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# 5 U.S.C. § 3136 - Regulations

## Text

The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations to carry out the purpose of this subchapter.

(Added Pub. L. 95–454, title IV, § 402(a), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1160.)

## Notes

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective DateSection effective 9 months after Oct. 13, 1978, and congressional review of provisions of sections 401 through 412 of Pub. L. 95–454, see section 415(a)(1), (b), of Pub. L. 95–454, set out as a note under section 3131 of this title.