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PUBLIC LAW 89-554-SEPT. 6, 1966 CHAPTER 13—SPECIAL AUTHORITY

Sec. 1301. 1302. 1303. 1304. 1305. 1306. 1307. 1308.

Rules. Regulations. Investigations; reports. Loyalty investigations; reports; revolving fund. Hearing examiners. Oaths to witnesses. Minutes. Annual reports.

§1301. Rules The Civil Service Commission shall aid the President, as he may request, in preparing the rules he prescribes under this title for the administration of the competitive service. § 1302. Regulations (a) The Civil Service Commission, subject to the rules prescribed by the President under this title for the administration of the competitive service, shall prescribe reflations for, control, supervise, and preserve the records of, examinations for the competitive service. (b) The Commission shall prescribe and enforce regulations for the administration of the provisions of this title, and Executive orders issued in furtherance thereof, that implement the Congressional policy that preference shall be given to preference eligibles in certification for appointment, and in appointment, reinstatement, reemployment, and retention, in the competitive service in Executive agencies, permanent or temporary, and in the government of the District of Columbia. (c) The Commission shall prescribe regulations for the administration of the provisions of this title that implement the Congressional policy that preference shall be given to preference eligibles in certification for appointment, and in appointment, reinstatement, reemployment, and retention, in the excepted service in Executive agencies, permanent or temporary, and in the government of the District of Columbia. (d) The Commission may prescribe reasonable procedure and regulations for the administration of its functions under chapter 15 of this title. § 1303. Investigations; reports The Civil Service Commission may investigate and report on matters concerning— (1) the enforcement and effect of the rules prescribed by the President under this title for the administration of the competitive service and the regulations prescribed by the Commission under section 1302(a) of this title; and (2) the action of an examiner, a board of examiners, and other employees concerning the execution of the provisions of this title that relate to the administration of the competitive service. §1304. Loyalty investigations; reports; revolving fund (a) The Civil Service Commission shall conduct the investigations and issue the reports required by the following statutes— (1) sections 272b, 281b(e), 290a, and 1434 of title 22; (2) section 1874(c) of title 42; and (3) section 1203(e) of title 6, District of Columbia Code. (b) When an investigation under subsection (a) of this section develops data indicating that the loyalty of the individual being investigated is questionable, the Commission shall refer the matter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a full field investigation,

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