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5 U.S.C. § 7901 — Health service programs
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**(a)** The head of each agency of the Government of the United States may establish, within the limits of appropriations available, a health service program to promote and maintain the physical and mental fitness of employees under his jurisdiction.
**(b)** A health service program may be established by contract or otherwise, but only—
(1) after consultation with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and consideration of its recommendations; and
(2) in localities where there are a sufficient number of employees to warrant providing the service.
**(c)** A health service program is limited to—
(1) treatment of on-the-job illness and dental conditions requiring emergency attention;
(2) preemployment and other examinations;
(3) referral of employees to private physicians and dentists; and
(4) preventive programs relating to health.
**(d)** The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, on request, shall review a health service program conducted under this section and shall submit comment and recommendations to the head of the agency concerned.
**(e)** When this section authorizes the use of the professional services of physicians, that authorization includes the use of the professional services of surgeons and osteopathic practitioners within the scope of their practice as defined by State law.
**(f)** The health programs conducted by the Tennessee Valley Authority are not affected by this section.
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**(a)** The head of each agency of the Government of the United States may establish, within the limits of appropriations available, a health service program to promote and maintain the physical and mental fitness of employees under his jurisdiction.
**(b)** A health service program may be established by contract or otherwise, but only—
(1) after consultation with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and consideration of its recommendations; and
(2) in localities where there are a sufficient number of employees to warrant providing the service.
**(c)** A health service program is limited to—
(1) treatment of on-the-job illness and dental conditions requiring emergency attention;
(2) preemployment and other examinations;
(3) referral of employees to private physicians and dentists; and
(4) preventive programs relating to health.
**(d)** The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, on request, shall review a health service program conducted under this section and shall submit comment and recommendations to the head of the agency concerned.
**(e)** When this section authorizes the use of the professional services of physicians, that authorization includes the use of the professional services of surgeons and osteopathic practitioners within the scope of their practice as defined by State law.
**(f)** The health programs conducted by the Tennessee Valley Authority are not affected by this section.
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**(a)** For the purpose of this section—
(1) the term “employee” means an employee as defined by section 2105, a member of a uniformed service, and a student who provides voluntary services under section 3111;
(2) the term “agency” means—
(A) an Executive agency;
(B) an entity of the legislative branch; and
(C) the judicial branch;
(3) the term “entity of the legislative branch” means the House of Representatives, the Senate, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol (including the Botanic Garden), the Capitol Police, the Congressional Budget Office, the Copyright Royalty Tribunal, the Government Publishing Office, the Library of Congress, and the Office of Technology Assessment; and
(4) the term “transit pass” means a transit pass as defined by section 132(f)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
**(b)**
(1) The head of each agency may establish a program to encourage employees of such agency to use means other than single-occupancy motor vehicles to commute to or from work.
(2) A program established under this section may involve such options as—
(A) transit passes (including cash reimbursements therefor, but only if a voucher or similar item which may be exchanged only for a transit pass is not readily available for direct distribution by the agency);
(B) furnishing space, facilities, or services to bicyclists; and
(C) any non-monetary incentive which the agency head may otherwise offer under any other provision of law or other authority.
**(c)** The functions of an agency head under this section shall—
(1) with respect to the judicial branch, be carried out by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts;
(2) with respect to the House of Representatives, be carried out by the Committee on House Administration
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**(a) Redesignation of Department of Health, Education, and Welfare** The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare is hereby redesignated the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare or any other official of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare is hereby redesignated the Secretary or official, as appropriate, of Health and Human Services.
**(b) Reference to Department, Secretary, etc., of Health, Education, and Welfare deemed reference to Department, Secretary, etc., of Health and Human Services** Any reference to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, or any other official of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in any law, rule, regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on May 4, 1980, shall be deemed to refer and apply to the Department of Health and Human Services or the Secretary of Health and Human Services, respectively, except to the extent such reference is to a function or office transferred to the Secretary or the Department under this chapter.
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**(a)** Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, sums made available to the Agency by appropriation or otherwise may be expended for purposes necessary to carry out its functions, including—
(1) personal services, including personal services without regard to limitations on types of persons to be employed, and rent at the seat of government and elsewhere; health-service program as authorized by law ([5 U.S.C. 7901](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section7901&num=0&edition=prelim)); payment of death benefits in cases in which the circumstances of the death of an employee of the Agency, a detailee of the Agency or other employee of another department or agency of the Federal Government assigned to the Agency, or an individual affiliated with the Agency (as determined by the Director), is not covered by [section 3511 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3511&num=0&edition=prelim), other similar provisions of Federal law, or any regulation issued by the Director providing death benefits, but that the Director determines such payment appropriate; rental of news-reporting services; purchase or rental and operation of photographic, reproduction, cryptographic, duplication, and printing machines, equipment, and devices, and radio-receiving and radio-sending equipment and devices, including telegraph and teletype equipment; purchase, maintenance, operation, repair, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and aircraft, and vessels of all kinds; subject to policies established by the Director, transportation of officers and employees of the Agency in Government-owned automotive equipment between their domiciles and places of employment, where such personnel are engaged in work which makes
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TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
§ 7901
ministrative proceedings pending at time provisions of
Pub. L. 101–12 take effect, and suits and other pro-
ceedings as in effect immediately before effective date
of Pub. L. 101–12, see section 7 of Pub. L. 101–12 set out
as a note under section 1201 of this title.
CHAPTER 79—SERVICES TO EMPLOYEES
Sec.
7901.
Health service programs.
7902.
Safety programs.
7903.
Protective clothing and equipment.
7904.
Employee assistance programs relating to
drug abuse and alcohol abuse.
7905.
Programs to encourage commuting by means
other than single-occupancy motor vehi-
cles.
7906.
Services of post-combat case coordinators.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2011—Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title XI, § 1106(b), Dec. 31,
2011, 125 Stat. 1614, added item 7906.
1993—Pub. L. 103–172, § 2(b), Dec. 2, 1993, 107 Stat. 1996,
added item 7905.
1986—Pub. L. 99–570, title VI, § 6004(b), Oct. 27, 1986, 100
Stat. 3207–159, added item 7904.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
STATE
OR
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
PROGRAMS
ENCOUR-
AGING
EMPLOYEE
USE
OF
PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION;
FEDERAL AGENCY PARTICIPATION
Pub. L. 102–241, § 44, Dec. 19, 1991, 105 Stat. 2226, pro-
vided that: ‘‘The Department of Transportation may
include military personnel of the Coast Guard in any
program in which the Department participates under
section 629 of the Treasury, Postal Service and General
Government Appropriations Act, 1991, Public Law
101–509
[set
out
below],
notwithstanding
section
629(c)(2) of that Act.’’
[For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and
assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities
and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relat-
ing thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security,
and for treat
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