§ 1501. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 5USC1501]
TITLE 5--GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
PART II--CIVIL SERVICE FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
CHAPTER 15--POLITICAL ACTIVITY OF CERTAIN STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES
Sec. 1501. Definitions
For the purpose of this chapter--
(1) ``State'' means a State or territory or possession of the
United States;
(2) ``State or local agency'' means the executive branch of a
State, municipality, or other political subdivision of a State, or
an agency or department thereof;
(3) ``Federal agency'' means an Executive agency or other agency
of the United States, but does not include a member bank of the
Federal Reserve System; and
(4) ``State or local officer or employee'' means an individual
employed by a State or local agency whose principal employment is in
connection with an activity which is financed in whole or in part by
loans or grants made by the United States or a Federal agency, but
does not include--
(A) an individual who exercises no functions in connection
with that activity; or
(B) an individual employed by an educational or research
institution, establishment, agency, or system which is supported
in whole or in part by a State or political subdivision thereof,
or by a recognized religious, philanthropic, or cultural
organization.
(Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 403; Pub. L. 93-443, title IV,
Sec. 401(c), Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1290.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised Statutes and
Derivation U.S. Code Statutes at Large
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(1)................ 5 U.S.C. 118k-2. July 19, 1940, ch.
640, Sec. 4 ``Sec.
19'', 54 Stat. 772.
(2), (3)........... 5 U.S.C. 118k(f). July 19, 1940, ch.
640, Sec. 4 ``Sec.
12(f)'', 54 Stat.
770.
(4)................ 5 U.S.C. 118k(a) (1st 41 July 19, 1940, ch.
words), (e). 640, Sec. 4 ``Sec
12(a) (1st 41
words), (e)'', 54
Stat. 767, 770.
5 U.S.C. 118k-1 (as Oct. 24, 1942, ch.
applicable to 5 U.S.C. 620 ``Sec. 21 (as
118k). applicable to Sec.
12 of the Act of
Aug. 2, 1939; added
July 19, 1940, ch.
640, Sec. 4, 54
Stat. 767)'', 56
Stat. 986.
(5)................ 5 U.S.C. 118l (as applicable July 19, 1940, ch.
to 5 U.S.C. 118k). 640, Sec. 4 ``Sec.
15 (as applicable to
Sec. 12 of the Act
of Aug. 2, 1939;
added July 19, 1940,
ch. 640, Sec. 4, 54
Stat. 767)'', 54
Stat. 771.
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In paragraph (4)(B), the words ``or by any Territory or Territorial
possession of the United States'' are omitted in view of the definition
of ``State'' in paragraph (1).
In paragraph (5), the words ``July 19, 1940'' are substituted for
``at the time this section takes effect''.
Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable
and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.
Amendments
1974--Par. (5). Pub. L. 93-443 struck out par. (5) which defined
``an active part in political management or in political campaigns''.
Effective Date of 1974 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 93-443 effective Jan. 1, 1975, see section
410(a) of Pub. L. 93-443, set out as a note under section 431 of Title
2, The Congress.
