42 U.S.C. § 4701 — Congressional findings and declaration of

Page 6213 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 4702 Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1987—Pub. L. 100–17 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted ‘‘an acquiring agency’’ for ‘‘a State agency’’ and ‘‘such acquiring agency’’ for ‘‘such State agency’’, and added subsec. (b). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1987 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 100–17 effective on effective date provided in regulations promulgated under section 4633 of this title (as amended by section 412 of Pub. L. 100–17), but not later than 2 years after Apr. 2, 1987, see section 418 of Pub. L. 100–17, set out as a note under sec- tion 4601 of this title. CHAPTER 62—INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL PROGRAM Sec. 4701. Congressional findings and declaration of pol- icy. 4702. Administration of authorities. SUBCHAPTER I—DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES AND STANDARDS 4711 to 4713. Omitted. SUBCHAPTER II—STRENGTHENING STATE AND LOCAL PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION 4721. Declaration of purpose. 4722. State government and statewide programs and grants. 4723. Local government programs and grants. 4724. Intergovernmental cooperation in recruiting and examining activities; potential employ- ees, certification; payments for costs; cred- its to appropriation or fund for payment of expenses. 4725. Technical assistance; waiver of payments for costs; credits to appropriation or fund for payment of expenses. 4726. Coordination of Federal programs. 4727. Interstate compacts. 4728. Transfer of functions. SUBCHAPTER III—TRAINING AND DEVELOPING STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES 4741. Declaration of purpose. 4742. Admission to Federal employee training pro- grams. 4743. Grants to State and local governments for training. 4744. Grants to other organizations. 4745. Government Service Fellowships. 4746. Coordination of Federal programs. SUBCHAPTER IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS 4761. Declaration of purpose. 4762. Definitions. 4763. General administrative provisions. 4764. Reporting and recordkeeping requirements for State or local governments and other organizations. 4765. Review and audit. 4766. Distribution of grants. 4767. Termination of grants. 4768. Advisory committees; appointment; com- pensation and travel expenses. 4769. Authorization of appropriations. 4770. Limitations on availability of funds for cost sharing. 4771. Method of payment; installments; advances or reimbursement; adjustments. 4772. Effective date of grant provisions. § 4701. Congressional findings and declaration of policy The Congress hereby finds and declares— That effective State and local governmental institutions are essential in the maintenance and development of the Federal system in an in- creasingly complex and interdependent society. That, since numerous governmental activities administered by the State and local govern- ments are related to national purpose and are fi- nanced in part by Federal funds, a national in- terest exists in a high caliber of public service in State and local governments. That the quality of public service at all levels of government can be improved by the develop- ment of systems of personnel administration consistent with such merit principles as— (1) recruiting, selecting, and advancing em- ployees on the basis of their relative ability, knowledge, and skills, including open consid- eration of qualified applicants for initial ap- pointment; (2) providing equitable and adequate com- pensation; (3) training employees, as needed, to assure high-quality performance; (4) retaining employees on the basis of the adequacy of their performance, correcting in- adequate performance, and separating employ- ees whose inadequate performance cannot be corrected; (5) assuring fair treatment of applicants and employees in all aspects of personnel adminis- tration without regard to political affiliation, race, color, national origin, sex, or religious creed and with proper regard for their privacy and constitutional rights as citizens; and (6) assuring that employees are protected against coercion for partisan political pur- poses and are prohibited from using their offi- cial authority for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election or a nomination for office. That Federal financial and technical assist- ance to State and local governments for strengthening their personnel administration in a manner consistent with these principles is in the national interest. (Pub. L. 91–648, § 2, Jan. 5, 1971, 84 Stat. 1909.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 91–648, § 1, Jan. 5, 1971, 84 Stat. 1909, provided: ‘‘That this Act [enacting this chapter and sections 3371 to 3376 of Title 5, Government Organization and Em- ployees, amending section 246(f) of this title, section 1304 of Title 5, repealing sections 1881 to 1888 of Title 7, Agriculture, and section 869b of Title 20, Education, and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 3371 of Title 5] may be cited as the ‘Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970’.’’ § 4702. Administration of authorities The authorities provided by this chapter shall be administered in such manner as (1) to recog- nize fully the rights, powers, and responsibilities of State and local governments, and (2) to en- courage innovation and allow for diversity on the part of State and local governments in the design, execution, and management of their own systems of personnel administration. (Pub. L. 91–648, § 3, Jan. 5, 1971, 84 Stat. 1909.)