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U.S. Code, Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 7131. Official Time
(a) Any employee representing an exclusive representative in the negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement under this chapter shall be authorized official time for such purposes, including attendance at impasse proceeding, during the time the employee otherwise would be in a duty status. The number of employees for whom official time is authorized under this subsection shall not exceed the number of individuals designated as representing the agency for such purposes.
(b) Any activities performed by any employee relating to the internal business of a labor organization (including the solicitation of membership, elections of labor organization officials, and collection of dues) shall be performed during the time the employee is in a non-duty status.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the Authority shall determine whether any employee participating for, or on behalf of, a labor organization in any phase of proceedings before the Authority shall be authorized official time for such purpose during the time the employee otherwise would be in a duty status.
(d) Except as provided in the preceding subsections of this section—
(1) any employee representing an exclusive representative, or
(2) in connection with any other matter covered by this chapter, any employee in an appropriate unit represented by an exclusive representative,
shall be granted official time in any amount the agency and the exclusive representative involved agree to be reasonable, necessary, and in the public interest.
(Added Pub. L. 95–454, title VII, § 701, Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1214.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 2 section 1351.
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Chicago: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 7131. Official Time," U.S. Code, Title 5, Government Organization and Employees in U.S. Code, Title 5, Government Organization and Employees (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed January 15, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8TIVKZ3CZANWWA2.
MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 7131. Official Time." U.S. Code, Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, in U.S. Code, Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 15 Jan. 2025. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8TIVKZ3CZANWWA2.
Harvard: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 7131. Official Time' in U.S. Code, Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 15 January 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8TIVKZ3CZANWWA2.
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