2019 US Code
Title 5 - Government Organization and Employees
Part III - Employees
Subpart H - Access to Criminal History Record Information
Chapter 92 - Prohibition on Criminal History Inquiries Prior to Conditional Offer
Sec. 9201 - Definitions

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Citation 5 U.S.C. § 9201 (2019)
Section Name §9201. Definitions
Section Text

In this chapter—

(1) the term "agency" means "Executive agency" as such term is defined in section 105 and includes—

(A) the United States Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commission; and

(B) the Executive Office of the President;


(2) the term "appointing authority" means an employee in the executive branch of the Government of the United States that has authority to make appointments to positions in the civil service;

(3) the term "conditional offer" means an offer of employment in a position in the civil service that is conditioned upon the results of a criminal history inquiry;

(4) the term "criminal history record information"—

(A) except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), has the meaning given the term in section 9101(a);

(B) includes any information described in the first sentence of section 9101(a)(2) that has been sealed or expunged pursuant to law; and

(C) includes information collected by a criminal justice agency, relating to an act or alleged act of juvenile delinquency, that is analogous to criminal history record information (including such information that has been sealed or expunged pursuant to law); and


(5) the term "suspension" has the meaning given the term in section 7501.

Source Credit

(Added Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title XI, §1122(a), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1605.)

Editorial Notes REGULATIONS

Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title XI, §1122(b)(1), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1607, provided that: "Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subtitle [subtitle A of title XI of div. A of Pub. L. 116–92, approved Dec. 20, 2019], the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out chapter 92 of title 5, United States Code (as added by this subtitle)."

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
PART III - EMPLOYEES
Subpart H - Access to Criminal History Record Information
CHAPTER 92 - PROHIBITION ON CRIMINAL HISTORY INQUIRIES PRIOR TO CONDITIONAL OFFER
Sec. 9201 - Definitions
Contains section 9201
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 133 Stat. 1605, 1607
Public Law References Public Law 116-92
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