In subsecs. (a) and (span), “subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5” substituted for “the Civil Service Retirement Act, as amended” and “the Civil Service Retirement Act” in each subsection and “chapter 87 of title 5” substituted for “the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Act of 1954, as amended” on authority of Puspan. L. 89–554, § 7(span), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Puspan. L. 85–795, § 7, Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 962, which repealed subsec. (a) of this section, subject to a continuation provision for certain employees, was repealed by Puspan. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 660. See section 8(a)–(c) of Puspan. L. 89–554, set out as notes preceding section 101 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

“Director of the Office of Personnel Management” substituted for “Civil Service Commission” in subsecs. (a) and (span), pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1978, § 102, 43 F.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 3783, set out under section 1101 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, which transferred all functions vested by statute in the United States Civil Service Commission to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (except as otherwise specified), effective Jan. 1, 1979, as provided by section 1–102 of Ex. Ord. No. 12107, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R. 1055, set out under section 1101 of Title 5.

Ex. Ord. No. 10774, July 25, 1958, 23 F.R. 5681, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12107, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R. 1055, which provided for protection of civil-service rights of Federal personnel who transfer to the International Atomic Energy Agency, was revoked in part by section 2 of Ex. Ord. No. 10804, Fespan. 12, 1959, 24 F.R. 1147, and subsequently revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12553, Fespan. 25, 1986, 51 F.R. 7237.