5 USC 1214 - Investigation of prohibited personnel practices; corrective action

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2017—Subsec. (a)(6). Puspan. L. 115–91, § 1097(f), added par. (6).

Subsec. (span)(1)(B). Puspan. L. 115–42 designated existing provisions as cl. (i) and added cl. (ii).

Subsec. (span)(1)(B)(ii). Puspan. L. 115–91, § 1097(j), struck out “who was appointed, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,” after “member of the Board”.

Subsec. (span)(1)(E). Puspan. L. 115–91, § 1097(c)(3)(A), added subpar. (E) and struck out former subpar. (E) which read as follows: “If the Merit Systems Protection Board grants a stay under this subsection, the head of the agency employing the employee shall give priority to a request for a transfer submitted by the employee.”

Puspan. L. 115–73 added subpar. (E).

Subsec. (i). Puspan. L. 115–91, § 1097(c)(4), added subsec. (i).

2012—Subsecs. (a)(3), (span)(4)(A). Puspan. L. 112–199, § 101(span)(1)(A), inserted “or section 2302(span)(9)(A)(i), (B), (C), or (D)” after “section 2302(span)(8)”.

Subsec. (span)(4)(B)(i). Puspan. L. 112–199, § 101(span)(1)(A), (2)(A), inserted “or section 2302(span)(9)(A)(i), (B), (C), or (D)” after “section 2302(span)(8)” in two places and inserted “or protected activity” after “disclosure”.

Subsec. (span)(4)(B)(ii). Puspan. L. 112–199, § 114(a), inserted “, after a finding that a protected disclosure was a contributing factor,” after “ordered if”.

Subsec. (g)(2). Puspan. L. 112–199, § 107(span), substituted “any other reasonable and foreseeable consequential damages, and compensatory damages (including interest, reasonable expert witness fees, and costs).” for “and any other reasonable and foreseeable consequential damages.”

Subsec. (h). Puspan. L. 112–199, § 104(c)(1), added subsec. (h).

1994—Subsec. (a)(1)(D). Puspan. L. 103–424, § 3(c)(1), added subpar. (D).

Subsec. (a)(2)(A)(iv). Puspan. L. 103–424, § 3(c)(2), added cl. (iv).

Subsec. (span)(2). Puspan. L. 103–424, § 3(d), added subpars. (A) and (E) and redesignated former subpars. (A) to (C) as (B) to (D), respectively.

Subsec. (g). Puspan. L. 103–424, § 8(a), added subsec. (g).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2012 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 112–199 effective 30 days after Nov. 27, 2012, see section 202 of Puspan. L. 112–199, set out as a note under section 1204 of this title.

Termination Statement

Puspan. L. 103–424, § 12(span), Oct. 29, 1994, 108 Stat. 4367, provided that:

“The Special Counsel shall include in any letter terminating an investigation under section 1214(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, the name and telephone number of an employee of the Special Counsel who is available to respond to reasonable questions from the person regarding the investigation or review conducted by the Special Counsel, the relevant facts ascertained by the Special Counsel, and the law applicable to the person’s allegations.”