### **CHAPTER 7—EMPLOYEES**

#### SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL EMPLOYEE MATTERS

Sec.
701.
Placement of employees in military installations.
703.
Miscellaneous authorities respecting employees.
704.
Waiver of pay limitation for certain employees.
705.
Telephone service for medical officers and facility directors.
706.
Additional authority relating to recruitment and retention of personnel.
707.
Benefits for employees at overseas offices who are United States citizens.
709.
Employment restrictions.
711.
Grade reductions.
[712.
Repealed.]
713.
Senior executives: removal, demotion, or suspension based on performance or misconduct.
714.
Employees: removal, demotion, or suspension based on performance or misconduct.
715.
Congressional testimony by employees: treatment as official duty.
717.
Limitation on administrative leave.
719.
Reduction of benefits of employees convicted of certain crimes.
721.
Recoupment of bonuses or awards paid to employees of Department.
723.
Recoupment of relocation expenses paid on behalf of employees of Department.
725.
Annual performance plan for political appointees.
726.
Annual report on performance awards and bonuses awarded to certain high-level employees.
727.
Reassignment of senior executives.
728.
Misuse of Department purchase cards.

#### SUBCHAPTER II—WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINTS

731.
Adverse actions against supervisory employees who commit prohibited personnel actions relating to whistleblower complaints.
732.
Protection of whistleblowers as criteria in evaluation of supervisors.
733.
Training regarding whistleblower disclosures.
[734 to 736. Repealed.]

#### SUBCHAPTER III—EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

741.
Executive Management Fellowship Program.

#### **Editorial Notes**

#### Amendments

**2022**—Pub. L. 117–168, §1(b)(2), title IX, §§907, 909, Aug. 10, 2022, 136 Stat. 1759, 1813, 1815, added items 704 and 706.

**2018**—Pub. L. 115–407, title V, §501(b), Dec. 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 5376, which directed adding item 728 after item 728, was executed by adding item 728 after item 727 to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Pub. L. 115–188, §2(b), June 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 1491, which directed adding item 727 after item 725, was executed by adding item 727 after item 726 to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Pub. L. 115–182, title V, §501(b), June 6, 2018, 132 Stat. 1475, added item 726.

**2017**—Pub. L. 115–46, title II, §§202(c), 203(b), Aug. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 962, added item 725 and added item for subchapter III and item 741.

Pub. L. 115–41, title I, §102(b), title II, §§201(c), 202(b)(1), 203(a)(2), 204(b), 205(b), June 23, 2017, 131 Stat. 867, 869, 873, 875–877, substituted "removal, demotion, or suspension" for "removal" in item 713, added items 714, 719, 721, 723, and 731 to 733, and struck out former items 731 "Whistleblower complaint defined", 732 "Treatment of whistleblower complaints", and 733 "Adverse actions against supervisory employees who commit prohibited personnel actions relating to whistleblower complaints", and items 734 "Evaluation criteria of supervisors and treatment of bonuses", 735 "Training regarding whistleblower complaints", and 736 "Reports to Congress".

**2016**—Pub. L. 114–315, title V, §503(a)(2), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1568, added item 717.

Pub. L. 114–223, div. A, title II, §247(a)(2)(B), (b)(2), Sept. 29, 2016, 130 Stat. 890, 891, added item for subchapter I, added item 715, and added item for subchapter II and items 731 to 736.

**2014**—Pub. L. 113–146, title VII, §707(a)(2), Aug. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 1800, added item 713.

**2001**—Pub. L. 107–103, title V, §509(a)(2), Dec. 27, 2001, 115 Stat. 997, struck out item 712 "Full-time equivalent positions: limitation on reduction".

**1994**—Pub. L. 103–446, title XI, §1102(b), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4681, added item 712.