from combatant or noncombatant training because of conscientious objections, or as a member of the National Selective Service Appeal Board.
**(b) Administrative Procedure Act** All functions performed under this chapter shall be excluded from the operation of the Administrative Procedure Act (60 Stat. 237) [[5 U.S.C. 551](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section551&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq. and 701 et seq.] except as to the requirements of section 3 of such Act [[5 U.S.C. 552](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552&num=0&edition=prelim)]. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, no regulation issued under this Act shall become effective until the expiration of thirty days following the date on which such regulation has been published in the Federal Register. After the publication of any regulation and prior to the date on which such regulation becomes effective, any person shall be given an opportunity to submit his views to the Director on such regulation, but no formal hearing shall be required on any such regulation. The requirements of this subsection may be waived by the President in the case of any regulation if he (1) determine
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**(a) Assignment** Whenever—
(1) a court has authorized the appointment of observers under [section 10302(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section10302/a&num=0&edition=prelim) for a political subdivision; or
(2) the Attorney General certifies with respect to any political subdivision named in, or included within the scope of, determinations made under [section 10303(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section10303/b&num=0&edition=prelim), unless a declaratory judgment has been rendered under [section 10303(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section10303/a&num=0&edition=prelim), that—
(A) the Attorney General has received written meritorious complaints from residents, elected officials, or civic participation organizations that efforts to deny or abridge the right to vote under the color of law on account of race or color, or in contravention of the guarantees set forth in [section 10303(f)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section10303/f/2&num=0&edition=prelim) are likely to occur; or
(B) in the Attorney General’s judgment (considering, among other factors, whether the ratio of nonwhite persons to white persons registered to vote within such subdivision appears to the Attorney General to be reasonably attributable to violations of the 14th or 15th amendment or whether substantial evidence exists that bona fide efforts are being made within such subdivision to comply with the 14th or 15th amendment), the assignment of observers is otherwise necessary to enforce the guarantees of the 14th or 15th amendment;
the Director of the Office of Personnel Managemen
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There is created and established in the Department of Justice an Immigration and Naturalization Service.
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TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
§ 7324
by and with the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate), may take an active part in political man-
agement or political campaigns.
(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term
‘‘active part in political management or in a po-
litical campaign’’ means those acts of political
management or political campaigning which
were prohibited for employees of the competi-
tive service before July 19, 1940, by determina-
tions of the Civil Service Commission under the
rules prescribed by the President.
(c) An employee retains the right to vote as he
chooses and to express his opinion on political
subjects and candidates.
(Added Pub. L. 103–94, § 2(a), Oct. 6, 1993, 107 Stat.
1002; amended Pub. L. 103–359, title V, § 501(k),
Oct. 14, 1994, 108 Stat. 3430; Pub. L. 104–201, div.
A, title XI, § 1122(a)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat.
2687; Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(3) [title VI, § 645(a)(2)],
Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–170; Pub. L.
107–252, title VIII, § 811(a), Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat.
1727; Pub. L. 108–458, title I, § 1079(a), Dec. 17,
2004, 118 Stat. 3695; Pub. L. 109–177, title V,
§ 506(b)(2), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 249; Pub. L.
110–417, [div. A], title IX, § 931(a)(1), Oct. 14, 2008,
122 Stat. 4575.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The date of enactment of the Hatch Act Reform
Amendments of 1993, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(A), (C),
is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 103–94, which was
approved Oct. 6, 1993.
The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, referred
to in subsec. (a)(2)(A), (C), is Pub. L. 92–225, Feb. 7, 1972,
86 Stat. 3, which was formerly classified principally to
chapter 14 (§ 431 et seq.) of Title 2, The Congress, prior
to editorial reclassification and renumbering in
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